Blogs Increase in Popularity

Week of May 11, 2009

Stars and Stripes reports that troops are using blogs in increasing numbers. The website, www.milblogging.com, links to blogs originating in 43 countries with the majority created by Americans. The Army recently entered the blogosphere by launching Army Live, which gets 1,500 to 2,000 hits a week and is growing by an average of 500 visitors weekly. The Air Force's link to DoD Live was set up in October 2008, and received 14,001 hits from March 1 - April 30, 2009. The blog at bouhammer.com was started by a National Guard member and gets about 10,000 hits a month.