Microblogging Is the Practice of Sending Brief Posts (140 to 200

question 124

True/False

Microblogging is the practice of sending brief posts (140 to 200 characters) to a personal blog, either publicly or to a private group of subscribers who can read the posts as IMs or as text messages.

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Definitions:

William Foote Whyte

An American sociologist best known for his work in urban ethnography and studies of social organization.

Survey

A method of research involving the collection of data from a predefined group of respondents to gain information and insights on various topics of interest.

Going Native

A term used in anthropology to describe a researcher becoming overly involved and assimilated into the culture being studied, potentially biasing the findings.

Participant Observation

A research method in anthropology and sociology where the researcher immerses themselves in the community being studied to gather data.