Sunday, November 14, 2010

The internet and ethnography

I was intrigued by Hine's article about the internet and ethnography. Before reading her article, I never thought to use an ethnography approach when research online environments or the internet in general. As Hine states in her article, classic ethnography required the researcher going off into some distant location to study the people who live in it. I guess that researchers would have to be an active member in a group or online chat in order to understand the dynamics. This type of research method could serve to be more beneficial as more research can be conducted without actually visiting these far off places.

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