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Privacy in Digital Environments: Empowering Users (CSCW Workshop CFP)
by aoir.z3z＠danah.org 08 Jul '02

08 Jul '02

Perhaps this might be of interest to some of you: ----------------------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Privacy in Digital Environments: Empowering Users a Workshop at CSCW 2002 November 16, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Organizers: danah boyd (MIT Media Lab, zephoria(a)media.mit.edu) Carlos Jensen (Georgia Tech, carlosj(a)cc.gatech.edu) Scott Lederer (UC Berkeley, lederer(a)cs.berkeley.edu) David Nguyen (Georgia Tech, dnguyen(a)cs.gatech.edu) More Details: http://smg.media.mit.edu/cscw2002-privacy/ Position Paper Deadline: September 20, 2002 Submissions to: cscw2002-privacy(a)media.mit.edu ABSTRACT People are deeply concerned about their privacy, and are quite adept at defining limits and maintaining barriers in the physical world. Yet, in the digital world we are no longer good privacy managers. Our motivation and interest do not disappear in the transition from the physical to the digital; the systems we use strip us of the power to become effective privacy managers. Often these failures are attributable to us as designers and developers; our systems do not always provide access to information users need to make informed decisions about their privacy. At other times we overload users with too much information, making managing their privacy too much of a burden. As system designers, we have paid little attention to protecting user privacy, and even less to empowering them to take charge of their own privacy. This workshop seeks to address the privacy needs and concerns of users in the design of digital environments, whether they be websites, collaborative calendar systems, collaborative work environments, online communities, communications systems or ubiquitous computing environments. Each of these settings faces real and pressing challenges when it comes to protecting user privacy. We shall seek answers to the following questions: What can we, as designers, do to increase user awareness of what our environments are doing and how user information is collected and used? How can we empower users to manage the ways in which they are represented in the environments or to limit their exposure when needed? We seek a balanced group, composed of social scientists, technologists, designers, legal and policy experts, and others with demonstrable interest or experience in privacy-aware or identity-management technologies in existing or emerging digital environments. FOR MORE INFORMATION URL: http://smg.media.mit.edu/cscw2002-privacy/ Email the organizers: cscw2002-privacy(a)media.mit.edu CSCW 2002: http://www.acm.org/CSCW2002/

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affero
by jeremy hunsinger 08 Jul '02

08 Jul '02

have you guys seen www.affero.com and .org? is it something we might be able to use? -- jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy cddc/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 http://www.dromocracy.com virginia tech -under construction blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614 this email was sent from my office

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RE: [Air-l] Web-based Surveys
by Vishwanath, Arun 08 Jul '02

08 Jul '02

Scott Could you send me a reprint of your review on web based software packages. I was particularly interested in the SPSS mrInterview, last year it was still in beta testing. Thank you Arun Vishwanath, PhD -----Original Message----- From: Scott_Crawford(a)marketstrategies.com [mailto:Scott_Crawford@marketstrategies.com] Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:28 AM To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Web-based Surveys I recently wrote a review of three software packages. The packages were chosen to represent three "kinds" of web survey systems. The three included Perseus SurveySolutions for the Web 4.0, zTelligence 2.0, and SPSS mrInterview. The review is in press... due to be released in the August 2002 edition of Field Methods. Full citation as follows: Crawford, S. (2002) "Evaluation of Web Survey Data Collection Systems." Field Methods. Vol. 14, No. 3. August. pp. 349-363. If you are interested, let me know and I'd be glad to send you a reprint when you get them. But in summary... there are a lot of low cost web survey systems out there. However, the adage "You get what you pay for." definitely applies in this area. And that is enhanced by the fact that the more it costs, the more complex/robust/capable the system is... which means the support costs (in internet infrastructure and people) greatly increase. Organizations that committ to maintaining a high quality web survey system with the proper infrastructure to support it shell out over $100k annually to do so. Because of this cost, another alternative (outsourcing), becomes very attractive for those who need to do web surveys to high academic standards, but don't have the volume to justify such an infrastructure. SC ********************************** Scott Crawford Research Director - Social Science Research http://www.ms-interactive.com 734/542-7796 734/661-0323 (fax) Berquist(a)uts.cc. utexas.edu To: air-l(a)aoir.org Sent by: cc: air-l-admin@aoir Subject: [Air-l] Web-based Surveys .org 06/28/2002 11:42 AM Please respond to air-l A few months ago, there was some discussion about online surveys--particularly regarding methodology and design. My question is more practical--can anyone recommend software to design a web-displayed survey that will easily capture data into a backend database? I've looked at SPSS Data Entry (TM), but would like to receive recommendations from others who have completed web-. based surveys and are pleased with the software they have worked with. Thanks, Lon Berquist Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute The University of Texas at Austin _______________________________________________ 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

