This document analyzes user-generated content in the Italian blogosphere to understand generational perspectives. It notes that there are over 3 million bloggers and 4 million social network profiles in Italy. A survey found that 12% of Italians shared photos online and 9.5% shared videos. The document was presented at the e-Research '08 conference by Luca Rossi and Fabio Giglietto from the University of Urbino to understand perspectives across generations in Italy using social media content analysis.

1. Analysing User
Generated Content
for social science
Generational “we sense” in the Italian blogosphere
Luca Rossi - Fabio Giglietto*
LaRiCA / University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
e-Research ’08 Conference
Oxford Internet Institute 11-13 September 2008
media
PRIN - National Research Project