Comments on: Digital Technology Summit Connects People from Around the World http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/10/digital-technology-summit-connects-people-from-around-the-world/ Department of Defense Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Keith "verong" Willis http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/10/digital-technology-summit-connects-people-from-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Keith "verong" Willis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:42:20 +0000 http://www.dodlive.mil/?p=1710#comment-575 Hello Robert, You may realize that the 9/11 attack was carried out by students much like the ones you are talking about, so how do we know which are extremists? Hello Robert,

You may realize that the 9/11 attack was carried out by students much like the ones you are talking about, so how do we know which are extremists?

]]> By: glenn.selby http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/10/digital-technology-summit-connects-people-from-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-544 glenn.selby Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:14:23 +0000 http://www.dodlive.mil/?p=1710#comment-544 Thank you for your comment and thank you for visiting DoDLive. Thank you for your comment and thank you for visiting DoDLive.

]]> By: Robert Hess http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/10/digital-technology-summit-connects-people-from-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Robert Hess Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:21:10 +0000 http://www.dodlive.mil/?p=1710#comment-516 The concept of applying social media to anti-violence is a compelling idea. The best way to defuse cultural violence is to increase understanding and tolerance through contact and relationship building. The Internet and associated social media technologies provide those tools. But, nothing defused misperceptions and builds understanding better than actual contact. We should bring every graduating high school student (high school may have different definitions around the world) on a reverse "Rhodes Scholar" program to the US. This would allow them to learn first hand about the US and its people and become ambassadors of understanding and moderation back in their own countries. Let's keep pushing the envelop in helping the world's youth play an important role in creating a better world. The concept of applying social media to anti-violence is a compelling idea. The best way to defuse cultural violence is to increase understanding and tolerance through contact and relationship building. The Internet and associated social media technologies provide those tools. But, nothing defused misperceptions and builds understanding better than actual contact. We should bring every graduating high school student (high school may have different definitions around the world) on a reverse “Rhodes Scholar” program to the US. This would allow them to learn first hand about the US and its people and become ambassadors of understanding and moderation back in their own countries. Let’s keep pushing the envelop in helping the world’s youth play an important role in creating a better world.

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