References

In addition to links (included within the text) the following references have been consulted in putting together this ethnography:

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Debarra, D. (2009). How do we evaluate a virtual ethnography? In Damien's E-learning and Digital Cultures Blog. http://digitalculture-ed.net/damiend/2009/10/27/how-do-we-evaluate-a-virtual-ethnography. Accessed 30th October 2009.

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Osborne, N. (2009). Bell & Communities (or how I stopped worrying and pretty much worked out what a community might be…). In Nicola's e-Learning and Digital Cultures Blog. http://digitalculture-ed.net/nicolao/2009/11/02/bell-communities-or-how-i-stopped-worrying-and-pretty-much-worked-out-what-a-community-might-be/. Accessed 2nd November 2009.

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