Netnographic Study

Choose an online community and conduct a netnographic study. Collect data on the three traits of community, and conduct an analysis of status, if it exists- What roles are there in the community, and if you participate, which role do you play? (page 181 If you are not a part of an online community, here's a potential list of online communities from which to choose: Wikipedia: List of Virtual Communities with more than 1 million users (Links to an external site-)Links to an external site- Identify the traits of the community: Consciousness of Kind (p- 171) - that is, the purpose of the community, “birds of a feather" notion; the language and terms used, recognizable identity, etc- Shared rituals and traditions (p- 171 ) - such as collective actions, doing things together, "Iivetweeting" events, shared hashtags, etc- Moral responsibility (p- 172) - sense of obligation to one another, coming to other members' defense, banding together in coordinated fashions, etc- Status (p- 176) - can you identify any users that have status? How is it exhibited? Who has status, and how is it granted? Roles (pp 177-178) - what roles are obvious in the community that you noticed? If you participate, what role do you play? What are the rewards and costs (social exchange theory) to being a member of this community? What reciprocity is expected, if any? Do your best to analyze each of these five parts with a response addressing the concept, and number your responses correspondingly. I would expect each of the 5 parts would be answered in about 50-150 words (to academic and professional standards)- Here's an interesting research article (it's short!) that can help with your analysis as part of your "toolbox": Five Heuristics for Designing and Evaluating Web-based Communities (Links to an external site-)Links to an external site-