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1、AComparativeStudyofCampaignBlogsandWebSites:TheCaseofTaiwan^s2008LegislativeElection(AcceptedbyOnlineInformationReview,aSSCIjournal,andisscheduledtopublishinJune,2010)Classifications:ResearchPaperPurpose:ThebloggingphenomenonhasbecomeaprimarymodeofmainstreamcommunicationfortheWeb2.0era.Whilepreviou
2、sstudiesfoundthatcampaignWebsitesdidnotrealizetwo-waycommunicationideals,thecurrentstudyinvestigatespotentialdifferencesincommunicationpatternsbetweencampaignblogsandWebsitesduringTaiwan,s2008legislativeelections,withanaimatexploringwhetherthebloggingphenomenoncanelicithopetoimprovetheprocessofonli
3、nepoliticalcommunication.Design/Methodology:Thisstudyusedacontentanalysisapproach,ormoreprecisely,thewebstyleanalysismethod,whichwasdesignedspecificallyforanalyzingWebcontent,andappliedittoanonlinecampaigncontextinadifferentpoliticalculture,usingTaiwarfslegislativeelectionasacasestudy.Findings:Resu
4、ltsindicatedthatboththethemesofcampaignblogsandWebsitesfocusedon"attackingopponents,Mratherthanfocusingonpoliticalpoliciesorsubstantialinformationconcerningparticularissues.However,campaignblogsandWebsitessignificantlydifferedinallotherdimensions,includingstructuralfeatures,functions,interactivity,
5、andappealstrategies.Overall,intermsoftheonlinedemocraticideal,campaignblogsappearedtoallowmoredemocratic,broader,deeper,andeasiertwowaycommunicationmodelsbetweencandidatesandvotersoramongvoters.Originality/Value:Thisstudyfoundaparticularroletakenbyhyperlinksoncampaignblogs.Byprovidingagreaterabunda
6、nceofexternallinksthancampaignWebsites,campaignblogsallowedmorevoters,especiallyyoungerones,tosharepoliticalinformationinamannerthatisquitedifferentfromthetraditionalone-waycommunicationmodel.Thisstudyalsoarguesthatinteractivitymeasuresshouldbeincorporatedintowebstyleanalysismethod・ResearchLimitati
7、ons:Thecurrentstudyfocusedoncandidates^blogsandWebsitesanddidnotexploreothervastpartsoftheonlinepoliticalsphere,particularlyindependentorcitizen-basedblogs,whichplaysignificantrolesinthedecentralizedandpart