DoD New Media Department of Defense ( DoD ) New Media is a United States Department of Defense directorate that utilizes new media to disseminate public information . The directorate was established in October 2006 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs to research and adopt communication - delivery advancements as part of a wider mission to make DoD more forward - leaning in its approach to communicating in a 24 / 7 new media age . The DoD New Media directorate initiates programs and products that engage recent and emerging Internet technologies – Web 2 . 0 and beyond – to make information more transparent and accessible to worldwide audiences ( U . S . military members , media , and private citizens ) who increasingly use the Internet and mobile devices , such as cell phones , personal digital assistants , and MP3 players , to receive news and information . DoD Live . The DoD New Media directorate has created the DoD Live brand , under which it is establishing its web presence . In the coming year , the directorate plans to launch a DoD Live website to serve as the web portal directing the public to all DoD new media programs and products . Programs and products . Bloggers Roundtable . The Bloggers Roundtable is a series of conference calls where bloggers and online journalists dialog with DoD and military leaders . DoD New Media launched the program on February 2 , 2007 , to provide bloggers interested in defense issues , programs , and operations with verifiable information from DoD officials in the Pentagon , diplomats , and field commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan . Information from the roundtables is also multipurposed for the public on DoD ’ s official website , where visitors can access audio files , transcripts , American Forces Press Service articles , and related background and source material . The Bloggers Roundtables are also broadcast live on Blogtalkradio and podcast via the Pentagon Channel website and iTunes . DoDvClips . DoDvClips is a website containing a collection of videos produced by DoD with footage from speeches , military field operations , Pentagon Channel news programs , America Supports You news stories , and public service announcements . The website has an embed tool enabling the HTML code for the videos to be copied and placed on other web pages ( allowing users to display the videos on their own websites ) . DoD . mil / mobile . DoD . mil / mobile is a web - based service that compiles and adapts the top news stories , press releases , and press advisories from DoD ’ s official website for display on personal digital assistant ( PDA ) devices , such as Blackberry . Blogs . DoD New Media maintains blogs with commentary on Department of Defense programs . The DoD Live blog provides daily updates on DoD news and information , Bloggers Roundtable speakers and topics , Pentagon Channel programming , pertinent DoD coverage by mainstream media , and other DoD media . The ASY Live blog covers the America Supports You program with daily information on citizen troop - support efforts , DoD programs and services , and educational tips for U . S . military servicemembers . Additionally , DoD New Media used blogging during the 75th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference ( JCOC ) , April 21 – 25 , 2008 , to enable JCOC participants to log real - time commentary as they toured major U . S . military installations in South America , such as the Guantanamo Bay detention camp . Text messaging . DoD New Media uses text messaging for campaigns that encourage private citizens to communicate support to U . S . military members . For example , a campaign executed in November 2007 by the America Supports You program asked citizens to text message words of support for military members unable to be home on the Thanksgiving holiday . The campaign resulted in more than 130 , 000 text messages received during the Thanksgiving week to be viewed online by military members ( as reported by the American Forces Press Service in a November 26 , 2007 , article ) . Social networking . DoD New Media contributes content to social network service s that are popular in the United States , including MySpace , YouTube , and Blogtalkradio . MySpace is used to host a profile for the America Supports You program . YouTube is used to host channels for DoDvClips and America Supports You video content . And Blogtalkradio is used to broadcast the Bloggers Roundtables live and to host online talk radio shows about America Supports You and the Military Health System . RSS feeds . RSS feed subscriber services , also known as really simple syndication , are used on the official DoD website and DoDvClips to automatically push news updates and video clips to users ’ e - mail accounts . Podcasts . DoD New Media repurposes audio from military news and information programs as podcast s , so the content can be downloaded on portable media player s and personal computers for playback . The podcasts can be downloaded from the Pentagon Channel website and iTunes . Pentagon Channel Live . Pentagon Channel Live is a simulcast ( via streaming video ) of Pentagon Channel programming on the Internet . The simulcast is found on the homepage s of DoD ’ s official website and the Pentagon Channel website .