Resource 2:

Peterson, E. (2011). How Conversational Are Weblogs?. Languageinternet, 8, 1. Retrieved from http://www.languageatinternet.org/articles/2011/Peterson

 

In this article, Peterson carries out a debate on the idea of whether or not weblogs can be considered conversational through the ways the addresser and addressee interact with one another. The scope of this article incorporates the different approaches taken by the bloggers themselves in writing content for the consumption of their readers and also not forgetting the motivations behind using a blogging platform as oppose to others.  I have chosen this article as it contains an interesting explanation on the ambiguous relationships between the reader and writer which has a somewhat direct relationship in maintaining a continuous conversational mode online through written text. Another interesting fact is the way in which bloggers are not exactly worried with the content that they written as they do not directly see who is reading their posts. Hence, the change of style in their writing to something a little more immediate, intimate and honest. This article is definitely relevant to the topic because of the rise in the use of the blogging platforms which encourages a different type of written communication as one can be absolutely anonymous. Therefore, providing a space for a more expressive “conversations” to take place with less concern. After doing some research on the reliability of the source, I found that the author, Eric E. Peterson is a professor from the Southern Illinois University and is currently focusing his research on the embodiment of weblog storytelling and the advancement of computer-mediated communication ("Eric E. Peterson - Communication and Journalism - University of Maine", 2016).