השוואת שיטות

	שיטת היומן המקוון	תצפית משתתפת מקוונת
תחום	מתודולוגיית סקרים	מתודולוגיית סקרים
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	2000s (online adaptation); diary method roots in social research circa 1970s–1990s	Late 1990s–2000s
הוגה השיטה	Adaptation of the traditional diary method; Bolger, Davis & Rafaeli (2003) systematized the daily diary design; online delivery emerged through web survey tools in the early 2000s	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Robert Kozinets (netnography)
סוג	Longitudinal self-report data collection technique	Qualitative data collection method
מקור מכונן	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761942764	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-0761958956
כינויים	e-diary method, digital diary study, web-based diary method, online daily diary study	virtual participant observation, digital ethnographic observation, cyber participant observation, internet participant observation
קשורות	5	5
תקציר	The online diary method is a longitudinal data collection technique in which participants record their thoughts, experiences, behaviors, or events in structured or semi-structured entries submitted via digital platforms — such as web forms, email, or dedicated apps — at regular or event-contingent intervals. It combines the ecological validity of traditional diary research with the logistical advantages of remote, automated data collection.	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.