“The Psychology of Blogging: You, me and everyone in between”

Gurak, L. (2008). The psychology of blogging: You, me, and everyone in between. American Behavioral Scientist, 52(1), 60-68.

This article discusses the psychological implications behind blogging from a theoretical framework. The author considers the use of blogging in research methods for data collection in addition to examining how mediated interfaces are used in every day life. While blogging give people an opportunity to engage into a digital web rather than actual face to face experiences the author points out it is a feature of “the 21st century communication”. Additional considerations are noted in the public and private elements involved in the process of blogging with various objective considerations.