Comments on: Central Asian Voices http://registan.net/index.php/2007/01/22/central-asian-voices/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 03:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan http://registan.net/index.php/2007/01/22/central-asian-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-339247 Nathan Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:34:12 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/01/22/central-asian-voices/#comment-339247 I have very good reason to believe it's not imitation, and that the last thing that they want is to be considered a blog. And following from that, I don't think that they necessarily want to be considered "of the blogosphere," but instead a more "serious" site that acknowledges (maybe even draws attention to?) the blogosphere and partially imitates its style. I've noticed too that these institutional blog projects often don't hire people from the blogosphere. I don't think that they necessarily need to do so to do well, but it certainly helps, as politicians have learned. (I should note that Blake Hounshell/prakike of <i><a href="http://americanfootprints.com/drupal/" rel="nofollow">American Footprints</a></i> fame is the web editor at <i>Foreign Policy</i>, which runs the very good <i><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/" rel="nofollow">FP Passport</a></i> blog. So, CEIP has the know-how.) But hey, if anyone else wants to hire me for something similar, I'll be needing a job far too soon. I have very good reason to believe it’s not imitation, and that the last thing that they want is to be considered a blog. And following from that, I don’t think that they necessarily want to be considered “of the blogosphere,” but instead a more “serious” site that acknowledges (maybe even draws attention to?) the blogosphere and partially imitates its style.

I’ve noticed too that these institutional blog projects often don’t hire people from the blogosphere. I don’t think that they necessarily need to do so to do well, but it certainly helps, as politicians have learned. (I should note that Blake Hounshell/prakike of American Footprints fame is the web editor at Foreign Policy, which runs the very good FP Passport blog. So, CEIP has the know-how.)

But hey, if anyone else wants to hire me for something similar, I’ll be needing a job far too soon.

]]> By: Laurence http://registan.net/index.php/2007/01/22/central-asian-voices/comment-page-1/#comment-339149 Laurence Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:39:14 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/01/22/central-asian-voices/#comment-339149 Hey, Nathan! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...My Uzbek students used to copy stuff all the time, so perhaps Dr. Olcott has gone native? In any case, this sort of thing shows that you are having an impact. Strange that Carnegie didn't offer you the job of webmaster. I wonder why not? Hey, Nathan!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…My Uzbek students used to copy stuff all the time, so perhaps Dr. Olcott has gone native? In any case, this sort of thing shows that you are having an impact. Strange that Carnegie didn’t offer you the job of webmaster. I wonder why not?

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