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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 [...]


Social aggregators (know who your daddy is)

December 21st, 2008 by gio | No Comments

Social aggregators (know who your daddy is)

There have been plenty of tech articles warning us of the dangers of posting information about us online – especially when it comes to naughty pictures and compromising comments. However, not many people know that there are special search engines out there whose aim is to scavenge all the information you have disseminated on the web, and put it together in one single place – for the pleasure of HR recruiters everywhere.


Writing a blog disclaimer (part 2)

May 16th, 2008 by gio | 25 Comments

Writing a blog disclaimer (part 2)

This is the second and last part of a series of posts aimed at helping you (and me) write a proper blog disclaimer. In the first post I listed some useful resources, and explained why anyone writing a blog needs a blog disclaimer, no matter what topic you are writing about. In this second section, I will propose a general blog disclaimer template that can possibly be used by anyone out there needing to write one.


Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron installation & review

May 13th, 2008 by gio | 5 Comments

Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron installation & review

Installation instructions for Desktop CD and review of Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS. If you need to see some screen shots and get detailed instructions, you have come to the right place.


Writing a blog disclaimer (part 1)

May 3rd, 2008 by gio | 4 Comments

Writing a blog disclaimer (part 1)

In this first post, I will list links to some useful legal resources for bloggers on digital rights and how to write a blog disclaimer, and in my second one I will post a disclaimer template.