The main idea I got from teh article is the idea that giving away too much information about yourself can take away your credibility as a researcher. When you have a project to do it difficultto give out personal information because your informants are supposed to be gathering information outside of yourself. Your self becomes less important. This is why he also watches how much he says whenever he replies in an email. This keeps his identity intact as a ethnographic researcher.
He brings up Facebook. He explains that this is how he communicates with soem of his informants. However, he must also watch what type of information he tells people about himself in order to keep the integrity of the project he is working on. He explains that even though he may 'Friend' someone on Facebook he must still keep his personal information to himself. This helps him keep his identity and it allows him to be able to carry out the research without any interference.
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