September 2001 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Announcement of Elections, Call for Nominations
by Steve Jones 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

The current executive committee of the Association of Internet Researchers was elected two years ago this fall. We are now beginning the process of electing a new executive committee. Any dues-paying member of aoir is invited to run or to nominate someone to run, and you are all urged to participate to your fullest by raising the issues of importance to you and by voting. If you are not a dues-paying member of aoir, becoming one now (or renewing) enables you to participate in this process (and provides other benefits -- see http://www.aoir.org for more information). What follows is a brief overview of the positions at stake, procedural information on nominating, and detailed descriptions of the positions. TIME FRAME OF THE ELECTION: 1. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Now! 2. END OF NOMINATION PERIOD: Monday, Sept 24, 2001 3. VOTING PERIOD BEGINS: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4. VOTING PERIOD ENDS: October 9, 2001 5. NEW COMMITTEE ASSUMES DUTIES: At the end of the General Meeting at the Conference, October 14, 2001. Note that voting instructions will be provided separately from this message. A QUICK ELECTION PRIMER: The organizational structure of aoir is pretty simple. There are 4 officers, 3 open seat representatives, and 4 appointed positions who together make up the 11 member executive committee that runs the show. In this election, you are invited to nominate yourself or anyone else whom you think would do a good job, for any of those first 7 positions. Here are brief descriptions of each position (full descriptions from the bylaws are at the end of this message): The 4 OFFICERS (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer): 1. President -- CEO, supervises the organization. 2 year term. 2. Vice President - Back up for President, handles variety of duties as they arise. 2 year term as VP followed by 2 years as President. 3. Secretary: Handles membership and records. 2 year term. 4. Treasurer: Handles the money. 2 year term. OPEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SEATS: 5 - 7. Three open Seats on the Executive Committee, one of which is a designated Graduate Student Representative: Represent membership of aoir, contribute to decision making, and handle variety of duties as they arise. 2 year terms. WHO CAN RUN AND WHO CAN NOMINATE: Anyone who is a dues-paying member of aoir can run for any position in this election. If you have opinions about what you would like this organization to become or the kinds of things you think it should be doing, then you should put those opinions into action by running. If you have talents or experience that you think we could use, and you'd like to put them to use for us, you should run. Just about all of aoir's business is conducted online. Remember that if you became a member by virtue of registering for the first conference, that membership is about to expire. Dues must be paid by the start of the voting period (September 24) to appear on the ballot. Aoir members should also feel free to nominate others who they think would do a good job in any of these positions. If you are not sure that someone is a paid member, nominate them anyway, we can check for you. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO NOMINATE SOMEONE? Nominations can be made via the air-l list (and if sent there should include "nomination" in the subject line) or e-mailed off-list to Jeremy Hunsinger at nominate(a)aoir.org. Self Nominations: Email a statement of up to 200 words outlining your goals and concerns about aoir. Include a brief biographical sketch and if you have one, a link to your website. This information will be posted on the aoir member site at the close of the nomination period and will serve as your one official opportunity to campaign. Nominating Others: Email the name of the person you want to nominate, the position for which you are nominating this person, contact information for that person, and an indication of whether you know if this person would accept this nomination (if you don't know, we'll contact them and ask). Once a nomination has been accepted by the nominee, the nominee will be asked to send the the statement and biographical sketch described above. Astute readers of the bylaws will notice that elections are being conducted on a compressed time frame this year in order to get a new administration in place at the conference where many of them will have an opportunity to meet face to face and be introduced to the membership. It took longer to finish up the bylaws than we wanted, so we hope you'll forgive this irregularity. From the Bylaws, here are the full duties of each elected role: DUTIES OF PRESIDENT The President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, supervise and control the affairs of the corporation and the activities of the officers. He or she shall perform all duties incident to her or his office and such other duties as may be required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, or which may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or membership. Unless another person is specifically appointed as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and at all meetings of the members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, he or she shall, in the name of the corporation, execute such deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, checks, or other instruments which may from time to time be authorized by the Board of Directors or the membership. SECTION 7. DUTIES OF VICE PRESIDENT In the absence of the President, or in the event of her or his inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers and be subject to all the restrictions on, the President. The Vice President shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or membership. SECTION 8. DUTIES OF SECRETARY Certify and keep at the principal office of the corporation the original, or a copy, of these Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date. Keep at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the board may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the directors, the members, and if applicable, meetings of committees of directors and of members, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting, and the proceedings thereof. See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law. Be custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and affix the seal, as authorized by law or the provisions of these Bylaws, to duly executed documents of the corporation. Keep at the principal office of the corporation a membership book containing the name, address, and dues status of all members, and, in the case where any membership has been terminated, he or she shall record such fact in the membership book together with the date on which such membership ceased. Exhibit at all reasonable times to any director or officer of the corporation, or to her or his agent or attorney, on request therefor, the Bylaws, the membership book, and the minutes of the proceedings of the directors and other units of the corporation. In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors or the membership. SECTION 9. DUTIES OF TREASURER Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the Board of Directors. Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever. Disburse, or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation's properties and business transactions, including accounts of assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains and losses. Exhibit at all reasonable times the books of account and financial records to any director or officer of the corporation, or to her or his agent or attorney, on request therefor. Render to the President and directors, whenever requested, an account of any or all of his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify or cause to be certified, the financial statements to be included in any required reports. In general, perform all duties incident to the office Treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation, or by these Bylaws, or which may be assigned to her or him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or the membership. SECTION 1. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee shall direct the day-to-day operations of the corporation. It shall consist of eleven members. the five elected officers, and the Past President will serve on the Executive Committee. Additionally the membership, during regular elections of officers, will also elect three open seats. Duties are flexible, consisting largely of Committee and project assignments, as assigned by the Executive Committee.. Two other members shall be appointed by the Executive Committee to serve as officers. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the association's technical systems on which its Web site, e-mail list and other means of Internet communication operate. The Systems Manager is responsible for the content and appearance of the association's Web site and other means of Internet communication (except its e-mail lists). The Systems Administrator and Systems Manager will coordinate their efforts to the best of their abilities. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Executive Committee the powers and authority of the board in the management and affairs of the corporation, to the extent permitted and except as may otherwise be provided, by provisions of law. By a majority vote of its members, the Board of Directors may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the Executive Committee authority so delegated. The Executive Committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, cause them to be filed with the corporate records, and report the same to the Board from time to time as the board may require. _______________________________________________ Air-exec mailing list Air-exec(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-exec

