Why we blog

By Bonnie A. Nardi, Diane J. Schiano, M. Gumbrecht, Luke Swartz. CACM, 2004

1,102 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Communication, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/42214d712ed6c2d24e47a9bdabe505f5e0c819b8

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Communication

In Information Systems

In Sociology and Political Science

Citations in the corpus

Weblog success: Exploring the role of technology (2006, background): “Motivated by different reasons (Nardi et al., 2004), such as documenting one’s life, providing commentary and opinions, expressing deeply felt emotions, articulating ideas through writing, and forming and maintaining community forum, bloggers publish different types of information in their weblogs,…”
Generational differences in content generation in social media: The roles of the gratifications sought and of narcissism (2013, background): “…for web blogging self-expression , social interaction, entertainment, passing time, information, and professional advancement, and the study by Nardi et al. (2004) that concluded that bloggers blog to document their lives, provide commentary and opinions, express deeply felt emotions,…”
Rise of the expert amateur: DIY projects, communities, and cultures (2010, background): “Nardi, et al. emphasize five motivations of bloggers, among them: personal documentation, emotional outlet, muse (formulating ideas in writing), and supporting specific communities such as poets or musicians [ 29 ].”
Mining communities and their relationships in blogs: A study of online hate groups (2007, background): “Bloggers often make a record of their lives and express their opinions, feelings, and emotions through writing blogs (Nardi et al., 2004).”
Weblogs, traditional sources online and political participation: an assessment of how the internet is changing the political environment (2009, background): “…and self-presentation (Herring et al., 2004; Trammell and Keshelashvili, 2005); however, blogs are portrayed increasingly as community forums (Nardi et al., 2004), political outlets (Kerbel and Bloom, 2005; Sweetser and Kaid, 2008; Trammell et al., 2006b) and as an interactive space within a…”
User-generated content on the internet: an examination of gratifications, civic engagement and psychological empowerment (2009, background): “As a whole, these four factors were conceptually consistent with the theoretical expectations described by Nardi et al. (2004) and Papacharissi (2003).”
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, neutral): “For example, a number of studies look at personal blogs, which most commonly resemble the traditional diary (Herring et al, 2004 ; Nardi, Schiano, Gumbrecht, & Swartz, 2004 ; Papacharissi, 2004 ; Trammell, Tarkowski, Hofmokl, & Sapp, 2006 ).”
On Brands and Word of Mouth (2013, background): “Consuming or thinking about a brand can evoke emotions that people might like to share with others (Heath, Bell, and Sternberg 2001; Nardi et al. 2004; Peters and Kashima 2007) to express or ease emotional arousal (Berger and Milkman 2012).”