Comments on: Oh, Pepsi, What Hast Thou Wrought?

By: Blogs a science communication student might like | through the looking glass

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:15:40 +0000

[...] the recent mass-exodus from scienceblogs.com are Brian Switek and David Dobbs. Carl Zimmer’s post on the scienceblogs diaspora contains a feast of links to more great writers once of this network (Zimmer’s blog is worth [...]

By: The Effect of Pseudonymity on Blogger Credibility « CMBR

The Effect of Pseudonymity on Blogger Credibility « CMBR — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:59:44 +0000

[...] reversed its plan, the damage had been done. The network began haemorrhaging writers, losing nearly a quarter of its roster before the week was out. Blogging as a platform flies on wings of trust, and it seemed that [...]

By: Joel Shurkin

Joel Shurkin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:48:48 +0000

I’ve moved my blog to Ira Flatow’s operation at ScienceFriday.com. Just starting up.

By: Science blog networks now officially kudzu-esque | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:54:59 +0000

[...] This is one of those meta stories that just won’t quit. Over the summer, scienceblogs.com lost a bunch of bloggers thanks to a certain bubbly beverage. A lot of the bloggers moved off to set up their own blogs elsewhere, which I tried to track in this post. [...]

By: Networks Upon Networks! | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Networks Upon Networks! | The Loom | Discover Magazine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:13:35 +0000

[...] July I cobbled together a list of the science bloggers who had decided to pull up stakes and leave scienceblogs.com because of a dispute over a blog [...]

By: I’m a Science Blogger Boycotting Pepsi « Philosophically Disturbed

I’m a Science Blogger Boycotting Pepsi « Philosophically Disturbed — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:02:04 +0000

[...] about one that was in the company of trusted science blogs? Predictably, bloggers got angry and some got so angry that they left Scienceblogs despite having the offending blog removed from the network. The damage had been done and I was left [...]

By: I’m a Science Blogger Boycotting Pepsi « Science and the Media

I’m a Science Blogger Boycotting Pepsi « Science and the Media — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:01:19 +0000

By: I’m a Scientist and I’m Boycotting Pepsi « Science and the Media

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:20 +0000

By: Letter from SciFoo: The joys and sorrows of the Unconference | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:47:37 +0000

[...] in a session organized by John Dupuis. He was inspired to organize it by, among other things, the Pepsi affair over at scienceblogs.com. That experience raised an interesting point: what are the pluses and [...]

By: Fizzle

Fizzle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:34:48 +0000

Good Math, Bad Math has moved to http://scientopia.org/blogs/goodmath/

By: What Life Science Social Media Marketers Can Learn From ScienceBlog’s ‘PepsiGate’ | Biotechnology and Life Science Marketing Consulting: Comprendia

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:28:29 +0000

[...] about media and marketing to endeavors of their own. Science journalist Carl Zimmer has created a list of former ScienceBlogs bloggers whereabouts, so you can keep up with them. Also, while ScienceBlogs may have stumbled, the fact that [...]

By: Miriam

Miriam — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:08:25 +0000

Thanks, Carl. I just got back from a month at sea and couldn’t figure out why my Google Reader was so empty. I really appreciate the handy list.

By: Science blogs and ecosystem disturbance « Wild Muse

Science blogs and ecosystem disturbance « Wild Muse — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:14:42 +0000

[...] bloggers who left, the reason I have not commented on it are: one, the limitations of my time; two, so many other people covered it so well, including Newsweek, and I didn’t feel I had much more of [...]

By: Blowout at ScienceBlogs | Giovanna Di Sauro

Blowout at ScienceBlogs | Giovanna Di Sauro — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:14:41 +0000

[...] Oh, Pepsi, What Hast Thou Wrought? [...]

By: MosesZD

MosesZD — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:45:00 +0000

DeGaulle once said “The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” That’s what I call a humility quote.

