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The content, and style of blogs, and so their nature as information sources, were influenced by the extent of involvement in a professional\u2010amateur\u2010public (PAP) system. Information about publics or audiences was of great concern and a focus of collegial information sharing. The management of content implies greater personal information management needs, but the data did not show great awareness of this, rather interviewees were concerned with access management. Pre\u2010professionals had an intensified concern with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Food blogs may be better understood by placing them in the context of the PAP system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Food bloggers are sophisticated users of information and ICTs, but have unrecognised access management and information management requirements that have potentially significant design implications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper adds to the growing literature on information aspects of serious leisure by examining activity within Stebbins' professional\u2010amateur\u2010public system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/00012531111135664","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,5,21]],"date-time":"2011-05-21T07:44:05Z","timestamp":1305963845000},"page":"204-220","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Information and food blogging as serious leisure"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"63","author":[{"given":"Andrew M.","family":"Cox","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Megan K.","family":"Blake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012120290388800_b1","unstructured":"Abbott, A. 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