Weblogs or blogs are Web based diaries of individuals or organisations.
With
over 70 million blogs in existence this new breed of online commentating
has
taken the Internet by storm and has the potential to be a significant
source of
information, debate and research material for social scientists.
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 7th-16th March 2008,
Intute:
Social Sciences will be featuring a series of articles by their subject
editors
on the blogs they find the most useful in their work. Whether it is
online
sources of political gossip, an insight into the latest economic issues
or how
psychological research may tell you more about what you are thinking and
why,
let the editors at Intute: Social Sciences guide you to through the
Social
Science blogosphere - or at least the parts of it, that they like the
most!
Visit http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/blog each day during the
Festival
and you will find a new article picking out some Favourite Blogs, why
not also
join the conversation and tell the social science community about some
of your
favourites.
If you would like any more information about this virtual event please
contact
Debra Hiom [log in to unmask] or Paul Ayres [log in to unmask]
The Festival of Social Science is organised by the Economic and Social
Research
Council, and runs from March 7th to 16th, alongside National Science and
Engineering Week. It celebrates some of the very best British social
science
research, as well as highlighting the ways in which social science makes
a
difference to everyday lives. Press releases detailing some of the
varied
events are available at http://www.esrcfestival.ac.uk/ or for more
information
please contact the ESRC Press Office on 01793 413032 or via e-mail:
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Debra Hiom
Intute: Social Sciences
ILRT
University of Bristol
8-10 Berkeley Square
Bristol BS8 1HH
Tel: +44(0)117 928 7117
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/
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