Blogging's role in scientific research communication

Two views on blogging for scientists from Myles Allen "Explaining science to journalists and the public on blogs is fast and efficient. But is it all just too good to be true? Can science survive Web 2.0?" and Gavin Schmidt "Scientists know much more about their field than is ever published in peer-reviewed journals. Blogs can be a good medium with which to disseminate this tacit knowledge." via Christina Lis