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American Internet Use (Was Sept 11 Internet Traffic)
by sbiggs＠yorku.ca 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

With respect to Internet Traffic thoguht some might find this related piece of research, out of the Pew Internet Research Group, of interest. Steve -- Stephen Biggs, MA PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Psychology Department, York University 4700 Keele, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3 Vox (416) 780-1362 Fax (416) 780-1698 Quoting Amanda Lenhart <alenhart(a)pewinternet.org>: > How Americans Used the Internet > After the Terror Attack > WASHINGTON, DC-- > Americans, including Internet users, relied mostly on TV for their news > and > the phone primarily for their communication needs in the days following > the > terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the > Pentagon. > But for many online Americans, the Internet played a useful supplemental > > role as a communications tool through their use of email and instant > messaging and as a news source. In addition, many Internet users were > > highly active in their communities in responding to the attacks. > > The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released a report titled > "How > Americans Used the Internet After the Terror Attack," detailing how > Americans did and did not use various forms of technology on Sept 11 and > > 12, 2001. > > In the two days after the terror attack, three quarters of all Americans > > (74%) reached out to loved ones and friends by the phone or by the > Internet. Some 82% of Internet users used the phone or email to make > contact with people they care about in the first 48 hours after the > attacks. > > For more details, please visit > http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=45 for the full text > of > the report. > > -end- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To subscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-on(a)pewinternet.org > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to > pewinternet-off(a)pewinternet.org > To change your email address, send a message to > pewinternet-change(a)pewinternet.org > with your old address in the Subject: line > To contact the list owner, send your message to > pewinternet-list-owner(a)pewinternet.org > > http://www.pewinternet.org/ > > > > This message was launched into cyberspace to sbiggs(a)newtonspencil.com

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Re: Internet traffic on Sept. 11
by Jill Walker 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

>Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, >where? I noticed that the major news websites were really "slow" on Sept. >11. I also heard the CEO of Earthlink on NPR talk about huge spikes in >traffic to his member sites. He also mentioned that e-mail use was down, and >the use of synchronous chat was up. I'm teaching a CMC class and would love >to talk about it in class. At http://blogger.com apparently 22% more people posted to their blogs on sept 11 than on an average day. There's a post about it on the front page - scroll down to the appropriate date (11th or 12th) Don't know where to find more global statistics, but it'd be interesting. I couldn't reach CNN.com at all for the first few hours after 9 am NY time last Tuesday. Then they had a very barebones version for a good while - just text. Jill

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Montréal researchers in MPLS?
by brian carroll 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

Assoc. of Internet Researchers, to those attending the conference in Minneapolis (mpls). i was going to wait to write but will soon be shipping my computer so i could not wait for a more appropriate time to post this message regarding internet research. thus, my apologies if it is off-base for larger issues. i have tried (2x i believe) to have my work presented in the conferences but did not make the cut. my work is not of the traditional academic approach, dissecting 'the Internet' from its other factors, but rather looking at the things preceding the Internet, in basic research. for example, i believe it is a limit to focus on 'the Internet' as a foci of study, when it is an extension of a system 15 billion years old, if it were openly debated and could be reasoned this way in public. but such is not the case, it seems. i am interested in finding those who will be in MPLS, like i, during the conference who would be interested in meeting and discussing work outside the conference. i grew up in Minneapolis and will send a short list of some unique places one could visit to understand the local environment and some of its jewels. but first, i am interested in networking with those from Montréal, Québec, Canada, whom are approaching this subject and are open to exploring it in detail, outside of current paradigms. my work, as most others, began in a displicanary construct. architecture, for me, as a way of under- standing, describing, defining. architecture is and has always been a discipline allowing a broad/general approach, general and specific, which can get a big- picture view of a discrete event, such as the Internet. logically, the Internet is an extenstion of much of the electrification of our societies over the last 200 years. without it, no Internet. but more, further back, without the science of batteries, static elect- ricity, back to Thales 2500 years ago, and further, to the concepts of religion and the 'charge' often associated with these, such as the gods of lightening and thunder, Zeus and Thor. further back, into the reigning cosmology, that the electromagnetic big- bang, theoretical as it is, still offers a direct lineage from the Big Bang to the Internet which transverses the progession of electromagnetism from realms of the natural, to artifice of the tools and technologies of power, media which are at the foundation of the current network, most have began using in the last 5+ years, dealing mostly with its 'virtual' aspects, and defining it in traditional terms of traditional disciplines, another brick in the wall of the previous paradigm. yet, it is this compartmentalization of the Internet from issues it is directly related to, such as the power plant and pollution, and its connection to global warming and war, nuclear even, to economic devastation should these systems fail (california), and great inefficiency which underlies 'the Internet' that i do not find in any of the speakers or sessions in your conference. thus, i can see why such work may not fit into an academic approach to something beyond the scope of any one discipline. one reason for this, i believe, is that 'the Internet' has become the focus of disciplines, each adding its own vantage on its interpretation. and, in conferences such as AoIR 2, that the whole view is supposedly to be found in bringing these separate views together. i disagree. and will explain why... the way things are, in research today, focusses on the discipline as the organizer of content, and its expertise in dealing with content, the content, in this case 'the Internet', added onto the heap of things each discipline, economic or social, pursues. it is like McLuhan's 'the medium is the message', where messaging ideas about 'the Internet' is by default, assumed meaningful, as it describes/defines the medium. but the medium, the computer networks and power plugs, do not end at the socket and plug. nor do there impacts. an alternative to this type of approach would be to focus on the 'the Internet' as the meaning, which seems to be done, but what is 'the Interent' if it is not its grand design, its grand infrastructure, science, technology, and cosmology? i no longer wonder about this. thus, my work focusses on 'electromagnetic studies', and educating citizens about the basics of this, and its ramifications, and its connections to current events, such as is the electronic internetwork. if EM studies were the center, not the part, and the discplines approached it together, instead of at a conference, but as its own entity, it would be closer to the large world picture that the Internet is yet but one more extension of. for example, fascinating it would be to see a researcher look at the evolution of economics from shells to e-cash. a military historian from spears to EMP bombs. an artist, from paint to painting software. an architectural researcher from building pre- and post- electrification. a political scientist, from oral debates to online debates. a writer, from text to word- processing. some of which has been done, but not around a common theme. so too, with physics, with cosmology, with archaeology, geology, medical science, amongst myriad other things. focussing on 'the Internet' as the center of study, and research, is akin to looking at the foot of an elephant and trying to describe the whole. common sense, it has no place in the expertise, if 'the Internet' is as far as the logic can go. and this seems to be the manufacturing of knowledge about what is going on, where it is limited by a para- digm, a way of seeing/perceiving an event, as discrete, seperated, dissectable from a larger, much more complex, but also much more simple who. a GUT feeling, if you will. the basic public R&D i have worked on started off with architecture, for its generalist view- point, trying to grapple with the Internet, yet getting into its interconnections with other things, on the whole unacknowledged.... the architectural of electricity http://www.electronetwork.org/works/ae/ recently, i published a more detailed account for the everyday citizen, still in an archi- tectural language, but one which allows for these larger connections with other events, such as war, pollution, inefficiency, and goals for action (multidiscplinary electro- networking around electromagnetic knowledge). Seeing Cyberspace: the electrical infrastructure is architecture http://www.electronetwork.org/works/seeing/ i can find no support for this work in my current environment, and would like to meet those from Montréal, in Universities, as i desire to base my work there, given that the cultural aspects of research are supported much moreso, it seems, that the years of failure for pursuing this different approach to the ideas. for example, the University you hold your conference at censored my work in the early 1990s, which was dealing with the Internet at this time. more info can be found at: http://www.electronetwork.org/works/automadness/ my goals are public education, for everyday citizens, about understanding, at least comprehending that there are cultural aspects to electromagnetism, both artisitic and scientific, and to make a resource for these works. this project, the Electronetwork, can be seen at: http://www.electronetwork.org/ please be in contact, on or off-list, as i would like to meet those from Universities in MTL and to discuss opportunities there to share this basic research work, and to work with others to approch 'the Internet' in its larger context, through an educational lens, but outside of traditioinal disciplinarian constructs, based on the past, and making 'the Internet' fit into the pre- existing puzzle of expertise and certainty. i will be in south MPLS and could meet near the University or at one of the great locations around the city. i hope you explore the unique aspects of the City, which may not be in the tour guides for what makes this city so beautiful. -- .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . .... .. .. ... . . . . . . . brian thomas carroll the_electromagnetic_internetwork electromagnetic researcher matter, energy, and in-formation human(a)electronetwork.org http://www.electronetwork.org/

