[CHDIRAUX-L] ENHANCED COAST GUARD INTERNET -004/08

[Chief Director of the Auxiliary Announcement List]

To:   ALAUX
From: CHDIRAUX
Subj: ENHANCED COAST GUARD INTERNET -004/08

1.    FYI:

R 201701Z FEB 08
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-092//
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS //N05700//
ALCOAST 081/08
COMDTNOTE 5700
SUBJ: ENHANCED COAST GUARD INTERNET
1. THE NEWLY DESIGNED COAST GUARD INTERNET HOMEPAGE, WWW.USCG.MIL, WILL
BECOME THE SINGULAR SOURCE OF ALL RELEVANT, IMPORTANT, AND TIMELY COAST
GUARD INFORMATION FOR ALL AUDIENCES.  CG CENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL ONLY AUDIENCES AS WELL.
2. CENTRAL CHANGES TO WEBSITE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
 A. FEATURED PHOTO: UPDATED DAILY.
 B. BREAKING NEWS: PERTINENT NEWS STORIES AND RELEASES UPDATED 24/7.
 C. PRESS RELEASES: BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL WILL BE UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY.
 D. MULTIMEDIA: IN ADDITION TO PHOTOS, GRAPHICS, AUDIO, AND PODCASTS,
MULTIMEDIA INCORPORATES CGVI VIDEOS, PENTAGON CHANNEL, AND CG VIDEO CHANNEL.
  1. PENTAGON CHANNEL: DIRECTS YOU TO ALL COAST GUARD STORIES FEATURED ON
THE PENTAGON CHANNEL.
  2. CG VIDEO CHANNEL: DIRECTS YOU TO ALL COAST GUARD VIDEO FEATURED ON
YOUTUBE WEB PAGE. THIS IS FOR EXTERNAL AUDIENCES OR HOME USE. STREAMING
VIDEO IS NOT AUTHORIZED ON COAST GUARD COMPUTERS.
 E. CG JOURNAL ENTRY: INFORMAL, TIMELY INFORMATION ON A BROAD RANGE OF COAST
GUARD ISSUES, TOPICS, AND INITIATIVES.
 F. CG ANNOUNCEMENTS: SINGLE SOURCE LOCATION FOR ALCOASTS AND ALL INTERNET
RELEASABLE MESSAGE TRAFFIC.
 G. UNIT SPOTLIGHT: STORIES HIGHLIGHTING CG UNITS UPDATED EVERY OTHER MONTH.
3. AN ADDED FEATURE TO THE WEB PAGE IS THE "REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION" (RSS)
TOOL. RSS ALLOWS A USER TO SUBSCRIBE TO FREQUENTLY UPDATED CONTENT SUCH AS
NEWS HEADLINES OR PODCASTS. RSS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP UP WITH
SELECTED WEB SITES IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO
USE RSS, PLEASE VISIT THE RSS FEEDS LINK ON THE MULTIMEDIA TAB,
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/TOP/RSS.
4. THE NEW WEBPAGE WILL BE UP BY 22 FEB 2008. IN ADDITION, CG-0922 WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE WEBSITE FURTHER.
5. MY POC IS CAPT JAMES MCPHERSON (202-372-4627) OR EMAIL AT
JAMES.B.MCPHERSON(AT)USCG.MIL 6. MUCH THANKS TO OSC,CG-6, AND TISCOM FOR ALL
THEIR EFFORTS TO PUT THIS HOMEPAGE TOGETHER.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8. RDML MARY E. LANDRY, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SENDS.
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