This is my virtual ethnography. I have focused on a Flickr photosharing group called ‘Japan Top 20′. This is an edited version of the first ethnography I posted. However, I have kept Jen and Sian’s comments in.
http://digitalculture-ed.net/saraht/2009/11/11/virtual-ethnography/
Sarah – just been listening to and enjoying your ethnography – I made audio comments on the voicethread so I hope you can find them OK – I just realised I didn’t say it was me commenting! Nice job : )
Hi Sarah, I absolutely loved your your ethnography – you have given me an insight into a world which I knew nothing about – I had visions of Japan being a bit dull and drab and boring and I have no idea why!
from your presentation It seems such a richly diverse and vibrant place to be and I love this type of atmosphere. Your snapshot of life, culture, and people, what they do and the kind of life style they lead seems so inviting – you should def be working for Japanese tourist industry. I dare say there will be a down side to this but there always is, Paris and London are good examples where ther is always a seedy side of life.
With all our discussions and readings about what constitutes a virtual community I thought it was interesting that your photo entitled ‘community’ was a group of people sitting chatting – perhaps we really can’t envisage a virtual community as having the same benefits as being around real people….just a wee thought. Anyway I thought this was bril.
Hello Lesley,
Thank you for your post. Japan is a fabulous place – one of the reasons why I chose this flickr group.
I like what you say about the ‘community’ photo. I chose that one as I thought that it would link with what people think of as a community – and from that background knowledge they would be able to make the link to there being a virtual community. Hopefully it worked!
All the best,
Sarah