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Internet traffic on Sept. 11
by Ryan J. Burns 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, where? I noticed that the major news websites were really "slow" on Sept. 11. I also heard the CEO of Earthlink on NPR talk about huge spikes in traffic to his member sites. He also mentioned that e-mail use was down, and the use of synchronous chat was up. I'm teaching a CMC class and would love to talk about it in class. Ryan J. Burns, Ph.D. rburns1(a)tulane.edu Visiting Instructor of Media Studies Department of Communication Tulane University

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #112 - 4 msgs
by mweder＠freesurf.ch 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

> > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Web Archive of Sep11 Attack (Steven M. Schneider) > 2. Internet traffic on Sept. 11 (Ryan J. Burns) > 3. flame to end all flame (link) (jeremy hunsinger) > 4. RE: Internet traffic on Sept. 11 (David Wiley) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "Steven M. Schneider" <steve(a)sunyit.edu> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 03:15:02 -0400 > Subject: [Air-l] Web Archive of Sep11 Attack > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C13F26.F08F6100 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Friends -- > > We are working with The Internet Archive (archive.org) and the Library = > of Congress to build an archive of the emerging web sphere related to = > the September 11 Terrorist Attack. > > As hundreds (thousands?) of web sites around the world react to these = > events, we think it is critical to identify, archive and annotate these = > sites and pages. We're interested in finding as much web content as = > possible, from as many different sites and different countries as = > possible. Everything is of interest, especially those sites not likely = > to be picked up by search engines or web crawlers (like individual's = > pages with links sent via email). > > This archive will be made available to the public in a way similar to = > the Election Collection 2000 = > [http://archive0.alexa.com/collections/e2k.html] > > To get this effort moving, we have quickly together a *very simple* web = > site at a new site, http://webarchivist.org. If you're interested, = > visit that site, and follow the (hopefully) simple directions. = > Basically, what we're asking is that you click on a special link (that = > you install on your browser) whenever you are visiting a site that you = > think should be archived. Clicking on the link will alert our system to = > archive that site immediately. If you're up for it, you can also get a = > tool that allows you to fill out a 3-question "site coding sheet", = > identifying the type of site producer, the kinds of activities available = > on the site, and an open-ended assessment of the site. > > If you'd rather, feel free to send list of links to us at one of the = > email addresses below. > > We hope you'll join us in this important activity. We'll try to have = > some preliminary results of the effort available by the time of the AOIR = > conference next month. > > And, please, any comments or suggestions on how to identify relevant = > sites -- send them along! > > Thanks, > > Steve Schneider (SUNY Institute of Technology) - steve(a)sunyit.edu=20 > Kirsten Foot (U of Washington) - kfoot(a)u.washington.edu > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C13F26.F08F6100 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = > http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2920.0" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Friends --</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We are working with The Internet = > Archive=20 > (archive.org) and the Library of Congress to build an archive of the = > emerging=20 > web sphere related to the September 11 Terrorist Attack.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As hundreds (thousands?) of web sites = > around the=20 > world react to these events, we think it is critical to identify, = > archive and=20 > annotate these sites and pages.� <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We're = > interested=20 > in finding as much web content as possible, from as many different sites = > and=20 > different countries as possible.� Everything is of interest, = > especially=20 > those sites not likely to be picked up by search engines or web crawlers = > (like=20 > individual's pages with links sent via email).</FONT></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This archive will be made available to = > the public=20 > in a way�similar to the Election Collection 2000 [<A=20 > href=3D"http://archive0.alexa.com/collections/e2k.html">http://archive0.a= > lexa.com/collections/e2k.html</A>].</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To get this effort moving, we have = > quickly together=20 > a *very simple* web site at a new site, <A=20 > href=3D"http://webarchivist.org">http://webarchivist.org</A>.