If you read blogs you know that Scientific American has a Blog Network up.
Some quick links to friends of mine who have relocated:
Crude Matter (a.k.a Michelle)
EvoEcoLab (Kevin Zelnio)
Thoughtful Animal (Jason Goldman)
Psychotronic Girl (Melody Dye)
The Primate Diaries (Eric Michael Johnson)
In a “mature industry” there’s a lot of competition between firms, and zero sum dynamics kick in. I obviously don’t feel that we’re at this stage for the various collections of science related weblogs which have been sprouting up over the past few years. Everyone has a slightly different niche, and there’s still room for growth.
Razib Khan’s degrees are in biochemistry and biology. He has blogged about genetics since 2002, previously worked in software development, is an Unz Foundation Junior Fellow and lives in the western US. He loves habaneros.
July 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
I like that individual bloggers aren’t actively competing with one another (at least not in a business-y sense), even when the brands that host them are in direct competition with one another.
July 5th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
What’s there to compete for? Do blogging and ads pay much? I mean, besides prestige, attracting smart readership, thought-worthy comments, and possible collaborations? I guess, I kinda answered my own question.