Comments on: Ethnography: saved by technology? http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:10:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: celebrity http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2200 celebrity Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:18:28 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2200 <p>Fine onnovation, excellent uses and a good following</p> Fine onnovation, excellent uses and a good following

]]> By: katrina http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2199 katrina Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:30:13 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2199 <p>As a fellow ethnographer, I have been waiting for the LiveScribe pen since the summer. The Logitech pen will be left in the dust. Be sure to place a pre-order on their website. Their teaser campaign (nevermissaword.com) looks like it is just for college kids, but this has very practical implications for our industry. I plan on never paying additional for focus group audio tapes or transcribers again.</p> As a fellow ethnographer, I have been waiting for the LiveScribe pen since the summer. The Logitech pen will be left in the dust. Be sure to place a pre-order on their website. Their teaser campaign (nevermissaword.com) looks like it is just for college kids, but this has very practical implications for our industry. I plan on never paying additional for focus group audio tapes or transcribers again.

]]> By: Laurie http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2198 Laurie Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:50:17 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2198 <p>In journalism school, we had to pass shorthand, worth 1/4 credit, and admittedly, I didn't see its use until I discovered the taperecorder letdown. Taperecorders, you see, made me lazy; I figured I didn't have to assimilate or concentrate on what was being said in the interview, because I could go back and listen to the tape. That may be true, but it was also time-consuming. I discovered the best option was to listen and take good notes. I can hear a taperecorder in my head, which is about 10 seconds behind what my hand is writing; the end product is a great set of notes, full of quotes, which follow a reasoned line of questionning. Relying on the latest technological creation, however, would short-circuit that process, perhaps encouraging lazy notetaking, which encourages lazy thinking. Nothing beats listening, analyzing and good note-taking. </p> In journalism school, we had to pass shorthand, worth 1/4 credit, and admittedly, I didn't see its use until I discovered the taperecorder letdown. Taperecorders, you see, made me lazy; I figured I didn't have to assimilate or concentrate on what was being said in the interview, because I could go back and listen to the tape. That may be true, but it was also time-consuming. I discovered the best option was to listen and take good notes. I can hear a taperecorder in my head, which is about 10 seconds behind what my hand is writing; the end product is a great set of notes, full of quotes, which follow a reasoned line of questionning. Relying on the latest technological creation, however, would short-circuit that process, perhaps encouraging lazy notetaking, which encourages lazy thinking. Nothing beats listening, analyzing and good note-taking.

]]> By: chi http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2197 chi Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:10:32 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2197 <p>this would be really cool to have for taking notes in class. i always find myself drifting off for a few seconds in chemistry and then missing something really important. the pen sounds almost to good to be true.</p> this would be really cool to have for taking notes in class. i always find myself drifting off for a few seconds in chemistry and then missing something really important. the pen sounds almost to good to be true.

]]> By: Adam Richardson http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2196 Adam Richardson Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:28:18 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2196 <p>Have you seen the Logitech Io pen? It works using the same technology, but doesn't have the audio recording. From what I've seen it works very well. If the Livescribe works as advertised then the audio/writing syncing does sound very good.</p> <p>Note that it only works on their paper, you can't use any old paper. This has been one of my reasons for not trying this technology out, as I'm very particular about my notebooks and don't want to get locked into their tiny selection. Also, none of these so far seem to have Mac compatability.</p> Have you seen the Logitech Io pen? It works using the same technology, but doesn't have the audio recording. From what I've seen it works very well. If the Livescribe works as advertised then the audio/writing syncing does sound very good.

Note that it only works on their paper, you can't use any old paper. This has been one of my reasons for not trying this technology out, as I'm very particular about my notebooks and don't want to get locked into their tiny selection. Also, none of these so far seem to have Mac compatability.

]]> By: Brad http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2195 Brad Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:42:24 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2195 <p>Yes indeed, the potential for this system is enormous for a whole range of applications. </p> <p>From a technological point of view, the pen & paper process works without a problem as I use digital pen & paper technology on a daily basis. I am looking forward to seeing the integration of the voice recorder and playback functionality.</p> <p>My problem is similar to your Canadian reader - down in Australia I can't actually get one yet.</p> Yes indeed, the potential for this system is enormous for a whole range of applications.

From a technological point of view, the pen & paper process works without a problem as I use digital pen & paper technology on a daily basis. I am looking forward to seeing the integration of the voice recorder and playback functionality.

My problem is similar to your Canadian reader – down in Australia I can't actually get one yet.

]]> By: Leigh http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2194 Leigh Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:15:14 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2194 <p>Oh very sad...i just tried to order one but won't let Canadians....</p> <p>:(</p> Oh very sad…i just tried to order one but won't let Canadians….

:(

]]> By: Charles Frith http://cultureby.com/2007/11/ethnography-sav.html/comment-page-1#comment-2193 Charles Frith Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:06:05 +0000 http://grantmccracken.com/cco/http:/grantmccracken/page-title#comment-2193 <p>This could have quite a profound impact on a lot of note taking analysis. Nice catch!</p> This could have quite a profound impact on a lot of note taking analysis. Nice catch!

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