The Difference Between an Academic and a Blogger
On the surface you would say there is no comparison between an Academic and a Blogger but a little thought can highlight some interesting insights. Don’t be fooled by the stuffy snobbish nature of Academia or the brashness of bloggers. Both are valuable, neither more so than the other, both have weaknesses and the initial impression is they work at cross purposes. Read more
How To Develop A Stand Alone Blog
If the blogging bug has bitten you recently you are part of a very large and growing community. Caslon Analytics cited claims that 184 million blogs had been started by March 2008.
Not all of them are still active but the ones that are originate from all over the world and they fall into many different categories: personal journals, knowledge sharing, creative writing, political reporting/ranting, religious teaching/sharing, philosophical debating, etc.
Blogging has even become a serious marketing tool for all kinds of products and services from which bloggers can benefit financially as well. Read more
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