About Blogs of War
by John Little on 08/4/2007I started Blogs of War in 2002 to chronicle the rapidly evolving War on Terror and gained widespread attention for beating the mainstream media to the story (more than once) during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Topics of interest include intelligence), technology (battlefield and infosec), national security politics, and counterterrorism.
You can follow Blogs of War on Twitter. In fact, much of the work of Blogs of War seems to take place there now. At least half of my time is spent working in that OSINT goldmine. Much of this work is incorporated in the Blogs of War National Security Monitor. I am constantly updating these streams to pull relevant content about world events and they’ve been extremely useful for not only monitoring unfolding stories but in anticipating events such as the #Jan25 revolution in Egypt.
While I do not actively seek the spotlight Blogs of War and some of my other projects have been covered by major media around the globe – CNN, Time, The Weekly Standard, Glenn Beck, Information Week, Slate, The New York Times, and many others. Some of them even say nice things:
“Blogs of War” and other sites sometimes beat traditional sources with the latest war news. – CNN
“The epicenter of warblogging…” – Internet and Social Change
“Blogsofwar’s Egypt Twitter aggregator is also a must-read, especially for those who can understand Arabic.” – Fast Company
Along the way, Blogs of War has been mentioned in a few books. It’s also been included in countless data mining and media research projects, historical archives, and college courses. These things are all nice but I’m most proud of the quality of my core audience. You’re the reason I keep blogging.
Who is John Little
Just some guy who, when he isn’t blogging about national security issues, enjoys drinking coffee and climbing mountains. Professionally, I spend a lot of time fusing technology and strategic communications. I’ve done that for customers like NASA, Lockheed-Martin, SAIC, Palm Computing, a few major automakers and a think tank or two. Contact me here, or on LinkedIn, if you need help.
