Acknowledgements 1. The Cyber Impact on Culture: The History of Cyber-Ethnography and Current Ethical Considerations Erica Zimmerman (United States Navel Academy, USA) and Clementine Fujimura (United States Navel Academy, USA) Part I: Influencers and Influencing: Changes and Shifts in Popular Culture 2. Gen Zen? How Young People Adapt AI Chatbots for Emotional Support Uncovering New Mental Health Interventions Pamela Pavliscak (Pratt Institute, USA) 3. Interrogating Interaction on Instagram: Focal Practice, Social Connections and Identity Online Nova Seals (Phillips Exeter Academy, USA) 4. Prideful Actions, Shameful Identities: Hybridity in International K-pop Fan Communities Samantha James (Auburn University, USA) 5. Digital Consumption and Digital Emotions: A Netnographic Analysis of Emotions on Twitch Technology and Society: The Process of Digitizing Emotions Vincenzo Auriemma (University of Salerno, Italy) and Gennaro Iorio (University of Salerno, Italy) Part II: Social Media's Influence on the Culture Surrounding Military Conflicts and Alliances 6. The Power of the Imagined in Russian Dissident Online Communities Clementine Fujimura 7. The Meme Information War in Support of Ukraine: Humor in a Dark Time Terilee Edwards-Hewitt (Montgomery College, USA) 8.

(Virtual) Ethnography and the Study of the Palestinian-Israeli (Digital) Conflict: Reflections on Why Words (don't) Matter Deborah Wheeler (United States Naval Academy, USA) 9. Iconic Offline Cultural Events as Constructed on Official US and Japanese Military Social Media Sites: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Erica Zimmerman Epilogue: Cyber-Ethnography: Looking Ahead Erica Zimmerman and Clementine Fujimura About the Contributors Index.