� If = > you're=20 > interested, visit that site, and follow the (hopefully) simple = > directions.�=20 > Basically, what we're asking is that you click on a special link (that = > you=20 > install on your browser) whenever you are visiting a site that you think = > should=20 > be archived.� Clicking on the link will alert our system to archive = > that=20 > site immediately.� If you're up for it, you can also get a tool = > that allows=20 > you to fill out a 3-question "site coding sheet", identifying the type = > of site=20 > producer, the kinds of activities available on the site, and an = > open-ended=20 > assessment of the site.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you'd rather, feel free to�send = > list of=20 > links to us at one of the email addresses below.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We hope you'll join us in this = > important=20 > activity.� We'll try to have some preliminary results of the effort = > > available by the time of the AOIR conference next month.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And, please, any comments or = > suggestions on how to=20 > identify relevant sites -- send them along!</FONT></DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>�</DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve Schneider (SUNY Institute of = > Technology) - <A=20 > href=3D"mailto:steve@sunyit.edu">steve(a)sunyit.edu</A> </FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kirsten Foot (U of Washington) - <A=20 > href=3D"mailto:kfoot@u.washington.edu">kfoot(a)u.washington.edu</A></FONT><= > /DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV> > <DIV>�</DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C13F26.F08F6100-- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > From: "Ryan J. Burns" <rburns1(a)tulane.edu> > To: <Air-l(a)aoir.org> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:14:23 -0500 > Subject: [Air-l] Internet traffic on Sept. 11 > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, > where? I noticed that the major news websites were really "slow" on Sept. > 11. I also heard the CEO of Earthlink on NPR talk about huge spikes in > traffic to his member sites. He also mentioned that e-mail use was down, and > the use of synchronous chat was up. I'm teaching a CMC class and would love > to talk about it in class. > > Ryan J. Burns, Ph.D. > rburns1(a)tulane.edu > Visiting Instructor of Media Studies > Department of Communication > Tulane University > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 11:34:07 -0400 > From: jeremy hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> > Organization: Virginia Tech > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: [Air-l] flame to end all flame (link) > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > found this on kuro5hin.org(pronounced corrosion), thought it pretty much > captured the essense of flaming > http://users.gurulink.com/drk/humor/flame.html > > -- > Jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy > CDDC/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu > 526 major williams hall 0130 > virginia tech > blacksburg, va 24061 > 540-231-7614 > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > From: "David Wiley" <wiley(a)cc.usu.edu> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: RE: [Air-l] Internet traffic on Sept. 11 > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:52:59 -0600 > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > > While this doesn't speak for the entire Internet, it is probably quite > representative. > > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/13/154222&mode=thread > > And if you're interested in CMC but don't read Slashdot, you probably should > visit the link anyway. > > David Wiley > Assistant Professor > Instructional Technology > Utah State University > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of > Ryan J. Burns > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:14 AM > To: Air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: [Air-l] Internet traffic on Sept. 11 > > > Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, > where? I noticed that the major news websites were really "slow" on Sept. > 11. I also heard the CEO of Earthlink on NPR talk about huge spikes in > traffic to his member sites. He also mentioned that e-mail use was down, and > the use of synchronous chat was up. I'm teaching a CMC class and would love > to talk about it in class. > > Ryan J. Burns, Ph.D. > rburns1(a)tulane.edu > Visiting Instructor of Media Studies > Department of Communication > Tulane University > > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > End of Air-l Digest > ---------Ende urspr�ngliche Nachricht---------- -- Kate Stevensen sagt: Meine Mission ist geheim! Finde es raus! http://www.sunrise.net/exclude/track/action.asp?PID_S=592&PID_T=593&LID=1

