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The third presentation on this session addressed the future of blogging. Author (Rasco Perschke) introduced a new technique for analysing blogs, called COM (communication-oriented modelling). We can use it for describing a large-scale communication networks, focusing on “message to message” relations, or for social variability and different levels of connectability. COM theory is a social theory, concentrating on messages and communication operations (inception and reception). Authors made a study of linking, since links are the central elements of weblog posting. They looked at how links were integrated into blogs entries. The last presentation I listened to in this session was a very interesting Jan Schmidt’s presentation on Blogging as social action. Firstly, he introduced various styles of blogging: private journals, expert communication, corporate communication and political communication. Then he introduced how a blogging episode is framed by various structural elements, such as codes, rules and relations. Those interested can find the whole stuff here.
After lunchtime I went to listen to session Digital Divide & Digital Inequality, which included three presentation (one of them was Vesna’s Advanced Measuring of Digital Divide). But in was particularly intrigued by the one on Non users of internet, presented by Maren Hartmann. She conceptualised the internet non-user as a research category. They don’t use internet due to lack of trust, luck of abilities, they either have no need or desire. To find out more about non-users, please read this report from Pew Internet.
The last three sessions I listened to on Tuesday were session on Website evaluation, session on Interaction Processes in Online Groups and last one Response rates in Online Surveys. The most impressive presentations: Uwe Matzat on Theory of relational signals in online groups and Adam Joinson (who also chaired the blogger session) with Personalisation, authentication and self-disclosure in self-administered web surveys. Well, this one was really something. That nice British accent, a cup of coffee and very relaxed appearance made it the winner of the conference for me;)). Tho I must not forget Lars with his progress indicators and Katja’s meta-analysis. I was really tired by the end of the day so I made very little or no notes at all. But after the first day, I was very happy with the conference. A delicious conference dinner was a nice closure to it.
To be continued …
By Nana | April 1, 2005 | Topics: Conferences, Les Voyages |