bentley gsw geoblogosphere v2
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Rise of the Geoblogosphere
Callan Bentley
Rise of the Geoblogosphere
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Blog?Blogging?Blogger?
Blogosphere?
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Blogging platforms
used
N = 45
2%
2%
2%
9%
20%
64%
Number of respondents26/36
N = 47
What do geobloggers do in real life?
Number of respondents27/36
0 10 20 30 40 50
GeologyPersonal stories; anecdotes
Your researchTravelEnergy
PaleontologyYour local areaClimate change
EarthquakesEvolution
News and current eventsStructural geology
MediaStratigraphy
GeomorphologyVolcanoes
Astronomy & planetary geologyPolitics and government
MineralogyPaleontology
Publishing scientific articlesLandslides
Your teachingBiology
Art and musicPetrology
Gender roles and issues
N = 47
What do geobloggers blog about?
Number of respondents
Also mentioned: HydrologyChemistrySedimentologyMining & Mineral depositsPlate TectonicsTechnology / GISHydrologyPhysicsPetroleumEconomic GeologySnowMilitaryScience and religionEngineering geologySoilsBitching and complaining
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Map of the Geoblogosphere
N = 47
Created with Google “My Maps”
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When did they start geoblogging?
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Green Gabbro
NOVA Geoblog
Highly Allochthonous
All My Faults…
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modified from Marshall (2006)
An analogy?
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One per day
Average rate of posting
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Number of days geoblog has existed
Num
ber o
f pos
ts
N = 47
Average = 0.55 p/dMaximum = 3.60 p/dMinimum = 0.02 p/d
The Dragon's Tales
Green GabbroLaelaps
MiGeo
NOVA Geoblog
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What do geobloggers like about the Geoblogosphere?
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Word cloud generated with Wordle.net
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What do geobloggers like about the Geoblogosphere?
N = 45
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What do geobloggers dislike about the Geoblogosphere?
N = 42Word cloud generated with Wordle.net
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What do geobloggers dislike about the Geoblogosphere?
N = 42
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N = 46
Why do geobloggers blog?
Word cloud generated with Wordle.net
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N = 46
Why do geobloggers blog?
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Discover magazine
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