Becoming a blogger: Trajectories, norms, and activities in a community of practice

Highlights：

• Naturalistic case study of peripheral and inbound members in a blog community.

• Bloggers begin for different reasons, but persist due to the sense of community.

• Inbound members need not be active bloggers, may be commenters or characters.

• Ability to observe and follow norms plays a big role in newcomer acceptance.

• The blogging community serves as a virtual third place.