Press release: Technology experts and scholars foresee a bigger role for the internet in people’s personal and work lives in the next decade: “The Future of the Internet: A wide-ranging survey of technology leaders, scholars, industry officials, and analysts finds that most internet experts expect attacks on the network infrastructure in the coming decade as… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Blogs
New Book on Weblogs and Libraries
Weblogs and Libraries, by Professor Laurel A. Clyde “This book discusses the topic of ‘weblogs and libraries’ from two main perspectives: weblogs as sources of information for libraries and librarians; and weblogs as tools that libraries can use to promote their services and to provide a means of communication with their clients. It begins with… Continue Reading
Delivering the News with Blogs: The Georgia State University Library Experience
Delivering the News with Blogs: The Georgia State University Library Experience (31 pages, PDF) ABSTRACT: To deliver information about library news, services and resources to the science faculty and students at Georgia State University, several librarians developed a blog, Science News. Despite the increasing popularity of blogs (or weblogs), few libraries have taken advantage of… Continue Reading
Blogs Receive Accolades and Criticism From Mainstream Press
Yesterday I posted on recent articles and reports highlighting the expanding profile of blogs. As a follow-up to these accolades, see today’s New York Times article, Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate, a critique of the merits and credibility of discussions and data posted on various blogs. In addition, see Jay Rosen’s insightful commentary… Continue Reading
Gadgets Gadgets Everywhere
If the holidays did not satiate your gadget cravings, then add this recently launched blog, Technovations, to your reading list, which probably already includes Gizmodo and Engadget. Continue Reading
The Increasing Influence of Blogs Is Highlighted in Magazines, Reports and Articles in 2004
AP documents the increasing influence of blogs, which are recognized as having made a significant impact this past year in reporting on breaking news events, political issues, and technology innovations, as just a few examples. In addition, the December 27, 2004 issue of TIME has two articles on blogging, one which requires a subscription to… Continue Reading
Ethics Code For Bloggers
See the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics for the Weblog world. Continue Reading
Bloggers Recognized for Impact on Politics in 2004
From ABC News, People of the Year: Bloggers Related reference, from BBC News: Blogs take on the mainstream Continue Reading
Blogs Once Again Provide Valuable Real Time Reports on Breaking News
The New York Times reports on examples of how blogs are providing readers around with world with real time updates, photos and first person accounts of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the resulting tsumanis. Additional sources that are posting updates on the disaster that has impacted 12 countries and claimed over 52,000 lives… Continue Reading
The Growing Impact of Blogs in the Corporate Arena
Fortune.com has an extensive article on the slippery slope effect of relying on the “viral” linking aspect of blogs to promote products, as well as highlighting recent examples of the enormous impact of bloggers’ responses to instances of what they perceive as corporate misdeeds and the marketing of faulty products. Related article from the New… Continue Reading
Dennis Kennedy’s 2004 Legal Blogging Awards
I am delighted and honored that Dennis Kennedy has chosen beSpacific as the Best Overall Legal Blog for 2004. To be in the company of experts in the legal blogging sphere such as Tom Mighell, Ernest Svenson, Denise Howell, Kevin O’Keefe, Jerry Lawson and Martin Schwimmer is just terrific. I relish spotlighting news, resources and… Continue Reading
Science Advisory Board Hosting Quintet of Blogs
The Science Advisory Board is now hosting five unique blogs authored by its members. Science, Politics and Ethics , “Debate current events and controversial issues in science and medicine” Science: Uncovering and Discovering, “Explore the creative and technical sides of science” In Translation: Molecular Approaches to Cancer, “Discuss insights into one of sciences greatest challenges”… Continue Reading
