Take the Pew Internet & American Life Project quiz over here and find out. They told me that I’m a “digital collaborator:”

“If you are a Digital Collaborator, you use information technology to work with and share your creations with others. You are enthusiastic about how ICTs help you connect with others and confident in your ability to manage digital devices and information. For you, the digital commons can be a camp, a lab, or a theater group – places to gather with others to develop something new.”

Of course, this is a survey about online use … that’s posted online. I have to think that skews it just a little bit.

Interested in knowing what the official Defense Dept. policy on social media use might be? You’ve come to the right place:

“Service members and DoD employees are welcome and encouraged to use new media to communicate with family and friends — at home stations or deployed — but it’s important to do it safely. Keep in mind that everyone has a responsibility to protect themselves and their information online, and existing regulations on ethics, operational security, and privacy still apply. Be sure never to post any information that could be considered classified, sensitive, or that might put military members or families in danger.”

Read the full article — and view the complete policy memo — on the Dept. of Defense site.

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.”
—Ray Bradbury

Over on his News From Me blog, Mark Evanier draws our attention to Verizon’s swipe of a 30-year-old chewing gum commercial. Check it out.

Take it here.