This paper outlines specific methodologies for conducting research via computer networks. We discuss advantages of Internet experimentation over previous modes of telecommunicationfacilitated research and characterize features of studies that can benefit from Internet access and those which are unlikely to. Wepoint out pitfalls and suggest a range of potential solutions in terms of specific practical techniques for managing the design, dissemination, and collection of Internet materials. Wealso discuss techniques for minimizingattrition and for adapting to recalcitrance presented by "hacker" vandalism. The Internet and its sisters are qualitatively different from the other forms of electronic connectivity (telegraph, wireless radio, television, telephone) realized in this century and the last. The global computer-mediated connectivity supplied by the Internet is about as accessible as radio and television, but it is interactive in a way that radio, television, and even telephones are not. This paper outlines specific methodologies for conducting research via the Internet and suggests advantages over previous modes of telecommunication-facilitated research. We point out pitfalls and suggest a range of potential solutions. The "Infobahn" links academic, government, military, commercial, and private interests primarily via networked computer systems. Academic links mobilize potential subject pools into categories roughly sorted by age and academic level (grammar and secondary schools have connections in addition to undergraduate and graduate institutes). Moreover, commercial Internet access providers are proliferating. A January 1996 survey (Lottor, 1996) indicates 9.472 million hosts, with 1.79 million in u.s. academic domains and 2.43 million in commercial domains. Private access servers like CompuServe are in the commercial domain and offer access internationally.

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An e-zine is defined as an online version of a magazine most often offered to the audience of an existing Web site. E-zines should strive to follow the conventions of traditional magazines, being delivered to a subscriber base on a regular timetable and offering multiple articles per issue. Advertising should be minimal, and only those persons who sign up should receive the e-zine. Where an e-zine will differ from a traditional magazine is in its relationship with the Web site that offers it. Each issue should work in tandem with its Web site. The e-zine should not only offer new information, but should also act as a reminder to the reader to visit the parent Web site by offering links to recently updated pages and new information. E-zines are almost exclusively delivered to a subscriber base through e-mail. Therefore, the e-zine publisher must test content against e-mail spam filters to assure delivery.