Examining the New Influencers: A Self-Presentation Study of A-List Blogs

By Kaye D. Trammell, Ana Keshelashvili. 2005

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Subfields: Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Human-Computer Interaction

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Kids These Days: Examining Differences in Political Uses and Gratifications, Internet Political Participation, Political Information Efficacy, and Cynicism on the Basis of Age (2011, background): “…political process (now socialized online rather than face to face); yet it could also be argued that people might want to avoid the Internet and its potential exposure to the “armchair analyst” political discourse that advances in personal publishing have fostered (Trammell & Keshelashvili, 2005).”
I'm Going to Instagram It! An Analysis of Athlete Self-Presentation on Instagram (2015, background): “For instance, Trammell and Keshelashvili (2005) discovered that men were more likely to maintain filter blogs (information related to events external to the author), while women were more inclined to run diary blogs (sharing commentary on one’s life).”
How Much Do They Think It Affects Them and Whom Do They Believe?: Comparing the Third-Person Effect and Credibility of Blogs and Traditional Media (2007, background): “…the so-called cyperbole and exaggerated claims of blogs being a medium of increased personalization and thereby potentially influential medium (Trammell & Keshelashvili, 2005), this study found that when it comes down to comparing blogs with more traditional media, there are no observable…”
On the Interpretation of Digital Trace Data in Communication and Social Computing Research (2014, background): “Two studies of blogs and personal Web pages emphasize hyperlinks’ capacity for self-expression through engagement with individual interests and social identities (Papacharissi, 2002; Trammell & Keshelashvili, 2005; Trammell et al., 2006).”
Blogging Practices: An Analytical Framework (2007, background): “Depending on their position within these dynamic social networks, which in turn is a function of the relations obtained through blog-based communication, some bloggers Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 12 (2007) 1409–1427 ª 2007 International Communication Association1419 (the ‘‘A-List’’) h”
Understanding the appeal of user-generated media: a uses and gratification perspective (2009, background): “Similarly, a blog can be considered a self-reflective account that serves the purpose of personal expression (Trammell and Keshelashvili, 2005).”
Anonymity and Self-Disclosure on Weblogs (2007, methodology): “As in interpersonal relationships, self-disclosure has been found to be an effective tool for self-presentation management and relationship construction on blogs (e.g., Bortree, 2005; Huffaker & Calvert, 2005; Trammell and Keshelashvili, 2005).”
The Social Dimension of Blogging about Health: Health Blogging, Social Support, and Well-being (2011, background): “As a broadcast medium that has the potential to be read by a number of people (Nardi et al., 2004; Trammell & Keshelashvili, 2005), blogs may be a useful mechanism for increasing one’s access to weak ties.”