The Comparison of Users Activity on the Example of Polish and American Blogosphere

Blogs are popular way to express opinions on the Internet. Due to their popularity and their public character blogs attract attention of many researchers. In this paper we compare two national blogospheres (Polish and American) from different angles such as characteristics of messages and interactio...

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Published in:Scientific programming 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-11
Main Authors: Zygmunt, Anna, Gliwa, Bogdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blogs
Comparative analysis
User behavior
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Summary:Blogs are popular way to express opinions on the Internet. Due to their popularity and their public character blogs attract attention of many researchers. In this paper we compare two national blogospheres (Polish and American) from different angles such as characteristics of messages and interactions, structure of social groups, topics discussed in them, and the influence of real-world events on the behavior of such groups. In our approach we try to combine in advanced manner users activity on both the individual and community level. The comparison reveals some differences and various characters of both portals. Methods for analysis of groups dynamics, users roles, and topics in groups are presented.
ISSN:1058-9244
1875-919X
DOI:10.1155/2015/907547