{"id":3390,"date":"2017-01-12T13:39:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T18:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2017-01-12T13:39:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T18:39:30","slug":"reflectiononblogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/12\/reflectiononblogging\/","title":{"rendered":"A Reflection on Blogging, in 15 Tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier today I reflected on my start as a Blogger\u2122 over on Twitter, which is basically where I blog now (hashtag blogging is dead or something). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenBHeard\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Heard<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">who has his own blog<\/a>) suggested I post it here too, and I figured for old time sake (and so I don&#8217;t forget my login information)\u00a0that that sounded like a great idea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks the 7th anniversary of the greatest career decision I&#39;ve made: I hit &quot;Publish&quot; for the first time on my blog.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819576702464618496\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/12\/new-blog-on-the-block\/\" target=\"_blank\">that first introductory post here<\/a> if you want. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversityinfocus.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/18\/the_money_makers\/\" target=\"_blank\">first &#8220;real&#8221; post is here<\/a> (which I&#8217;m pleasantly surprised to admit stands up pretty well 7 years later).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;d say &quot;started a blog 7 years ago&quot; but in reality I bought the domain &amp; installed WordPress almost 8 years ago, then timidly sat on it<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819577839909502976\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the time, significantly more so than now, it was a crazy idea to write sciency words for free that didn&#39;t &quot;count&quot; academically<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819578309604442112\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My friends &amp; advisors all questioned my spending time blogging rather than focusing on research, but I thought it might pay off longterm<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819578821150212098\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luckily, I think it has. Blogging and other social media activity, have provided countless professional &amp; personal opportunities<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819579284931117061\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a major upcoming thing that I can draw a straight line between my starting a blog to getting an invite to become involved with <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pl051mzyI5\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pl051mzyI5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819582968159236096\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#39;t publish on my blog as often as I used to, but it&#39;s always there if I need a place to share my thoughts or opinions in longer form<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819579832078057472\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And it&#39;s also something I can point to and say Look! I did a thing that I&#39;m proud of, that has affected people, and that has helped me grow<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819580194176507906\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And I&#39;m even more excited that my blog was one of those selected to help researchers understand how readers use &amp; view science blogging <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGWj2SUn9t\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZGWj2SUn9t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819583428425351169\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The blogosphere has evolved remarkably since I started, but the community that has evolved with it remains my #1 source of inspiration<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819580774953402368\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While I&#39;m in a reflective mood, here are 3 blog posts I wrote which you may not have read but which I really like:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819584405891063808\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1. A phylogeny of early-days insect blogs based on behavioural &amp; morphological characters <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WoG1PVuVjo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WoG1PVuVjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819584744572723200\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2. A biography of Willi Hennig, taxonomist and father of phylogenetics who&#39;s place in science history is undervalued <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZaYH2Mzfi\">https:\/\/t.co\/QZaYH2Mzfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819585369889009665\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3. A look into the extreme gender imbalance present in taxonomy, particularly among journal editorial boards <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AAlMDIYKd\">https:\/\/t.co\/4AAlMDIYKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819585926171082753\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is all to say thanks for sticking with me, for reading what I wrote, and for sharing your own thoughts in response. It&#39;s been great<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morgan Jackson (@BioInFocus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BioInFocus\/status\/819581308003373060\">January 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today I reflected on my start as a Blogger\u2122 over on Twitter, which is basically where I blog now (hashtag blogging is dead or something). 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