Comments on: Blogging While Brown…About Science http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/ Young Black Professional Guide Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: More Blogging While Brown…About Science | Young Black Professional Guide http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5919 More Blogging While Brown…About Science | Young Black Professional Guide Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:01:09 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5919 [...] Blogging While Brown…About Science April 7th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under Blogging While Brown…About ScienceBlogging for Science - Blogging Scholarship Finalist5 things to consider before (and after) you [...] [...] Blogging While Brown…About Science April 7th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under Blogging While Brown…About ScienceBlogging for Science – Blogging Scholarship Finalist5 things to consider before (and after) you [...]

]]> By: Darcella http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5877 Darcella Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:26:32 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5877 Girl I am not even going to get on you about "punking out" because you one, admitted it and two, I have done it myself so I can't throw stones. <br><br>I felt marginalized (until this year) regarding my Veterans issues. I can tell you NO ONE wanted to hear about Veterans education, business and health care issues until recently. Now the subject has become so "popular" there are folks popping up all over the place to talk about Veterans issues that are many times not worth the font they are typed in. <br><br>So, I feel you but you have to push through (or over, around or on in some cases) Girl I am not even going to get on you about “punking out” because you one, admitted it and two, I have done it myself so I can't throw stones.

I felt marginalized (until this year) regarding my Veterans issues. I can tell you NO ONE wanted to hear about Veterans education, business and health care issues until recently. Now the subject has become so “popular” there are folks popping up all over the place to talk about Veterans issues that are many times not worth the font they are typed in.

So, I feel you but you have to push through (or over, around or on in some cases)

]]> By: heartsandflowers http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5874 heartsandflowers Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:01:59 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5874 It would've been good for you to submit your proposal. You can still do so for NetRoots Nation as well as other upcoming conferences. You can still submit for 2010 as well. It's really up to you to push through your fears. I wrote a blog post about regenerative medicine that I think was very important for people to be aware of. Wealthy people will be utilizing all sorts of medical advances to help their families and enhance their gene pools so it's important to stay on top of things. Science is not one of my topics of expertise however and I'd gladly read info about things that were presented in a non-clinical way. It would've been good for you to submit your proposal. You can still do so for NetRoots Nation as well as other upcoming conferences. You can still submit for 2010 as well. It's really up to you to push through your fears. I wrote a blog post about regenerative medicine that I think was very important for people to be aware of. Wealthy people will be utilizing all sorts of medical advances to help their families and enhance their gene pools so it's important to stay on top of things. Science is not one of my topics of expertise however and I'd gladly read info about things that were presented in a non-clinical way.

]]> By: P6 http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5873 P6 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:27:59 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5873 As a rhetorician I have felt marginalized by the pop culture blogs...my best will never draw the audience that a picture of a post-ass kicking Rhianna will.<br><br>Re: speaking into a vacuum...you may have to create your own air. Or steal some...your urban ecology focus would be good for that. Watch the popular topics for something, like these "green" initiatives, that impact urban ecology, link it and use it to launch your post. Health and health care could also provide you good linkage. That gives you an immediately relevant hook to get them in the middle of what you really care about. As a rhetorician I have felt marginalized by the pop culture blogs…my best will never draw the audience that a picture of a post-ass kicking Rhianna will.

Re: speaking into a vacuum…you may have to create your own air. Or steal some…your urban ecology focus would be good for that. Watch the popular topics for something, like these “green” initiatives, that impact urban ecology, link it and use it to launch your post. Health and health care could also provide you good linkage. That gives you an immediately relevant hook to get them in the middle of what you really care about.

]]> By: Villager http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5872 Villager Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:28:00 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5872 I feel your struggle. I wish you had submitted a paper to be a presenter. Unlike Science Blogging Conference that was supported by universities and corporate sponsors ... the BWB Conference is a grassroots effort that is built, sponsored, promoted and grown by us, for us. As such, the revenue from conference fees is a big part of the revenue stream.<br><br>I plan to attend ... but, finances may play a role. I haven't registered yet. Last year I took advantage of the 'early bird special'. I didn't make that move this year.<br><br>As for your larger issue of having Science & Technology featured more. Let me know how I can help. Would you be interested in being a guest blogger on my BDPA Foundation blog? (Are you a BDPA member?) I feel your struggle. I wish you had submitted a paper to be a presenter. Unlike Science Blogging Conference that was supported by universities and corporate sponsors … the BWB Conference is a grassroots effort that is built, sponsored, promoted and grown by us, for us. As such, the revenue from conference fees is a big part of the revenue stream.

I plan to attend … but, finances may play a role. I haven't registered yet. Last year I took advantage of the 'early bird special'. I didn't make that move this year.

As for your larger issue of having Science & Technology featured more. Let me know how I can help. Would you be interested in being a guest blogger on my BDPA Foundation blog? (Are you a BDPA member?)

]]> By: An Interesting Post About Black Science Bloggers - Jack & Jill Politics http://ybpguide.com/2009/03/26/blogging-while-brownabout-science/comment-page-1/#comment-5870 An Interesting Post About Black Science Bloggers - Jack & Jill Politics Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:19:42 +0000 http://ybpguide.com/?p=2372#comment-5870 [...] via Blogging While Brown…About Science | Young Black Professional Guide As a Science Blogger, I often feel like my genre of blogging is marginal to other more popular topics discussed in the Black Blogging Community – politics, crime, racial disparity, social commentary, pop-culture, fashion, music, etc. Science and Education never seem to make it on the radar except when a social justice issue is being debated. These subjects rarely get their due –for their own sake. So, it is in this light that I find myself thinking about the upcoming Blogging While Brown Conference and I get, well, a little deflated. [...] [...] via Blogging While Brown…About Science | Young Black Professional Guide As a Science Blogger, I often feel like my genre of blogging is marginal to other more popular topics discussed in the Black Blogging Community – politics, crime, racial disparity, social commentary, pop-culture, fashion, music, etc. Science and Education never seem to make it on the radar except when a social justice issue is being debated. These subjects rarely get their due –for their own sake. So, it is in this light that I find myself thinking about the upcoming Blogging While Brown Conference and I get, well, a little deflated. [...]

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