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

Oxford Internet Institute's Public Broadband Inquiry
by Andrew Ross 04 Jul '02

04 Jul '02

***Open Invitation to Submit Evidence (New Deadline-- 30 July 2002) The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is an independent, multidisciplinary research centre, established in October 2001 as part of the University of Oxford to focus on the social, economic, legal and ethical impact of the Internet. A critical part of its mandate is to offer objective, independent investigation into issues of community, public policy and governance arising from the spread of the Internet. 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. One of the most important aspects of this inquiry is the collection of evidence from individuals whose opinions we feel are important to guiding the development of actionable and pragmatic government policy in this field. AIR-L has been included because of its members' specialist knowledge, which we feel will contribute substantially to an ongoing conversation about broadband issues. We are seeking brief written responses of less than 3 000 words to a range of questions (please see documents on the OII website, linked below) which, although by no means comprehensive, are intended as a starting point for thoughtful discussion. Please address one, a few, or many of them, as you see fit. The OII would also welcome your contribution on any issues which you feel are of great relevance but which are not represented in the scope of these questions. We would also gladly receive evidence in the form of previously published works or guidance in relation to appropriate online and offline information sources. Please send all submissions to the OII, following the guidelines indicated in the introductory document. Both the introduction and the questions can be found on our website at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news.shtml We look forward to hearing from you. Yours truly, A.R. Ross andrew.ross(a)oii.ox.ac.uk andrew.ross(a)new.ox.ac.uk Public Policy Coordinator, OII

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invitation - special session on robotherapy
by libina＠georgetown.edu 04 Jul '02

04 Jul '02

Hi everyone, In addition to the previous announcement and call for papers for VSMM 2002 this September in Korea (see - http://www.vsmm.org/2002/welcome.htm) I would like to call for papers and participation in the first robotherapy session which is now a part of the VSMM 2002 conference on September 25. Robotherapy is a new field that studies psychological aspects of person-robot interactions (as an example I can refer to our study on robotic cat NeCoRo as an intervention for persons with dementia in nursing home see http://www.researchinstituteonaging.org/robocat1.htm) Those who interested in participation and writing a paper for the conference proceedings (2 10 pages), please contact me (Dr.Alex Libin) directly at libina(a)georgetown.edu. Authors will have an extended deadline for submission of July 17 (camera ready papers are due in August). Thank you and I am looking forward to meeting you at VSMM 2002! Regards, Alex Libin, Chair, Robotherapy Session at VSMM 2002 ----------------------- Alexander Libin, Ph.D. Research Associate/Project Director Research Institute on Aging http://www.researchinstituteonaging.org/ Tel.:(301) 770-8459, Fax:(301) 770-8455 Affiliated Faculty, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington DC http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/psychology/faculty/libin_new.html

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call for papers - first robotherapy session
by libina＠georgetown.edu 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Hi everyone, In addition to the previous announcement and call for papers for VSMM 2002 this September in Korea (see - http://www.vsmm.org/2002/welcome.htm) I would like to call for papers and participation in the first robotherapy session which is now a part of the VSMM 2002 conference on September 25. Robotherapy is a new field that studies psychological aspects of person-robot interactions (as an example I can refer to our study on robotic cat NeCoRo as an intervention for persons with dementia in nursing home see http://www.researchinstituteonaging.org/robocat1.htm) Those who interested in participation and writing a paper for the conference proceedings (2 10 pages), please contact me (Dr.Alex Libin) directly at libina(a)georgetown.edu. Authors will have an extended deadline for submission of July 17 (camera ready papers are due in August). Thank you and I am looking forward to meeting you at VSMM 2002! Regards, Alex Libin, Chair, Robotherapy Session at VSMM 2002 ----------------------- Alexander Libin, Ph.D. Research Associate/Project Director Research Institute on Aging http://www.researchinstituteonaging.org/ Tel.:(301) 770-8459, Fax:(301) 770-8455 Affiliated Faculty, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington DC http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/psychology/faculty/libin_new.html

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KnowNet Project -- Southeast Asia
by Anne Marie Lim 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Dear Air-1 List Members, Greetings from Manila! Our organization, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (Philippines), is doing a quick mapping of innovative Knowledge Networking/ICT4Dev/Community Networking projects/stories in Southeast Asia prior to designing a regional workshop in Manila in January 2003. Our project springs from the basic idea that Knowledge Networking, through both traditional methods as well as via the critical appropriation of the new ICTs, must be examined as an important component of popular empowerment. In particular, it also assumes that it is in multi-stakeholder arrangements that Knowledge Networking can be maximized as an enabler of development. The project seeks to initiate a strategic discussion on Knowledge Networking for CSOs in Asia, by providing venues for dialogue and the exchange of ideas by CSOs and different development stakeholders from the Philippines and other Asian countries. The focus will be on clarifying the key concepts, evolving a common paradigm, and presenting working models of how Knowledge Networking can engender development. It will particularly examine how CSOs are engaging and interfacing traditional information and communication systems as well as the new ICTs. This will be done through a regional workshop by practitioners to be held in the Philippines, with Asian CSO innovators and resource persons providing additional inputs to the process. This will be supported by a preliminary research initiative to map existing efforts, and will be sustained via continuing online dialogue and discussion. To be embedded in the project will be a clear learning agenda in Knowledge Networking that can hopefully be relevant both to Asians and non-Asians alike. We would really appreciate it if the List Members could share possible leads on other ICT4Dev initiatives in Southeast Asia (contact persons, URLs, etc.). Thank you and more power! Cheers. Anne Marie Lim Foundation for Media Alternatives Philippines __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com

