Comments on: Back! http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/ Failing better at understanding the past Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Brumfield http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14228 Ben Brumfield Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:14:10 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14228 I'm glad you're still interested! We've finished transcribing two diaries, and I've been editing intensively over the last couple of months. I think that editing will be a more pleasant experience when you return. I’m glad you’re still interested!

We’ve finished transcribing two diaries, and I’ve been editing intensively over the last couple of months. I think that editing will be a more pleasant experience when you return.

]]> By: Gavin Robinson http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14226 Gavin Robinson Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:15:03 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14226 Thanks everyone! The more I think about it the less sure I am about what I want from a social networking site. Maybe I don't really need to be on one. This blog is an easy way for people to contact me about history things. Comments and pingbacks don't tell the whole story as I've also had lots of interesting e-mails through the mailform from people who are researching things that are related to my work. But the last few months have led me to realise that I might not have a blog forever. I want to keep IoaD going for now, but it'll come to and end sooner or later. @Ben: I will finish putting up the Wenham letters sometime this year. Although they're already on Flickr and the Great War Archive, From The Page has some big advantages. The wiki articles are the best way I have to pull together everything I know about family members and other people who are mentioned. Thanks everyone! The more I think about it the less sure I am about what I want from a social networking site. Maybe I don’t really need to be on one. This blog is an easy way for people to contact me about history things. Comments and pingbacks don’t tell the whole story as I’ve also had lots of interesting e-mails through the mailform from people who are researching things that are related to my work. But the last few months have led me to realise that I might not have a blog forever. I want to keep IoaD going for now, but it’ll come to and end sooner or later.

@Ben: I will finish putting up the Wenham letters sometime this year. Although they’re already on Flickr and the Great War Archive, From The Page has some big advantages. The wiki articles are the best way I have to pull together everything I know about family members and other people who are mentioned.

]]> By: Jan http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14225 Jan Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:59:24 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14225 An alternative approach to social networking for academics is Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com, I'm a co-founder). Mendeley is two things: Free academic desktop software (available for Windows, Mac and Linux) for managing & sharing research papers, and a website where you can back up and access your research papers, discover research trends, and connect to like-minded researchers. Our vision is to create a "Last.fm for Research" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzJbrA9EY7A), and we believe that a "social network" for academics should emerge based on the underlying data. Let me know if you have questions, best wishes Jan (jan.reichelt@mendeley.com) An alternative approach to social networking for academics is Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com, I’m a co-founder).

Mendeley is two things: Free academic desktop software (available for Windows, Mac and Linux) for managing & sharing research papers, and a website where you can back up and access your research papers, discover research trends, and connect to like-minded researchers.

Our vision is to create a “Last.fm for Research” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzJbrA9EY7A), and we believe that a “social network” for academics should emerge based on the underlying data.

Let me know if you have questions,
best wishes

Jan (jan.reichelt@mendeley.com)

]]> By: Brett http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14224 Brett Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:12:52 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14224 I'm on LinkedIn (which I always read as Linkedln) but can't say I see much point in it. Have you seen academia.edu? It's kind of like Facebook for academics ... doesn't seem have the critical mass necessary yet, at least in history (just 4 people signed up from my department, the same number as a month ago). I’m on LinkedIn (which I always read as Linkedln) but can’t say I see much point in it. Have you seen academia.edu? It’s kind of like Facebook for academics … doesn’t seem have the critical mass necessary yet, at least in history (just 4 people signed up from my department, the same number as a month ago).

]]> By: sharon http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14223 sharon Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:59:18 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14223 Good to see you back! It's not specifically for academics, but I've been hearing good things about http://www.ning.com/ as a social networking site with less Evil than Facebook. Good to see you back!

It’s not specifically for academics, but I’ve been hearing good things about http://www.ning.com/ as a social networking site with less Evil than Facebook.

]]> By: Ben Brumfield http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/2009/03/02/back/comment-page-1/#comment-14222 Ben Brumfield Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:59:13 +0000 http://www.investigations.4-lom.com/?p=580#comment-14222 Welcome back! Glad to see you're feeling better. Welcome back! Glad to see you’re feeling better.

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