Open AccessRzeczpospolita blogów [Republic of Blog]: Examining Polish Bloggers Through Content Analysis
Author(s) -
Trammell Kaye D.,
Tarkowski Alek,
Hofmokl Justyna,
Sapp Amanda M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of computer‐mediated communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.15
H-Index - 119
ISSN - 1083-6101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00032.x
Subject(s) - hyperlink , content analysis , context (archaeology) , content (measure theory) , psychology , expression (computer science) , world wide web , sociology , computer science , social science , web page , paleontology , biology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , programming language
While researchers are increasingly interested in understanding the social context of weblogs, or blogs, most existing studies rely on analysis of English‐language content. This study is a quantitative content analysis of Polish blogs (N=358) aimed at understanding the content elements and user‐initiated features, such as hyperlinks, of blogs under the theoretical framework of uses and gratifications. Results indicate that self‐expression is the primary motivation for blog posts. Furthermore, Polish bloggers appear to be driven more by self‐expression than by social interaction motivations. Additional findings explored the relationship among motivations, gender, and topics discussed in blogs.