Most of my students will already be familiar with the trend described in this article, but it's still good to see mainstream media tracking this trend.
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Academics give lessons on blogsBlogs are increasingly being used by academics and students.
Until a few months ago, the attention paid to web logs, or blogs, focused mainly on politics and the media business.
However, many in academia followed the web-diary of Salam Pax, the famous Baghdad blogger during the build-up to the war in Iraq.
Now, the technology that has been an alternative source of news to many academics is being incorporated more fully into university life.
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