April 2002 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: eBay research
by Michael Shohat 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Dear Jonathan, a good place to start looking for eBay research is David Lucking-Reiley's Homepage - he has some interesting working papers on eBay that include good references: http://eller.arizona.edu/~reiley/cv.html#workingpapers Also very interesting, but in German, is Brinkmann, U., & Seifert, M. (2001). Face to Interface: Zum Problem der Vertrauenskonstitution im Internet am Beispiel von elektronischen Auktionen ["Face to interface": On the problem of constituting trust in the internet, as for example in electronic auctions]. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 30, 23-47. Published work on the subject also include: Houser, D., & Wooders, J. (2001). Reputation in auctions: Theory, and evidence from eBay. University of Arizona Working Paper #00-1. Retrieved December 30, 2001, from http://bpaosf.bpa.arizona.edu/~jwooders/ebay.pdf and Lucking-Reiley, D. (2000). Auctions on the internet: Whats being auctioned, and how? The Journal of Industrial Economics, 48, 227-252. Hope to have helped, Michael At 12:01 17.04.02 -0400, you wrote: > > >To: air-l(a)aoir.org >Subject: [Air-l] query for a friend: ebay >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Hi All, > >A friend writes: > > >I am looking > >for some internet research advice and thought > >you might be the man. I'm working on a paper > >for SCS on "Ebay as Archive" and surprisingly > >I am finding very little intellectual work on > >"the world's largest marketplace." I thought that > >this might be the kind of topic that gets written > >about in web journals which I know next to > >nothing about. Any suggestions where I might > >go looking?

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graduate webshop deadline extended - sorry!
by Katie Bessiere 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Hi everyone -- Sorry for double posting, but I forgot to change the information about the deadline for the graduate workshop on the social impact of the internet/technology. :) We are still accepting applications through next week, from what I understand. If you are interested, I recommend that you get your basic application in as early as possible with a note attached saying that you are applying late as you just heard about it. You can send your recommendations etc... when you get them, but getting your application in early is the most important thing. There was some confusion about who was to post to this list, which is why it is such late notice. :) Any further questions can be addressed to me, of course.. :) Katie

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Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society. June 3-14
by Katie Bessiere 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society June 3-14, 2002 University of Maryland-College Park Application deadline for best consideration: April 8, 2002 The Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland is hosting the 2nd annual graduate student workshop--or WebShop. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, 30-50 leading scholars and experts who study the behavioral aspects of information technology will discuss current issues and research. Student participants will receive up to $750 as a support grant as well as room and board. Students will develop original research projects as the basis for their thesis, dissertation, or other publication. Topics include, but are not limited to: Inequality/Digital Divide, Public Access and Usage, Navigational Skills, Social Networks, Time/Activity Displacement, and Social Capital Implications. Please access the WebShop web page for the latest information about the WebShop and the invited participants. Please find application information at: www.webuse.umd.edu For more information: Graduate WebShop Department of Sociology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1315 Email: webuse(a)socy.umd.edu Phone: 301.405.6421 Fax: 301.314.6892

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Cyberpsychology Forum
by David Jacobson 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

FYI. Dan Hill is organizing a free online forum to discuss computer-mediated behavior. If you are interested in participating in it or want further information, contact him at danhill(a)psybc.com. In your email specify your interest in the CyberPsychology Forum and Dan will sign you up. Dave David Jacobson Professor of Anthropology Department of Anthropology Brandeis University MS 006 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 USA Phone: 781-736-2228 Fax: 781-736-2232

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Re: info tech company anthems
by Bram Dov Abramson 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

jhuns(a)vt.edu: >i know it is just wierd, but what a very strange phenomena, a top 10 >list of companies songs. I'm all for like labor union song preservation >etc, but this is just not what i would expect from companies. >http://www.zdnet.co.uk/specials/2002/it-anthems/ I think the songs (some of the songs?) come from the companies, the preservation part from an innocent bystander who's gotten quite a lot of press out of it. These links were provided: http://chris.raettig.org/email/jnl00083.html http://corporateanthems.raettig.org/press/ http://chris.raettig.org/ ... make for interesting reading. Thanks, Jeremy. cheers Bram ps popular songs; corporate songs; corporate::community -- didn't we have this conversation at some point? ;-)

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by jeremy hunsinger 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

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Re: Subject: [Air-l] History of computer
by Rune Dalgaard 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi Antonio You might also want to check Paul N. Edwards "The closed world" (can not recall the year of publication). I would be interested in seing the list you manage to compile - perhaps you can mail it to this list? Best, Rune ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rune Dalgaard, MA, Doctoral Candidate Dept. of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University E-mail: runed(a)imv.aau.dk / Web: http://www.imv.au.dk/medarbejdere/runed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > i am looking for books, essays etc. about a cultural and/or sociological > history of computer. I know just one book, e.g. Steven Levy: Hackers: Heroes > of the Computer Revolution. Any help/suggestions will be appreciated > > Yours > > Antonio

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social history of computers
by Jay Hauben 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi, I have always found reading Fire in the Valley of value. It captures some of the social context and aspirations of the early personal computer activists. This book helps to confirm Michael Hauben's insight that the personal computer was somehow intimately connected with the Free Speech movement. I include one of the reviews I found online: Fire in the Valley by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine "The first book to chronicle not only the technological innovation, but also the social legacy created by the true "fathers" of the personal computer; a very human, sometimes funny and always articulate story of the industry's otherwise cloudy origins. The pages are filled with the people, the projects, and the frenzy that built the personal computer industry." -- Computer Currents Take care. Jay

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info tech company anthems
by jeremy hunsinger 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

i know it is just wierd, but what a very strange phenomena, a top 10 list of companies songs. I'm all for like labor union song preservation etc, but this is just not what i would expect from companies. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/specials/2002/it-anthems/ jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.dromocracy.com

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Re: History of Computer
by John Daly 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

Try Tracy Kidder, "The Soul of a New Machine" in paperback, about the struggle of corporate development of a minicomputer in the 1970's. -- John Daly http://www.geocities.com/stconsultant/

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