Milblogging.com Joins Forces with Military.com; Leading Military
Website Adds World's Largest Military Blog Portal to Accelerate Spread
of Soldier-Journalism
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2006--Military.com, the
largest military and veteran membership organization, has announced
the addition of Milblogging.com (www.Milblogging.com), the leading
military-related blog portal, to its family of online military sites.
Military Blogs Redefining War Coverage
The popularity of military blogs has skyrocketed as the military
community, mainstream media and the American public look to assess
progress in the Global War on Terror. Military blogs deliver
perspectives from the front lines, offering unfiltered, first-hand
accounts. In addition, servicemembers and families share slices of
life on duty or on the home front, covering good news and intensely
personal stories that may not make the headlines.
Milblogging.com Draws Citizen, Soldier Journalists
Milblogging.com organized this blogosphere, making it easy to find
blogs of military interest. Milblogging.com characterizes over 1,100
blogs from 24 countries by country, branch of service, gender and
popularity. Milblogging.com offers community and exposure for military
bloggers - offering traffic, commentary, recognition and in-depth
coverage of the best military blogs on the Internet. In addition, this
year marked the first Milblogging.com awards, the "Milbloggies," to
outstanding military bloggers.
Milblogging.com is the ultimate starting point to find blogs such as
"Sandman Chronicles" from Iraq, "Far from Perfect - The Life of an
Army Combat Medic," "My Son, My Soldier," "Grandmother in Iraq," and
"Journal of a Military Wife."
Milblogging.com was created by J.P. Borda, an Operation Enduring
Freedom veteran who blogged from Afghanistan in 2004-2005 and started
Milblogging.com after returning from deployment. "Its mission is to
help people all over the world find the milblogs that interest them in
just a few clicks," he said. J.P. is a respected voice in the military
blogging community, and remains, he says, a milblogger at heart. J.P.
has been featured by MSNBC, Newsweek, Army Times, The Washington Post,
The Rush Limbaugh Show, NPR, BBC radio, other blogs including
Instapundit.com and Blackfive.net, as well as other newspapers, radio
programs, and television stations across the country.
Military.com and Military Blogs: Supercharging Soldier-Journalism
"This move is part of our ongoing efforts to identify emerging
technologies and innovations that connect and inform the community,
including soldier-journalism," said Christopher Michel, President and
founder of Military.com. "Our bringing the highly popular
Defensetech.org blog on board in 2004 demonstrated the power of
hosting a world-class blog along side a thriving online community."
With 6.2 million monthly unique visitors (comScore Media Metrix,
December 2005), Military.com is the world's largest online military
destination. Military.com's 6 million members include over 30 percent
of uniformed personnel, as well as veterans, family members,
legislators, policymakers and the media. Military.com allows the 30
million Americans with military affinity to access their benefits of
service, as well as the news and information that impact them.
Military.com will provide its members access to Milblogging.com's
growing number of military blogs while facilitating the natural
connections between its existing online offerings, such as military
spouse blogs and the Military Spouse Career Center
(www.Military.com/Spouse) or front line blogs and the Military.com
Warfighter's Forum.
"We strongly believe in providing the tools and forums that help
servicemembers stay connected and get ahead personally and
professionally," Michel said. "Milblogging.com will further engage and
enrich the military and veteran communities."
About Military.com
Military.com, the nation's largest military membership organization,
is dedicated to connecting the 30 million members of the military and
veteran community to every advantage earned in service to America.
Military.com helps its 6 million members access their benefits,
advance their careers, enjoy military discounts, and stay connected.
Military.com is a division of Monster Worldwide, Inc. Visit the
company at www.Military.com.
About Monster Worldwide
Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of
Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment
resource. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, one of the world's
largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. Headquartered in New
York with approximately 4,800 employees in 26 countries, Monster
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