Why should you blog?
A wonderful post by Alexandre Enkerli on the Disparate blog:"Clearly, I’m enthusiastic about blogging. Not that I think every academic should, needs to, ought to blog. But I do see clear benefits of blogging in academic contexts. ... Here, I focus on three main dimensions of an academic’s life: research, teaching, and community outreach. ... What’s more, blogging can help integrate these dimensions of academic life in a single set of activities."
He then proceeds to consider impact, transparency, public intellectuals, reciprocity, playing with concepts, playing with writing and peer review. Brilliant.