Comments on: Research Confidential http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mohan http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293969 mohan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:07:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293969 The Amazon UK page seems to think the book has a different title. The Amazon UK page seems to think the book has a different title.

]]> By: vivian http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293830 vivian Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:20:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293830 Congratulations! I hope the book is as popular among the faculty as among the students, so the innocent actually hear about it in time to change their lives. Congratulations! I hope the book is as popular among the faculty as among the students, so the innocent actually hear about it in time to change their lives.

]]> By: Eszter Hargittai http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293550 Eszter Hargittai Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:25:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293550 Thanks for all the kind words. Trey, thanks for asking about a Kindle edition, I've asked the publisher about it, not sure what logistics are involved. Ciarán, oy, still? That was the original title, but the US Amazon switched it to the right one by the time the book was out. At least UK Amazon has the right cover.:) (Then again, there was never a cover with the other title so it would take a lot to get that wrong.;) Doctor Science, nope, Laura's (Clawson) paper is about ethnographic research she did for her dissertation and the challenges of studying a community of which you yourself are a member. I guess a similar theme could apply to Daily Kos, but I don't know if Laura's actually done research on that community. Dmitri (Williams) and his co-author talk about the logistics of studying gamers and discuss several such projects constituting different communities. As to Gina's (Walejko) project, to be sure, while she may have received feedback of various types on her survey, the general reaction was nowhere near the one described about the SurveyFail project! Gina's was a successful project in the end, but with lots of helpful lessons learned along the way, which is what she describes in detail in her piece. Thanks for all the kind words.

Trey, thanks for asking about a Kindle edition, I’ve asked the publisher about it, not sure what logistics are involved.

Ciarán, oy, still? That was the original title, but the US Amazon switched it to the right one by the time the book was out. At least UK Amazon has the right cover.:) (Then again, there was never a cover with the other title so it would take a lot to get that wrong.;)

Doctor Science, nope, Laura’s (Clawson) paper is about ethnographic research she did for her dissertation and the challenges of studying a community of which you yourself are a member. I guess a similar theme could apply to Daily Kos, but I don’t know if Laura’s actually done research on that community. Dmitri (Williams) and his co-author talk about the logistics of studying gamers and discuss several such projects constituting different communities. As to Gina’s (Walejko) project, to be sure, while she may have received feedback of various types on her survey, the general reaction was nowhere near the one described about the SurveyFail project! Gina’s was a successful project in the end, but with lots of helpful lessons learned along the way, which is what she describes in detail in her piece.

]]> By: trane http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293505 trane Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:10:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293505 Congratulations. The book looks exciting and inspiring. Congratulations. The book looks exciting and inspiring.

]]> By: Witt http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293491 Witt Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:47:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293491 Very exciting! Congratulations, and thanks especially for putting your talents to work in a very practical way. Very exciting! Congratulations, and thanks especially for putting your talents to work in a very practical way.

]]> By: Doctor Science http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293452 Doctor Science Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:13:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293452 Wow, looks great, Eszther. Is Clawson's paper about DailyKos? Which communities did Williams and Li study? Walejko's paper sounds like it could be about <a href="http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/SurveyFail" rel="nofollow">SurveyFail</a> this past summer, but it must be something earlier. Wow, looks great, Eszther. Is Clawson’s paper about DailyKos? Which communities did Williams and Li study? Walejko’s paper sounds like it could be about SurveyFail this past summer, but it must be something earlier.

]]> By: bfeinberg http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293383 bfeinberg Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:11:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293383 Thank you! Much needed and hardly "dirty": it's the work of researching, tout court! Thank you! Much needed and hardly “dirty”: it’s the work of researching, tout court!

]]> By: Ciarán http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293381 Ciarán Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:38:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293381 Hmm interesting. The <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Methods-Trenches-Eszter-Hargittai/dp/0472050265/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256917004&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Amazon UK page</a> seems to think the book has a different title. Won't stop me buying it though! Hmm interesting. The Amazon UK page seems to think the book has a different title.

Won’t stop me buying it though!

]]> By: Trey http://crookedtimber.org/2009/10/30/research-confidential/comment-page-1/#comment-293356 Trey Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:01:20 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=13542#comment-293356 Any plans for a Kindle edition? Any plans for a Kindle edition?

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