Methoden vergleichen

	Digitale Autoethnographie	Netnografie – Online-ethnografische Forschung
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitativ
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2000s–2010s	1997 (coined); 2010 (first comprehensive methodology book)
Urheber	Annette Markham; expanded through netnography work by Robert Kozinets	Robert V. Kozinets
Typ	Qualitative self-reflexive design	Qualitative research method
Wegweisende Quelle	Markham, A. N. (2013). Undermining 'data': A critical examination of a core term in scientific inquiry. First Monday, 18(10).	Kozinets, R. V. (2010). Netnography: Doing Ethnographic Research Online. Sage. ISBN: 978-1847875907
Aliasnamen	online autoethnography, virtual autoethnography, digital self-ethnography, networked autoethnography	online ethnography, virtual ethnography, cyber-ethnography, digital ethnography
Verwandt	5	6
Zusammenfassung	Digital autoethnography is a qualitative research design in which the researcher systematically examines their own lived experience within digital environments — social media platforms, online communities, gaming worlds, digital workplaces, or other networked spaces — to illuminate broader cultural and social phenomena. Combining autoethnography's first-person reflexivity with the study of digital life, it treats personal digital traces, interactions, and self-representations as primary data.	Netnography is a qualitative research method that adapts the principles of cultural ethnography to the study of online communities and social media environments. Coined by Robert Kozinets in 1997 and systematised in his 2010 handbook, netnography treats digital spaces — forums, social networks, blogs, review sites — as naturally occurring field sites where communities gather, share meanings, and construct identities. The method combines unobtrusive observation of digital traces with active participation and, where appropriate, direct member interaction.