JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14(4): 546-556, doi: 10.3217/jucs-014-04-0546
Success Factors in a Weblog Community
expand article infoChristian Safran‡, Frank Kappe§
‡ Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria§ Graz University of Technology, Austria

Corresponding author: Christian Safran ( csafran@tugraz.at )

© Christian Safran, Frank Kappe.
This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.
Citation: Safran C, Kappe F (2008) Success Factors in a Weblog Community. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14(4): 546-556. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-014-04-0546
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Abstract
User generated content published via weblogs (also known as blogs) has gained importance in the last years, and the number of globally available weblogs increases. However, a large fraction of these show low publishing activity and are rarely read. This paper is a quantitative analysis of success factors in a community of over 15.000 weblogs, hosted by a local Austrian newspaper. We looked at publishing activity by content type, community activity and writing style. Also, the interconnectedness of the community was analyzed.
Keywords
user generated content, weblog analysis, e-communities, blogging