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Blogging practices in the German-speaking blogosphere

empirical findings from the "Wie ich blogge?!"-survey
[working paper]

Schmidt, Jan

Corporate Editor
Universität Bamberg, Fak. Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften, Forschungsstelle "Neue Kommunikationsmedien"

Abstract

This working paper presents findings from a large-scale survey (N=5,246) of the german-speaking blogosphere, focusing on the sociodemographic characteristics and motivations of active bloggers as well as on routines for presenting oneself, dealing with social relationships, and using the blogosphere... view more

This working paper presents findings from a large-scale survey (N=5,246) of the german-speaking blogosphere, focusing on the sociodemographic characteristics and motivations of active bloggers as well as on routines for presenting oneself, dealing with social relationships, and using the blogosphere as a source of information. In general, the majority of bloggers records episodes and events of their private lives, while keeping contact with other readers and authors through comments and (to a lesser extent) a blogroll. However, there are some significant differences among blogging practices: Routines of identity management differ significantly among bloggers of different age, while routines of relationship management and information management depend rather on the blog's age, pointing to the influence of experience with the new online format.... view less

Keywords
weblog; Internet; web 2.0; computer-mediated communication; social network; software; user; online media; motive; German-speaking area

Classification
Interpersonal Communication
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Interactive, electronic Media

Method
quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2007

City
Bamberg

Page/Pages
21 p.

Series
Berichte der Forschungsstelle "Neue Kommunikationsmedien", 07-02

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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