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Critical Voices in the  Australian Political Blogosphere Assoc. Prof. Axel Bruns, Tim Highfield ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia a.bruns ,  [email_address]  –  http://snurb.info/ ,  http://andthentheworld.wordpress.com/ Lars Kirchhoff, Thomas Nicolai Sociomantic Labs Berlin, Germany lars.kirchhoff ,  [email_address]  –  http://sociomantic.com/
A New Approach to Blog Mapping ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Australian Politics Online in 2009 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Overall Patterns of Activity (Jan.-Aug. 2009) Bushfires Budget Artefact Qld Election New Sites Added
MSM Patterns of Activity (Jan.-Aug. 2009) Bushfires Budget Artefact Qld Election Utegate Pt. 2?
Blog Patterns of Activity (Jan.-Aug. 2009) Bushfires Budget Artefact Qld Election Obama Utegate Pt. 1 Utegate Pt. 2
Opinion Patterns of Activity (Jan.-Aug. 2009) Australia Day Budget Qld Election Obama Utegate Pt. 2 Artefact
Top Posters (including MSM)
Top Posters (Blogs and Opinion Columns)
Bushfires in Victoria (~ 7-12 Feb. 2009) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 7 February 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 8 February 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 9 February 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 7-9 February 2009
‘ Ozcar’ Affair  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 19 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 19 June 2009 (detail)
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 20 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 21 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 22 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 23 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 24 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 4 Aug. 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 5 Aug. 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 19-24 June 2009
Key Themes in the Blogosphere 4-5 August 2009
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