[CITASA] Chat Room Research?

[david.louden at L-3Com.com]

Dr. Jenkins;

 

This piece b y Robert Scoble may support your work.  I am also including
the list of years best chatrooms.

 

http://scobleizer.com/2009/11/02/the-chat-roomforum-problem-an-apology-t
o-technosailor/

 

http://im.about.com/od/imreviews/ss/bestim2009_7.htm

 

the last one offers just a bit on diversity to be found in realtime.

 

http://www.slate.com/id/2163002/landing/1

 

Cheers, Dave

 

 

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From: citasa-bounces at list.citasa.org
[mailto:citasa-bounces at list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Jenkins, Kate
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:50 PM
To: citasa at list.citasa.org
Subject: [CITASA] Chat Room Research?

 

Hi-

In a project only tangentially related to the internet, I seem to have
come across a gap in the literature, namely the changing use of the
Internet regarding chat rooms.  All of what I have is marketing
research, and most of that is raw numbers (e.g. two million average chat
room users per day on AOL in 2002, thirty-thousand average chat room
users per day on AOL in 2009, numbers probably off as I'm pulling from
memory not text) that lack social context or relevant demographic
information.  

While I have come across literature that almost secondarily refers to
the decline of "anonymous" or "pseudonymous" interactions on the
Internet (mostly in reference to the rise of social networking that
emulates/replicates/reinforces/etc offline social networks), I haven't
really found anything that directly addresses chat rooms or related
internet phenomena (usenets, bulletin boards, etc).  

For a bit of context, this project relates to social support/self-help
type websites, chat rooms, message boards, etc.  Basically I've found
that for my population, the loss of the chat room(s) has lead to a
politicization of the kinds of interactions people can have in relation
to their condition, as a neutral space has been taken away, replaced by
mostly sponsored message boards, listservs, and hosted chats.  However,
I would like some context regarding changing internet use.  

Any leads are appreciate.

Thanks in advance!

 

Kate Jenkins, M.Phil.

Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology

CUNY Graduate Center

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