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Personal Online Journaling or 'Blogging'. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2009, Pages: 152
This book examines the perceived social effects of keepers of on an online journal, or blog. Users of a popular blogging site were surveyed in order to determine how they felt that using the site has impacted upon their family, friend and self relationships. Participants were asked 70 questions to the ascertain possible social impacts of keeping a blog. 322 respondents answered the survey which was mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions, and the data provided was analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The results illustrated that keeping an online journal does impact these users, with respondents citing both positive and negative effects. This book examines an under-investigated area of social science research, that is, the intersections of online and offline life, and the inherent social implications.
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