Internet research

Internet Research Tracings: Towards Non‐Reductionist Methodology

by Lincoln Dahlberg

in JCMC at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol9/issue3/dahlberg.html

Space and the secure base in agoraphobia: a qualitative survey

by Joshua Holmes

Exposing the great equalizer: demythologizing internet equity

by Alecia Wolf

Principle of proportionality and licensing of the internet

by Bronislav Totskyi

Published in "Development of international and national law in modern times: international scientific-practical conference, devoted to the 20 year anniversary of Higher school of social technologies. // Collection of the abstracts. – Riga: Socialo tehnologiju augustskola, 2011 – pp.22-23"

Little abstract about possibility of licensing of internet. I try to model this situation and imagine in what... more Little abstract about possibility of licensing of internet. I try to model this situation and imagine in what situations it could be proportional.

Influência de recrutamento de participantes em sítios temáticos e comunidades virtuais nos resultados de medidas psicológicas aplicadas pela internet

by João Wachelke

Wachelke, J.F.R. & De Andrade, A.L. (2009). Influência do recrutamento de participantes em sítios temáticos e comunidades virtuais nos resultados de medidas psicológicas aplicadas pela Internet. Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa, 25(3), 357-367.

Language: Portuguese.

Data of psychological measures, obtained after opt-in recruitment through Internet sites, were compared to those from... more Data of psychological measures, obtained after opt-in recruitment through Internet sites, were compared to those from the administration of print questionnaires. In the first study, 545 participants from online communities completed the Factorial Scale of Satisfaction in Couple Relationship, the Rusbult Scale of Relationship Satisfaction and the reduced version of the Psychological Well-Being Scales. In the second study, 1,197 participants of websites about soccer answered the Soccer Supporter Team Identification Scale and the Soccer Supporter Fanatism Scale. Factorial structure and reliability results are similar in both versions. However, in the second study, there were differences due to a bias in the sample, pointing out the opt-in strategies limitations.

Data collection in internet environment in social representations studies

by João Wachelke

Wachelke, J.F.R.; Camargo, B.V.; Lins, S.L.B. & Lima Nunes, A.V. (2011). Data collection in internet environment in social representations studies. Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 29(1), 11-18.

The present study aimed at comparing social representations structures concerning data collection procedures: through... more The present study aimed at comparing social representations structures concerning data collection procedures: through internet forms, diffused in the WWW, and through conventional paper and pencil questionnaire methods. Overall 893 individuals participated in the research, 58% of whom were female. A total of 217 questionnaires about the social representation on football and 218 about the representation on aging were answered by Brazilian university students in classrooms. Electronic versions of the same instrument were diffused through an internet forum linked to the same university. There were 238 answers for the football questionnaire and 230 for the aging one. The instrument asked participants to indicate five words or expressions related to one of the social objects. Sample characteristics and structural analyses were carried out separately for the two data collection procedures. Data indicated that internet-based research allows for higher sample diversity, but it is essential to guarantee the adoption of measures that can select only desired participants. Results also pointed out the need to take into account the nature of the social object to be investigated through internet research on representations, seeking to avoid self-selection effects, which can bias results, as it seems to have happened with the football social object.

The Mediator Roles of Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem between the Affective Components of Psychological Well-Being and the Cognitive Symptoms of Problematic …

by Mithat Durak

Key Words: Problematic Internet use, Cognitions, Positive affect, Negative affect, Life satisfaction, Self-esteem

The factors associated with cognitions about problematic Internet use have been empirically tested in various studies.... more The factors associated with cognitions about problematic Internet use have been empirically tested in various studies. The aim of the present study was to examine the mediator roles of both life satisfaction and self-esteem between affective components of subjective well-being and cognitions about problematic Internet use. For this purpose, the model that was conceptualized by Davis (Comput Human Behav 17:187–195, 2001), Caplan (Comput Human Behav 18:553–575 2002), and Lent et al. (J Vocat Behav 74:190–198 2009) was modified and used as the theoretical framework for this study. The impacts of life satisfaction and self-esteem on the association between affective components of psychological well-being (positive and negative) and cognitions about problematic Internet use were tested by using structural equation modeling (SEM) in a sample of 480 Turkish university students. The results reveal that by playing a mediator role, self-esteem impacted positive/negative affect and life satisfaction and, hence, indirectly influenced cognitions about problematic Internet use. Examining the roles of self-esteem and subjective well-being will provide a new starting point for further studies.

Adolescenti, sessualità ed immaginario. Per una metodologia della ricerca sulla costruzione del Sé corporeo di genere

by Alessandro Porrovecchio

In Antonio De Lillo,  Costantino Cipolla, Elisabetta Ruspini (eds.), Il sociologo, le sirene e gli avatar, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2012

1. Il paper proposto si propone di illustrare la metodologia adoperata nell’ambito di una ricerca di dottorato che... more 1. Il paper proposto si propone di illustrare la metodologia adoperata nell’ambito di una ricerca di dottorato che intende descrivere il processo di costruzione del Sé corporeo sessuato negli adolescenti. Tale studio si è svolto analizzando il processo di auto-rappresentazione del Sé dell’adolescente.

