This was one of many questions debated at the Second Annual Scientific Blogging Conference in North Carolina this weekend which I attended together with over 200 other folks who work in scientific communication.
When I told my friends I was going to North Carolina this weekend to attend a blogging conference they either said, "cool - why?" or "you're weird - why?".
Hey Greg, thanks for the post, it's nice to share what went on. Of course, if they want more, they can view the conference flickr stream http://flickr.com/photos/tags/sciencebloggingcom/ or the full blog coverage http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2008/01/science_blogging_conference_vi.php