Analysing Politics, Protest, and Digital Popular Culture
How can you study digital culture and activism? Watch this interview with Dr. Lyndon Wray.
Methods in Action: The Ethics of Studying Online Comments
What ethical issues face researchers who study online comments? Paul J. Reilly offers explanations and an open-access research case.
Netnography Explained
Hear Dr. Kozinets discuss the origins and development of Netnography in this interview. See the whole series of posts from Kozinets about collecting data for studies using netnography.
Better Together: Online Qualitative Design, Data Collection & Analysis Webinar Recording
View a recorded webinar with Dr. Janet Salmons, Research Community Manager for Methodspace and author of Doing Qualitative Research Online, Dr. Stacy Penna, Customer Engagement and Enablement Director for Lumivero (previously NVivo, and Leon Bourner, Director of Sales and Client Development for itracks.
Holistic Thinking and Qualitative E-Research Design
Online researchers face design challenges because they must also consider the implications of the technologies used in the study. By using an iterative, holistic approach, you can look inter-related dimensions of the design.
What’s next for #AcademicTwitter?
Listen to this conversation with Dr. Stu Shulman for discussion of implications of current developments for academics.
Online Methods: Podcast with Janet Salmons
Listen to a conversation about online methods with Dr. Suzanne Albray, host of the DoBetterResearch podcast series, and Dr. Janet Salmons, Research Community Manager for Methodspace.
Collecting Data Online in Research with Children
How can you conduct online research with children and youth? Here are some open-access examples.
Qualitative online research… what is emerging?
Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.
Open but not even: Database ethnography for exploring open data's inequalities
Ryan Burns explains ways to use open data in digital ethnography. Find an open-access link to the related article in the Qualitative Research journal.
Authors Discuss Emerging Qualitative Online Methods
Janet Salmons and Trena Paulus discuss trends in online qualitative research and their new books, Doing Qualitative Research Online and Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World.
Analysing Digital Interaction
How can you study digital interactions in an ethical way? Learn more in this research interview.
More Ways to Conduct Research Online: Open Access Examples
How can you do research online? These articles offer examples and food for thought.
Reflections on researcher positionality when applying digital research methods
Two researchers discuss negotiations in regard to their positionality in online research.
The One Netnography Tool You Should Never Be Without: The Immersion Journal—Part 1 of 4
What is an immersion journal and why should netnographers keep one?
Online Research: Analyze Talk
See two informative video interviews with Trena Paulus and co-authors Jessica Lester and Alyssa Wise.
Watch the MethodSpace Live Webinar: Doing Research Online
Interested in collecting data online from social media or participants? Join this webinar with Luke Sloan and Janet Salmons!