Living LabSpaces - LabSpaces.net Living LabSpaces - LabSpaces.net http://www.labspaces.net/view_blog.php?ID=855 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:46:33 -0500 Labspaces.net RSS Blog Feed http://www.labspaces.net/view_blogs.php http://www.labspaces.net/images/badge_large.png Featured - @DonorsChoose, a great cause for bringing science to our most needy students <table> <tr><td> Well, it&#039;s that time of year again.&amp;nbsp; It&#039;s the annual Donor&#039;s Choose drive to promote scientific literacy in grade school classrooms.&amp;nbsp; The LabSpaces crew has once again teamed up to select a variety of projects to to fund to help bring new materials into classrooms to enrich students and their scientific education.&amp;nbsp; Yesterday, we gave $60 to a project in ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Science Politics http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1489/_DonorsChoose__a_great_cause_for_bringing_science_to_our_most_needy_students Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:42:07 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Blog and News Commenting...Now Facebook enabled <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4d49838b50b221296663435_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="30.4" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Facebook.comThis update was a long time coming but I finally sat down and coded in the ability to authenticate blog and news article comments using Facebook Connect.&amp;nbsp; It was actually really easy once I started coding.&amp;nbsp; It only took two hours!For all of you anony bloggers and people who fly under a different "name" I&#039;ve also given you the option to OPT OUT of displayi; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1168/Blog_and_News_Commenting___Now_Facebook_enabled Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:18:33 -0600 Featured - Summary of today's posts: The stuff of mentoring <table> <tr><td> This month&#039;s LabSpaces blogging theme is all about mentoring styles.&amp;nbsp; The topic is pretty open ended, so we&#039;ll see where everyone ends up!&amp;nbsp; We decided that the basic theme would be mentoring styles and we&#039;d all write on the topic from our chosen perspective as mentee or mentor and then provide some insight on how we think the process can be improved upon.&amp;nbsp;; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/901/Summary_of_today_s_posts__The_stuff_of_mentoring Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0600 Living LabSpaces - Guest Post - XRayManCoUK: You never forget a good teacher <table> <tr><td> This is a guest post by XrayManCoUk about his experiences as mentee and mentor as a crystallographer in the UK.They say you never forget a good teacher but to be honest this is somewhat, erm, crap, you never forget a bad teacher either. So in short you never forget a teacher. Unless they were wholehearted bland. So this is wholly transferable to you never forget a good mentor or boss. In my somewh; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/900/Guest_Post___XRayManCoUK__You_never_forget_a_good_teacher Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:34:13 -0600 Living LabSpaces - And the winner is... <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4ca602ad21ec11285948077_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="107.2" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Jens LagnerAfter 4 weeks of heated discussions and friend recruiting, our first iPad contest comes to a close with Jane De Lartigue coming out as the winner.&amp;nbsp; In a close second was Nikkilina with Will rounding out third place.&amp;nbsp; Nikki wins the LabSpaces runner up junk package while Will takes home the EtonBio junk package.&amp;nbsp; Please message me your mailing informati; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/849/And_the_winner_is___ Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:30:39 -0500 Living LabSpaces - The Press Releases: An ongoing dilemma <table> <tr><td> There has been a lot of criticism again about why I post press releases on this website and what purpose they serve.&amp;nbsp; PalMD of WhiteCoatUnderground and ComradePhysio Prof have been very vocal about their contempt for this practice on my website.Let me first start off by saying that I entirely see where PalMD and CPP are coming from, although I think it’s disingenuous to comment about ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/801/The_Press_Releases__An_ongoing_dilemma Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:49:40 -0500 Living LabSpaces - A little competition never hurt anyone, right? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4cb5df3ad1a701286987578_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="53.333333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> &amp;nbsp;Credit: FoxumonIn the spirit of all of the bribes and contests going on this month for DonorsChoose, I will donate all of the advertising revenue the site generates this month to the DonorsChoose campaign of the blogger who has the most blog views.&amp;nbsp; Last month the site brought in $50 so there&#039;s at least $50 up for grabs!&amp;nbsp; Happy blogging and may the best writer win!; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Research http://www.labspaces.net/blog/735/A_little_competition_never_hurt_anyone__right_ Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:45:58 -0500 Living LabSpaces - But I don't wanna make an account to post in the forum: Creating a community <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c8643fb6747b_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="80" border="0" /> </td><td> Last night, I retweeted Genomic Repairman’s request for the twitterverse to sign up for an account at LabSpaces. He wanted users to join in on the discussions he was having in the group he created. We were greeted moments later by a tweet from DrugMonkey saying that THE Facebook for science is dead. Considering I just wrote a blog post on that exact topic, I found his tweet Ironic. The empha; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/508/But_I_don_t_wanna_make_an_account_to_post_in_the_forum__Creating_a_community Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:08:55 -0500 Living LabSpaces - THE FaceBook for science is dead: What's next? