Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researching using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet -- The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and using Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportunities -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : Web links. This guide is designed to support students, academics and practitioner researchers in using technology as part of their research.
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]168[-172( and index.