Cyberethnography of virtual community: analysis of touristic message board
How to Cite
Rogdestvenskaya E.Y., Semenova V.V. Cyberethnography of virtual community: analysis of touristic message board. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation. 2014. Vol. 6. No. 7. P. 22-43. (in Russ.).
Abstract
Authors present the results of cyberethographic research of touristic community «Forum Vinskogo». Basing on previous experience of researchers, authors are working on detailed categorical instrument associated with the concept of virtual community — what is the virtual community today? How is it organized from within? The empirical part of the article is a thick analytical description of the virtual community «Forum Vinskogo». Exposing fi ndings of their study, authors estimate the possibility of virtual touristic community to be a form of modern market services.
Keywords:
travel, cyberethnography, virtual community, online, message board
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Rogdestvenskaya, E. Y., & Semenova, V. V. (2014). Cyberethnography of virtual community: analysis of touristic message board. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation, 6(7), 22-43. Retrieved from https://www.inter-fnisc.ru/index.php/inter/article/view/4379
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