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c813004229ff_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="113.6" border="0" /> </td><td> Credit: Flavio TakemotoI recently got an e-mail from David Bradley asking my opinion of Web 2.0 as it relates to science, where it’s heading, and how we can get scientists more involved in web 2.0 / data sharing / and the semantic web. I thought this would be a great topic for me to write a real post on since I’ve been involved in this field and trying to promote the ideas of web 2.0 in the s; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/481/THE_FaceBook_for_science_is_dead__What_s_next_ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:48:45 -0500 Living LabSpaces - It's Contest Time in September <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c7420de3521b_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="60" border="0" /> </td><td> It&#039;s time for a contest, and not some lame contest where all you get is a crappily made t-shirt. This contest offers a treasure trove of novelty junk that could surely have bought Manhattan or some other island back in the early days of screwing over American Indians.There are two prize packages to be had and these will be awarded to the two LabSpaces members who have the highest point total; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/403/It_s_Contest_Time_in_September Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:13:30 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Get Your LabSpaces Junk <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c5ded2fdf42d_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="83.2" border="0" /> </td><td> I spent some time last night and today fixing up some high resolution images to upload to a Zazzle store. The bloggers have been nagging me for a junk shop pretty much since they started, so I figured it was important to them. I don&#039;t know about you all, but I&#039;m definitely getting a mug or two and at least one shirt. Stop by the store and see the rest of the junk!Zazzle StoreThe 3 des; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/297/Get_Your_LabSpaces_Junk Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Ed Yong, "So what's the deal with the Press Releases, Brian?" <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c5b03215a8e0_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="52.4" border="0" /> </td><td> I was clued into a discussion earlier this morning by BiochemBelle about some misconceptions about what LabSpaces actually is. I will say that when I first read the comment by Ed Yong that LabSpaces is just another news aggregator (paraphrased) I was pretty upset. For one, the news (or "news") is only a small fraction of what LabSpaces is all about. If this was just a news site, I would have ch; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Internet http://www.labspaces.net/blog/272/Ed_Yong___quot_So_what_s_the_deal_with_the_Press_Releases__Brian__quot_ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Living LabSpaces, for real <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/thumbs/4c5818925d4ac_thumb.jpg" width="80" height="64.533333333333" border="0" /> </td><td> This really is the story of my life. I meant to write this entry last Saturday when Genomic Repairman suggested we do a blog theme sometime next week. Of course I thought Monday was too early because I had a weekend of coding and lab work to get through, so I picked Tuesday...And here I am on Tuesday morning, writing this entry.My scientific life really began when I was in junior high and got my; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Careers http://www.labspaces.net/blog/248/Living_LabSpaces__for_real Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Guest Post by Jason Tetro: Why don’t we ever get 100% kill? <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/12801486434c4d84a31feda_blog.jpg" width="80" height="67.466666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> Over the last year, there has been a question on the minds of thousands of people that continues to be for the most part unanswered: Why do disinfectants and hand sanitizers kill only 99.9% of germs and not the full 100%? Or, more succinctly, why is there always 0.1% survival? Many people have surmised that the 0.1% is due to the presence of those superbugs we keep hearing about. Others have su; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Microbiology http://www.labspaces.net/blog/190/Guest_Post_by_Jason_Tetro__Why_don___t_we_ever_get______kill_ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Points System is Now Active <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/12785314164c34d758ac76d_blog.jpg" width="80" height="60" border="0" /> </td><td> I've been wanting to institute an awards system on the site for a while. It seems to be the "in" thing to do in social networking, plus it gives users a warm fuzzy feeling on the inside to be ranked and loved/hated by their peers.The system is pretty simple. You get points for posting comments, submitting links, and getting "likes" from other users. You can lose points by being overly spammy/ab; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/159/Points_System_is_Now_Active Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Redesigned! <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/12777481694c28e3c991b28_blog.jpg" width="80" height="62.4" border="0" /> </td><td> Hopefully you noticed that I spent the last few days redesigning the website. It was long overdue. I was really tired of the look of the old website and it wasn&#039;t organized in a way that let you get at a good look at all of the news that was available on the site. I hope you agree that the new design is much less crappy than the old one. At the very least its cleaner and has more white