Tag Archives: blogs

The perfect blog entry

By alex | Published: 9/13/2005
A number of folks participating in the two grad seminars this semester have asked what their blog postings should look like. As always, I prefer to be surprised, but perhaps a better way of asking that is how to improve your posts. This has less to do, I should note, with how to make a […]
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Off the record

By alex | Published: 9/5/2005
I have been intrigued by Barry’s post and the responses that have ensued, relating to his dismay at having informal comments blogged without his consent. My first reaction (and I would be curious if others shared this) was to ensure that I was not the culprit by doing a bit of googling. I don’t think […]
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Why not more scholarly bloggers?

By alex | Published: 8/2/2005
I just sent off a draft of a chapter on scholarly blogging to Axel Bruns for his upcoming Uses of Blogs book, and I run across an article in The Scientist on science blogs called “The Power of the Blog.” The tag line reads: Few scientists have caught on to the Internet’s power of posting, […]
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Bloggers as Villagers

By alex | Published: 7/21/2005
Today, I share a birthday with Marshall McLuhan, the patron saint of Wired magazine and only communication professor to get a walk-on in a Woody Allen flick (WMV – 2Mb). His aphorisms still show up with some regularity, not least the idea that electronic media would lead to a “global village.” I’ve written and talked […]
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