Jan Haugland: Blasphemous MetabloggingSecular Blasphemy is blogging about bloggingA blogger's guide to fight censorship- September 22, 2005 Reporters Without Borders has released a handbook for bloggers who want to protect themselves against censors. The media watchdog said it gives people who want to set up a blog tips on how to do so, how to publicise it, as well as how to establish credibility. It also offers advice about writing blogs from countries with tough media restrictions, such as Iran and China. The handbook was part-funded by the French government. Key international bloggers, experts and writers helped to produce...http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/categories/blasphemicMetablogging/2005/09/22.html#a8243 Survey: People blog as therapy- September 17, 2005 This is only about a subset of the blogosphere, but still interesting: A new AOL blog survey shows most bloggers are not aspiring "cyber journalists" or political activists; they blog as a form of therapy. According to the AOL "Blog Trends Survey," nearly 50% of bloggers say they do it because it serves as self-therapy, and one-third of bloggers who responded say they write frequently about self-help and self-esteem topics. The survey also revealed that when it comes to relieving...http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/categories/blasphemicMetablogging/2005/09/17.html#a8210 The 16th Skeptics Circle- September 1, 2005 Pay Hayes hosts the 16th Skeptics Circle, with a quality roundup of blog articles on pseudoscience, quackery and superstitions generally. Don't miss it!http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/categories/blasphemicMetablogging/2005/09/01.html#a8094 |