Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
December 8, 2009
INTRODUCTION
THESIS
• Sample
• 5 individuals living with HIV/AIDS that actively use
Twitter
• Google search- Key words: “HIV postive blog”
• Systematic search through Marvelyn Brown’s
followers
• Criteria
• HIV positive
• At least 18 years of age
• Offer a “follow me on Twitter invitation”
• Not a group or organization (an individual)
• Tweet in English
FINDINGS
Type of Tweet
• DaddyDab
FINDINGS
HIV as Experience
• Justbthat
• Sense of Self (distinction made)
• ‘Accident’ of HIV
• Dealt WITH not Dwelt Within
• Community
• Just_Trav
FINDINGS
HIV as Career
Marvelynbrown
• Crucial separation
• Weaknesses of my Research:
• Sample Size
• Data’s Depth/Richness for Coding
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