Smith, A (Smith, Alastair) Issues in "Blogmetries" - Case studies using BlogPulse to observe trends in weblogs

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: AlastairSmith at vuw.ac.nz

Author(s): Smith, A (Smith, Alastair) 

Title: Issues in "Blogmetries" - Case studies using BlogPulse to observe 
trends in weblogs 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
726-730, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: weblogs; search engines; longitudinal studies; 
methodology; case studies 

Abstract: Weblogs ("blogs") have emerged as a significant communication 
medium. The BlogPulse Trend Search tool was used for a number of case 
studies, examining trends in the use of terms in blogs. The paper 
discusses methodology issues in searching blogs, concluding that blogs can 
indicate new trends in popular culture, language, and science. However 
interpretation of trends requires careful examination of the postings, to 
ensure that an apparent trend is not due to problems in terminology, spam, 
trivial references to the concepts, etc. In particular, there seems to be 
no easy way to link postings to particular countries. 

Addresses: Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Informat Management, Wellington, 
New Zealand. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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