Many of the reasons I blog are summarized in this excellent piece.
Shorter, better, faster, free: Blogging changes the nature of academic research, not just how it is communicated
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/12/28/shorter-better-faster-free/
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