Who owns a personal home page?
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Hogrefe Publishing Group in Swiss Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 62 (2) , 121-129
- https://doi.org/10.1024//1421-0185.62.2.121
Abstract
Research on personal home pages is still rare. Many studies to date are exploratory, and the problem of drawing a sample that reflects the variety of existing home pages has not yet been solved. The present paper discusses sampling strategies and suggests a strategy based on the results retrieved by a search engine. This approach is used to draw a sample of 229 personal home pages that portray private identities. Findings on age and sex of the owners and elements characterizing the sites are reported.Keywords
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