Uses/benefits of blogging for knowledge workers

This another slide of my presentation, but this one is probably the most important for me as this is the frame I use to think about weblogs in my PhD research trying to summarise (possible) uses/benefits of blogging for knowledge workers.

What’s in it for me?

• Publishing

• Personal information management

  • Watching trends, staying updated (~’search’ strategy)
  • Documenting experiences and ideas

  • Organising links, ideas and references

• Dialogue and networking

  • Getting feedback and evaluation of ideas, engaging in conversations

  • Establish contacts based on common interests

  • Emergent community

• Learning

  • As a result of:

    • staying updated

    • articulation

    • organising ideas

    • conversations

    • being part of a community

  • As a side effect: writing, communication, search and technology skills

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