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old stats on internet use
by Carolyn Penfold 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Hi All, I'm trying to get some info re the state of the internet in around 1995. For example What proportion of US homes / businesses etc had access then, or even broader like how many connections there were in the USA. Also figures for things like what percentage of web material at that stage was provided by US. Also, any such figures for Australia would be useful. If anyone knows the figures, or could point me in the right direction I'd be most grateful. Thanks, Carolyn Carolyn Penfold Faculty of Law The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 AUSTRALIA Telephone: National (02) 9385 2250 International +61 2 9385 2250

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Spam Diplomas
by Doug Boswell 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

I too receive this junk, unsolicited. Any way to track their email address since they so conveniently delete it from returns? Doug --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 7/1/2002

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class needed please
by Ed Lamoureux 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

I have a student/advisee who needs an online science course (any level and not basic chemistry) . . . but of course, she's in Peoria, works, and can't visit campuses for labs. We can find computer science courses for ourselves...but if you know of a good bio/chem/astron/physics/etc. course on line, let us know. thanks Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Speech Communication and Multimedia Editor, Journal of Communication and Religion Bradley University Peoria IL 61625 ell(a)bradley.edu http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~ell Fax: 309-677-3446

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Response to Bram's Query
by Andrew Ross 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

***As the original query was posted to the list, the response should be as well. I hope this clarifies things considerably. *** Bram, Thanks for your response. We're an academic department of Oxford University with a mandate from both our funders and our governing body (which is comprised of government and non-government representatives) to conduct this inquiry. We expect that, given the MPs that this mandate came from, our work will be used to inform policy in the UK. All the best, A. R. Ross -----Original Message----- From: Bram Dov Abramson [mailto:bda@bazu.org] Sent: 04 July 2002 17:19 To: air-l(a)aoir.org Cc: andrew.ross(a)new.oxford.ac.uk Subject: Re: Oxford Internet Institute's Public Broadband Inquiry andrew.ross(a)new.oxford.ac.uk: >***Open Invitation to Submit Evidence (New Deadline-- 30 July 2002) (...) >As its first major initiative, the OII is to establish a committee of >inquiry into the public policy issues concerning broadband Internet access >in the UK. The costs and benefits of broadband is a complex and pressing >issue, complicated by the considerable debate regarding its development >and application. > >The aim of the inquiry is to comprehensively survey the political, social, >legal and economic environment in which broadband operates, both in the UK >and abroad, and to develop practical policy recommendations for government. "Committee of inquiry" usually connotes a government or similarly institutionally-tied official process -- particularly with "invitation to submit evidence", which usually connotes the workings of an administrative tribunal such as, say, a regulatory body. Just to understand, is this a government-tied inquiry -- or does the titling reflect a nomenclature choice aimed at infusing a university-run research project with an explicit political-process vocabulary? thanks Bram

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Re: [Air-l] Online interviews?
by Ildiko Kaposi 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Malin, Christine Hine's Virtual Ethnography (Sage 2000) also covers online interviewing. Ildiko >>> L.J.Mcgerty(a)Bradford.ac.uk 07/05/02 09:50 AM >>> Malin Annette Markham's 'Life Online: researching real experience in virtual space', 1998, AltaMira Press would be a good place to start. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Malin Sveningsson <malin.sveningsson(a)viktoria.se> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: [Air-l] Online interviews? > Hi all, > Does anyone know of any literature on doing (qualitative) research interviews online? I would be most grateful for references. > > /Malin Sveningsson > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Air-l] Online interviews?
by Ildiko Kaposi 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Malin, Christine Hine's Virtual Ethnography (Sage 2000) also covers online interviewing. Ildiko >>> L.J.Mcgerty(a)Bradford.ac.uk 07/05/02 09:50 AM >>> Malin Annette Markham's 'Life Online: researching real experience in virtual space', 1998, AltaMira Press would be a good place to start. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Malin Sveningsson <malin.sveningsson(a)viktoria.se> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: [Air-l] Online interviews? > Hi all, > Does anyone know of any literature on doing (qualitative) research interviews online? I would be most grateful for references. > > /Malin Sveningsson > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Air-l] Online interviews?
by Lisa-Jane McGerty 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Malin Annette Markham's 'Life Online: researching real experience in virtual space', 1998, AltaMira Press would be a good place to start. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Malin Sveningsson <malin.sveningsson(a)viktoria.se> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:19 AM Subject: [Air-l] Online interviews? > Hi all, > Does anyone know of any literature on doing (qualitative) research interviews online? I would be most grateful for references. > > /Malin Sveningsson > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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Online interviews?
by Malin Sveningsson 05 Jul '02

05 Jul '02

Hi all, Does anyone know of any literature on doing (qualitative) research interviews online? I would be most grateful for references. /Malin Sveningsson

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Re: Oxford Internet Institute's Public Broadband Inquiry
by Bram Dov Abramson 04 Jul '02

04 Jul '02

andrew.ross(a)new.oxford.ac.uk: >***Open Invitation to Submit Evidence (New Deadline-- 30 July 2002) (...) >As its first major initiative, the OII is to establish a committee of >inquiry into the public policy issues concerning broadband Internet access >in the UK. The costs and benefits of broadband is a complex and pressing >issue, complicated by the considerable debate regarding its development >and application. > >The aim of the inquiry is to comprehensively survey the political, social, >legal and economic environment in which broadband operates, both in the UK >and abroad, and to develop practical policy recommendations for government. "Committee of inquiry" usually connotes a government or similarly institutionally-tied official process -- particularly with "invitation to submit evidence", which usually connotes the workings of an administrative tribunal such as, say, a regulatory body. Just to understand, is this a government-tied inquiry -- or does the titling reflect a nomenclature choice aimed at infusing a university-run research project with an explicit political-process vocabulary? thanks Bram

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Fwd: STSGRAD listserv
by jeremy hunsinger 04 Jul '02

04 Jul '02

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