Research Exposed

Eszter Hargittai is a professor and holds the Chair of Internet Use and Society at the Institute of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich. She is the editor of Research Confidential: Solutions to Problems Most Social Scientists Pretend They Never Have (2009) and coeditor of Digital Research Confidential: The Secrets of Studying Behavior Online (2015).

• Introduction, by Eszter Hargittai1. When Social Media Data Disappear, by Deen Freelon2. The Needle in the Haystack: Finding Social Bots on Twitter, by Tobias R. Keller and Ulrike Klinger3. Meeting Youth Where They Are: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Social Media Recruitment for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, by Erin Fordyce, Michael J. Stern, and Melissa Heim Viox4. Qualitative Sampling and Internet Research, by Lee Humphreys5. Behind the Red Lights: Methods for Investigating the Digital Security and Privacy Experiences of Sex Workers, by Elissa M. Redmiles6. Using Unexpected Data to Study Up: Washington Political Journalism (and the Case of the Missing Press Pass), by Nikki Usher7. Social Media and Ethnographic Relationships, by Jeffrey Lane8. Ethnographic Research with People Experiencing Homelessness in the Digital Age, by Will Marler9. Going Rural: Personal Notes from a Mixed-Methods Project on Digital Media in Remote Communities, by Teresa Correa and Isabel Pavez10. Stitching Data: A Multimodal Approach to Learning About Independent Artists’ Social Media Use, by Erin Flynn Klawitter11. A Measurement Burst Study of Media Use and Well-Being Among Older Adults: Logistically Challenging at Best, by Matthias Hofer12. Community-Based Intervention Research Strategies: Digital Inclusion for Marginalized Populations, by Hyunjin SeoList of ContributorsIndex

With candor and clarity, contributors to this invaluable collection describe the newest research pathways as well as the tangents and hurdles that arise along the way. This revelatory book should be required reading for all social researchers and for anyone seeking deeper insight into the trailblazing scholarship that is making headlines and illuminating contemporary society.