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list of lists ...
by david silver 08 Jul '02

08 Jul '02

Folks, after much work and anticipation, we are excited to announce the launch of the "list of lists" web site. the site is a modest attempt to find and collect listservs and mailing lists devoted to internet research. we haven't found them all but it's a start. enjoy: http://www.aoir.org/list.php (this project was built with the support of the association for internet researchers. much of the content was generated collaboratively and we wish to thank the many contributions from the following air-l list members: Danah Boyd, Jeremy Crampton, Max Doelling, Hans Klein, Joan Korenman, Randy Kluver, Michel Menou, Jason Rutter, Lois Ann Scheidt, and Nancy White.) Matt Allen Ulla Bunz Jeremy Hunsinger David Silver

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brisbane visit/aoir get together
by jeremy hunsinger 07 Jul '02

07 Jul '02

I'll be in brisbane from the 12th through 14th and than at http://www.uq.edu.au/gsm/biomediaindex.html until i leave on the 18th. If any of you would like to get together and have an Association of Internet Researcher's Meet and Greet, drop me a note via e-mail and I'll see what we can do to set one up. If we can't set one up for everyone, we could possibly do a few small ones. Nonetheless, if you are interested in getting together and talking about AoIR, or your own internet related research, let me know and send me an e-mail off list to jhuns(a)vt.edu. I'd love to see what you're doing and chat about possibilities. your faithful air-exec-board member;) 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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Online Interviewing
by Nicola Illingworth {PG} 06 Jul '02

06 Jul '02

Check out Chris Mann and Fiona Stewart's text 'Internet Communication and Qualitative Research' 2000, Sage. I'm conducting online (qualitative) interviews at the moment - if you'd like some more info, e-mail me direct Nicola Illingworth n.a.illingworth(a)stir.ac.uk -- The University of Stirling is a university established in Scotland by charter at Stirling, FK9 4LA. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not disclose, copy or deliver this message to anyone and any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the University of Stirling shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #431 - Web based surveys
by Michel J. Menou 06 Jul '02

06 Jul '02

Late as Eszter, I'd like to mention a commercial package that can be available at special conditions for academic research and offers a quite flexible and powerful solution for the entire process from questionnaire design to advanced statistical analysis. Those intereste dmight take a look at www.askia.com Michel

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query correction
by eszterlists＠netscape.net 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Hi, sorry for reposting this, but I realized there was a mistake in my post that makes a substantive difference. I should have said NOT simply phone-based surveys. Here's my original query in full again. Apologies for cluttering your mailboxes. -- Eszter Hi, I'm looking for some references to publications about studies that used random sampling to recruit respondents _and_ required respondents to travel to the study location (so they were not simply, say, phone-based interviews). Mine is such a study (http://www.webuse.org ) and I'm in need of some references for comparison. I know of experimental, quasi-experimental and focus group studies, but none of the ones I know of used random sampling. I would greatly appreciate any pointers. The studies don't have to be IT related as the focus here is on response rates in general and methodology. Thanks! Eszter __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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random sample study response rates?
by eszterlists＠netscape.net 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Hi, I'm looking for some references to publications about studies that used random sampling to recruit respondents _and_ required respondents to travel to the study location (so they were simply, say, phone-based interviews). Mine is such a study (http://www.webuse.org ) and I'm in need of some references for comparison. I know of experimental, quasi-experimental and focus group studies, but none of the ones I know of used random sampling. I would greatly appreciate any pointers. The studies don't have to be IT related as the focus here is on response rates in general and methodology. Thanks! Eszter --- Eszter's List: http://www.eszter.com/elist My Weblog: http://www.esztersblog.com How to win the Nobel Prize: http://www.roadtostockholm.com __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Re: Web-based Surveys
by eszterlists＠netscape.net 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

I'm a bit late with this response, but perhaps it's still of use to some. I haven't tried any of these services, but they were recommended on another list for Web-based surveys: php Easy Survey Package - open source http://phpesp.sourceforge.net/ http://www.zoomerang.com http://Votations.com Please let us know if you find something that worked well for you! Eszter --- Eszter's List: http://www.eszter.com/elist My Weblog: http://www.esztersblog.com How to win the Nobel Prize: http://www.roadtostockholm.com __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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