Hi, also this discussion has convinced me to probably get an iPad instead of a laptop for upcoming fieldwork in Russia in which we will interview people about online activism (or lack thereof) in Moscow and in a region -- we need a more interactive way to display websites and overhead projection not really feasible etc -- although I worry that the iPad itself might be distracting (probably not as a lot of the interviewees will hopefully be active on line and fairly tech-savvy). Split design might be nice if someone used iPads for some interactions and standard laptops for others to gauge the effect ... hmmm ... probably the fieldwork in Russia doesn't have enough funding for this (we're even struggling to fund a few focus groups). I am theorising that having a more attractive 'window' into the Web will make people approach it as more embedded in their 'everyday' lives (part of our theory) ... maybe someone else could take up this iPad/laptop challenge? And publish in First Monday, say BEFORE my fieldwork? (: Well, I can always test it out on my students ... In regards to an earlier message, we are all *s, aren't we? Sarah Sarah Oates Professor of Political Communication, Politics Department University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8RT Email: s.oates@lbss.gla.ac.uk Website: www.media-politics.com <http://www.media-politics.com/> Telephone: (0)141 330 5124 The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 ________________________________ From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Jessica L. Beyer Sent: Mon 19/07/2010 00:46 Cc: aoir list Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet Researchers? It looks like research on this question is just getting going and the marketing researchers are in the forefront. In my admittedly quick search there was nothing on use in research, so the conversation here might constitute the first foray into that area! A Mashable summary of a Resolve Market Research study on iPad use (text of the study itself is ~$1700 it looks like, yikes!): http://mashable.com/2010/07/08/ipad-usage-report/ Yahoo Research has found more men than women are using it-and also looked at some other demographic factors. Although it looks like they were only looking at how people were using the iPad to use their products, which could inherently bias their results if more men than women use Yahoo. Link: http://www.gearlog.com/2010/07/yahoo_study_reveals_men_use_ip.php comScore has looked into how people intended to use it: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/3/comScore_Releases... And other scattered stuff too on its use in gaming, by doctors, how it might be used, and use in other professions, etc. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.
From a PC user, Jessica
-------------------------------------- Jessica L. Beyer Doctoral Candidate University of Washington Department of Political Science http://students.washington.edu/jlbeyer -------------------------------------- On Sun, 18 Jul 2010, live wrote:
I think danah is just like all of us who began the conversation- fieldwork. That's the research so far.
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On Jul 18, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Barry Wellman wrote:
Mebbe I missed it in the rush of emails, but aside from danah's discussion of her fieldwork, does anyone have any EVIDENCE on iPod use?
I'm seeing lots of personal opinions but the R in this list should be real.
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