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.