Essays about: "Weblogs blogs"

Found 4 essays containing the words Weblogs blogs.

  1. 1. Formality and contextuality in blogs: A linguistic analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sarah Eldursi; [2014-02-19]
    Keywords : weblogs; formality; F-score; contextuality; pronouns; contractions; hedges; emphatics;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate formality and contextuality in weblogs. It investigates the main formality and contextuality features principally focusing on the F-score proposed by Heylighen and Dewale (1999). The primary material comes from the online blog directory Technorati and from Blogeries.com. READ MORE

  3. 2. Out of Africa - New Media, Back Writing and the African Diaspora

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Barbara Hauer-Nussbaumer; [2014]
    Keywords : New Media; Blogging; Postcolonialism; Identity; Diaspora; Africa; Narratives;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the relation of New Media, in particular blogging, at the intersection of the African Diaspora, identity construction and postcolonial thought. Postcolonialism is a theory and practice that seeks to encounter the dominant Western discourse and its affects on both the individual as well as society as a whole. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards a Taxonomy of Privacy Concerns of Online Social Network Sites Users : A Case Study of Facebook Beacon

    University essay from KTH/Data- och systemvetenskap, DSV

    Author : Arshad Jamal; [2011]
    Keywords : Weblogs blogs ; social network sites OSNS ; privacy; thematic analysis; Facebook;

    Abstract : More than half a billion people use Online Social Network Sites (OSNS) today. They disclose personally identifiable information such as names, date of birth, email address, phone numbers, and home address on their profiles. Some OSNS users also disclose their political and religious views and personal interests. READ MORE

  5. 4. Blogging - a Democratic Movement of Citizen Involvement or a Global Mass Attempt of Communal Self-Absorption? A qualitative study of motivations for blogging

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Moritz Gombert; [2009-03-06T07:18:37Z]
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    Abstract : Titel: Blogging – a Democratic Movement of Citizen Involvement or a Global Mass Attempt of Communal Self-Absorption? Författare: Moritz Gombert Termin: Påbyggnadskursen, vårterminen 2007 Abstract: Blogging has become a global mass phenomenon with a currently estimated total number of 70 million registered weblogs worldwide. The development of free blog software has tremendously lowered the barriers for mass amateur publishing. READ MORE