Field Notes
Short editorial writing from the Digital Ethnography Research Centre — reflections on digital culture, method and everyday life online, alongside our formal projects and publications.
Digital Ethnography Methods and Tools for Real World Research
So you know roughly what digital ethnography is — but how on earth do you actually do it? A tour of the main methods, the tools people really reach for, and a few grounded examples of the work in motion, from game communities and parenting forums to marketplace apps and remote-work habits.
What Digital Ethnography Means and How It Studies Life Online
Ask ten people what digital ethnography is and you will get a lot of blank looks — even though it shapes much of what we think we know about life online. A plain-language look at what the field is, where it came from, and how researchers study the cultures that grow inside our everyday digital spaces, from parenting forums and game lobbies to social feeds and group chats.