Comments on: Another Year Gone By http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:18:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Freiddie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35504 Freiddie Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:11:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35504 Hmmm... I never really knew what I blog anyway. But I guess a 'famous' blog does have its troubles when it comes to comments. Hmmm… I never really knew what I blog anyway. But I guess a ‘famous’ blog does have its troubles when it comes to comments.

]]> By: Jennifer Ouellette http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35503 Jennifer Ouellette Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:21:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35503 As a science blogger who rarely manages to post more than two or three times a week, and who writes longer than average posts, I'd love to see more people using RSS and Bloglines-type subscriber services. :) The strong suit of the scientifi blogosphere is that those looking for frequent, short posts, and those who prefer less frequent, more substantive posts, can each find what they're looking for. Personally, while I enjoy short fun posts, the I find the posting-several-times-a-day utterly exhausting.... Clearly I fall into the latter category. As a science blogger who rarely manages to post more than two or three times a week, and who writes longer than average posts, I’d love to see more people using RSS and Bloglines-type subscriber services. :) The strong suit of the scientifi blogosphere is that those looking for frequent, short posts, and those who prefer less frequent, more substantive posts, can each find what they’re looking for. Personally, while I enjoy short fun posts, the I find the posting-several-times-a-day utterly exhausting…. Clearly I fall into the latter category.

]]> By: George Musser http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35511 George Musser Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:43:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35511 The Internet seems to be following the same trajectory as past new media: pioneered by early adopters more interested in the medium than the message, utilized by the amateur public interested in bypassing the gatekeepers of old media, and then professionalized for better and worse. George The Internet seems to be following the same trajectory as past new media: pioneered by early adopters more interested in the medium than the message, utilized by the amateur public interested in bypassing the gatekeepers of old media, and then professionalized for better and worse.
George

]]> By: Neil B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35510 Neil B. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:28:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35510 Yes, the universe is "preposterous" in many ways - any thoughts on why, what does it mean, etc? Yes, the universe is “preposterous” in many ways – any thoughts on why, what does it mean, etc?

]]> By: B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35509 B Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:17:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35509 interesting, I was about to write a post on essentially the same question... so then I will wait and see what the comments say. Happy New Year :-) -B. interesting, I was about to write a post on essentially the same question… so then I will wait and see what the comments say. Happy New Year :-)

-B.

]]> By: John Faughnan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35506 John Faughnan Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:43:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35506 I'm very surprised people still expect blogs to publish 1-2 posts a day. I thought RSS would have ended that belief, but it still persists. It will take a very long time for subscription/notification to really sink in. As to finding those blogs, I look through the blogrolls of the blogs I like. When I follow a link to an interesting article, I look at other posts by the same person. Some of my favorite bloggers post once a week, and some post only 2-3 times a year. It makes no difference to my bloglines reader. I’m very surprised people still expect blogs to publish 1-2 posts a day. I thought RSS would have ended that belief, but it still persists.

It will take a very long time for subscription/notification to really sink in.

As to finding those blogs, I look through the blogrolls of the blogs I like. When I follow a link to an interesting article, I look at other posts by the same person. Some of my favorite bloggers post once a week, and some post only 2-3 times a year. It makes no difference to my bloglines reader.

]]> By: Alex F http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35507 Alex F Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:11:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35507 Even without resorting to RSS feeds and aggregators, one way that blogs overcome the "infrequent post" problem and also the "how to find the diamonds in the rough" problem is with group blogs and, to a lesser extent, guest posters. Having a number of contributors means that each one can contribute less, and attaching new and interesting people to established bloggers can help the new guys find an audience. One great example of this is Mark Kleiman & Friends' blog at www.samefacts.com . Some readers of Cosmic Variance might also put it in this category. Even without resorting to RSS feeds and aggregators, one way that blogs overcome the “infrequent post” problem and also the “how to find the diamonds in the rough” problem is with group blogs and, to a lesser extent, guest posters. Having a number of contributors means that each one can contribute less, and attaching new and interesting people to established bloggers can help the new guys find an audience. One great example of this is Mark Kleiman & Friends’ blog at http://www.samefacts.com . Some readers of Cosmic Variance might also put it in this category.

]]> By: Lab Lemming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35508 Lab Lemming Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:59:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35508 "...growing numbers of impressive science bloggers..." And then there's the rest of us... “…growing numbers of impressive science bloggers…”

And then there’s the rest of us…

]]> By: Zach http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/comment-page-1/#comment-35505 Zach Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:19:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/12/31/another-year-gone-by/#comment-35505 I think slashdot.com has a good system - anyone can post, but intelligent, insightful, or amusing posts get brought to the forefront. Of course, the concern is that legitimate minority positions get displaced in favor of majority positions. However, the blog writers already control the content, so allowing them to make determinations as to what constitutes reasonable critique on their comment boards wouldn't be a huge change. Having a smart set of mods is good because they can bury trolling nonsense posts in favor of smart debate points, similar to the way a good public debate moderator can try to minimize illogical points in order to keep the discussion moving forward. Hope 2008 is a year of discovery for you, Zach I think slashdot.com has a good system – anyone can post, but intelligent, insightful, or amusing posts get brought to the forefront. Of course, the concern is that legitimate minority positions get displaced in favor of majority positions. However, the blog writers already control the content, so allowing them to make determinations as to what constitutes reasonable critique on their comment boards wouldn’t be a huge change.

Having a smart set of mods is good because they can bury trolling nonsense posts in favor of smart debate points, similar to the way a good public debate moderator can try to minimize illogical points in order to keep the discussion moving forward.

Hope 2008 is a year of discovery for you,
Zach

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