Weblogs and crossdisciplinary communication

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Weblogs and cross-disciplinary communication

• Sébastien Paquet
• http//seb.notlong.com
• National Research Council of Canada

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A few characteristics of weblogs

• Many small pieces instead of fewer, larger
  contributions
• Informal interaction in a wide open space

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Specialists
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Finding like minds is easy for a specialist
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Issue-oriented researchers
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Synthesists
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Boundary spanners
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Originals / Visionaries
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Wheres my forum?
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How weblogs helpfind your audience

• You write posts people read them
• It generates conversation
• A tailor-fit audience emerges over time
• Your audience grows your readership by
  linking to you
• You follow the links backwards to grow your
  network

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Exploring the knowledge network
Etc.
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It goes both ways
 Building a collaborative dialogue network
Etc.
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