How does the blog differ from a listserv?
Unlike a listserv, in which any subscriber can randomly drive the content of the discussion, the blog will be more structured. GLRPPR staff members will write the regular posts and readers can respond by posting comments. This allows for more focused discussions. Blog posts are also archived, categorized and searchable, creating an online repository of information that can be accessed at any time. The archives can be linked to from other web sites (including the main GLRPPR site and portions of it which might relate to blog categories, such as the Sector Resources). Listservs are email based, and can sometimes become a burden on the inbox of subscribers, causing the managers of listservs to be more conservative in using them to disseminate information (i.e. high-quality, but low volume). Blogs allow for more liberal sharing of information, since the readers are more in control of receiving the information by either going to the blog site to read new posts or reading RSS feeds of posts
