World History
There is a new wiki project called the Academic Blog Portal. The FAQ at the site notes, "This is a portal that is intended to provide resources for (a) academic bloggers, and (b) people who want to read academic blogs. It is a first step towards Scott McLemee's suggestion of an aggregating site to provide the academic blogosphere with a greater degree of coherence. The main organizing principle of the site is a list of academic blogs, organized by discipline."
There is already a substantial amount of content on the History page. I guess this page may rival Cliopatria's History Blogroll at some point. In addition, it appears that the site is encouraging blog authors to write short articles about their blogs and themselves. This could be a nice feature giving this site extra value. The key will be in how good the community is in keeping non-academic blogs (primarily splogs) from getting listed and using the site to help in spamming efforts.
Also, do not try to unmask anonymous bloggers' identities here! The FAQ also notes, "Any attempt to reveal the identity of a blogger who prefers to remain anonymous will result in immediate and permanent banning with extreme prejudice."
- The 2007 Cliopatria Awards: Nominations
The Cliopatria Awards recognize the best history writing in the blogosphere. There will be awards in six categories: Best Group Blog Best Individual Blog Best New Blog Best Post Best Series of Posts Best Writer Cliopatria, as host of the awards, is ineligible...
- New Domain For The World History Blog
The new domain for the World History Blog is http://www.worldhistoryblog.com. The old Blogspot domain will still work and should redirect to the new address. If you have links to the World History Blog on your blog or site, I would appreciate it if you...
- 2006 Cliopatria Awards Nominations
Nominations for the 2006 Cliopatria Awards Nominations are now open. The Cliopatria Awards recognize the best history writing in the blogosphere. Bloggers are encouraged to nominate candidates for Best Individual Blog, Best Group Blog, Best New Blog,...
- Citizendium - An Alternative To Wikipedia?
I read in a recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education that there is a move being made to create an alternative to Wikipedia. It is called Citizendium. Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, is attempting to create an academic version...
- Teachers Speak Out Of Turn
Teachers speak out of turn. I encourage everybody to check out this article in today's USA Today. It features K-12 teachers who actively blog. Several history bloggers are included. In fact, the most prominently featured blogger is elementaryhistoryteacher...
World History
History at the Academic Blog Portal
There is a new wiki project called the Academic Blog Portal. The FAQ at the site notes, "This is a portal that is intended to provide resources for (a) academic bloggers, and (b) people who want to read academic blogs. It is a first step towards Scott McLemee's suggestion of an aggregating site to provide the academic blogosphere with a greater degree of coherence. The main organizing principle of the site is a list of academic blogs, organized by discipline."
There is already a substantial amount of content on the History page. I guess this page may rival Cliopatria's History Blogroll at some point. In addition, it appears that the site is encouraging blog authors to write short articles about their blogs and themselves. This could be a nice feature giving this site extra value. The key will be in how good the community is in keeping non-academic blogs (primarily splogs) from getting listed and using the site to help in spamming efforts.
Also, do not try to unmask anonymous bloggers' identities here! The FAQ also notes, "Any attempt to reveal the identity of a blogger who prefers to remain anonymous will result in immediate and permanent banning with extreme prejudice."
- The 2007 Cliopatria Awards: Nominations
The Cliopatria Awards recognize the best history writing in the blogosphere. There will be awards in six categories: Best Group Blog Best Individual Blog Best New Blog Best Post Best Series of Posts Best Writer Cliopatria, as host of the awards, is ineligible...
- New Domain For The World History Blog
The new domain for the World History Blog is http://www.worldhistoryblog.com. The old Blogspot domain will still work and should redirect to the new address. If you have links to the World History Blog on your blog or site, I would appreciate it if you...
- 2006 Cliopatria Awards Nominations
Nominations for the 2006 Cliopatria Awards Nominations are now open. The Cliopatria Awards recognize the best history writing in the blogosphere. Bloggers are encouraged to nominate candidates for Best Individual Blog, Best Group Blog, Best New Blog,...
- Citizendium - An Alternative To Wikipedia?
I read in a recent issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education that there is a move being made to create an alternative to Wikipedia. It is called Citizendium. Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, is attempting to create an academic version...
- Teachers Speak Out Of Turn
Teachers speak out of turn. I encourage everybody to check out this article in today's USA Today. It features K-12 teachers who actively blog. Several history bloggers are included. In fact, the most prominently featured blogger is elementaryhistoryteacher...