By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jun 20, 2008 8:11:32 EDT
A new social networking Web site has been approved by Pentagon officials to help service members and their families and friends stay in touch.
Families can get their own sites for free, and keep them as long as the sponsor is on active duty. The nonprofit network, Websites for Heroes, is funded by donations from individuals and corporations.
The network is secure, password-protected and requires little bandwidth. Last year, when officials blocked access to some popular social networking sites like MySpace and YouTube on Defense Department computers, they cited the need to guarantee bandwidth availability for mission-critical functions.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/military_socialnetworking_website_061908w/
