Comments on: Why Academics Should Blog (Redux) http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/24/why-academics-should-blog-redux/ publishing, technology, media, philosophy, a bit of politics. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blogging and Literary Standards « Disparate http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/24/why-academics-should-blog-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-7894 Blogging and Literary Standards « Disparate Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:07:45 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/22/why-academics-should-blog-redux/#comment-7894 [...] Hugh’s first post was rather harsh and, partly because of comments on his blogs, he posted a second entry (also republished on Huffington Post) about academic blogging in which he described how liberating [...] [...] Hugh’s first post was rather harsh and, partly because of comments on his blogs, he posted a second entry (also republished on Huffington Post) about academic blogging in which he described how liberating [...]

]]> By: Alexandre http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/24/why-academics-should-blog-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-7883 Alexandre Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:06:34 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/22/why-academics-should-blog-redux/#comment-7883 @Claire Please do tell us more! Do you perceive disconnects between you blogging activities, your "creative output" as an author, and your work as an editor? Is the public helping you clarify ideas? Can a case be made for public involvement in academic writing? @Claire Please do tell us more!
Do you perceive disconnects between you blogging activities, your “creative output” as an author, and your work as an editor? Is the public helping you clarify ideas? Can a case be made for public involvement in academic writing?

]]> By: claire http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/24/why-academics-should-blog-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-7882 claire Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:31 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/22/why-academics-should-blog-redux/#comment-7882 reinforcing your own point -- why the public helps to clarify your ideas. in my other life, i edit academic books. reinforcing your own point — why the public helps to clarify your ideas. in my other life, i edit academic books.

]]> By: Alexandre http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/24/why-academics-should-blog-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-7837 Alexandre Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:48:37 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2008/11/22/why-academics-should-blog-redux/#comment-7837 Much better! At least in the sense that it's much closer to what I've been thinking, yet is better written than <a href="http://enkerli.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/blogging-academe/" rel="nofollow">my own follow-up</a>. (Thanks for the ping, BTW! It's what brought me here...) There seems to be a "renewed interest" in connections between blogs and academia. It must be "in the air." Sure goes well with the movement toward Open Access and the discussions about the roles of public intellectuals. I might ping this post from two directions: first, yet another of my own critique of the current academic establishment; and, second, a message to academics about how to blog efficiently. One piece of advice is to either blog exclusively about academic topics or set up different blogs for academic and personal ideas. Maximilian Forte (a colleague from Concordia's Department of Sociology and Anthropology) has split his blogging activities, recently. I think using blogs exclusively for academic purposes might be easier. Microblogs, social networks, and podcasts can then be used for personal purposes to great effect. Another piece of advice is to not pay too much attention to what's happening in terms of blogging, generally. It's a wide world out there and there's no reason a blogging academic should measure her-/himself to A-List bloggers (like Hugh). A broad idea is to not heed any advice. "Blogging should be fun" is an imprecise version of "blogging is more efficient if your expectations aren't predetermined and you're ready to play with the tools a bit." Thanks for a much more useful version of your blogging advocacy post. With HuffPo exposure, we might just get more blogging academics in the near future. (Assuming academics read HuffPo. Well, they're supposed to be liberals, so...) Much better!
At least in the sense that it’s much closer to what I’ve been thinking, yet is better written than my own follow-up.
(Thanks for the ping, BTW! It’s what brought me here…)

There seems to be a “renewed interest” in connections between blogs and academia. It must be “in the air.” Sure goes well with the movement toward Open Access and the discussions about the roles of public intellectuals.

I might ping this post from two directions: first, yet another of my own critique of the current academic establishment; and, second, a message to academics about how to blog efficiently.

One piece of advice is to either blog exclusively about academic topics or set up different blogs for academic and personal ideas. Maximilian Forte (a colleague from Concordia’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology) has split his blogging activities, recently. I think using blogs exclusively for academic purposes might be easier. Microblogs, social networks, and podcasts can then be used for personal purposes to great effect.
Another piece of advice is to not pay too much attention to what’s happening in terms of blogging, generally. It’s a wide world out there and there’s no reason a blogging academic should measure her-/himself to A-List bloggers (like Hugh).
A broad idea is to not heed any advice. “Blogging should be fun” is an imprecise version of “blogging is more efficient if your expectations aren’t predetermined and you’re ready to play with the tools a bit.”

Thanks for a much more useful version of your blogging advocacy post. With HuffPo exposure, we might just get more blogging academics in the near future. (Assuming academics read HuffPo. Well, they’re supposed to be liberals, so…)

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