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Title:
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A REVIEW OF POLITICAL BLOGS: A MALAYSIAN STUDY |
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Author(s):
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Azma Asnawishah Abd Hakim, Brian Corbitt, Leslie Young |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-20-5 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Blog, Web 2.0, political participation, information, media. |
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Type:
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Reflection Paper |
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First Page:
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223 |
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Last Page:
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226 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The advent of Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging tools has meant that there are more opportunities for people to access and exchange information. In Malaysia, political parties and politicians are making use of web blogs to spread their political information. The interactive blogging activities through Web 2.0 have revolutionized the means of exchanging and disseminating political information, insights, and opinions everyday. As the usability of blogs is growing as a medium for political information, it has deliberative potential to influence citizens to participate in political activities. This paper seeks to understand how and why political web blogs are adopted in Malaysia. By exploring who are writing these blogs and the issues that are raised from these blogs, this paper also attempts to provide a review of using web Blogs as a tool to influence the political participation of citizens. |
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