“Anonymity is part of the magic”: Individual manipulation of computer-mediated communication contexts Export

@article{citeulike:5779419, abstract = {This study looks at the behavior of self-selected users of an electronic bulletin board system (BBS). Its goal is to investigate the reported lack of social context cues in computer mediated communication contexts. Using participant observation methods, the study demonstrates how BBS users establish online identities. The study also identifies communication ” leaders” who maintain their identities and leadership roles through manipulation of the BBS social context. These findings appear to contradict perspectives that characterize computer-mediated communications as ” deindividuated” (Kiesler et al, 1984).}, author = {Myers, David}, citeulike-article-id = {5779419}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988989}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/m1n3511u7037543m}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/BF00988989}, journal = {Qualitative Sociology}, keywords = {computer\_mediated\_communication, ethnography, observation\_methods, participant\_observation, qualitative}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {251--266}, posted-at = {2009-10-03 18:13:52}, priority = {2}, title = { ” Anonymity is part of the magic”: Individual manipulation of computer-mediated communication contexts}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988989}, volume = {10}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5779419 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5779419 N2 - This study looks at the behavior of self-selected users of an electronic bulletin board system (BBS). Its goal is to investigate the reported lack of social context cues in computer mediated communication contexts. Using participant observation methods, the study demonstrates how BBS users establish online identities. The study also identifies communication “leaders” who maintain their identities and leadership roles through manipulation of the BBS social context. These findings appear to contradict perspectives that characterize computer-mediated communications as “deindividuated” (Kiesler et al, 1984). IS - 3 JF - Qualitative Sociology EP - 266 TI - “Anonymity is part of the magic”: Individual manipulation of computer-mediated communication contexts VL - 10 SP - 251 KW - computer_mediated_communication KW - ethnography KW - observation_methods KW - participant_observation KW - qualitative AU - Myers, David PY - 1987/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988989 ER -