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Voting for the Third Annual Milbloggies has been postponed until the Summer of 2008. More details on the Third Annual Milbloggies will be made public as the details are finalized.
Second Annual Milbloggies (2007)
Voting is now closed for the Second Annual Milbloggies
Winners
Remember, the Milbloggies are NOT a popularity contest.The purpose each year is to recognize military bloggers for their contribution to blogging, news and information, and to the military over the past year.Make sure to check out each winning milblog below, and you’ll see why they won this year’s Milbloggie Award.
To vote for a military blog, click the links below to view the full chart of the top nominees. Once the page opens, select the button next to the blog you wish to vote for, then click the Submit button (note: you must be signed in to vote).
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The Milbloggies Award recognizes military bloggers for their contribution to blogging, news and information, and to the military over the past year.
Nomination and Voting Overview
1. A military blog can be nominated ONLY once by the same registered user.However, a user can nominate as many military blogs as they wish.All nominations must be submitted online through Milblogging.com by
5:00 pm EST on February 21, 2007.
2.The top five nominees in each branch and country category will be announced on February 22nd and those nominees will move into the Voting Phase beginning February 22, 2007. The Voting Phase will close on February February 26, 2007. Instructions on voting will appear on the website on February 27, 2007.
3. Nominees may be military blogs that belong to the following branch categories and countries in the Milblogging.com database:
Branch Categories:
U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Civilian U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Military (Parent) U.S. Military (Spouse) U.S. Military (Veteran) U.S. Military (Supporter) U.S. Navy
4. To nominate and/or vote for a military blog, you must be signed in or a registered user (just like last year).Registration is quick and free and you will not receive any SPAM.This helps maintain the integrity of voting.To place you nomination, simply click on the listing in the Milblogging.com database, and click the Nominate button at the top of the blog profile. You can reivew the milblogs you nominated at any time, by signing in and clicking Manage Favorites. Click the link that says View Milblogs Nominated by You.
5. To vote for a military blog (once the nomination phase is over), click the links below to view the full chart of the top nominees. Once the page opens, select the button next to the blog you wish to vote for, then click the Submit button.
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The charts also include the results from the Nomination phase.As of now, the charts are sorted by the number of nominations, but there is a column called “Votes” that displays the current number of votes.The Voting will close on February 27th at 8 PM EST. To view the current standings at any time, click here.
6.Winners will be presented awards at the 2007 Milblog Conference on May 5, 2007.Winners are not required to attend the conference in order to receive their awards.
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