Blogging Now Good for You, Still Bad for Some

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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Re:it's all about ego

[cromar]

Blah blah /. sucks blah. I get so tired of it! The mod system works well... it is part of what makes the discussions so good here. Frankly I see some posts modded down unfairly, but it's not usually anything that should have been modded up or would have added much of anything to the conversation. Now to mod you troll ;)

I Disagree

[FurtiveGlancer]

Apparently, one can earn mod points just for using "vacuous" properly in a sentence. That might be considered shallow but, IMO, not ultimately vacuous.

I often disagree with geek rant /. posters, but try to do so in an informed or humourous way. Modding is not perfect, but neither is life. I'd argue it works better and faster than any fixed editorial staff could. In my limited (note UID) experience, it tends to be self-correcting. I'm waiting anxiously for the chance to participate.

Funny > Insightful > Informative > Troll/Offtopic/Flamebait is my prescription for a productive, enjoyable /. role. Dammit, Jim, I'm a comedian, not a news man!