OpenWetWare:Blogs
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Blogs on OpenWetWare
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What's the point?
- Jason R. Kelly 08:02, 12 March 2008 (CDT):OWW started the blogs as a trial when it was clear that the SC could benefit from having a blog. What's the point of user blogs in the OWW ecosystem? Scientists could just get blogs on blogger or whatever - what is OWW hoping to accomplish with its own set of blogs?
Commentary on what science blogs might be useful for
- this post generated a lot of discussion recently.
Other science blogging communities
- Jason R. Kelly 08:06, 12 March 2008 (CDT): What's the point of these communities is there any lessons to be learned?
- ScienceBlogs- run by SEED media, Inc. Bloggers are paid based on traffic and required to post at a certain clip. No editorial control over content (doesn't even need to be about science). Invitation only, 70 or so blogs.
Improvements / Issues with the blog
- Jason R. Kelly: Can we get the Author to show up in time stamp at the bottom of the post? (particularly important for blogs that have multiple contributors like the SC blog).