Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilitiesof net life Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance ofthe I... » 

Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilitiesof net life Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance ofthe Internet and addresses such questions as what challenges do the newtechnologies of communication pose for research methods? Does the Internetforce us to rethink traditional categories of culture and society?In this compelling and thoughtful book Hine shows that the Internet is both asite for cultural formations and a cultural artefact which is shaped bypeoples understandings and expectations. The Internet requires a new form ofethnography. The author considers the shape of this new ethnography and guidesreaders through its application in multiple settings. «