What with all the angst lately over the impending death of Google Reader, I finally got over my inertia and am testing out the WordPress auto-tweet feature, because that’s apparently how the kids get their blog feeds these days. I sort of hate Twitter feeds that are nothing but blog post links, though, so I’ve… Continue reading Uncertain Principles on Twitter
Category: Blogs
Science In Different Voices
One of the things that’s been rattling around in my head since ScienceOnline back in January is the need for a greater diversity of voices in science communication generally. I don’t mean diversity in the sense of racial and gender make-up of the people doing the communication, though that would be nice, I mean a… Continue reading Science In Different Voices
Be Your Boring Self
In rapid succession yesterday, Twitter threw me two how-to-behave-online links that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. The first was a widely re-shared essay titled You Are Boring: You listen to the same five podcasts and read the same seven blogs as all your pals. You stay up late on Twitter making hashtagged jokes… Continue reading Be Your Boring Self
Science Online Advice: Writing Books
Last Friday, when I didn’t have any time to blog, Zen Faulkes wrote an interesting wrap-up post on Science Online 2013 in which he declared he won’t be back. Not because it was a bad time, but because other people would benefit from it more, and his not going frees up a spot for somebody… Continue reading Science Online Advice: Writing Books
Science Online Advice: Overthinking Online Privacy
This is the third post in which I’m pulling a revise-and-extend job on some things I said at Science Online at a few panels on bloggy stuff, and the one I’m least settled about. Previous posts covered the in how-to-do-outreach session (posted Monday and the blogging long term session (posted yesterday). This one covers the… Continue reading Science Online Advice: Overthinking Online Privacy
Science Online Advice: Long Term Blogging
This is the second post in which I’m pulling a revise-and-extend job on some things I said at Science Online at a few panels on bloggy stuff: in the how-to-do-outreach session (posted yesterday, the blogging long term session, and the what-to-do-when-people-start-taking-you-seriously session. In order to get these out in a timely manner, while catching up… Continue reading Science Online Advice: Long Term Blogging
Science Online Advice: Blogging as a Scientist
I ended up feeling that my most valuable contribution to the Science Online meeting (other than boosting the income of the Marriott’s bartenders) was providing experienced commentary and advice from a slightly different angle than a lot of the other participants. A bunch of this got tweeted out by other people in the sessions, but… Continue reading Science Online Advice: Blogging as a Scientist
Science Online and in Real Life
The Sciece Online meeting wrapped up yesterday afternoon, though the associated conversations and socialization carried on late into the night. I got to meet a lot of people I’ve only previously known as cartoon avatars, and spent a surprising amount of time talking about rugby. One of the things that stands out about the meeting,… Continue reading Science Online and in Real Life
Science Online
I thought I had mentioned it on Twitter enough, but as several people were surprised to see me last night, it’s probably worth saying more prominently: I’m at the Science Online 2013 conference in Raleigh, NC this week. This is making me tremendously popular with my class, who are taking an exam tonight… Anyway, if… Continue reading Science Online
Twitter-Induced Degradation
In which I discuss the manner in which and the degree to which Twitter is ruining the media. ———— Yesterday, Kevin Drum posted saying that Twitter is ruining political journalism, calling out its role in solidifying media groupthink before events are even completed. That seemed like a pretty good criticism to me, but like a… Continue reading Twitter-Induced Degradation