The blogosphere as an echo chamber
These economics have spawned thousands of new companies around the globe, and turned...Anthropology professor's blog raises public interest
The University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist practices what he preaches, deciding in 2005 not just to write it down, but share it with the world via academic weblog. The result is John Hawks.net (http://johnhawks.net/weblog/), a project that solved Ha...Exec focuses on blogs as business tool
As 2006 begins, there is more information and technology out there than ever before and according to Paul Gibler of the Credit Union Executives Society, choosing the right combination of the two will be key to prospering in the market. Marketing has to change and take new roads because theres so much noise out there, Gibler said, citing the endless amount of ads, e-mails and spam, faxes...Staggering stats on blog adoption
The survey found that for both internal (91.4%) and external (96.6%) commun...Teens need to Exercise Caution While Using Online Blogs
An analysis of 68 randomly selected web logs, maintained by teenagers from age 13 to 17, has revealed the prevalent tendencies of bloggers to provide personal information, //thus making them vulnerable to cyber stalking and teasing. David Huffaker, a Northwestern University researcher, involved in the technology and social behavior program, will be presenting the study on Teenage Internet...Medical School Blog Gives Students “Dose of Reality
Just about every network on television features a show about young doctors and medical students in training. How realistic are they? //What’s the experience really like? The University of Michigan Medical School recently launched the “Dose of Reality” blogs, short for Web log, to help answer that question. The site enables 12 U-M medical students to blog, sharing with others their thought...