[Air-l] blogs and value

[Amanda Lenhart]

I just complete my MA thesis, and it addresses some of the topics
discussed in this thread. In particular, I looked at the interaction
between a blog author and his or her audience, both measurable and
imagined, and how the conceptualization of audience alters a blog
author's presentation through/in the blog. Further, the thesis discusses
how problems and variations in audience conception create difficulties
in interactions in the blog and the formation of norms for blogging.

My thesis is not yet available online, but if you would like to read it,
please email me off-list. 

--Amanda 

Amanda Lenhart
Communications, Culture & Technology
Georgetown University
&
Pew Internet & American Life Project
alenhart at pewinternet.org

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Humphry
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Subject: Re: [Air-l] blogs and value

Hi Tamara, 

My own blogging practice and motives are much more akin with yours
Tamara. I think that one of the advantages of imagining that there
"might" be a readership but not being entirely concerned if there is
one or not, can help to formulate your thinking as a process in
itself. I used to use a technique in journalling where I imagined
myself writing for someone and had an image in mind of who that person
was. I think this is one of the playful aspects of blogging and
writing in general. With blogs this is particularly powerful since it
blurs the line between imagined community and existing community. The
idea that it is a solitary and self-reflective exercise and that it
also published and may interest others and be read by others is not
mutually exclusive.

Cheers,
Justine

On 4/28/05, Alan Sondheim <sondheim at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Along these lines - has anyone worked with diagrammatic tools such as
> FreeMind or Ted Nelson's ZigZag? I'd really like to hear about their
> experiences.
> 
> Thanks, Alan
> 
> http://www.asondheim.org/ nettext at
> http://biblioteknett.no/alias/HJEMMESIDE/bjornmag/nettext/ WVU 2004
> projects: http://www.as.wvu.edu/clcold/sondheim/ partial backup at
> http://www.as.wvu.edu:8000/clc/Members/sondheim Trace projects at
> http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/writers/sondheim/index.htm Books: Vel
(Blazevox)
> The Wayward (Vox) Sophia (Writers Forum) .echo (Alt-X)
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