Kevin, You might check out Mascaro and Goggin's work on political discourse in the Facebook tea party group. I don't have a copy of them on hand but... Mascaro, C. and Goggins, S. (2011). Brewing up Citizen Engagement: The Coffee Party on Facebook. Communities & Technologies 2011, June 29 – July 2, 2011. Brisbane, Australia. Mascaro, C., Novak, A. & Goggins, S. (2011). Shepherding and Censorship: Discourse Management in the Tea Party Patriots Facebook Group. HICSS, E-Government Track. Andrea On 9/14/11 1:30 PM, Kevin Guidry wrote:
All,
I'm working with a group of Master's students who are beginning a study examining the messages posted to a large, active Facebook group. First, is there any "must have" literature focusing specifically on Facebook groups? I'm well-versed in the broader Facebook and college student technology use literature but I'm not aware of any good studies in this specific area so your guidance would be appreciated. Second, are there any tools that automate or make it easy to download messages posted to a Facebook group? I'm helping these students search for any relevant tools but it's difficult because the space is extremely crowded with SEO and marketing "tools" and "research."
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