[Air-L] WhatsApp methodologies and platform frameworks

[Radhika G]

Padmini - as you know - I've been getting my "data" through user (mostly
unstructured because then the points I would miss emerge more often)
interviews - but its a laborious and time-consuming process.

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Radhika Gajjala
Co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender and New Media (adanewmedia.org)

Professor,
School of Media and Communication
and
American Culture Studies Program

Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green Ohio
http://www.radhikagajjala.org

On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 1:04 AM, Hernán Manríquez <puchahernan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the resources, Enilda. I've been interested in a study on
> Whatsapp and the propagation of fake news through that platform but due to
> encryption and privacy matters it's practically impossible to measure it
> directly. Something that can be useful to Padmini: since the last few
> weeks, Whatsapp implemented a small message that warns of forwarded
> messages. You can potentially use that in questionnaries.
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 10:32 AM Enilda Romero-Hall <eromerohall at ut.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > 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+knowledge+sharing+motivators+of+top+
> contributors+in+30+Q%26A+Sites&source=bl&ots=0fAKfOM6p4&sig=
> j1b4QqLNQRrVcOBsTYJ0Tlcie-Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1suPEidHcAhUK1lMKHQgxB
> 0kQ6AEwAHoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=online%20knowledge%20sharing%
> 20motivators%20of%20top%20contributors%20in%2030%20Q%26A%20Sites&f=false
> >
> >
> > 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 at 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 at listserv.aoir.org on behalf of p.raymurray at 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.
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