השוואת שיטות

	דיגיטל-אוטו-אנתרופולוגיה	נטנוגרפיה
תחום	איכותני	איכותני
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	2000s–2010s	1997 (coined); 2010 (first comprehensive methodology book)
הוגה השיטה	Annette Markham; expanded through netnography work by Robert Kozinets	Robert V. Kozinets
סוג	Qualitative self-reflexive design	Qualitative research method
מקור מכונן	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
כינויים	online autoethnography, virtual autoethnography, digital self-ethnography, networked autoethnography	online ethnography, virtual ethnography, cyber-ethnography, digital ethnography
קשורות	5	6
תקציר	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.