情報機関版myspaceであるa-space
アメリカは情報機関の間で情報共有を進めるためmyspaceからインスピレーションを得たサイトであるa-spaceを立ち上げ12月に正式に運用を始める。すでにあるwikipediaから発想を得たintellipediaとあわせて情報部門間でのコミュニケーション不足や摩擦解消に役立てる。
In December, officials say, the agencies will introduce A-Space, a top-secret variant of the social networking Web sites MySpace and Facebook. The "A" stands for "analyst," and where Facebook users swap snapshots, homework tips and gossip, intelligence analysts will be able to compare notes on satellite photos of North Korean nuclear sites, Iraqi insurgents and Chinese missiles. A-Space will join Intellipedia, the spooks' Wikipedia, where intelligence officers from all 16 American spy agencies pool their knowledge. Sixteen months after its creation, officials say, the top-secret version of Intellipedia has 29,255 articles, with an average of 114 new articles and more than 4,800 edits to articles added each workday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/weekinreview/02shane.html?ref=weekinreview
美国情报部门从著名社交网站Facebook及MySpace获得启发，计划创建机密情报共享网站，鼓励情报部门之间实现情报共享。美联社5日报道说，这一情报共享网站将于今年12月投入试运行。报道说，这家名为“A-Space”的情报共享网站6月开始创建，耗资500万美元，“试用版”将于12月投入运行。
