Examining Privacy in Blogging from the Reader's Perspective

While previous work has studied bloggers' practices with respect to negotiating privacy, little research has been done on blog readers' perceptions of privacy. This poster presents results from a qualitative study of blog readers, describing how privacy is connected with contextual appropriateness, personal content, and perceptions of online and offline identity. These results are compared to previous, bloggeroriented findings to work towards a better understanding of privacy perceptions and practices in blogging.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ICWSM
• Authors: Eric Baumer, Mark Sueyoshi, Bill Tomlinson
• Keywords: Blog Readers, ICWSM 2008, Internet Technology, Perceptions, Privacy Perceptions