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Towards a Theoretical Framework for Analysing Blogs as User-Generated Content

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The purpose of this study is to create a theoretical framework for analysing blogs as user-generated content. The theoretical framework for this conceptual study is created from the motives of users for engaging in user-generated content and the outcomes of doing so. The motivations for consuming and participating in user-generated content are social aspects, information search, entertainment and inspiration, and economic incentives. The motivations for producing user-generated content are self-expression, social aspects, information dissemination, entertainment, and economic and professional incentives. Discussion practices form the basis for the outcomes of engaging in user-generated content. The discussion practices in the context of user-generated content are social networking, drawing inspiration, sharing knowledge, providing peer support, negotiating norms, and opposing values.

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  1. School of Management, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

    Riikka Makinen & Pekka Tuominen

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  1. Faculty of Political Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin

  2. MUFG Union Bank, San Francisco, California, USA

    Hakan Danis

  3. Faculty of Tourism, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ender Demir

  4. Eurasia Business and Economic Society, Fatih Istanbul, Turkey

    Ugur Can

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Makinen, R., Tuominen, P. (2017). Towards a Theoretical Framework for Analysing Blogs as User-Generated Content. In: Bilgin, M., Danis, H., Demir, E., Can, U. (eds) Financial Environment and Business Development. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39919-5_38

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