So, for all the outrage and petulant quitting, I suspect this will be a #failprotest. Nothing more than a bump in the road. Simply because there are more good bloggers than space for Science Blogs to host them. So those that left, like all the graveyards full of indispensable men, will be replaced by other indispensable men. And so it goes, time marches on…

And while a few of the ones I read, I will follow (The Frontal Cortex, The Primate Diaries) the fact is that I didn’t even notice most of the blogs that left. Heck, I didn’t even know most of those blogs existed. In fact, for me, is the whole blow-up actually got me to explore ScienceBlogs even more as I got curious as to who left, and the manner of their leaving, and discovered a bunch of new, high-quality blogs.

I suspect that will be true for many others as well, and I bet some of Jonah’s posts at The Frontal Cortex can even tell us the benefits of these kinds of changes and getting out of ruts… Maybe I’ll ask him to write one, if there isn’t one…

Anyway, we’ll see what happens. But as a Science Blogs user… It’s a been a boon. The blogs I like, I can still follow AND I get the benefit of additional exploration and new venues.

By: The Word You are Looking for is “Exodus” « The Finch and Pea

The Word You are Looking for is “Exodus” « The Finch and Pea — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:33:46 +0000

[...] And, don’t take my word for it. Perhaps the most highly regarded science writer out there, Carl Zimmer, also uses the word “exodus”, although the comments are less subtle. Explore posts in the same categories: Science [...]

By: DrugMonkey

DrugMonkey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:50:02 +0000

Abel Pharmboy is moving Terra Sigillata
http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/2010/07/goodbye_and_thankyou_readers.php
http://abelpharmboy.wordpress.com/

By: Opining Online » Reason #18 For Not Blogging Regularly

Opining Online » Reason #18 For Not Blogging Regularly — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:36:39 +0000

[...] roundup of links and a decent explanation of what upset many of the bloggers over at SB is Oh, Pepsi, What Has Thou Wrought? by Carl Zimmer at [...]

By: Doug Watts

Doug Watts — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:31:47 +0000

Thanks Carl, for writing this. As a professional journalist and an avid reader of the scienceblogs, it is the pause that refreshes.

By: #SBFail « Evolving Thoughts

#SBFail « Evolving Thoughts — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:38:29 +0000

[...] Top Clicks blogs.nature.com/im_brook…johnpavlus.wordpress.com/…scienceblogs.com/pharyngu…coturnix.wordpress.com/20…blogs.discovermagazine.co…opinionatedbastards.wordp…thonyc.wordpress.com/2010…slate.com/id/2256915skepticsresource.com/?p=1…almostdiamonds.blogspot.c… [...]

By: Yawn! Yawn! Yawn! Yawn! Yawn! Contagious Yawn! [The Thoughtful Animal] » iThinkEducation.net!

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:28:47 +0000

[...] a pretty long stressful week around here, and not just because of Pepsipocalypse and the resulting fallout. But, well, I’m back, and I have an awesome paper to tell you about. When I saw it I just [...]

By: the amazing, shrinking science blogging network « weird things

the amazing, shrinking science blogging network « weird things — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:02:38 +0000

[...] that was PepsiCo’s attempt at science blogging finally began to die down. As of last count, it lost some twenty blogs. That’s roughly 24% of its portfolio, and now, with the rather shocking departure of Bora [...]

By: ScienceBlogs has good blogs | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine

ScienceBlogs has good blogs | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:35:07 +0000

[...] has utility. No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater. So by all means, let’s keep track of the SB Diaspora, but there are also diamonds in the rough who aren’t [...]

By: The end of an era? « I Love Science, Really

The end of an era? « I Love Science, Really — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:32:51 +0000

[...] 18 blogs have left so far (a list of bloggers who left and where they are currently is being kept here) with others (most noticeably PZ Myers) now on strike. Apparently, the PepsiCo fiasco highlighted [...]

By: Reimagining Science Networks - The Quantum Pontiff

Reimagining Science Networks - The Quantum Pontiff — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:07:18 +0000

[...] Numerous other bloggers have also jumped ship (a list is being kept by Carl Zimmer here.) This is both sad, as I personally think the Scienceblogs network does contribute significantly [...]