Virtual Methods : Issues in Social Research on the Internet
Bloomsbury Academic eBooksPublished 1 January 2005
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This chapter discusses virtual methods and the sociology of cyber-social-scientific knowledge, and the role of maps in virtual research methods in the ethnographic study of new media use at home.
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Social researchers can hardly afford to ignore the Internet, as it has become an intrinsic part of everyday life. This new site of social interactions is begging to be researched and explored. At the same time it can be a moral minefield and a quality control nightmare even for researchers skilled in established methods.
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Social Sciences