sp; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/143/Redesigned_ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Results of the press release <table> <tr><td> The results of the press release have been great. The story will run for a week as the cover story of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine web page. I was also contacted by a laboratory publication and they will be running an article about my site as a companion to a featured article of there's talking about how scientists can use social tools to better science. It'll be interestin; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/31/Results_of_the_press_release Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Press Release Links <table> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.labspaces.net/pictures/blog/122425315048f89ede13e35_blog.jpg" width="80" height="21.066666666667" border="0" /> </td><td> Here are the first 2 links: Iowa City Press Citizen UIowa Release Site I was informed today that it will be posted to EurekAlert and Newswise (My two main featured article sources). This could generate a huge amount of buzz about the site. I&#039;m EXTREMELY excited to see what happens over the next week (I hope my web host doesn&#039;t crash :P). I&#039;ll Update this post throughout the we; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/29/Press_Release_Links Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - The big announcement! <table> <tr><td> About a month ago I contacted the University of Iowa press office about the website. I told them I wasn't sure if it was what they would consider "news," and pitched them a small blurb about the site. To my surprise they were excited enough about it to send over a reporter from their office to interview me for a press release. I got the proof of the press release on Thursday, made a couple of m; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/28/The_big_announcement_ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Like the new design? <table> <tr><td> I've been working on a few redesign ideas in my head. I really didn't like the layout of the front page, so I changed it :) I think this look is a little cleaner and less busy. I also like dividing up the featured articles and the main stream news articles. I like parts of this layout, but don't be surprised if I tweak it some over the next couple of days :) There's a pretty cool announcement; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/19/Like_the_new_design_ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Ramping up for another advertising push <table> <tr><td> This past week I found a couple of Social networks for the sciences that have launched in the last few months. One was advertising itself as the "First" social network for the sciences, although its only been live for a month. I went live in the summer of 2006, Nature's goofy little network went live in December of 2006, followed by Biomed Experts and Researchcrossroads in January. So it seems ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/10/Ramping_up_for_another_advertising_push Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - New Ad Campaign This Week <table> <tr><td> I decided to do a little more advertising this week. I&#039;m still running this site on a shoestring budget but I decided $60/month in advertising is doable. I&#039;m currently running a $40 Fark ad for the week. You can see it Here. In addition I decided to test out StumbleUpon&#039;s ad service. Now if you don&#039;t know what StumbleUpon is, I encourage you to check them out because i; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/7/New_Ad_Campaign_This_Week Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - PR web wrap up <table> <tr><td> Well, its been a little less than 2 weeks since I spent $200 on a PRweb news release. I thought the release was well written and on an interesting topic, but I guess it didn't grab the attention of the PRweb subscribers. I should have been tipped off that this might be a problem since a large number of the releases on that site are for tech items. Haha, or maybe people just don't care about a s; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/4/PR_web_wrap_up Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Middle of the PRweb Press Release Week <table> <tr><td> I initially got 300 extra clicks from my $200 investment. That's about $1 a click or a really bad day with google Adwords. I guess I shouldn't have expected a whole lot out of the release, but I was hoping it'd be picked up by at least a few science blogs or something. The next phase of my advertising campaign is going to be a little more local I think. I e-mailed my press release to all of ; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/3/Middle_of_the_PRweb_Press_Release_Week Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Day 1 of the PRweb news Release <table> <tr><td> I spent the last month or so researching some good ways to promote the site. I had been using google adwords, but I got very mixed results and had few users stick around for more than one or two clicks (that was also back when the site was the "green monster" so who knows if I&#039;d have better luck now). More recently, I have read a bunch of blog articles about how using a PRweb news release; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/2/Day___of_the_PRweb_news_Release Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0500 Living LabSpaces - Labspaces Blogs Up and Running <table> <tr><td> I have finally added blogs to the website. Now you can write your own blogs that relate to the news stories on this site. In the future (like later this week): add RSS feeds for all bloggers blogs Add blogger links to link to outside sources When I get more time (and more server space): Allow picture uploads and image hosting Test out the blogs for me and let me know if you find any bugs. I'; (read more) </td> </tr> </table> <br>Source: LabSpaces.net - Discipline: Misc http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1/Labspaces_Blogs_Up_and_Running Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0500