השוואת שיטות

	מחקר נתנוגרפיה רב-מקרי	נטנוגרפיה
תחום	איכותני	איכותני
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	2000s–2010s	1997 (coined); 2010 (first comprehensive methodology book)
הוגה השיטה	Robert V. Kozinets (netnography); multiple-case extension draws on Yin's case study logic	Robert V. Kozinets
סוג	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research method
מקור מכונן	Kozinets, R. V. (2010). Netnography: Doing Ethnographic Research Online. Sage. ISBN: 978-1847875228	Kozinets, R. V. (2010). Netnography: Doing Ethnographic Research Online. Sage. ISBN: 978-1847875907
כינויים	multi-site netnography, comparative netnography, multiple case netnography, multi-community netnography	online ethnography, virtual ethnography, cyber-ethnography, digital ethnography
קשורות	4	6
תקציר	Multiple case-based netnography combines Kozinets's netnographic method — an ethnographic adaptation for online communities — with Yin's multiple case study logic. The researcher systematically collects and interprets naturalistic digital data from two or more distinct online communities or platforms, then conducts within-case analyses and a structured cross-case comparison to identify both shared patterns and context-specific differences. The design is especially powerful for understanding how cultural meanings, consumer practices, or social dynamics vary across different digital contexts.	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.