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Re: Internet traffic on Sept. 11
by Bram Dov Abramson 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

>Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, >where? http://www.matrix.net/company/news/20010911_internet_withstands_attack_on_a… cheers Bram -- / Bram Dov Abramson / babramson(a)telegeography.com / / Director of Internet Research / TeleGeography, Inc. / / tel: +1 202 741 0047 (new numbers) / fax: +1 202 741 0021 (we've moved)

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flame to end all flame (link)
by jeremy hunsinger 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

found this on kuro5hin.org(pronounced corrosion), thought it pretty much captured the essense of flaming http://users.gurulink.com/drk/humor/flame.html -- Jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy CDDC/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 virginia tech blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614

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Web Archive of Sep11 Attack
by Steven M. Schneider 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

Friends -- We are working with The Internet Archive (archive.org) and the Library of Congress to build an archive of the emerging web sphere related to the September 11 Terrorist Attack. As hundreds (thousands?) of web sites around the world react to these events, we think it is critical to identify, archive and annotate these sites and pages. We're interested in finding as much web content as possible, from as many different sites and different countries as possible. Everything is of interest, especially those sites not likely to be picked up by search engines or web crawlers (like individual's pages with links sent via email). This archive will be made available to the public in a way similar to the Election Collection 2000 [http://archive0.alexa.com/collections/e2k.html] To get this effort moving, we have quickly together a *very simple* web site at a new site, http://webarchivist.org. If you're interested, visit that site, and follow the (hopefully) simple directions. Basically, what we're asking is that you click on a special link (that you install on your browser) whenever you are visiting a site that you think should be archived. Clicking on the link will alert our system to archive that site immediately. If you're up for it, you can also get a tool that allows you to fill out a 3-question "site coding sheet", identifying the type of site producer, the kinds of activities available on the site, and an open-ended assessment of the site. If you'd rather, feel free to send list of links to us at one of the email addresses below. We hope you'll join us in this important activity. We'll try to have some preliminary results of the effort available by the time of the AOIR conference next month. And, please, any comments or suggestions on how to identify relevant sites -- send them along! Thanks, Steve Schneider (SUNY Institute of Technology) - steve(a)sunyit.edu Kirsten Foot (U of Washington) - kfoot(a)u.washington.edu

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Re: [Air-l] Re: Steve Jones, AIR conference
by radhika gajjala 15 Sep '01

15 Sep '01

I agree - dialogue or an attempt at it ( from research communities ) that goes beyond just on the listservs is necessary. r At 10:26 PM 9/14/01 -0400, you wrote: >Steve: >Thank you for not cancelling the conference. It is critical we carrry on >our work and not be defeated. AIR is helping researchers connect in ways we >have never been able to do before. Thank you and the others for making this >happen. I am really looking forward to being and the Minneapolis conference >and participating in it. >Dorine >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Dorine Andrews, DCD >Research Professor, www.georgetown.edu/faculty/dca4 >Communication, Culture & Technology Program >Georgetown University >office (202) 784-4338 dca4(a)georgetown.edu >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > ___________ Radhika Gajjala Assistant Professor, Dept of Interpersonal Communication/School of Communication Studies tel - 372-0528 http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik http://www.cyberdiva.org http://lingua.utdallas.edu:7000/4425/ fax: 419-372-9841 __________

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