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Part IV: From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern

Jan 17th

Posted by annette in internet research methods

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(From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part IV)

Part I Part II Part III

Part IV here

The study of networks is not just the study of how things are connected. It is a way of rethinking what we identify as the object of analysis. Breaking it down to such a level may seem More >

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Part III: Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows

Jan 17th

Posted by annette in internet research methods

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(From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part III)

Part I Part II Part III here

Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows

Consider some of the persistent notions that arise in multiple disciplines over the past few decades: That what we consider an organization is a momentary freezing of flux and More >

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Part II: Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool

Jan 17th

Posted by annette in internet research methods

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(From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part II)

Part I Part II here Part III

Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool

Most directly, network analysis strategies promote visual mapping of key elements (nodes), connections between them, and the overall structure of the system. This type of visualization can be used in generative ways throughout More >

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From Network Analysis to Network Sensibilities: Part I

Nov 30th

Posted by annette in ethnography

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(First  of a four-part essay on my recent thoughts about using a network perspective in qualitative studies of internet-related contexts)

Maybe it’s the pretty pictures generated by big data.

Maybe it’s the impulse to unfocus the analytic gaze from location to locomotion.

Whatever. The question that prompted me to start thinking about network More >

Why Facebook changes matters more than we think. Part II

Sep 24th

Posted by annette in social media

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To continue the point I was making in my last post, I see this Facebook Timeline video (and the rest of the recent FB changes) as a wake up call of sorts.

With the Timeline feature, Facebook is promoting itself not just as a contemporary tool we choose for this moment More >

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Facebook changes matters more than we think

Sep 22nd

Posted by annette in social media

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Throughout the day on Sept 21, I saw a flurry of responses to changes in the Facebook interface.  I added several “Dear Facebook” messages to the sarcastic fray.   I also read a couple of nice news pieces, like this one from Salon.com, analyzing both the changes and the responses.  That night, I More >