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trolls
by The Dead Senator 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

Hi, Susan. I'm very interested in your paper on 'dealing with trolls'. I have a pair of very disruptive trolls frequenting an unmoderated automotive newsgroup (that I've been a longstanding member of) right now and I need ideas to help handle them. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you very much. Robert --- Fellow Internet researchers, Lachlan Brown is a troll. The solution to how to deal with a troll's disruptive effects is not simple -- both ignoring him and restricting his access via moderation or other means have their drawbacks. If anyone is interested, I've just co-authored a paper analyzing a case of trolling that bears similarities to the one currently taking place on this list. It's under review for publication, but I'd be happy to send a pre-publication copy to anyone who emails me. Best, Susan Herring

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RE: [Air-l] query on transnatiional internet traffic
by Randy Kluver 03 Jul '02

03 Jul '02

To the query from Andrew Rojecki, here is an article: Halavais, Alexander. (2000, March 10) National borders on the world wide web. New Media & Society, 2(1), 7-29. Randy Kluver Information and Communication Management FASS 3, #04-16 National University of Singapore Singapore, 117570 (65) 874-8755, fax (65) 779-4911 -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Rojecki [mailto:arojecki@uic.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 12:22 AM To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] query on transnatiional internet traffic Is anyone familiar with studies of the world wide web that show the extent of non-domestic traffic? Specifically I'm interested in any research that studies the extent to which www users go to web sites beyond the borders of the countries they live in. Thanks very much, Andy Rojecki University of Illinois at Chicago _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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(Fwd) [online-ads] Political use of online advertising
by Steven Clift 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

Is anyone out there tracking online political/advocacy advertising? Steven Clift Reply to: clift(a)publicus.net ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: "Steven Clift" <slc(a)publicus.net> To: Online Advertising Discussion List Subscriber <slc(a)publicus.net> Date sent: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 22:52:11 -0500 Subject: [online-ads] Political use of online advertising Send reply to: online-ads(a)o-a.com I run the 2,400+ Democracies Online Newswire <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> e-list. I am putting together a post on online political advertising with eye toward the 2002 U.S. elections. 1. What companies specialize in placing online political/advocacy advertising? 2. Has anyone seen election 2002 related online advertising yet? 3. Targeting. I am going to suggest that with geographic targeting, online advertising might be a useful tool for the following audiences: A. Core supporters - Find them early, get them to opt-in onto your e-newsletter, encourage them to volunteer, limit online fundraising ads within your state this round - focus on message B. Undecideds - Determine their demographics and find sites/site sections that have those voters C. Weak Constituencies - If you are weak with suburban men for example, advertise with specific messages in the online sports section of the local paper to stem leakage. D. National contributors - If you are a U.S. Senate candidate, use national media and political sites to fund raise for the "balance of the Senate" What do you think? 4. E-mail Opt-in - If you look at most campaign sites, e-mail newsletter subscribe forms are know above the top fold of every site. How can advertising in e-mail newsletters or on Hotmail/Yahoo Mail be used to maximize the number of subscribers? 5. Minnesota online advertising - Minnesota is my home state. This is where the first online campaign ad was bought in 1998 and where I expect to see more of this activity with very competitive U.S. Senate and Governor races. Is anyone out there an expert on the online content market/online use of the net by Minnesotans? Please cc: clift(a)publicus.net Thanks, Steven Clift http://www.publicus.net P.S. There is a good set of banner ad examples from the 2000 election here: http://www.domesticpolicy.com/analysis.html And this RNC e-mail opt-in campaign was notable: http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cti733.htm http://www.rnc.org/media/pdfs/rt1311.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ You are currently subscribed to online-ads as: slc(a)publicus.net To unsubscribe send a blank email to: leave-online-ads-787417P@o- a.com To subscribe or change your current subscription, visit http://www.o- a.com/. Send questions and responses to Online Ads at online-ads(a)o-a.com. Online Ads is brought to you by Tenagra, http://www.tenagra.com/. To become a sponsor of this list, please visit http://www.o- a.com/sponsor.html or contact our Sponsorship Coordinator at letitia(a)o-a.com.Sponsorship Coordinator at letitia(a)o-a.com. ------- End of forwarded message -------

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Question about Netminer
by Panayiotis Zaphiris 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

Hi, I am getting my feet wet with social Network analysis and trying to get familiar with the capabilities of netminer (http://www.netminer.com) I am wondering if anyone on this list has used it and whether there are any comments about its capabilities as compared to the other established social network tools (eg. UCINET). Thanks in advance, Panayiotis Zaphiris

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query on transnatiional internet traffic
by Andrew Rojecki 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

Is anyone familiar with studies of the world wide web that show the extent of non-domestic traffic? Specifically I'm interested in any research that studies the extent to which www users go to web sites beyond the borders of the countries they live in. Thanks very much, Andy Rojecki University of Illinois at Chicago

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Internet and Government
by Viviane.Serfaty＠urs.u-strasbg.fr 02 Jul '02

02 Jul '02

Hi all, I'm starting a research on the transformations created by the introduction of the Internet in government services (i.e. how it affects the decision making process and the relationships between civil servants and citizens). I would be grateful for the references of any relevant literature using a sociological approach. Thanks for your help, Viviane Serfaty Assistant Professor Institut d'Etudes politiques Strasbourg, France www.vserfaty.cjb.net

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