"Recruiting Friends!": Sense-Making Within Culturally Specific Online Expat Communities
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1) The document discusses two websites - e-Maple and GaijinPot - that are meant for expat communities in Canada/Japan. 2) E-Maple is a Japanese-language site for Japanese people living in Canada. GaijinPot is an English-language site for newcomers to Japan. Both sites aim to provide information and facilitate local communication for expat communities. 3) The document analyzes and compares the navigation, content and discussion threads on both sites. Popular threads on e-Maple include questions about domestic help, intercultural relationships, traffic rules and health insurance. Popular threads on GaijinPot focus on loneliness, searching for partners and "recruiting friends"
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"Recruiting Friends!": Sense-Making Within Culturally Specific Online Expat Communities
- 1. 1 “Recruiting Friends!” Sense-Making Within Culturally Specific Online Expat Communities Josh Anderson Master of Information 1st Year Student (Information Systems & Design)
- 2. Purpose of this Presentation To explore the shared practices of sense-making on two websites meant for expat communities. 2
- 3. 3 e-Maple http://www.e-maple.net/ Japanese-language website for Japanese people living in Canada
- 5. ● Mirror purposes ● Both seem to be the most comprehensive, widely visited sites of their niche 5 Why These Two Sites?
- 6. My Interest in This Topic
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- 9. ● A peek into an interesting, overlooked part of the web ● Seeing concrete examples of how cultural nuances manifest themselves in online platforms ● Insight into (and sensitivity for) the desires, priorities, and concerns of expat communities 9 Hopeful Outcomes of this Presentation
- 11. 11 e-Maple To Collect Information About Canada e-Maple Canada is a website that provides information about Canada, such as study abroad, travel, working holidays, and immigration. Also, it can be used as a place for local communication for places such as Toronto or Vancouver.
- 12. 12 GaijinPot
- 14. 14 Similarities Home Bulletin Board Classifieds School Information Travel Lodging Word of Mouth Canada Guide Sites
- 15. 15 Differences Home Bulletin Board Classifieds School Information Travel Lodging Word of Mouth Canada Guide Sites
- 16. 16 Jobs
- 17. 17 Study
- 18. 18 Study English ● General English ● Business English ● Conversation Concentration ● Listening Concentration ● Speaking Concentration ● Writing Concentration ● Pronunciation Concentration ● Academic ● Private ● Other English English Test Preparation ● TOEIC ● TOEFL ● IELTS ● Cambridge ● Other English Tests Specialty ● Business Management ● IT/Multimedia ● Tourism ● Hospitality ● English Pedagogy ● Early Childhood English ● Interpretation/Translation ● International Trade ● Medical ● Beauty/Fashion ● Internship ● Other Specialties All English Programs English Test Preparation ● Farm Stay ● Activity-Based ● Parent and Child Study Abroad ● Second Foreign Language
- 19. 19 Lodging / Apartments Area ● All Areas ● Vancouver ● Toronto ● Other Category ● All Categories ● Rental Rooms ● Home Stay ● Condominium ● B&B
- 20. 20 Canada Guide
- 21. 21 Canada Guide
- 22. 22 Blog
- 24. 24 Anonymity
- 25. What are the communities talking about?
- 26. 26 Popular Threads on e-Maple Looking for domestic help (people who like cooking) Question for Japanese women… what do you think about marrying foreigners? My child was offered marijuana at school Traffic rules in Ontario Is four wheel drive necessary? Overseas residents can’t use health insurance?
- 27. 27 Popular Threads on GaijinPot
- 28. 28 Loneliness Searching for Partner I haven’t found anybody on other sites or apps, so I’m posting here. I’m searching for a partner where we can fill up each other’s loneliness. It’s not even that I’m looking for a boyfriend. I’m a 26 year-old woman.
- 29. 29 “Recruiting Friends” People who live in Toronto—! Even tourists! Anyone who’s free—! Recruiting vegan friends Recruiting friends! People whose schedules fit mine today ~ Recruiting friends Single, forty-something remaining in Canada Recruiting companions for backpacking through South America (June ~) Searching for partner Currently recruiting friends Newcomer to Toronto Recruiting friends Recruiting friends Want to play softball?
- 30. 30 How to Be that Friend
- 31. Thank you