Ahmad, Rahayu and Lutters, Wayne G. (2011) Interpreting user-generated content: What makes a blog believeable? In: Online Communities and Social Computing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6778 (2). Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 81-89. ISBN 978-3-642-21795-1

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Abstract

Blogs have democratized participation for everyone who wants to publish on the Internet.This trend, however, is problematic for readers trying to determine trustworthy and believeable sources.This blog diary study, allowed us to understand what aspects influenced believability and ultimately utililty through capturing routine blog-surfing behaviors.We found that literary appeal constituted by authentic and personalized stories positively influence the believability of blogs.Blogs that stimulated readers’ desire for novel and rare information also enhance their believability.Other factors that significantly correlated with believability included aesthetics, matching information needs and user expectations.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	4th International Conference, OCSC 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011. Proceedings
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	College of Arts and Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Rahayu Ahmad
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2016 00:46
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2016 00:51
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17392

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