Comments on: Blog or perish http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/ by Jeff Jarvis Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Multimedia Journalist » Blogging & Citizen Journalism in the UK http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-360389 The Multimedia Journalist » Blogging & Citizen Journalism in the UK Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:26:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-360389 [...] Why journalists should blog: http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/ [...] [...] Why journalists should blog: http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/ [...]

]]> By: LacyLewJones http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-346428 LacyLewJones Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:55:16 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-346428 Well I don't know about you but I think the Tournament has been quite boring. Too many top seeds winning. I'll put my money on UCLA for now. Well I don’t know about you but I think the Tournament has been quite boring. Too many top seeds winning.
I’ll put my money on UCLA for now.

]]> By: Owen Stanley Surman M.D. http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-89640 Owen Stanley Surman M.D. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:14:58 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-89640 Ben Vershbow ( Institute for the Future of the Book ) quoted Jorge Luis Borges, “A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.” Yes. Here is another view: At a June reading for The Library of the Boston Athenaeum, psychiatrist, Owen Stanley Surman M.D. ( "After Eden: A Love Story") said, "The book is a transparent sphere wherein one may view the circle of life through unlimited turns and perspectives." Ben Vershbow ( Institute for the Future of the Book ) quoted Jorge Luis Borges, “A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.”
Yes. Here is another view: At a June reading for The Library of the Boston Athenaeum, psychiatrist, Owen Stanley Surman M.D. ( “After Eden: A Love Story”) said, “The book is a transparent sphere wherein one may view the circle of life through unlimited turns and perspectives.”

]]> By: LItlove http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-64105 LItlove Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:25:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-64105 I'm a literary professor who blogs but I wouldn't dream of letting the students see it. I've got a whole programme lined up for them that doesn't include any more of the internet than they already see. However, I love the blog for the freedom it gives me to explore what I think about, and how I respond to, the texts I regularly teach in ways that are personal and (probably only to me) entertaining. That can only be good for my teaching, ultimately. I’m a literary professor who blogs but I wouldn’t dream of letting the students see it. I’ve got a whole programme lined up for them that doesn’t include any more of the internet than they already see. However, I love the blog for the freedom it gives me to explore what I think about, and how I respond to, the texts I regularly teach in ways that are personal and (probably only to me) entertaining. That can only be good for my teaching, ultimately.

]]> By: Ponto Media » Bloga ou morre http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-64033 Ponto Media » Bloga ou morre Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:18:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-64033 [...] DE JEFF Jarvis, no seu Buzz Machine: Blog or perish. [...] [...] DE JEFF Jarvis, no seu Buzz Machine: Blog or perish. [...]

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62778 Richard Bennett Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:24:47 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62778 I think it's great that professors like Susan Crawford blog. Any kid thinking of taking her courses can evaluate her intellect by reading her blog and make an informed prediction about the content and value of the course. I should also think the tenure committee would find it interesting to read the sort of thing she posts on her blog. Many professors today seem to be more like cheerleaders for political viewpoints than scholars. It would be good if we could herd all the cheerleaders into friendly schools for them, such as Bob Jones University or The New School. Then the scholars could collect somewhere else and all the moms and dads could send their little darlings to a place that aligned with their values. At Bob Jones, there's no upsetting discussion of evolution, and at The New School there's no disquieting suggestion that the Free Market is anything but a rapist. Scholarship is hard, and the old-style professor who played it straight and kept his politics to himself is a dinosaur. But given that, why even bother with higher education at all? If a graduate education is simply an exercise in partisan blog-picking, why not just go to Starbucks and use the free WiFi to read Daily Kos? All you really need to know is there, and no scary contrarian views. Face it, dude, higher education is dead: Blogs Rule! I think it’s great that professors like Susan Crawford blog. Any kid thinking of taking her courses can evaluate her intellect by reading her blog and make an informed prediction about the content and value of the course. I should also think the tenure committee would find it interesting to read the sort of thing she posts on her blog.

