It must be hard writing a report on a conference where one of the most frequently voiced opinions is that mainstream media reports always get science stories wrong! But, Kristin Collins did a great job describing what just transpired on UNC campus at the Science Blogging Conference in this article (free registration may be required).
Update: The article was re-published in Charleston (SC) Post and Courier: Scientists hope blogging brings discoveries to the masses
Update 2: Syndication works like a charm: Houston Chronicle: Scientists hope blogging boosts public's interest
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I need to ask an infinitely stupid queston.
For technorati tags -- do we just add plain text "Technorati Tag: etc" to the bottom of the post?
I don't see "tags" as a standard part of wordpress blogs, so I haven't been adding it.
-Rob
Posted by: Rob Knop | January 21, 2007 7:47 AM
If you click on the tag link on the bottom of my post, there is a small field on the bottom right of the page that syas "See your post here"... or something that gives you a short piece of code to place inside your post.
Posted by: coturnix | January 21, 2007 12:24 PM
Bora, you've apparently inadvertently clipped the "h" off of "http" in the Charleston Post-Courier link.
Posted by: chezjake | January 21, 2007 3:29 PM
Thanks. I got the wrong url as I just copied it from Paul Jones.
Posted by: coturnix | January 21, 2007 4:49 PM
A tip for Rob and other wordpress users: in Wordpress, categories are automatically treated as tags by Technorati. So if you add a category called sciencebloggingconference it just works through the magic of technology!
I didn't want the category to be part of my menu, and I could remove it in the thingamabob that I have that shows categories as a cloud, but that's not a standard Wordpress thing, so I don't really know if you can hide it using regular display.
Posted by: Eva | January 23, 2007 1:48 PM