Presentation for the panel <i>New modes of scholarly communication: blogs, wikis, and web2.0 in academia</i> at <a href=http://www.berlin6.org/>Berlin 6 Open Access conference</a>, Dusseldorf, Germany, November 11, 2008. Blogpost with background and links is <a href=http://blog.mathemagenic.com/2008/11/11/blogging-phd-research-and-what-happens-next/>here</a>