The Skinned-Knee Bloggers and Networkers

Identification of influential social networkers

Online social networking is deeply interleaved in todays lifestyle. People come together and build communities to share thoughts, offer suggestions, exchange in­ formation, ideas, and opinions. Moreover, social networks often serve as platforms for information dissemination and product placement or promotion through viral marketing. The success rate in this type of marketing could be increased ...

Endometriosis: the bloggers' tales.

To cite: Quilliam S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2014;40:142–144. BACKGROUND To bridge the gap – that’s what my brief for the Journal has always been. To create understanding between reproductive health professionals and health service consumers – to help the former appreciate the needs of the latter. This is why I often base my columns directly on the experiences of end-users: women patient...

Role Identification of Social Networkers

Most of the definitions of roles in network analysis have their origin mainly in sociological and psychological research, where social roles are treated as “cultural objects that are recognized, accepted and used to accomplish pragmatic interaction goals in a community” [Gleave 2009]. Sociological research emphasizes the importance of relations to others and expectations for systematic behavior...

Understanding the Video Bloggers' Community

The Practices and Popularity of British Bloggers

A snapshot of the British blogosphere focusing on the blogging habits and technical abilities of a sample of British bloggers. Most of the academic research that has so far been published on blogging behaviour has been based on US bloggers. By investigating British bloggers, who are relatively late in the field as a group, we hope to clarify the role of gender, as opposed to early adoption or s...