Blog Carnivals takes the time to find really good blog posts on a given topic, and then puts all those posts together in a blog post called a "carnival". They think blog carnivals are a great way for bloggers to recognize each other's efforts, organize blog posts around important topics, and improve the overall level of conversation in the blogosphere. Carnivals come in edited "editions", just like magazines or journals. The fact that carnivals are edited (and usually annotated) collections of links lets them serve as "magazines" within the blogosphere, and carnival hosts can earn their readership by providing high quality collections. Since blog carnivals include lots of posts on specific topics, they also serve as a place to connect with those who are expert (or at least highly opinionated!) and those who are interested in that field. This has been added to the tools section of Research Rsources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.
posted by Marcus Zillman |
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