Response to Dan Cohen’s Blog
September 7, 2008 katdp3
For someone who is new to the blog scene, I thought it was an interesting take on the benefits of blogging. I have always been skeptical of learning through blogs because I have thought of blogging as a social tool rather than an academic one.
With Cohen’s reference to this common stereotype in such a humorous way, I think his argument is made more forcefully and creditably. I definitely fit into the “blogs are used for expressing opinions or emotions rather than facts that are noteworthy”. I still am very critical of blogging in general. But I think with his reference to historian Paul Bushkovitch in using blogs to express historical research and valuable information, the trend is starting for blogs to gain more respect, as not only outlets for new information, but for information of value!
With the availability as Cohen mentioned to link names with blogs, one can easily note whether the author is a reliable authority on the subject matter presented. Which helps for diehard skeptics like myself. Public forums are growing continously from blog to blog which allows for fruitful discussions and immeasurable resource sharing.
Cohen highlights the main arguments for and against blogging, and in doing so, he makes a powerful statement for the new use of this technology.
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