tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post5930984480448759572..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Advice for academic bloggersGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-85563909047411204462012-01-07T09:36:59.922-05:002012-01-07T09:36:59.922-05:00Most sensible thing I have read about blogging, ac...Most sensible thing I have read about blogging, academic or otherwise, in a long time.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-3338594605876583892012-01-06T20:27:22.140-05:002012-01-06T20:27:22.140-05:00Agree 100%. Many of the rules assume low attention...Agree 100%. Many of the rules assume low attention span readers (the ones that say write short posts) who are inherently uninterested in what you have to say. Not my experience.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-56609948624675711132012-01-06T16:20:39.549-05:002012-01-06T16:20:39.549-05:00Thanks for linking to me, and I would say here tha...Thanks for linking to me, and I would say here that I completely agree with you on all three points. I get tired of the handwringing over what blogging is or should be and whether or not academics should consider it. And, I think it's fun too.Chad Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03708388476830570078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-92160318000605497672012-01-06T14:47:42.625-05:002012-01-06T14:47:42.625-05:00Nice post, and one that I fully agree with. I find...Nice post, and one that I fully agree with. I find that a lot of the advice pieces (seem to) assume that academics who are blogging want to turn into an academic version of Gizmodo, or other fast publishing blogs, and have yet to see a convincing reason why everyone should aspire to such "heights". Following/imitating what you like and avoiding the rest seems like a good strategy, as does simply doing your own thing. I can't say that (in my case) I've ever tried to mimic another blogger, academic or otherwise. I just write what I write, as I write, and it's led to consistent volumes of traffic and accolades from the public and my peers year after year.Christopher Parsonshttp://www.christopher-parsons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-74849259029507168702012-01-06T14:23:51.623-05:002012-01-06T14:23:51.623-05:00Good advice hard to apply in a bureaucracy, but me...Good advice hard to apply in a bureaucracy, but me an my colleagues try in our blog on development and impact in LAC<br />http://bit.ly/yLAexC (spanish) and http://bit.ly/AbYErB (english)franciscomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505245532379909507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-19748513539250733492012-01-06T12:56:37.745-05:002012-01-06T12:56:37.745-05:00I also use an RSS reader and I actually prefer blo...I also use an RSS reader and I actually prefer blogs that don't post that often. When they have a new item, I notice it and am more interested ("Ah, X wrote something again!") than in those who issue 7 posts a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-7643148476661928632012-01-06T09:46:01.029-05:002012-01-06T09:46:01.029-05:00I agree wholeheartedly! I would just add that what...I agree wholeheartedly! I would just add that whatever the post is about, back it with sources.mabbloghttp://www.mabb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com