research-article | 04-November-2019
Introduction
Food blogs are a common source of meal ideas in the United States, particularly among Internet users 18 to 34 years of age (Doub, Small, Levin, LeVangie, & Brick, 2016). Food blogs feature recipes, product reviews, and personal stories that further establish a blogger’s audience credibility and relatability (Doub, Small, & Birch, 2016a; Lepkowska-White & Kortright, 2018; Lynch, 2012; Schneider, McGovern, Lynch, & Brown, 2013). Popular food bloggers are known as social media
Allison D. Hepworth,
Jess Kropczynski,
Justin Walden,
Rachel A. Smith
Journal of Social Structure, Volume 20 , ISSUE 4, 1–21