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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825244003321

Autore

Perlmutter David D. <1962->

Titolo

Blogwars / / David D. Perlmutter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-029416-7

1-281-37465-2

9786611374655

0-19-971934-9

1-4356-3364-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

320.97301/4

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States

Communication - Political aspects - United States

Blogs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Beyond the Blog "Revolution"; 2 From Cybercommunity to Blogland; 3 The Ascent of Blogs; 4 Mercuries and Wisebots: External Political Roles of Bloggers; 5 "My Fellow Blogging Americans": Internal Political Roles of Bloggers; Afterpost: Continue the Conversation; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Political blogs have grown astronomically in the last half-decade. In just one month in 2005, for example, popular blog DailyKos received more unique visitors than the population of Iowa and New Hampshire combined. But how much political impact do bloggers really have?. In Blogwars, David D. Perlmutter examines this rapidly burgeoning phenomenon, exploring the degree to which blogs influence--or fail to influence--American political life. Challenging the hype, Perlmutter points out that blogs are not that powerful by traditional political measures: while bloggers can offer cogent and convincin