That’s how much the US Air Force will spend on a three-year research project on the value of weblogs to war-fighting and intelligence efforts. The study is entitled “Automated Ontologically-Based Link Analysis of International Web Logs for the Timely Discovery of Relevant and Credible Information.” (DefenseLink via Think Progress) One of the chief investigators is quoted as saying, “It can be challenging for information analysts to tell what’s important in blogs unless you analyze patterns.” My guess is that FmH readers are always sorting out what’s important from what’s irrelevant here through your sophisticated pattern analysis tools. Do you think the researchers want any subcontractors?