check out http://zeroprestige.org - this is a community of hobbyists that do kite surfing - with some very interesting outcomes.... Kylie Veale wrote:
Good morning list,
I have just commenced a PhD with Curtin University in Australia, researching the changing face of the hobby ‘genealogy’. I am interested in how the advent of the Internet has changed the social phenomenon of genealogy, using a three-part conceptual framework: communicating, transacting, and publishing.
Has anyone come across any empirical studies / papers / books regarding the pursuit of any hobbyist genre online? I am specifically interested in hobbies that were once ‘offline’ and now pursued online (or a combination of both), rather than those that only exist virtually. To date I have found very few, other than those researching amateur photographers and Internet usage.
Thanks Kylie
Kylie J. Veale | Brisbane, Australia GradDipInvEnv, MInetStds(Design) Provisional PhD candidate
email: kylie@veale.com.au www: http://casa.de.veale.com.au www: http://www.veale.com.au/kylie www: http://www.veale.com.au/phd
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