Hello All, I'm trying to find out if there is any data to support the contention that the majority of content on the Internet is meta-discursive: discussions about things rather than the actual thing. This is I believe a logical assumption to make considering the amount of content in blogs, wikis, forums, listservs, news, general websites and so on; and the affordances of the web and the primary function of the web for many. But perhaps there is more content (mainly remediated perhaps) that I may be aware of. I'm aware that more and more content is being made available on the Net but I don't think it outweighs discussions about it yet. I can look at the stats on the amount of blogs and so on and the stats on why people use the web but I'm wondering if there are any studies that compare the various types of content available on the Net? And, I'd also be interested on the views of those on this list. Do you think there is more meta content than anything else? Do you think there more discussions about content than anything else? I'm aware that a snapshot of the entire Net is not an option, nor is there the possibility of a conclusive taxonomy of the Net, but just interested in pursuing the idea. As a background, I'm looking at this question from the view of an analysis of how entertainment has changed with the Internet. If I simply missed studies that are already on the AOIR website or have been discussed on this list, could someone just send me a link, and accept my apologies! Cheers, Christy Dena School of Letters, Art and Media University of Sydney, Australia Web: <http://www.cross-mediaentertainment.com/> http://www.Cross-MediaEntertainment.com Web: <http://www.christydena.com/> http://www.ChristyDena.com Web: <http://www.writerresponsetheory.org/> http://www.WriterResponseTheory.org Web: <http://www.slatenight.com/> http://www.SlateNight.com