Comparer des méthodes

	Observation participante en ligne	Netnographie
Domaine	Méthodologie d'enquête	Qualitatif
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	Late 1990s–2000s	1997 (coined); 2010 (first comprehensive methodology book)
Auteur d'origine	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Robert Kozinets (netnography)	Robert V. Kozinets
Type	Qualitative data collection method	Qualitative research method
Source fondatrice	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-0761958956	Kozinets, R. V. (2010). Netnography: Doing Ethnographic Research Online. Sage. ISBN: 978-1847875907
Alias	virtual participant observation, digital ethnographic observation, cyber participant observation, internet participant observation	online ethnography, virtual ethnography, cyber-ethnography, digital ethnography
Apparentées	5	6
Résumé	Online participant observation is a qualitative data collection method in which the researcher enters a digital community or online environment — forums, social media groups, multiplayer games, virtual workplaces — both as a participant and as an observer, systematically documenting social interactions, practices, and meanings as they naturally unfold in the digital space.	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.