Comments on: Mapping the Diversity of the Blogosphere: A Bloggasm Case Study http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: prin http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-52504 prin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:55:49 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-52504 Is it the end of the world if your stats aren't accurate to within two percentage points 19 times out of 20? lol Anyhoo, I'm part of the "personal diary" crowd and for sure we're more abundantly women than men, so these stats where men were clearly ahead were kind of interesting. More women do it purely for fun, I guess*. :D *not a scientific conclusion based on factual statistical analyses... ;) Is it the end of the world if your stats aren’t accurate to within two percentage points 19 times out of 20? lol

Anyhoo, I’m part of the “personal diary” crowd and for sure we’re more abundantly women than men, so these stats where men were clearly ahead were kind of interesting. More women do it purely for fun, I guess*. :D

*not a scientific conclusion based on factual statistical analyses… ;)

]]> By: Radfem http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-738 Radfem Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:20:53 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-738 Interesting survey and article. I wondered how blogs were categorized especially if they could fit in more than one. I have a blog that could fit in law/legal(though it addresses law enforcement which is a bit different) and in local, because it focuses on one city. Both are integral to its identity. A lot of blogs seem to be like that. Political blogs, for example can be more than one thing. I had the same question as scrupeda about language representation because "blogsphere" would include blogs of different languages wouldn't it? I'm new to the whole blogging thing and I've been reading more of them in many of these categories. Mostly women's. My niche as it were is very small I think and probably mostly male. What amazes me is how people view your blog(though in my experience, there's been a lot of unpleasantness) and how the same people who dislike it one week, will see something they like the next week and react. It can even galvanize people into action and not always the people you expect, in the ways you expect. Interesting survey and article.

I wondered how blogs were categorized especially if they could fit in more than one. I have a blog that could fit in law/legal(though it addresses law enforcement which is a bit different) and in local, because it focuses on one city. Both are integral to its identity. A lot of blogs seem to be like that. Political blogs, for example can be more than one thing.

I had the same question as scrupeda about language representation because “blogsphere” would include blogs of different languages wouldn’t it?

I’m new to the whole blogging thing and I’ve been reading more of them in many of these categories. Mostly women’s. My niche as it were is very small I think and probably mostly male. What amazes me is how people view your blog(though in my experience, there’s been a lot of unpleasantness) and how the same people who dislike it one week, will see something they like the next week and react. It can even galvanize people into action and not always the people you expect, in the ways you expect.

]]> By: Anne http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-726 Anne Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:00:34 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-726 I'm in the social sciences and am currently researching blogging, so when I saw a link to this I had to click over and see what non-academics are up to. Not totally a bad job for a layperson and I'll bookmark it for my own write-up later, however Markus addressed everything I could think to address, most especially (1) your lack of complete method disclosure and (2) the actual frequencies (not %) of your "statistics". Could you update your post with this information or be willing to email me your data? I’m in the social sciences and am currently researching blogging, so when I saw a link to this I had to click over and see what non-academics are up to.

Not totally a bad job for a layperson and I’ll bookmark it for my own write-up later, however Markus addressed everything I could think to address, most especially (1) your lack of complete method disclosure and (2) the actual frequencies (not %) of your “statistics”. Could you update your post with this information or be willing to email me your data?

]]> By: isb http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-720 isb Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:09:46 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-720 White/Black/Asian... truly a relevant question. Or is it? Does it tell something about bloggers? No! yours truly, white European male Finn with short hair and big muscles p.s. you can add those important details to your list White/Black/Asian… truly a relevant question. Or is it?

Does it tell something about bloggers? No!

yours truly,

white European male Finn with short hair and big muscles

p.s. you can add those important details to your list

]]> By: Shelly http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-683 Shelly Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:23:03 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-683 I agree about the LiveJournals. Mine is for discussing writing. Most of the LJs I read are by writers who discuss their writing progress mostly. I consider that a niche. I agree about the LiveJournals. Mine is for discussing writing. Most of the LJs I read are by writers who discuss their writing progress mostly. I consider that a niche.

]]> By: Terry Karney http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-675 Terry Karney Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:48:01 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-675 I think listing livejournal, xanga, etc. as "personal journals" misses a large chunk of people who use it as a "niche" blog. I have more politcs in my blog than a lot of the "blog blogs" and some users (say insomnia, or jmhm [sysiphus shrugged) on are decidely political bloggers. The medium, in this case, doesn't define the message. I think listing livejournal, xanga, etc. as “personal journals” misses a large chunk of people who use it as a “niche” blog.

I have more politcs in my blog than a lot of the “blog blogs” and some users (say insomnia, or jmhm [sysiphus shrugged) on are decidely political bloggers.

The medium, in this case, doesn’t define the message.

]]> By: markus http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study/comment-page-1#comment-668 markus Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:40:28 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/mapping-the-diversity-of-the-blogosphere-a-bloggasm-case-study#comment-668 Next time please use technocrati or one of the update announcement lists to build a database of blogers to e-mail. It may be equally biased, but importantly (a) the bias is more readily identifyable and crucially (b) the damn thing can be replicated. I know you journo types are ignorant when it comes to the social sciences, but you have heard of the importance of replication, right? (If you're too much in love with your niche structure, put down the google search strings and the method of selecting blogs from the results.) Also, if you're dividing 302 respondents among 20 categories and then giving percentages for subgroups, list the actual numbers. Yes, that will make it more obvious you are talking out of your posterior, but at least it's honest. E.g. Wine Blogs break 66% male, 34% female. So, did 3, 6 or even 9 people answer? Next time please use technocrati or one of the update announcement lists to build a database of blogers to e-mail. It may be equally biased, but importantly (a) the bias is more readily identifyable and crucially (b) the damn thing can be replicated. I know you journo types are ignorant when it comes to the social sciences, but you have heard of the importance of replication, right? (If you’re too much in love with your niche structure, put down the google search strings and the method of selecting blogs from the results.)
Also, if you’re dividing 302 respondents among 20 categories and then giving percentages for subgroups, list the actual numbers. Yes, that will make it more obvious you are talking out of your posterior, but at least it’s honest.
E.g. Wine Blogs break 66% male, 34% female. So, did 3, 6 or even 9 people answer?

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