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Social exchange online: Public conversations in the blogosphere

  • University of Texas at Arlington

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Abstract

The increasing popularity of blogs brings the potential to change traditionally agreed upon norms regarding interpersonal communication due to the non-directed nature of self-disclosure inherent in blogging. This exploratory study investigates the relationship between bloggers' intended audience, content characteristics of their posts, and expectations for two primary interpersonal norms: reciprocity and equity. Results suggest bloggers who target their strong tie networks disclose a range of traditionally private, intimate content, and expect their readers to follow traditional interpersonal communication rules.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2008, HICSS
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2008, HICSS - Big Island, HI, United States
Duration: Jan 7 2008Jan 10 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Print)1530-1605

Conference

Conference41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2008, HICSS
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBig Island, HI
Period01/7/0801/10/08

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