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New media use in context: Enviromental cues and online self-disclosure via weblogs

  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

As Internet access moves away from desktop platforms to increasingly mobile, handheld, ubiquitous computing tools, questions arise regarding the impact physical surroundings have on online self-disclosure. Considering that popular Web2.0 applications like weblogs are characterized by broad and often intimate disclosures of personal information, we test the relationship between a range of environmental characteristics and onine self-disclosure via blogs. Results suggest that both the familiarity and perceived warmth of locations predict online disclosure. Interestingly, results also suggest that people with low general life satisfaction who also like to talk about themselves tend to engage in online self-disclosure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2009 - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom 2009
Pages416-422
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom 2009 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: Aug 29 2009Aug 31 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2009
Volume4

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing, SocialCom 2009
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period08/29/0908/31/09

Keywords

  • Online self-disclosure
  • Physical context
  • Social context
  • Web2.0
  • Weblogs

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