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research paper from May 8, 2007

"The machine-generated nature of splogs make them good candidates for statistical assessment. This assessment can include looking at:

1. Post Time: Two measures that capture regularity in posting time (micro) e.g. posts go live in the morning before the blogger's "real" job as well as a macro time view e.g. a large gap in posting due to a vacation.
2. Post Content: A measure of the topic drift by the blogger. Commonly a blogger will remain focused on a topic, but will sometimes write about other topics.
3. Post Links: The links on the blog can be telling. A large proportion directed to a particular domain, for example, suggests a relationship with that destination domain.
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