- ScienceBlogs
Infobox Website
name = ScienceBlogs
caption =
url = [http://scienceblogs.com/ scienceblogs.com]
commercial = No
type =Virtual community
language =
registration =
location =New York
owner = ScienceBlogs, LLC
author = Seed Media Group
launch date = January, 2006
current status =
revenue =ScienceBlogs is an invitation-only
blog network andvirtual community . It was created by Seed Media Group in2006 to enhance the public understanding ofscience .cite web | url = http://scienceblogs.com/channel/about.php | title = About ScienceBlogs | accessdate = 2007-07-27]As of March 2008 , ScienceBlogs hosted 70 blogs dedicated to various fields of research. Each blog has its own theme, specialty, and author(s) and is not subject to editorial control. Authors arescientist s in industry, college professors, professional writers, graduate students, and post-docs.According to
Technorati , as of2007-07-07 , ScienceBlogs had an "authority" of 9,581 and its number of inbound links ranks it 37th among blogs worldwide.cite web | url = http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scienceblogs.com%2F | title = ScienceBlogs Technorati Ranking | publisher = Technorati, Inc | accessdate = 2007-07-07] As of2008-03-14 , [http://www.quantcast.com Quantcast] charts it as having over 1.1 million monthly unique visitors, 65% of whom are from theUnited States .cite web | url = http://www.quantcast.com/scienceblogs.com | title = ScienceBlogs Quantcast Ranking | accessdate = 2008-03-14]History
ScienceBlogs was launched in
January 2006 with 15 blogs on the network. For the launch blogs, Seed invited some of the best-known independent science bloggers and allowed them to blog about whichever subjects they wished. [http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/060413bryant/ Pass the politics, please: Science blogs peppered with commentary] ] Revenue was generated through advertisements sold to companies who wished to attract "bright, curious consumers who buy products like automobiles, books, cellphones, computers, liquor, music and watches." [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/business/media/20adco.html?ex=1295413200&en=276970868d8a4d4b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Science Blogs as a Vehicle for Upscale Ads] ]As a result of the free rein given to bloggers and the incentive to increase traffic, bloggers on the network often discuss hot topics such as
politics andreligion in addition to science. These topics frequently incite heated arguments in the comment threads and bloggers on the network sometimes get into arguments with each other over a series of posts. [http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/060413bryant/ Pass the politics, please: Science blogs peppered with commentary] ]ScienceBlogs and Seed received some notable awards at the end of their first year of activity, including the 2006
UTNE Independent Press Award for Best Science/Technology Coverage being granted to Seed, in large part due to the success of ScienceBlogs. Additionally, two blogs on the network received Weblog awards: Pharyngula [http://www.scienceblogs.com/pharyngula] for Best Science Blog and [http://www.scienceblogs.com/insolence Respectful Insolence] for Best Medical/Health Issues Blog.The creators of ScienceBlogs have expanded their collection of hosted blogs in three major waves, supplemented by individual additions along the way. Some of the most trafficked blogs include Pharyngula [http://www.scienceblogs.com/pharyngula] , [http://www.scienceblogs.com/insolence Respectful Insolence] , [http://www.scienceblogs.com/goodmath Good Math Bad Math] , [http://www.scienceblogs.com/deltoid/ Deltoid] , [http://www.scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily Cognitive Daily] , and [http://www.scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] .
In 2008, ScienceBlogs launched [http://www.scienceblogs.de ScienceBlogs.de] , a German-language edition of the site, in partnership with
Hubert Burda Media . As of March 2008, the site hosted 25 blogs.Content
ScienceBlogs consists of ten channels, or categories, of blog entries. Each blog author decides what channel his or her individual post belongs in, and each post is indexed accordingly on the main page. The categories are:
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/academia/ Academia]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/biology/ Biology]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/brain-and-behavior/ Brain & Behavior]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/chatter/ Chatter]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/culture-wars/ Culture Wars]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/medicine/ Medicine]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/philosophy-of-science/ Philosophy of Science]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/physical-science/ Physical Science]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/planet-earth/ Planet Earth]
* [http://www.scienceblogs.com/channel/policy-and-politics/ Policy & Politics]See also
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Creation-evolution controversy
*Popular science
*Scientific skepticism References
External links
* [http://scienceblogs.com/ ScienceBlogs website]
* [http://scienceblogs.de/ ScienceBlogs German website]
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