Handbook of Online and Social

Ray Poynter has spent the last 30yrs at the interface between market research, innovation, and technology. He joined the industry in 1978 writing statistical programs on one of the first Apple II computers imported into the UK, and is currently working on a range of projects designed to bring techniques such as blogs, online communities, and Twitter into the market research tool-box.

Drawing together the new techniques available to the market researcher into a single reference, The Handbook of Online and Social Media Research explores how these innovations are being used by the leaders in the field. This groundbreaking reference examines why traditional research is broken, both in theory and practice, and includes chapters on online research communities, community panels, blog mining, social networks, mobile research, e-ethnography, predictive markets, and DIY research.
 
"This handbook fills a significant learning gap for the market research profession and Ray Poynter has once again proven that he is a guiding light. The practical and pragmatic advice contained within these pages will be relevant to new students of research, young researchers and experienced researchers that want to understand the basics of online and social media research. Ray's views on 'how to be better with people' and 'how to maximise response rates' are vital clues that are likely to shape the future of market and social research."
Peter Harris, National President, Australian Market and Social Research Society (AMSRS).
 
"It's hard to imagine anyone better suited to covering the rapidly changing world of online research than Ray Poynter. In this book he shows us why. Whether you are new to online or a veteran interested in broadening your understanding of the full range of techniques--quant and qual--this book is for you."
Reg Baker, President and Chief Operating Officer, Market Strategies International
 
"Finally, a comprehensive handbook for practitioners, clients, suppliers and students that includes best practices, clear explanations, advice and cautionary warnings. This should be the research benchmark for online research for some time. Poynter proves he is the online market research guru."
Cam Davis, Ph.D., former Dean and current instructor of the online market research course for the Canadian Marketing Research and Intelligence Association
 
"Ray Poynter's comprehensive, authoritative, easy to read, and knowledgeable handbook has come to our rescue ... it is a must read for anyone who needs to engage with customers or stakeholders in a creative, immediate and flexible way that makes maximum use of all the exciting, new technology now open to us. Market researchers need to know this stuff now. I can guarantee that anyone who buys the book will find it a compelling read: they will be constantly turning to the next page in order to find yet another nugget of insight from Ray's tour de force."
Dr David Smith, Director, DVL Smith Ltd; Professor, University of Hertfordshire, Business School

Contents
 
Foreword
 
By Finn Raben
 
Introduction
 

PART I
 
Online Quantitative Survey Research
 

1 Overview of Online Quantitative Research
 
2 Web Survey Systems
 
3 Designing Online Surveys
 
4 Working with Panels and Databases
 
5 Running an Online Survey and Summary
 

PART II
 
Qualitative Research
 

6 Overview of Online Qualitative Research
 
7 Online Focus Groups
 
8 Bulletin Board Groups and Parallel IDIs
 
9 Other Online Qualitative Methods and Summary of Online Qualitative Research
 

PART III
 
Social Media
 

10 Participatory Blogs as Research Tools
 
11 Online Research Communities/MROCs
 
12 Blog and Buzz Mining
 
13 Other Social Media Topics and Summary
 

PART IV
 
Research Topics
 

14 Specialist Research Areas
 
15 Website Research
 
16 Research Techniques and Approaches
 
17 The Business of Market Research
 

PART V
 
Breaking News!
 

18 NewMR
 
19 Trends and Innovations
 
20 An Overview of Online and Social Media Research
 

Glossary
 
Further Information
 
References
 
Acknowledgements

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