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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A web log or blog is generally defined as a “personal website.” It allows you to easily publish a wide variety of content to the web. ... For instance, David Winer states that blogs are “…often-updated sites that point to articles elsewhere on the web, often with comments, and to on-site articles. ... Web logs often are highly focused around a singular subject, an underlying theme or unifying concept. ... Most of the web logs nowadays have adopted this format, with the advent of blogging services that allow one to update his blog as easy as sending email. ... ”
Web logs can also take on a variety of formats, not just written text and links. ... Trends are gearing towards the academic and journalistic function of web logs, which may be useful to us in the long run.
With this in mind, a research paper on the utilization of web logs by Filipinos who live outside the country and how they create an online community is proposed. This will enable Filipinos to learn the various uses of a web log, as well as examine the motivations of current blog users.
PROBLEM: How do Filipinos abroad form a community through the utilization of web logs?
GENERAL OBJECTIVE 1: To find out how Filipinos utilize web logs. ... To define common topics of Filipino web logs abroad. ... To determine the purpose behind the Filipinos’ utilization of web logs. ... To find out the Filipino user’s expectations and perceptions of web logs. ... To understand how the Filipino individuals use web logs. ... To know the effects of web logs at the individual level. ... To know the effects of web logs at the social level.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE 2: To trace the relationship development process in the Filipinos’ utilization of web logs. ... To describe the communication patterns of individuals who use web logs. ... To verify if relationships develop from the usage of web logs. ... To describe the individuals who have personal relationships formed through web logs. ... To find out if the relationships formed through web logs migrate to different settings. ... To be familiar with the kinds of relationships formed through web logs. ... To find out the characteristics of relationships that develop through web logs.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Studies about web logs are few and scarce. Here in Philippines, most of the people this researcher has encountered have not even heard of web logs. ...
Insert other uses of the Net
Web Logs
According to a study by Victor Rajewski (source), a blog is an “abbreviation for weblog, sometimes written we:blog. ...
Blogs as journalism: web logs in defense of democracy.pdf
Blogs as a research tool: Blogging thoughts
FRAMEWORK
METHODOLOGY
This research study aims to investigate how Filipinos outside the country form a community through the utilization of web logs. ... Research Design and Methods
The qualitative approach will be used for this research since the study primarily focuses on web logs and its various forms and functions in building an online community. Since there are numerous kinds of blogs online, and the uses of these are widely varied, the qualitative method is the best form of approach in seeking an in-depth analysis of the reasons behind the utilization of web logs. ... Fifteen people with active web logs (meaning their blogs are updated at least once a week), from different age groups will be interviewed through the use of chat (Internet Relay Channel), Yahoo Messenger (another online real-time basis chatting tool), and perhaps email (set of questions will be sent to the respondent). ... PARTCIPANT OBSERVATION – The researcher plans to create a web log of her own, in order for her to better understand the motivations behind its usage. ... Respondents/Sampling/Units of Analysis
The respondents for this study will be Filipinos who are residing outside the Philippines and who keep active web logs (blogs that are updated at least once a week). ... PURPOSIVE SAMPLING – Purposive sampling is used so that the researcher may narrow down the number of respondents to Filipinos living abroad who actively keep a web log. ... DIARY – The diary will feature the step-by step process of the researcher’s creation of a web log, as well as what gratifications she will get from its utilization. ... This is a form of media widely unexplored and she hopes that this study will be of use to future researches on web logs. ... Around this time, data gathering may continue, particularly participant-observation and the researcher’s creation of her own web log.
Approximate Word count = 4522
Approximate Pages = 18.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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