Openness will prove more effective for the military

Reversing a decision it made last summer, the U.S. Marine Corps has decided earlier this week to allow Marines to use Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to keep in touch with family and friends.  The service now encourages "responsible and effective use" of social networking technology.

As quoted by Wired.com, a new directive states that "The Marine Corps embraces and strives to leverage the advances of internet-based capabilities. Effective immediately, internet-based...