tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post5652704817027140942..comments2023-05-10T08:53:51.332-05:00Comments on The Alternative Scientist: blogging = networking....right??Mad Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-56956533209469983692008-08-25T08:29:00.000-05:002008-08-25T08:29:00.000-05:00If we're collecting data...I am not a blogger, and...If we're collecting data...<BR/><BR/>I am not a blogger, and i can't imagine i ever will be. I just don't have enough to say on any specific subject. I DO however network as best i can, far beyond my safety zone. A blog as a networking tool would push me FAR into the realm of insanity.<BR/><BR/>So i think the motivations behind a blog, be they personal or professional, might be as varied and Yttraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694242769889512411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-42972689517502591062008-08-23T18:22:00.000-05:002008-08-23T18:22:00.000-05:00I would prefer to blog using my real name, but the...I would prefer to blog using my real name, but the main reason I do not is because I do not want to cause any problems for my current lab. We work on a select agent pathogen (that you may have heard about in the news) and I would hate to make some flippant remark that comes back to haunt my advisor. I am probably being paranoid, but better safe the sorry.microbiologist xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-66072281212684783482008-08-13T21:34:00.000-05:002008-08-13T21:34:00.000-05:00I sort of wish I used my real name because I think...I sort of wish I used my real name because I think I could be making stronger connections with some people if we new what one another did or lived. But I really, really like being able to be candid.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to start a new blog with some colleagues all about our subfield, which will not be anonymous. I'm looking forward to writing more about my science there.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611978647557201972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-54852784888199868502008-08-08T21:40:00.000-05:002008-08-08T21:40:00.000-05:00I've been blogging under a pseudonym and it's alre...I've been blogging under a pseudonym and it's already helped me in networking--as Cath at VWXYnot? can testify (thanks again, Cath!) I just called her last night for advice on a writing position I am interviewing for...<BR/><BR/>So yes, I think blogging can be a valuable networking tool, and you can do it under a pseudonym. But as others here have pointed out, it's hard to be truly anonymous, andThe bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-74570735117776320702008-08-08T12:07:00.000-05:002008-08-08T12:07:00.000-05:00testing 2testing 2Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-71597424459303198262008-08-08T11:31:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:31:00.000-05:00There's something funny going on with this comment...There's something funny going on with this comment thread. A bunch of comments vanished, and when I left a "testing" comment, mine did not show up, but some of the previously vanished ones reappeared. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I've checked the blog and post settings, and this didn't happen on a different post I tested. Anyone have any idea what's going on???Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-61788826432862378282008-08-08T11:28:00.003-05:002008-08-08T11:28:00.003-05:00testingtestingMad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-85706740784873721762008-08-08T11:28:00.002-05:002008-08-08T11:28:00.002-05:00testingtestingMad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-11250087560451179702008-08-08T11:28:00.001-05:002008-08-08T11:28:00.001-05:00testingtestingMad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-8151676053893276252008-08-08T11:24:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:24:00.000-05:00testingtestingMad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-74414096478523291402008-08-08T00:31:00.000-05:002008-08-08T00:31:00.000-05:00It is possible to blog pseudonymously and still ne...It is possible to blog pseudonymously and still network as real-you. It would not be as broad based but many pseud bloggers are "out" to a close circle of fellow bloggers. Others have become an open secret either with or without trivial google-linking. <BR/><BR/>I'm still on the fence with respect to whether this is something that will become an accepted part of the academic biz or not. One thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-34588434811469594842008-08-07T02:07:00.000-05:002008-08-07T02:07:00.000-05:00Since I write a lot about work in my blog, I blog ...Since I write a lot about work in my blog, I blog pseudonymously at least for the time being.<BR/><BR/>But I know people who use their blogs quite successfully as a networking tool and many don't use their real name.Mad Chemist Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700061998130030601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-80509562762554974522008-08-06T14:52:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:52:00.000-05:00Blogging is totally networking! I started blogging...Blogging is <I>totally</I> networking! <BR/><BR/>I started blogging using a pseudonym, but then linked to a couple of my research papers, at which point I was no longer anonymous. Plus I used my personal blog in a job application, before it became so silly. <BR/><BR/>I started using my real name on a second blog (I was invited to start blogging on the Nature Network site and thought I'd be mentalCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-14911511883237724142008-08-06T14:17:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:17:00.000-05:00I find myself often somewhat disgusted by some peo...I find myself often somewhat disgusted by some people's condescending reactions to "amateur" work. After all, as <A HREF="http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html" REL="nofollow">Paul Graham once pointed out</A>, an "amateur" is by definition someone who does something because they <I>want</I> to. <BR/><BR/>I'd feel more comfortable trusting a dedicated amateur than a "professional" who simply Ivan Privacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876109105618900667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-37939062332400796092008-08-06T13:57:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:57:00.000-05:00it's "amateur" and therefore bad.That's certai...<I> it's "amateur" and therefore bad.</I><BR/><BR/>That's certainly what im afraid of...sigh...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link Pablo!! I <3 John Hawks' perspectives and style...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-81040296551773661222008-08-06T13:21:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:21:00.000-05:00"Why don't we teach about the usefulness of blogs ...<I>"Why don't we teach about the usefulness of blogs at universities, industries, etc?"</I><BR/>My suspicion is that it's just too "newfangled". I suspect most people who currently would be in charge of potentially teaching such things views blogging the same way they do "wikipedia" - it's "amateur" and therefore bad.<BR/><BR/>(Personally, I think wikipedia is a great place to start looking for Ivan Privacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876109105618900667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-27904396867821674072008-08-06T00:37:00.000-05:002008-08-06T00:37:00.000-05:00You might be interested by this point of view. It ...You might be interested by this point of view. It is centered around academia but I believe it is still relevant for the questions you ask:<BR/>http://johnhawks.net/weblog/topics/meta/tenure-blog-prosper-2008.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-11939935524426715672008-08-05T17:48:00.000-05:002008-08-05T17:48:00.000-05:00Your question is a tough one that I've grappled wi...Your question is a tough one that I've grappled with. I'm closing my blog as I cannot justify doing something so time-consuming that doesn't appear in my tenure dossier. I started a personal blog where I whine about my attempts to loose weight and keep track of what I eat. Why in public? I don't know. Gen X and below have an exhibitionist streak I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-59016876556691933082008-08-05T12:14:00.000-05:002008-08-05T12:14:00.000-05:00I think a blog (if it's well executed) can be an e...I think a blog (if it's well executed) can be an excellent networking tool. And if you plan to use it as such, I would say using your real name is not out of the question--but if you do use your real name, and you use your blog as a networking tool, make sure your blog doesn't contain anything you wouldn't want associated with your professionally.<BR/><BR/>I don't have my own blog (although I've maddox22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06075021557037881397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5107440077007797208.post-30634373986672324582008-08-05T06:58:00.000-05:002008-08-05T06:58:00.000-05:00I'm using my blog as an outlet for my extremely po...I'm using my blog as an outlet for my extremely poor self-esteem, something I think wouldn't be best to reveal in the workplace. That and I'm very fond of all caps, which is not very refined or scientific of me.Hermitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526192542331220475noreply@blogger.com