I am just wondering if i could use "Linkedin" posts on a specific topic as a secondary data to write a "perspective paper" for a journal. In data collection stage, i would like to analyze the post from a problem-solution approach. NO API will be utilized. Each post will be counted as a unit of analysis without mentioning "name of the person" who wrote the post. In this case, am i avoiding all the ethical issues (indication of person, company and their affiliation)? I am new to this approach (i.e., social media data research). Please kindly suggest.
It depends on the nature of your topic and the data you need before conclusion. if the sources of the data should be uniform, you know it is all about LinkedIn. you can, of course, generate and analyse your data from any Social Media.
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Anyway, LinkedIn is a professional and highly specialized network, but it is a bit difficult to search for scientific and completely specialized articles. Because the most visits and reactions are done to fan posts and public and emotional posts, and most writers engage in specialized discussions in their related groups, where they mostly express social, emotional or occupational, work and professional opinions. They are engaged in recruiting and improving skills.
If there are rare scientific articles, you can use them with the author's permission.
The posts on Linkedin can be an object of study or research. The ethical requirement is for you to properly cite your sources (Linkedi sources).
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