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虚拟居所探究:对博客社区边界的探索

In search for a virtual settlement:An exploration of weblog communityboundaries

Lilia Efimova
Telematica Insituut, The Netherlands
lilia.efimova@telin.nl

Stephanie Hendrick
The Department of Modern Languages-Umeå University, Sweden
stephanie.hendrick@engelska.umu.se

摘要

      尽管博客被认为是“底门槛”在线发布工具，使得个人（很容易）公开表达自己（的观点），但是有越来越多的社会结构的证据表明：博客和他们对写博客的规范和实践的影响。博客日志和它的作者的联系显示：博客社区并不总是有共享空间、清晰的边界和明确的关系，这对于有志于研究博客社区的学者是一个挑战。

      本文力求对发现“建筑中的交往”的理论有所洞察和研究——虚拟居所，很可能是博客们定居的地方。我们使用Jones（1997）关于虚拟居所的理论和考古 ，来表达 定位博客社区面临的研究挑战。我们提出一个包括提炼研究理论的重申方法，这个理论基于对社区规则、实践和人工品的一系列假设。人工品可视为标定社区存在的指示标。一项引导性研究显示：对博客日志之间的链接的社会网络分析可以用来识别知识管理博客的社区

Abstract.

Although weblogs are perceived as low-threshold tools to publish on-line,
empowering individual expression in public, there is growing evidence of social structures evolving around weblogs and their influence on norms and practices of blogging.Emerging from connections between weblogs and their authors, weblog communities often do not have a shared space, clear boundaries, or clear membership, challenging researchers who want to study them.

The purpose of this paper is to get an insight intomethods of finding "life between buildings": virtual settlements where weblog communities may reside. We use Jones (1997) theory of a virtual settlement and archaeological metaphor to address research challenges of locating weblog communities, suggest an iterative approach that includes refinement of research methods based on assumptions about community norms, practices and artefacts, and propose which artefacts could serve as indicators of a community presence. A pilot study is presented, where a social network analysis of links between weblogs is used to identify a community of knowledge management bloggers.

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