For your first question: I do not have a specific methodology recommendation for WhatsApp but more a recommendation for measurement of Online Knowledge Sharing. I just recently read the paper and sat in a presentation that focus on Q&A communities (in this Stack Exchange) and examine why individuals share knowledge in Stack Exchange. The authors developed a questionnaire with measurement items from prior studies ("with minor modifications to ensure contextual consistency") that focused on nine specific factors: self-efficacy, altruism, trust, reciprocity, personal expected returns, identification, shared vision, social network ties, and community level expected returns. Here is a link to the paper: https://books.google.com/books?id=ly9iDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=online+kn... Enilda Romero-Hall, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Graduate Coordinator of the Instructional Design & Technology Program College of Social Science, Mathematics, and Education The University of Tampa Department of Education | Plant Hall, Room 439 (813) 257-3372 eromerohall@ut.edu | http://enildaromero.net/ <http://enildaromero.net/> TEDxUTampa Talk <https://youtu.be/CzzFvN9enmY> On 8/3/18, 9:55 AM, "Air-L on behalf of Padmini Ray Murray" <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of p.raymurray@srishti.ac.in> wrote: Hi everyone, I have two queries: a. Has anyone had success with studying WhatsApp -- especially what motivates users to share and forward content? If so, what sort of methodologies worked? b. I am working on a research project looking at ethics frameworks for digital platforms - if you have any suggestions for examples of existing platforms and open source communities, consultancies (business and developmental), research institutes or social enterprises that have demonstrated best practice in governance models and foundational principles, I'd love to know. Thanks so much, All best, Padmini. --- Padmini Ray Murray, PhD Digital Humanities, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore. _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aoir.org&d=DwICAg&c=XGug... Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__listserv.aoir.org_listin... Join the Association of Internet Researchers: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aoir.org_&d=DwICAg&c...