Nigel G. Fielding is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey. His research interests are in new technologies for social research, qualitative research methods, and mixed method research design. He has authored or edited 20 books, over 70 journal articles and over 200 other publications. In research methodology his books include a study of methodological integration (Linking Data, 1986, Sage; with Jane Fielding), an influential book on qualitative software (Using computers in qualitative research, 1991, Sage; editor, with Ray Lee), a study of the role of computer technology in qualitative research (Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research, 1998, Sage, with Ray Lee) and two sets on interview methods (Interviewing, 2002, Sage; Interviewing II, 2009, Sage). He is presently researching on the topic 'data in neo-liberal times'.

Raymond M. Lee is Emeritus Professor of Social Research Methods at Royal Holloway University of London. He has written extensively about a range of methodological topics. These include the problems and issues involved in research on 'sensitive' topics, research in physically dangerous environments, the use of unobtrusive measures, and the role of new technologies in the research process.  His current research focuses on the historical development of interviewing techniques.

Grant Blank (Ph.D. University of Chicago) is the Survey Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is a sociologist specializing in the social and cultural impact of the Internet, the digital divide, statistical and qualitative methods, and cultural sociology. He is currently working on a project asking how are cultural hierarchies constructed in online reviews of cultural attractions. His other project links sample survey data with census data to generate small area estimates of Internet use in Great Britain.