A recent expanse of free time has enabled me to finally get to work on a project that’s long been brewing in the back of my brain. Webnographers.org is now up and running: a communal wiki for the sharing of ideas, tools, and resources pertaining to virtual ethnography.
Currently, it is organized in the following manner:
- Ideas: For brainstorming new approaches to the practice of virtual ethnography.
- Tools: Useful tools for online fieldwork.
- Library: Books, articles, videos, course syllabi, and a dictionary of terms.
- Directory: Researchers in the field (with links to bio pages), upcoming conferences, and pertinent blogs.
There isn’t a ton up there yet, as the past few days have been spent primarily wrestling with the MediaWiki software (which is fabulous, but I’m no programmer). This is the first official invitation to my colleagues working in the realm of internet research to join in the fray. Your participation would be very much appreciated- starting with a Bio page, if you wish. It would be fabulous if together we could create a viable compendium of resources for current and future webnographers!
Check it out at Webnographers.org!
