I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. , If you are a researcher in Norway, please read it and sign it if you agree – and share with anyone else who might be interested. The petition was written by three researchers at UiT: Maria Danielsen (a philosopher who completed her PhD in 2025 on AI and ethics, including discussions of art and working life), Knut Ørke (Norwegian as a second language), and Holger Pötzsch (a professor of media studies with many years of research on digital media, video games, disruption, and working life, among other topics). This is not about preventing researchers from exploring AI methods in their research. It is about not uncritically accepting the hype that everyone must use AI everywhere without critical reflection. It is about not introducing Copilot as the default option in word processors, or training PhD candidates to believe they will fall behind if they do not use AI when writing articles, without proper academic discussion. Changes like these should be knowledge-based and discussed academically, not merely decided administratively, because they alter the epistemological foundations of research. Maria wrote to me a couple of months ago because she had read my opinion piece in Aftenposten in which I called for a strong brake on the use of language models in knowledge work. She was part of a committee tasked with developing UiT’s AI strategy and was concerned because there was so much hype and so few members of the committee with actual expertise in AI. I fully support the petition. There are probably some good uses for AI in research, but the uncritical, hype-driven insistence that we must simply adopt it everywhere is highly risky. There are many researchers in Norway with strong expertise in AI, language, ethics, working life, and culture. We must make use of this expertise. This is also partly about respect for research in the humanities, social sciences, psychology, and law. Introducing AI at universities and university colleges is not merely a technical issue, and perhaps not even primarily a technical one. It concerns much more: philosophy of science, methodological reflection, epistemology, writing, publishing, the working environment, and more. […]
Claus
Maybe this one? At least it’s a good overview of what blogs are all about. There are even some “Weblogs About Blogging” listed, such as
Claus
ooops … such as this one?
BTW, as I am trying to type in my comment, the DIV at the right hand side entitled “recent comments and trackbacks” and the form field are partially overlapping, so that I *partially* don’t see what I type in.
Claus
John Norvell
Folks at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard are developing a Blogging 101 course on a wiki: Blogging 101.
It’s in the planning stages now, but it seems to be moving along. I’m sure they’d
welcome help.
Nox
It’s not a website, but I think The Weblog Handbook is pretty good. It had better be, I’ve ordered it for my thesis.
ben scent
openSourceCMS.com: try before you… install lets you try out open-source CMS systems (including blogging tools) that are designed to be run on their own server and are based on php and mysql. You can try out installations of, among other things, Nucleus CMS, Textpattern, and WordPress. You can also try out various Wiki systems like MediaWiki.
lorenz
Or what about Welcome to the Blogsphere by anthropologist Kerim Friedman. A very short introduction with some useful links
Mark Federman
This raises a fascinating structural question that goes to the heart of media studies issues. If the person is not yet a blogger, how does he/she know what she/he needs? Oh, I understand how one can conceptualize one’s needs; hypothetically, I need all sorts of things. But according to the precept of “we shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us,” once one blogs, that person becomes a blogger (perhaps) and only then can know what their particular style/mode of blogging requires.
My advice to your reader is, get thee to the easiest and fastest blogging capability you can find – be it Blogger.com, or a friend who will host you on WordPress, TypePad, MoveableType, Userland, or whatever. Blog for a while. Get the feel of how you change by virtue of your voice being amplified. Understand what you want to do by playing and making mistakes. By that time, you’ll know what’s available in capabilities, features, widgets, and frills. Then blog#2 will be closer to what you had in mind, and many kilometres from what you could possibly conceive as a non-blogger.
Ferdy
WebOpenSource.com has comprehensive directory of open source softwares including blog softwares. It’s free to download and use. Mostly using php/mysql which you can use in your own local computer, intranet or web hosting provider.
Jozef Imrich
Whatever you do Just Czech out: Blogfather