02682nam 2200613 a 450 991078181830332120230721032149.00-19-029416-71-281-37465-297866113746550-19-971934-91-4356-3364-4(CKB)1000000000484890(EBL)415128(OCoLC)476240247(SSID)ssj0000113205(PQKBManifestationID)11129844(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000113205(PQKBWorkID)10100138(PQKB)10080650(Au-PeEL)EBL415128(CaPaEBR)ebr10215749(CaONFJC)MIL137465(MiAaPQ)EBC415128(EXLCZ)99100000000048489020070419d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBlogwars[electronic resource] /David D. PerlmutterOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-530557-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-235) and index.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; IndexPolitical 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 convincinCommunication in politicsUnited StatesCommunicationPolitical aspectsUnited StatesBlogsUnited StatesCommunication in politicsCommunicationPolitical aspectsBlogs320.97301/4Perlmutter David D.1962-1495104MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781818303321Blogwars3864684UNINA