Valentine selection: five from the archives
I’m cheating today. On the assumption that you’ll be swamped by Valentine-themed content of all types, I am going to dig through my archives and blow the dust off some older posts that deserve more love. Hopefully something for everyone. Fair warning: some of these are from 2007, which is like 1850 in internet terms. 1. Practical usability How to Evaluate Your Website What it says on the tin. 2. Going beyond the polite and acceptable when talking about internet use Are We allowed To Talk About Downloading Why research may barely scratch the surface: things that people will...
Read MoreThe curious case of the game show neuroscientists, or how NOT to research an online community
I’m a fond member of the blogging/social networking site, Livejournal. Over the last few days, I’ve seen the most incredible shitstorm unfold, over the cack-handed efforts of two rogue academics to research what they were pleased to call ‘the cognitive neuroscience of fanfiction’. Background First, a bit of background: Livejournal (one of the original social networks) is a vast and varied set of subcultures, and interconnected blogs, dominated by film, TV, book and gaming fans. It is more counterculture than culture, really: it tends to be left-wing, creative and...
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