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Entries from July 2010

Blowout at ScienceBlogs – and why it should matter to you

July 26th, 2010 by gio | No Comments

Blowout at ScienceBlogs – and why it should matter to you

Who would have thought… ScienceBlogs, the most well-known science blogging community around, seems to be falling apart. Although I doubt that this is the end of ScienceBlogs, some recent departures will have an impact on the science blogosphere. I for one have two simple questions: what will happen to ResearchBlogging? Is the Open Laboratory going [...]


How to find the volunteers you already have

July 25th, 2010 by gio | 1 Comment

How to find the volunteers you already have

I have been following a discussion between Aaron (Ignitia Consulting) and Angela (from Resources ETC Ltd.) over the week-end. The crux of the discussion was how to best engage people who are willing to volunteer their skills for an organization, but who would generally not be willing to be recruited through the usual channels (“come [...]