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• Henry Gee

  22 June 2008 | 08:10

  Thanks for posting that, Graham. I thought it was a good overview and an interesting comparison between Science Blogs and NN. I’d encourage others to read it too—sure, there’s not much here that people won’t know, but it’s interesting to see ourselves as other see us.

  I was struck by how she characterized NN as ‘British’ (aaaargh!) but also how positive she was about the fora and discussion aspects of NN.

• Bora Zivkovic

  23 June 2008 | 00:47

  I agree. Also take into account how long it takes for these essays to get published once written and submitted. NN is now full of energy, but that is a relatively recent occurrence and it took a while to get to this point.

• Anna Kushnir

  23 June 2008 | 02:53

  I enjoyed this article very much. Thanks, Graham, for posting and Bora for forwarding. I liked that the author talked about how science blogs benefit scientists as much as they do the general public. I tend to forget that part when thinking about the impact of science blogs.

  NN is British, eh? I did always want a British accent. I wonder if my blog has an accent…

• elisabetta tola

  23 June 2008 | 09:27

  Hi everybody, apologies for defining NN ‘british’. Probably due to the fact that we perceive everything linked to Nature as ‘british’ and I am well aware though that the NN has a real global dimension. As Bora says, papers take time to be produced and published, while the net is so much faster in changing… anyway, I’ll be presenting some more work at the PCST in Malmo this friday, namely the result of a number of interviews done mainly to italian bloggers on the impact of science blogging on science communication. i’ll love some feedback and hints, if anyone wishes to share their view with me. is anyone going to the PCST?

• Maxine Clarke

  24 June 2008 | 07:39

  Elisabetta, thanks! For many years we have been trying to correct media and others who call Nature “British”—we are an international journal. So you are not alone. We print the journal in the UK, US and Japan, and have editorial offices all over the world, mainly USA, UK, mainland Europe, and Tokyo, but elsewhere too. The largest proportion of our authors is in the US, and also subscribers and other readers.

  Nature Publishing Group as a whole is even more international.

  But, people and publications still refer to us as “British”!

• Graham Steel

  24 June 2008 | 12:49

  Ciao Elisabetta. Thanks so much for dropping by and commenting.

  Hi everybody, apologies for defining NN ‘british’.

  You are forgiven.

  Great article. Spotted it on Saturday, saw that there was a science blogging forum at NN so hence my post.

  All the best for PCST !