Week 6 recap

Unfortunalty, on Tuesday I came down with a really bad virus/bug? which pretty much left me in bed all week hence my little contribtion to the blog.  I did however still manage to dip in and out of the Audio Recording Techniques MOOC in the moments I had enough energy to make sense of it all. I now feel as… Read more →

Kozinets “Types of online community participation” – in Gif format

As Kozinets makes some assumptions around 4 different types of online community participation,  I thought I would find a suitable Gif for each identity using a fun interactive website called Giphy. Devotee – Main focus around the activity in a generally isolated manner.  Dedication to the craft as consumption increases.   Insider – Strong social ties and high consumption, a crucial figure… Read more →

Week 5 Recap

I have used my lifestream this week to share some useful concepts around digital ethnography and formulate my focus when analysing participant behaviour within my MOOC in the coming week.  I stumbled upon a very interesting academic article on Modelling and Analysis of User Behaviour in Online Communities which conceptualised ideas around traits and trends in online behaviour. Understanding the differences between… Read more →