Week 6 finished already..
This week I tried to incorporate more varied sources into my lifestream, so added a few new accounts. I’ve been doing a bit of digging into the idea of an online culture of musicians, and generally continuing to explore the idea of online ethnography. I found a couple of interesting videos on Vimeo- one looking at how different students use computers at a uni lab, one looking at Serbia and another showing some ethnography research (the last two not having much to do with an online environment). Three very different subjects and different approaches to ethnography again. I went through some of the example readings of ethnography studies and some more online definitions which I’ve added to the lifestream (which has a bit of a mind of its own!) and am thinking about how I will approach the presentation of my study, and also what details I will actually present. From the different studies/ definitions/ websites I’ve looked at I’ve noted a few headings/ concepts/ideas/approaches so now I’ll see which I could apply to my online community and see what I come up with. As it’s a musical community I’d like to present findings with some music as well as text so I’ll see what I can use- if I have the time.