Blog credibility is
important to provide readers with credible information or news in the content
of the blog. According to a research by Johnson, J, T et al (2007) Users that
are internet-savvy nowadays are increasingly
assembling to blogs as a source of political news and information. In this
article, the author also stated that readers perceive blog credibility by the
depth of information that a blogger writes in the blog. Therefore, the sources
that the blogger develop have to be from a credible and reliable sources so
that trust is built among the target audiences and furthermore to keep them believing on what
the blogger posted. Besides that, readers also perceive blog credibility by
observing whether the blog provides continual information that is up-to-date.
When a blog is active, readers will eventually be engaged to the blog.
On the hand, as a blogger, I would build credibility of my blog by providing references from a credible source of information. This will prove to blog readers that the information shared is trustworthy and believable. Apart from that, I would be honest with the target audiences. In other words, to practice transparency in proving information or feedback on the product that is featured on the blog as people nowadays are relying on blogs as their source of information or news. Therefore, the reliance and motivations of a blog is strongly linked to build a blog credibility.
On the hand, as a blogger, I would build credibility of my blog by providing references from a credible source of information. This will prove to blog readers that the information shared is trustworthy and believable. Apart from that, I would be honest with the target audiences. In other words, to practice transparency in proving information or feedback on the product that is featured on the blog as people nowadays are relying on blogs as their source of information or news. Therefore, the reliance and motivations of a blog is strongly linked to build a blog credibility.
References
Johnson, J, T, Kaye, K, B,
Bichard L, S, Wong, W, J, 2007, ‘Every Blog Has Its Day: Politically-interested Internet Users' Perceptions
of Blog Credibility’ [online] available at: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/johnson.html
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