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Edit 1:

A small addition for neutrality and understanding to the sentence... “Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject or topic, ranging from politics to sports.”

Recommendation: "Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject or topic, ranging from philosophy, religion, and arts to science, politics, and sports."

Edit 2: Add blog awareness section:

The idea is to include a way to translate the social/psychological aspect of blog reading and blog writing by providing context to the content (meaning of a blog) which entails the processes (expressions/impressions) behind the act of blogging as awareness is important in understanding new media.

Aspect(s) Awareness: Blog Adoption, Blog reading, and Blog writing

From, The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; the article, The Effects of Reading and Writing Habits on Blog Adoption (2015), defined blog adoption as an individual’s decision to maintain a continual active use of blogs.

This article expands on related research on how individuals discover blogs through people they may know or through promoted ads, which depicts blogging as a social and purpose-oriented activity towards the blogger’s personal social networks and the unknown readers. As such, it has been shown that reading and writing habits play a part in predicting blog adoption. A framework proposed by Deng and Yuen (2011) identifies three major blogging behaviours; such as, blog writing, reading, and commenting. These behaviours are also seen as aspects that influence the blog(s) individuals choose to adopt. This framework suggests that writing blogs involves self-expression which leads to self-reflection, reading blogs involves the interaction and connection between the reader, the content, and the community for self-reflection and inspiration, and commenting on blogs involves access to reflective dialogue and social support of others. These social practices have advantages similar to social expression, social connection, and social interaction. It’s important to note that blog reading and writing differ from reading offline materials, and the adoption of blog reading and writing skills may be essential for healthy habitual online reading and writing practices.

Citation: Quadir, Benazir, and Nian-Shing Chen. “The Effects of Reading and Writing Habits on Blog Adoption.” Behaviour & Information Technology, vol. 34, no. 9, Sept. 2015, pp. 893–901, doi:10.1080/0144929X.2015.1022224.