Thursday, October 19, 2006

Air Force Takes Down MySpace Profile

Air Force Print News September 21, 2006

Randolph AFB, TX. - The Air Force discontinued its user profile on the social networking Web site MySpace.com Sept. 19 after concerns that association with inappropriate content might damage the service's reputation.

With close to 98 million registered users, MySpace.com was thought to be an ideal venue for the Air Force to connect with potential recruits and promote awareness for its documentary-style ad campaign "Do Something Amazing."

However, after the profile was launched Aug. 21, Air Force officials became concerned about "friends" being able to link their personal pages to the site, some of which were of questionable taste and content.

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