Why PhDs should start blogging

Things New PhDs Should Start Doing [via José Luis Orihuela]

1. Keep a Research Diary
2. Maintain an Electronic Bibliography
3. Know Your Search Engines
4. An Archiving System for Useful Info
5. Learn The Composition of your Research Community
6. Document Useful Learning Experiences
7. Keep a Professional Home Page
8. Maintain an Updated CV
9. Get Involved Early On
10. Develop Research Meta-awareness

This article provide a good reference to justify why PhDs should start blogging :)

Later: by following links from this article I arrived to Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students by Phil Agre. Something to add to my to read list.

Archived version of this entry is available at http://blog.mathemagenic.com/2003/06/01.html#a638; comments are here.

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