Where to Find Francessa’s Blog Research:
Blog URL: http://francessarichresearch.blogspot.com/
Category: Research, Blogging

Francessa’s Blog Research

“Constructing and Deconstructing Blogs and the Blogosphere: Approaches - Methods - Studies – Publications”

If this blog sounds familiar it is because we visited Francessa Rich a while back at her Francessa’s Thinking blog. You might recall her as the teacher and researcher specializing in the internet communication of teens. At the time of her first review I mentioned her other blog—Francessa’s Research Blog—which is equally deserving of review all its own.

Francessa’s Blog Research - Why You Should Go

Francessa’s Research Blog (which is maintained in both English and German) is where she shares many of her researched sources. The blog is not as regularly updated, as it looks to depend largely on the current status and reach of her research, but as a compilation of work it offers a lot. Research topics break down into several themes and categories, including

• History/Basics/General
• Archetypes of Blogs & Bloggers
• Search Engines, Rankings & More
• Studies, Survey, Research, Polls
• Blogging & Concepts of Community
• Influence of Blogs & Blogosphere
• Blogging and Education
• Regional Blogospheres
• Blogging & Journalism
• PR & Corporate Blogging
• Sports Blogs
• Books
• Teens and SNS

But perhaps Francessa describes it best: “This blog is a gathering place, an instant database, collecting a sound body of evidence.”

Summing Up Francessa’s Blog Research

Francessa’s Research Blog is a reliable resource for information relating to teens and the internet, as well as blogging and its impact. Go here to learn from Francessa, gain insight into the world of and behind the scenes of blogging, and for direction to leading informational resources on a variety of internet and blog-related subjects.

Go here to check out Francessa’s Blog Research.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008

Where to Find Francessa’s Thinking:
Blog URL: http://francessarich.blogspot.com/
Category: Reviews, Personal Blog

Francessa’s Thinking

Hoping to expand our international reach a bit beyond our three nations of main interest—which have been, up until now, Australia (Sean’s & Digg It’s real home), the U.S. (mine), and Canada (close by), I was excited to see that Lydia from Writerquake was recommending a blog written by a woman who lives/commutes between Austria and Germany (the blog, however, is in English). I had high hopes that this would be a blog worth reviewing, and I wasn’t disappointed. Actually when I got there I had a choice of two great blogs, but more on that another day…

Francessa’s Thinking is written by Francessa Rich, a teacher and researcher researching the internet communication of teens. Her posts include many reviews of thought-provoking books and movies, and also posts of a more natural and observational nature. It’s a nice balance and an easy read on some interesting subjects.

Francessa’s Thinking - Why You Should Go

As I mentioned when I got to Francessa’s blog I had a choice to make—which of her two to review (the other being her research-focused blog)? And I very nearly went with the other for today, because it offered some very interesting views and analyses of blogging and life through the internet. But I thought it more appropriate to start with this one, to where Lydia sent me.

The reason for my choice was the reason for Lydia’s blog, which does so nicely capture the spirit of blogging. She began her blog in the interest of connecting with and learning from people all over the world, and also to give others “a glimpse of European points of view.” Hers is a highly respectable task that offers the opportunity to open the mind, expand your horizons, and understand a bit more about diverse cultures, worth sharing for the premise of the blog itself.

Summing Up Francessa’s Thinking

Francessa’s thinking is a rare opportunity in blogging. It is written in English (with the warning that Francessa is not a native English speaker, but you’d never know it to read it!) with an admirable goal, and what’s more it offers information of insight and value. If being one in a global community is your goal, this is a blog to put on your list.

Go here to check out Francessa’s Thinking.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008