# Milblogging.com

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**Milblogging.com** was a [web portal](/source/Web_portal) that indexed [military blogs](/source/Warblog) worldwide. As of November 2007, Milblogging indexed over 1,800 military blogs in over 30 countries including those written by troops deployed to the frontlines of [Iraq](/source/Iraq) and [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan). As of early 2016,[citation needed] the website had become no longer reachable.

## History

Milblogging was founded by Jean-Paul Borda in 2005. Prior to Milblogging, Borda ran a military blog from Afghanistan while deployed with the [Army National Guard](/source/Army_National_Guard) during [Operation Enduring Freedom](/source/Operation_Enduring_Freedom). His original military blog "The National Guard Experience" was written as a means to stay in touch with family, friends and supporters while on deployment. Frustrated by a lack of media coverage on the positive accomplishments of the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan and wanting an easy way to find military blogs, Borda decided during his deployment to create an [aggregator](/source/News_aggregator) site of military-related blogs from around the world when he returned to the United States.

The website was launched in October 2005[1] and quickly garnered attention from media and blogs. By the end of December 2005, the website had been featured in several major media publications, including the *[Army Times](/source/Army_Times)*,[2] *[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)*,[3] and the *[Washington Post](/source/Washington_Post)*.[4] In September 2007, U.S. President [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) met with military bloggers, including two from milblogging.com.[5]

Milblogging was acquired in January 2006 by [Military.com](/source/Military.com), which is owned by [Monster.com](/source/Monster.com).

## References

1. Spector, Mike (2006-07-26). ["Cry Bias, and Let Slip the Blogs of War"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115388005621517421). *The Wall Street Journal*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20061005035939/http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115388005621517421-FmiVf9I3IoQ4cYnDSnAAHhLyIDo_20070725.html) 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-10-28.

1. "Blogger builds index of Military Web sites". *[Army Times](/source/Army_Times)*. November 28, 2005.

1. ["Blog Watch"](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10113384/site/newsweek/). *[Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)*. November 28, 2005. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060221152152/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10113384/site/newsweek/) February 21, 2006 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Slogging and Blogging Through Iraq"](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/22/AR2005122201772.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. December 23, 2005. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080821024622/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/22/AR2005122201772.html) August 21, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["President Reaches Out to a Friendly Circle in New Media"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170106061922/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500759.html). *The Washington Post*. Archived from [the original](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500759.html) on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

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