Many professors today seem to be more like cheerleaders for political viewpoints than scholars. It would be good if we could herd all the cheerleaders into friendly schools for them, such as Bob Jones University or The New School. Then the scholars could collect somewhere else and all the moms and dads could send their little darlings to a place that aligned with their values. At Bob Jones, there’s no upsetting discussion of evolution, and at The New School there’s no disquieting suggestion that the Free Market is anything but a rapist. Scholarship is hard, and the old-style professor who played it straight and kept his politics to himself is a dinosaur.

But given that, why even bother with higher education at all? If a graduate education is simply an exercise in partisan blog-picking, why not just go to Starbucks and use the free WiFi to read Daily Kos? All you really need to know is there, and no scary contrarian views.

Face it, dude, higher education is dead: Blogs Rule!

]]> By: sonitus.org » Blog Archive » Blog or perish http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62692 sonitus.org » Blog Archive » Blog or perish Sat, 03 Jun 2006 20:08:49 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62692 [...] BuzzMachine [...] [...] BuzzMachine [...]

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62611 Jeff Jarvis Sat, 03 Jun 2006 17:28:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62611 Steve, It's the academic pressure: publish or perish and all that. We publish daily, eh? Steve,
It’s the academic pressure: publish or perish and all that.
We publish daily, eh?

]]> By: FieldNotes: Notes on the Anthropology of British Columbia » Blogging and Tenure http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62576 FieldNotes: Notes on the Anthropology of British Columbia » Blogging and Tenure Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:39:20 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62576 [...] Entertainment, technology, and legal blogger — and soon to be professor — Jeff Jarvis takes on the place of blogging in tenure reviews. [...] [...] Entertainment, technology, and legal blogger — and soon to be professor — Jeff Jarvis takes on the place of blogging in tenure reviews. [...]

]]> By: steve baker http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62569 steve baker Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:18:20 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62569 Jeff, if you despair at finding the time to write a book, why bother? Is it part of your strategy to "get somewhere" or some hectoring from your superego (despite the weaknesses you've chronicled of the medium)? I'd bet that with or without a book, you've already arrived where you're supposed to be. Jeff, if you despair at finding the time to write a book, why bother? Is it part of your strategy to “get somewhere” or some hectoring from your superego (despite the weaknesses you’ve chronicled of the medium)? I’d bet that with or without a book, you’ve already arrived where you’re supposed to be.

]]> By: Robert Feinman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/06/03/blog-or-perish/#comment-62564 Robert Feinman Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1603#comment-62564 In the scientific community there have been attempts to change from the peer reviewed scholarly article model. The defects are that the process is slow, the reviewers are anonymous and thus may be biased, and the publishers have a choke hold on the dissemination of knowledge. Libraries wouldn't mind seeing a new model either as some journals charge $10K+ per year for a subscription. One of the models being tried (I don't know with what level of acceptance) is for anyone to be able to post an article. The peer reviewing would then take place online by the readers. Those articles which scored well would be highly regarded and end up being cited, those which were not would sink into obscurity. Being a self-regulated, online, community would also keep publishing and distribution costs down. Much of what authors publish is aimed at getting tenure or promotion, so the success of this activity depends more on whether this type of publication will be allowed for such career decisions. In the scientific community there have been attempts to change from the peer reviewed scholarly article model. The defects are that the process is slow, the reviewers are anonymous and thus may be biased, and the publishers have a choke hold on the dissemination of knowledge. Libraries wouldn’t mind seeing a new model either as some journals charge $10K+ per year for a subscription.

One of the models being tried (I don’t know with what level of acceptance) is for anyone to be able to post an article. The peer reviewing would then take place online by the readers. Those articles which scored well would be highly regarded and end up being cited, those which were not would sink into obscurity. Being a self-regulated, online, community would also keep publishing and distribution costs down.

Much of what authors publish is aimed at getting tenure or promotion, so the success of this activity depends more on whether this type of publication will be allowed for such career decisions.

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