●イラクやアフガニスタンの若い米軍兵士に大人気のマイスペース

Stars and Stripesの最新記事からですが、30歳以下の若い兵士にマイスペースが大人気です。　家族や恋人などの知り合いと連絡を取る目的だけでは無く、相当の癒しと娯楽になるようですねえ。少なくともイラクとアフガニスタンで働く米軍兵士のそれぞれ3000人のマイスペース参加が確認されています。マイスペースを禁止すれば軍の反乱が起こるという冗談も聞こえてきます。

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▼Young servicemembers in Iraq find shelter in MySpace

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=40804

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A random search of member sites from Iraq and Afghanistan shows a definite military presence, with many pages of soldiers posting photos of themselves in uniform or — as seems to be the trend among young male soldiers — flexing their muscles, sans the top half of their uniform.
Anecdotally, the site’s popularity among the under-30 crowd is staggering: Of a random sampling of young soldiers at Baghdad-area bases, nearly all said they were members of the site.
“It’s probably the most-used Web site here,” said 2nd Lt. Mike Ruckdaschel, 23, who is stationed south of Baghdad. “I think everybody in the computer lab is on MySpace at the same time.”
Like most MySpacers interviewed, Ruckdaschel said he checks his page daily.
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日本ナレッジマネジメント学会　専務理事　山崎秀夫