A positive review of PrawfsBlawg

Wisconsin Lawprof and cheese-monger extraordinaire Gordon Smith (who blogs at Conglomerate, Law & Entrepreneurship, and at Times and Seasons, where I'm one of his co-bloggers) has posted some interesting thoughts on "blogging synergies."  He writes that synergy between co-bloggers can really help a group blog to establish itself, in a way the the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts. 

I think Gordon's on to something.  Blogging synergies allow co-bloggers to build off of each other's strengths and to explore more thoroughly their common interests.  Plus, a good group blog brings together the separate (but overlapping) communities of people interested in the subjects discussed by each of the different contributors, and that interaction creates its own synergy.  And finally, a good group blog can avoid one of blogging's biggest pitfalls -- dead time -- by having enough contributors to consistently keep good material flowing.

Gordon also has some kind words for us Prawfsblawgers in particular, writing: 

It's been entertaining for me to watch Prawfsblawg organize. At first, the posts seemed like a wholly random collection of thoughts, most about law schools and law teaching. As time has passed, the bloggers over there have been refining their blogging styles and converging on a more consistent style. Moreover, they have expanded their topical repertoire, and they now post on all sorts of legal issues while retaining an affinity for topics relating to law schools and law teaching. My sense from looking at the long list of guest bloggers is that they are still figuring out the ultimate direction of the blog, but they are in the process of creating a really good product.

Thanks for the kind words, Gordon!  I've enjoyed Prawfsblawging so far as well, and like you, I have the sense that the blog is cohering into something distinct and recognizable.  Hopefully the future will see the development of this voice, as well as bringing added synergies that make the blog even better.