Social Exchange Online: Public Conversations in the Blogosphere

Stefanone, Michael A.; Jang, Chyng-Yang

doi:10.1109/hicss.2008.400

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“…These findings align neatly with the outcomes of previous work that has concluded that bloggers tend to direct their output deliberately to others with whom they have strong ties (Stefanone & Jang 2008 This practice tallies with an expectation that members of this particular audience should comment on the blogger's output. Equally the sense of the blogger's own obligation to return the favour is also strong.…”

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Not what you know, nor who you know, but who you know already: Examining Online Information Sharing Behaviours in a Blogging Environment through the Lens of Social Exchange Theory

Hall¹,

Widén²,

Paterson³

2010

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This paper focuses on the extent to which online information sharing practice is socially motivated. A key interest is how knowledge of the existing social connections between actors may predict their information sharing behaviour when they move into an online environment, and the relative importance of these connections when set against other factors that may motivate online information sharing within a closed group. The examination of online information exchanges between members of a defined community of bloggers reveals that those with established off-line relationships are more likely to interact with one another when they move into an online environment than those who have not enjoyed earlier contact. The findings of the empirical study are evaluated with reference to social exchange theory, with acknowledgement of the importance of shared social capital as a prerequisite for the efficient operation of work-groups, both in face-to-face and online environments. It is concluded that social exchange theory can be deployed as a means of explaining online information sharing behaviours. The study findings have implications for the design of environments for purposes of online information sharing, especially in terms of the provision of substitutes for physical proximity in distributed organisations, the operation of reward systems, and expectations for communities to develop their own information sharing ecologies.

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Section: Findings From the Empirical Study The Influence Of Establishsupporting

confidence: 87%

Not what you know, nor who you know, but who you know already: Examining Online Information Sharing Behaviours in a Blogging Environment through the Lens of Social Exchange Theory

Hall¹,

Widén²,

Paterson³

2010

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“…Reading and authoring blogs have become increasingly popular among Internet users (Madden et al 2007). Previous studies found that the majority of blogs are personal in nature (Lenhart and Fox 2006;Nardi et al 2004;Stefanone and Jang 2008) and people use it for relationship purposes (Stefanone and Jang 2007). This makes bloggers a particular interesting subgroup of Internet users to examine.…”

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I Think You Know Who I Am: Bloggers' Perceived Identifiability

Jang

Stefanone

2009

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Bloggers who conduct relational communication via their public posts on the Web have to make decisions regarding the degree to which they would like to reveal their real-world identity. On the one hand, disclosing identity related information online can be risky. On the other hand, being identifiable is essential for positive relational communication. This study explored factors influencing bloggers’ decision of identity disclosure. Data were collected via an online survey of 148 randomly selected bloggers. Results showed that self disclosure tendency and targeting blogs at family and close friends were positive predictors to bloggers’ perceived identifiability. In addition, extraversion was found to moderate the relationship between bloggers’ perceived vulnerability and identifiability.

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“…We see substantial congruence between Web 2.0's culture of personal selfdisclosure and the ''reality culture'' that has come to dominate some segments of the television market. Recent research on blogging, for example, finds that disclosures via personal-journal style blogs are often nondirected in nature (Stefanone & Jang, 2008). The following review discusses the normative values of RTV, variables we believe affect the social cognitive process, and poses hypotheses about the intersection of ''reality'' media culture and new media behavior.…”

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