Google Images is also great to get a hold of Creative Commons / free-to-use / share images for your research! The option to choose the usage sharing rights is very useful especially if you are more comfortable using the Google interface.
In addition to following researchers on instagram and flickr, you may also choose to follow research / big data companies and corporates i.e
I found an interesting article on how researchers use instagram / social media to determine outcomes for certain studies - great way to gather data!
Researchers At UR Use Instagram To Track Teen Drinking
I believe that there are fewer "researchers" using social media photo sharing or imaging websites, as they may be concerned about image privacy and sharing. However, the above article illustrates how researchers could certainly 'utilise' such graphics available to them while adhering to the ethical use of such resources.
Interesting link about Instagram and teen drinking....""We are in an age where, the data is out there, and we cannot stop people from doing all kinds of things. We choose to work in this area, but we try to do some social good." The data are the pics posted!
ReplyDeleteInteresting use of social media and Instagram....I am sure there will be more of these types of studies, but as you say, probably not a lot of researchers out there doing this sort of thing at the moment.