Life Online, Vol. 16 Book

This was an interesting work to read late in my studies. It's quite early - 1997 - and very different from the endless MUD ethnographies of the period. Markham sets out to learn about MUDders from structured interviews, and through the process comes to a fascinating set of insights about ethnographic work.

This short book would have benefited from a Part 2, showing lessons learned in practice, through more participatory work, but on its own it's quite an interesting little meditation on methodology.

(And I have to add, I've never before read an ethnography that's given me a crush on one of the interviewees - good work!)