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Digital ethnography

Digital ethnography studies practices, relationships and meanings in environments mediated by digital technologies

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

What it is and how it works

It can explore communities, platforms and the connection between online and in-person activities. It needs ethical criteria for participation, observation and the use of content. The fact that a conversation is publicly accessible does not remove its participants' expectations of context and privacy.

Related concepts

Digital ethnography: what it is and how it works