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Blogging Now Good for You, Still Bad for Some

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the join-the-eggs-and-cholesterol-club dept.

Several users have alerted us to a May Scientific American article that has been getting some attention more recently. Apparently, blogging is now good for you and, at least in this context, is the suggested reason for the explosion of blogging. This is quite the departure from some of the results we have seen in practice for more prolific bloggers.

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  1. Written skills by lena_10326 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bloggers will develop improved written skills. How many times have you read an email or document from a coworker and thought "wow, this person can't write"?

    Blogging improves your efficiency at work because you become a better communicator. Just don't bitch about the boss in your blog (unless it's anonymous).

    --
    Camping on quad since 1996.
  2. Re:it's all about ego by omris · · Score: 3, Informative

    I take three steps to counteract this.

    Step 1: set your filter to -1. Then no matter what the mods want to throw points at, you still see all the comments.

    Step 2: set your account to display oldest comments first instead of highest points first.

    These two steps will effectively negate any effect from popularity contest mods.

    Step 3: METAMOD. They give you points to moderate the moderation. Use them. If you think someone's moderation was not appropriate, you get to say so. If people agree that a certain moderator isn't using their points well, they won't get more.

    And I think the point of the article was that you writing that here on /. is a coping mechanism, like complaining. It might not fix anything, but it sure makes you feel better.