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	Etnografia digitale basata su casi multipli	Etnografia Digitale Comparata
Campo	Qualitativo	Qualitativo
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2000s–2010s	1995–2000 (multi-sited framework 1995; virtual ethnography 2000)
Ideatore	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Sarah Pink et al. (digital ethnography); cross-case logic from Robert Yin	Christine Hine (digital ethnography); George E. Marcus (multi-sited ethnography)
Tipo	Qualitative comparative research design	Qualitative research design
Fonte seminale	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761958956	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761958963
Alias	multi-case digital ethnography, comparative digital ethnography, cross-case digital ethnography, multi-site digital ethnography	CDE, multi-site digital ethnography, cross-platform ethnography, comparative virtual ethnography
Correlati	5	5
Sintesi	Multiple case-based digital ethnography is a qualitative research design that conducts ethnographic fieldwork across two or more purposefully selected digital sites or communities, then systematically compares findings across cases. Rooted in digital ethnography's immersive, interpretive tradition and in multiple case study logic, it reveals both site-specific practices and cross-cutting patterns in online social life. It is especially suited to questions about how similar phenomena are enacted differently across digital platforms, communities, or cultural contexts.	Comparative Digital Ethnography (CDE) is a qualitative design that applies ethnographic methods — sustained participant observation, interview, and artefact analysis — across two or more digital settings simultaneously. By systematically comparing practices, meanings, and interactions in different online environments (e.g., distinct platforms, communities, or national contexts), CDE surfaces both site-specific patterns and cross-cutting cultural logics that a single-site study would miss.