IDIMC 5-minute madness presentation

Frances Ryanf.ryan@napier.ac.uk

@cleverfranceswww.JustAPhD.com+44(0)7530 696549

© Frances Ryan

What’s the research about?

How online information contributes to the building, maintenance, and evaluation of personal reputations

― Personal reputation: Private individuals, rather than corporate identity and brand

Two broad research themes: (1) The means by which people evaluate or assess the personal reputations of others from the online evidence available to them

(2) How people manage their own personal reputations through their use of online information, and to what extent those behaviours are intentional

Qualitative methods Loose theoretical framework

drawing from many disciplines

Inspired by everyday life information seeking (ELIS) studies

Diaries + Interviews

Sample of 45+ UK-based participants

Gen Y, Gen X, Boomers© Frances Ryan

Progress and next steps

Pilot study completed

Main empirical work in progress

Data analysis

Thesis write-up

Doctor Ryan© Frances Ryan

© Frances Ryan

Thank you!f.ryan@napier.ac.uk

@cleverfranceswww.JustAPhD.com+44(0)7530 696549