Issue 1: Cybersex and Cyber-Romance (10 Oct. 1997)

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Researching Cybersex in Online Chat Rooms: the Ethnographic Approach By: Robin Hamman -- Online chat rooms have become the singles pubs of the nineties: a place where young people can go to meet new people, build friendships, find romance, and have safe sex. [Portugese Translation by Luciano Almeida, March 2000] Robin Hamman talks about the use of ethnographic research methodology in researching sex online. This is based on his MA Sociology dissertation, Cyborgasms: Cybersex Amongst Multiple-Selves and Cyborgs in the Narrow Bandwidth Space of AOL Chat Rooms.

Erving Goffman, Dramaturgy, and On-Line Relationships By: Nikki Sannicolas -- Nikki Sannicolas, a Social and Behavioral Sciences Major at California State University, Monterey Bay has written an excellent paper that uses Goffman's theories of drama and life scripts to take a refreshingly original look at Online Relationships.

Cyber-Charade By: Cara -- Poetry is often a powerful way for an author to convey their feelings about a subject. Freelance writer Cara has accurately captured the feelings and emotions of cybersex participants in Cyber-Charade , a collection of brilliant poetry about Cybersex.

New To Cyber Liaisons By: Sue -- Sue, a writer with a physical disability, has written a candid personal account of an email-romance and cybersex . Although it's not written by a social scientist, it provides some wonderful insights into how online romances grow and how online couples can become interested in cybersex.

Kevin Garber, Radio 702 South Africa, interviews Robin Hamman about Cybersex: Read the Transcript

Book Review: Sherry Turkle, "Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet" Simon and Schuster, 1996 - Review by Jennifer Jannuska , an LL.B. candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Jennifer is presently researching the impact of Internet technologies on copyright.

This issue of Cybersociology also included site reviews of Sandy Stone and David Silver's Resource Center for CyberCulture Studies.

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Robin Hamman



  • During my 13 years of professional experience, I've had the pleasure of devising, implementing and managing digital and social media propositions for some of the World's most important organisations and brands.

    I joined Edelman's London office as Director of Digital in July 2010. Here I've worked with clients across a variety of sectors and for clients ranging from small technology start-ups to multi-nationals in the FTSE 100 and Fortune 500. I've also worked for both National and International Governmental bodies.

    I joined Edelman from Headshift, part of the Dachis Group, where I was the Social Media practice lead.

    Prior to that, I was the Head of Blogging (Acting Editor) at the BBC, where, over an 8 year period, I played a pivotal role in the roll out of every social media proposition of the Corporation, as well as the underlying processes and training that supported them.

    I also spent a few years at Granada Media (ITV) and a mobile start-up, Talk Cast.



    I hold a BA in Education, MA with Distinction in Sociology, MPhil in Communication Studies and a PgDip in Law. 

I'm also Visiting Fellow in the Department of Journalism at City University and was previously a Non-Residential Fellow at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society.

    Interested in working with me? Feel free to add me on LinkedIn.

    The thoughts and words expressed here are my own and are not necessarily shared by my employer, colleagues or clients.

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