Includes bibliographical references.

History of technology in research / Chinmoy Sahu -- The co-creation of the city / Salvatore Iaconesi, Oriana Persico -- Sampling, channels, and contact strategies in internet survey / Ester Macr�i, Cristiano Tessitore -- The distinctiveness of online research: descriptive assemblages, unobtrusiveness, and novel kinds of data in the study of online advocacy / Damien Lanfrey -- Using web surveys for psychology experiments: a case study in new media technology for research / Blaine F. Peden, Andrew M. Tiry -- Measuring wages worldwide: exploring the potentials and constraints of volunteer web surveys / Stephanie Steinmetz ... [et al.] -- Reducing response burden for enterprises combining methods for data collection on the internet / Torgeir Vik -- Research intentions are nothing without technology: mixed-method web surveys and the Coberen wall of pictures protocol / St�ephane Ganassali, Carmen Rodriguez-Santos -- Best practice in online survey research with sensitive topics / Kristina M. Kays, Tashina L. Keith, Michael T. Broughal -- Considering abductive thematic network analysis with ATLAS-ti 6.2 / Komalsingh Rambaree, Elisabeth Faxelid -- A study of relationships in online virtual environments: making a case for conducting semi-structured interviews with avatars and what we can learn about their human operators / Donna Z. Davis -- Techniques for analyzing blogs and micro-blogs / Lynne M. Webb, Yuanxin Wang -- Methods for analyzing computer-mediated communication in educational sciences / Huseyin Ozcinar, H. Tugba Ozturk -- Exploring lived experience through ambient research methods / Brian J. McNely -- Researching online dating: instant messenger and email in consideration / Danielle Couch, Professor Pranee Liamputtong -- Utilising new media technology: web-based diaries for data collection with adult participants with autistic spectrum disorder / Vanessa Hinchcliffe, Helen Gavin -- Methodological considerations of qualitative email interviews / Kimberly Nehls -- Using multimedia stimulus materials in an electronic interview to gain in-depth responses from professionals: a case study / Jill Vincent, Kaye Stacey -- The e-interview in qualitative research / Roberta Bampton, Christopher Cowton, Yvonne Downs.

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"This book examines the applicability and usefulness of new technologies, as well as the pitfalls of these methods in academic research practices, serving as a practical guide for designing and conducting research projects"--Provided by publisher.

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