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@article{citeulike:3801011, abstract = {In this article we review ethnographic research on the Internet and computer-mediated communication. The technologically mediated environment prevents researchers from directly observing research participants and often makes the interaction anonymous. In addition, in the online environment direct interaction with participants is replaced by computer-screen data that are largely textual, but may include combinations of textual, visual, aural, and kinetic components. We show how the online environment requires adjustments in how ethnographers define the setting of their research, conduct participant observation and interviews, obtain access to settings and research subjects, and deal with the ethical dilemmas posed by the medium. 10.1177/0891241607310839}, author = {Garcia, Angela C. and Standlee, Alecea I. and Bechkoff, Jennifer and Cui, Yan}, citeulike-article-id = {3801011}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241607310839}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jce.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/52}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0891241607310839}, journal = {Journal of Contemporary Ethnography}, keywords = {communication, ethnography, netography, online, research}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {52--84}, posted-at = {2009-07-02 04:18:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Ethnographic Approaches to the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241607310839}, volume = {38}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3801011 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3801011 N2 - In this article we review ethnographic research on the Internet and computer-mediated communication. The technologically mediated environment prevents researchers from directly observing research participants and often makes the interaction anonymous. In addition, in the online environment direct interaction with participants is replaced by computer-screen data that are largely textual, but may include combinations of textual, visual, aural, and kinetic components. We show how the online environment requires adjustments in how ethnographers define the setting of their research, conduct participant observation and interviews, obtain access to settings and research subjects, and deal with the ethical dilemmas posed by the medium. 10.1177/0891241607310839 IS - 1 JF - Journal of Contemporary Ethnography EP - 84 TI - Ethnographic Approaches to the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication VL - 38 SP - 52 KW - communication KW - ethnography KW - netography KW - online KW - research AU - Garcia, Angela AU - Standlee, Alecea AU - Bechkoff, Jennifer AU - Cui, Yan PY - 2009/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241607310839 ER -