Blogging Evolution |
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Authors: | Adam M Goldstein |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Philosophy, Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA |
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Abstract: | A weblog (“blog”) is an publication on the WorldWideWeb in which brief entries are displayed in date order, much like a diary
or journal. I describe the general characteristics of blogs, contrasting blogs with other of WWW formats for self-publishing.
I describe four categories for blogs about evolutionary biology: “professional,” “amateur,” “apostolic,” and “imaginative.”
I also discuss blog networks. I identify paradigms of each category. Throughout, I aim to illuminate blogs about evolutionary
biology from the point of view of a user looking for information about the topic. I conclude that blogs are not the best type
of source for systematic and authoritative information about evolution, and that they are best used by the information-seeker
as a way of identifying what issues are of interest in the community of evolutionists and for generating research leads or
fresh insights on one’s own work.
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Keywords: | Blog Weblog World Wide Web Digital publishing Evolutionary biology Evolution |
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