Essays about: "blogosphere"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word blogosphere.

1. 1. “Mommy meets Money”: Digitized forms of affective labor among ‘mommy’ bloggers and the biopolitical production of ‘life’ as a marketable commodity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Erla Gjinishi; [2018]
   Keywords : affective labor; biopolitical production; everyday life; marketable commodities; virtual economy; reproductive labor; social factory; ‘mommy’ blogging; multitude; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study explores the ways in which digitized forms of affective labor among ‘mommy’ bloggers effectuate biopolitical production of ‘life’ as a marketable commodity. Situating the research in a context of a neo-liberal re-structuring of the global order and dissolving biopolitical state boundaries, this study captures the transformation of ‘life’ and its quotidian needs and capabilities into a terrain for commodification. READ MORE

3. 2. Common Practices in Blogger Relations - An Exploratory Research on Structures, Dynamics and Dependencies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Daniela Weltz; [2016]
   Keywords : blogger relations; influencer relations; interdependence; professional blogger; PR agencies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The blogosphere recently experiences an increasing attention by PR practice which engages in blogger relations to target bloggers as influential online gate-keepers. Bloggers thereby are given numerous possibilities to make use of their authenticity and credibility, and endorse brands through collaborations with PR. READ MORE

4. 3. EXILE 2.0. An analysis of Afrah Nasser’s blog authorship

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Lorna Bartram; [2015-06-09]
   Keywords : arabiska; blogging; exile; Yemen; connected migrant;

   Abstract : The thesis analyses how blogging in the Arabic blogosphere conditions political authorship in exile and how new digital media technologies create novel forms of presence at a distance. This purpose is fulfilled by an in-depth analysis of the works by Yemeni blogger Afrah Nasser. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Because you cannot recommend yourself

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Tuire Melander; [2014]
   Keywords : practitioner perspective; public relations; communication; social media; blogs; blog marketing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : “Because you cannot recommend yourself” – An exploratory study of practitioner perceptions on the use and challenges ofblogs as a medium in PR In the 21st century, an overwhelming majority of all information generated by companies and consumers is digital. Having gone from passive audiences to actively coproducing content for PR and marketing, consumers are better positioned than ever to share their experiences and recommendations through online social networks. READ MORE