@inproceedings{527e5b83fcb249f389d971538fcf86ea,
title = "Using blog articles in software engineering research: Benefits, challenges and case-survey method",
abstract = "Context: Social media has dramatically changed the landscape of software engineering, and there is increasing use of blogs in software development. Objective: To examine opportunities for using blogs as a source of evidence in software engineering research. Method: We informally review practitioners use of blogs, and review the research literature. Results: We identify benefits and challenges to the use of blogs, consider quality criteria, and describe an automated methodology, based on the case survey, to gather and analyse blog-based evidence. Conclusion: Further work is required on automating the case survey methodology to ensure that large volumes of higher-quality blog content can be used effectively in research.",
keywords = "Blog, Blog article, Case survey, Credibility, Grey literature, Quality criteria",
author = "Austen Rainer and Ashley Williams",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1109/ASWEC.2018.00034",
language = "English",
series = "Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC): Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "201--209",
booktitle = "25th Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC 2018): Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "25th Australasian Software Engineering Conference, ASWEC 2018 ; Conference date: 28-11-2018 Through 29-11-2018",
}