In this paper, we propose the architecture for a weblog data mining system. Our objective is to allow users to interactively understand the blogspace by providing a system framework for retrieving relevant weblogs and obtaining highlighted information. We focus on two important technical components in the system. The first is weblog ranking. We introduce weighted link-based weblog ranking, whic...

Weblogs have recently gained considerable media attention. Leading weblog sites are already attracting millions of visitors. Yet, success in the highly competitive world of weblogs is not easily achieved. This study seeks to explore weblog success from a technology perspective, i.e. from the impact of weblog-building technology (or blogging tool). Based on an examination of 126 highly successfu...

This research project presents an effort to use entry texts and hyperlinks in personal weblogs to observe the variance of local culture reflected in American cities. By geocoding the blogosphere, this project indexes the location of personal weblogs. The hyperlink network among blogs in American cities is presented. Finally, maps of two keywords’ distribution among American cities are plotted. ...

This short paper constitutes the first phase of a long-term project focused on probing American urban culture by examining the hyperlinks and text of personal weblogs. It discusses methods of extracting geographic location information from weblogs and ways of indexing weblogs to city units. After a brief introduction to the broader research plan, the paper proposes a process to automatically ex...

Based on a comprehensive theoretical framework [1] – in which we (Baumgartner, Bergner and Pullich suggest a typology of Content Management Systems (CMSes)) – this article explores more in detail the intrinsic functionality of weblogs from an educational perspective. I will summarize different aspects of weblogs, which are unique for weblogs and central for their discursive educational usage: •...

Weblogs werden zunehmend für das Informationsund Wissensmanagement in Unternehmen und anderen Organisationen eingesetzt. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird – anknüpfend an den systemtheoretisch fundierten Wissensbegriff des Soziologen Helmut Willke – eine explorative Studie zur Weblognutzung in zwei universitären Projekten (Aufbau weiterbildender Studiengänge) vorgestellt. Die in einem mehrmonatigen ...

Web 2.0 can provide learners with increased interaction and online collaboration. Among its applications, weblogs have gained an increasing popularity as they allow bloggers to voice their own perspectives which can be delivered to a large audience through the Web. Weblogs can be integrated into teaching-learning process as they encourage learners to collaborate and freely voice their ideas. Ho...

Weblogs stellen textbasierte Inhalte in umgekehrt chronologischer Reihenfolge dar und erlauben zusätzlich Feedback in Form von Kommentaren. Einfachheit und Autonomie im Betrieb tragen vermutlich zusammen mit ihrer speziellen Eigenart, implizites Wissen zu externalisieren, zur steigenden Verbreitung bei. Als sozio-technische Systeme besitzen Weblogs Charakteristika, die das Verstehen und die Abs...

A relationship among language, gender, and discourse genre has previously been observed in informal, spoken interaction and formal, written texts. This study investigates the language/gender/genre relationship in weblogs, a popular new mode of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Taking as the dependent variables stylistic features identified in machine learning research and popularized in a ...