2. In funzione della delicatezza dell’oggetto della ricerca si è optato per una strategia metodologica “integrata”, il cui centro è costituito dallo studio etnografico di alcune comunità virtuali. In particolare, si è privilegiato un percorso che considera decisiva l’integrazione tra la dimensione online e quella offline, e che viaggia sul doppio asse paradigmatico e sintagmatico.

3. Sull’asse sintagmatico abbiamo: l’analisi di 12 Blog, che ha fornito delle narrazioni del Sé costruite sulla sensazione dell’istante dell’autore-blogger ed il cui limite è costituito dalla ridotta possibilità di ricostruzione del contesto di riferimento; la conduzione di 20 interviste in profondità, il cui scopo era quello di mettere in risalto la dimensione processuale e cronologica della costruzione del Sé corporeo.

4. Sull’asse paradigmatico abbiamo: l’analisi di 4 comunità virtuali e dei Forum in esse presenti, i quali forniscono una quantità potenzialmente infinita informazioni intorno a qualsiasi argomento, ma si tratta di racconti di situazioni e di fatti in parte decontestualizzati; la conduzione di due Focus Group il cui obiettivo era quello di far emergere alcune rappresentazioni intersoggettive e di costruire una sorta di “mappa mentale” dell’immaginario adolescenziale legato alla sessualità.

5. Si è giunti a due risultati: l’integrazione della dimensione sintagmatica e di quella paradigmatica ha permesso di ricostruire anche la dimensione processuale della costruzione del Sé corporeo sessuato dell’adolescente, obiettivo originario della ricerca; si è inoltre effettuata una riflessione epistemologica relativamente alle tecniche adoperate, attraverso un lavoro di comparazione delle tipologie di dati ricavabili, e dei contesti socioculturali ai quali sono applicabili.

Biografie sessuali tra on-line e off-line. Per una metodologia della ricerca sulle sessualità transazionali delle adolescenti

by Alessandro Porrovecchio

In Klaus Kippendorf e Gevisa La Rocca (eds.), Ricerca qualitativa e giovani studiosi. Atti del Convegno Internazionale “RiQGioS-2011”. Università “Kore” di Enna ,1-2-3 settembre 2011, Social Books, Palermo, 2011, ISBN: 978-88-95279-18-3

1. Il paper intende suggerire una strategia di ricerca il cui obiettivo è quello di analizzare alcune forme di... more 1. Il paper intende suggerire una strategia di ricerca il cui obiettivo è quello di analizzare alcune forme di sessualità transazionale adolescenziale.

2. In funzione della complessità dell’oggetto della ricerca si è scelto un approccio metodologico “integrato” - il cui nucleo è costituito dallo studio etnografico di alcune comunità virtuali - che considera decisiva la convergenza tra la dimensione online e quella offline, e tra asse paradigmatico e asse sintagmatico.

3. In particolare, per quanto riguarda l’asse sintagmatico sono stati analizzati 12 blog, che hanno fornito delle narrazioni del Sé costruite sulla sensazione dell’istante, e sono state condotte 20 interviste in profondità, il cui scopo era quello di raccogliere altrettante biografie sessuali.

4. Per quanto riguarda l’asse paradigmatico sono state analizzate le interazioni presenti in 4 forum, che hanno fornito un vasto palinsesto di informazioni piuttosto eterogenee, e sono stati condotti due focus group, il cui obiettivo era quello di far emergere alcuni aspetti dell’immaginario adolescenziale legato alle sessualità transazionali.

5. Attraverso questo approccio si è riusciti da una parte ad entrare in profondità nelle dinamiche transazionali, inserendole all’interno di un universo simbolico di riferimento, dall’altra a confrontare le potenzialità delle diverse tecniche adoperate rispetto agli obiettivi della ricerca.

Investigative Management and Consumer Research on the Internet

by Peter Lugosi

A final version of this paper will be published as Lugosi, P., Janta, H. and Watson, P. (2012) Investigative Management and Consumer Research on the Internet. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Vol. 24, No. 6. Please consult the final published version if citing.

This paper introduces the notion of Investigative Research on the Internet (IRI) and conceptualises its processes... more This paper introduces the notion of Investigative Research on the Internet (IRI) and conceptualises its processes through the principle of streaming. It discusses the similarities and differences between IRI and netnography and considers various aspects of the IRI process, including site selection, sampling, data collection and analysis. It is argued that streaming can help to understand the processes involved in conducting netnographic research. Moreover, it is suggested that streaming is a more appropriate way to conceptualise some internet-based studies that do not conform to netnographic or ethnographic ideals. Three international empirical cases are used to illustrate the application of IRI and streaming in research on international workers, consumer cultures and on emerging business phenomena.

