4. “I think the pleasure of completed work is what makes blogging so popular. You have to believe most bloggers have few if any actual readers. The writers are in it for other reasons. Blogging is like work, but without coworkers thwarting you at every turn. All you get is the pleasure of a completed task.” --Scott Adams, Creator of Dilbert
6. “And it occurred to me that there is no such thing as blogging. There is no such thing as a blogger. Blogging is just writing — writing using a particularly efficient type of publishing technology.” --Simon Dumenco, Writer (New York Magazine)
8. ResearchBlogging.Org “If you don't have a blog, you can still use our site to learn about fascinating developments in cutting-edge research from around the world.” http://researchblogging.org/
9. FriendFeed “FriendFeed enables you to discover and discuss the interesting stuff your friends find on the web.” http://friendfeed.com/
10. Twitter “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” http://twitter.com/
12. Interesting Blogs Royal Society of Chemistry Chemistry World http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/ RSC Blog http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/ The Sceptical Chymist (Nature Chemistry) http://blogs.nature.com/thescepticalchymist/ The Forensic News Blog http://forensicnews.blogspot.com/
13. “Blogging is good for your career. A well executed blog sets you apart as an expert in your field.” -- Penelope Trunk, Author of Brazen Careerist and Blogger
14. Acknowledgements With thanks to Steffi Suhr, Bora Zivkovic, Richard Grant, Stephen Curry, Martin Fenner & other assorted NatureNetwork types for their suggestions.
15. Other References Scientists enter the blogosphere Bonetta L (2007) Cell 129:443–445 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.04.032 Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy. Batts SA, Anthis NJ, Smith TC (2008) PLoS Biology 6:e240 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060240 By the blog: academics tread carefully Times Higher Education, 9th October 2008
16. Interesting Blogs Oxford University Science Blog http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/ Natural History Museum (antarctic conservation project) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/ Stanford Blog Directory http://blog.stanford.edu/