The conceptual structure of information space

by Teenie Matlock

Pricing Internet Services: After Flat Rate

by Lee McKnight

Public Strategies for Internet Coregulation in the United States, Europe and China

by Gregory Lewkowicz

Co-Authored with Benoît Frydman & Ludovic Hennebl. Forthcoming in 2012.

This paper studies the framework for Internet regulation in the United States, Europe and China. Focusing on... more This paper studies the framework for Internet regulation in the United States, Europe and China. Focusing on co-regulatory mechanisms, it analyses the legal tools used by governments in order to entrust private 'points of control' to monitor Internet. It focuses more specifically on the impact of co-regulation on the rule of law and on the emergence of a transnational struggle for law between global players.

Welsh-language provision on party websites during the 2010 UK General Election

by Daniel Cunliffe

Cunliffe, D. Information Polity, 16 (2), 2011: 151-170

The internet is now an important element of most political parties' communication strategies during elections. While... more The internet is now an important element of most political parties' communication strategies during elections. While online communication might be claimed to enable smaller parties and marginal voices to compete more effectively with major parties, it might also enable minority languages to challenge the existing dominance of majority languages in traditional political communication.

This paper explores Welsh-language provision on the websites of the 18 parties which fielded candidates in Wales during the 2010 UK General Election. Three websites making bilingual provision are examined in greater detail, considering the Welsh-language experience in terms of information seeking tasks, the use of web2.0 and resource generation.

Overall the provision of regional information relating to Wales and of Welsh-language material has remained remarkably static since the last General Election in 2005. It appears that only parties which regularly contest seats in Wales make regional provision and that Welsh-language provision is limited to those parties who have websites specifically orientated to Wales. The Welsh language does not appear to have been a priority in terms of online political communication for most of the parties campaigning in Wales during the General Election. Even on those sites making a bilingual provision, the quality, timeliness and extent of the Welsh-language experience varied considerably.


Keywords
Political parties, website, general election, Wales, language, Cymraeg

Enjoyment: lessons from Karasek, Funology: from usability to enjoyment

by Petter Bae Brandtzaeg

Brandtzæg, P.B., Følstad, A., & Heim, J. (2003). Enjoyment. Lessons from Karasek. In M. A. Blythe, K. Overbeeke, A. F. Monk and P. C. Wright (Eds.), Funology: from usability to enjoyment (pp. 55-65). Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Kluwer.

What makes some experiences enjoyable, and other experiences not? How can we understand enjoyment in human factor... more What makes some experiences enjoyable, and other experiences not? How can we understand enjoyment in human factor design; what components should we consider when we are designing for enjoyment? This chapter explores a theoretical model for understanding the components and nature of enjoyment, and how HCI (Human Computer Interaction) professionals can predict and evaluate enjoyment. The model is a modified version of Robert Karasek’s well-known demand-control-support model used in work and organisational psychology (Karsek & Theorell, 1990).

Eksperyment w internecie - nowa metoda badań w naukach społecznych

by Piotr Siuda

Eksperyment w Internecie - nowa metoda badań w naukach społecznych, "Studia Medioznawcze" 2009, nr 3 (38): 152-168.

Modularity and Extreme Edges of the Internet

by Sergei Maslov

Internet interconnection economic model and its analysis: Peering and settlement

by Martin Weiss

Datenautobahn nutzen: Formen der internetgestützten Datenerhebung [Using the data highway: Types of Internet-supported data collection].

by Ulf-Dietrich Reips

Published 2005 in Psychoscope, 26(8), 6-9. (Invited paper by the magazine of the Swiss Society of Psychology).

Internet Co-Regulation: European Law, Regulatory Governance and Legitimacy in Cyberspace

by Chris Marsden

Monograph published 18 August - launch at SLS, Cambridge Uk 6 September

Chris Marsden argues that co-regulation is the defining feature of the Internet in Europe. Co-regulation offers the... more Chris Marsden argues that co-regulation is the defining feature of the Internet in Europe. Co-regulation offers the state a route back into questions of legitimacy, governance and human rights, thereby opening up more interesting conversations than a static no-regulation versus state regulation binary choice. The basis for the argument is empirical investigation, based on a multi-year, European Commission-funded study and is further reinforced by the direction of travel in European and English law and policy, including the Digital Economy Act 2010. He places Internet regulation within the regulatory mainstream, as an advanced technocratic form of self- and co-regulation which requires governance reform to address a growing constitutional legitimacy gap. The literature review, case studies and analysis shed a welcome light on policymaking at the centre of Internet regulation in Brussels, London and Washington, revealing the extent to which states, firms and, increasingly, citizens are developing a new type of regulatory bargain.