April 2003 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

www.AtlantaGrassroots.org
by Hans Klein 02 Apr '03

02 Apr '03

A web portal has been created for information about the peace movement. It lists events in the Atlanta area, but also includes links to information from around the world. Please check out: http://www.AtlantaGrassroots.org/

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RE: [Air-l] research on web communities?
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.unimaas.nl 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Sure. Please notice that the encyclopedia is about the "Internet community" where "web communities" is one of the topics. I will be happy to send the reference to the list once available. All the best, Monica Murero AoIR Conference Chair - Maastricht 2002 -----Original Message----- From: Manuel Medina To: air-l(a)aoir.org Sent: 4/1/03 7:46 PM Subject: RE: [Air-l] research on web communities? Hi all: Please Monica, mail that reference about the 'web communities encyclopedia' on this list when it is published. I'm also interested. Thanks, Manuel _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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RE: [Air-l] research on web communities?
by Manuel Medina 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Hi all: Please Monica, mail that reference about the 'web communities encyclopedia' on this list when it is published. I'm also interested. Thanks, Manuel

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RE: [Air-l] research on web communities?
by Malin Sveningsson 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Hmm... I realize I was being unclear here, sorry. I guess the kind of Internet environment I was interested in is the kind of community software that gather a wide range of resources to its members (such as for example chat, discussion groups, links to resources and "good sites", etc.), and which often focus around a common interest, age group etc. Within this kind of environment, I am interested in social interaction between the users, especially issues of presentation of self. /Malin At 16:31 2003-04-01 +0200, you wrote: >A very interesting *encyclopedia* >about the Internet community is coming up next June, and >you will find interesting information on it. I will send >you the reference once published. > >Moreover, there are several articles about web communities >already available in the literature; several were presented >at AoIR conferences in Kansas City, Minneapolis and Maastricht. >Within web communities, is there any specific perspective >you are looking at? > >All the Best, > >Monica Murero >AoIR 3.0 Conference Chair in Maastricht Malin Sveningsson Media & Communication Karlstad University SE-651 88 Karlstad SWEDEN email: malin.sveningsson(a)kau.se Office Phone: +46 (0)54 700 18 33 mobile: +46 (0)70 244 38 90

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call for chapters:Internet-Based Workplace Communications: Industry and Academic Perspectives
by jeremy 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

CALL FOR CHAPTERS Internet-Based Workplace Communications: Industry and Academic Perspectives Edited by Kirk St.Amant and Pavel Zemliansky, James Madison University Submission Deadline: April 15, 2003 Electronic communication technologies (computers and the Internet) play a crucial role in written workplace communications. Universities and colleges also use these technologies in teaching students to interact with others. It is therefore important for individuals in both professional and academic environments to understand how each group uses computer-based technologies to communicate. This book will explore computer and Internet-based workplace communication and writing practices and will examine computer-based methods of teaching of writing and professional communication at the college and at the university level. The book will examine similarities and differences between workplace communication practices and approaches to teaching writing and professional communication. This collection will be targeted at the following groups of readers: · Teachers of professional writing and of college composition courses · Professionals who write on the job · Administrators who develop writing and professional communication programs. · Students enrolled in graduate-level professional writing and composition programs Recommended chapter topics include but are not limited to the following areas: · The ways in which the web is changing/affecting professional communication practices · The evolution of professional communication practices as related to new, Internet-based models of business · The effects of the international diffusion of online access on corporate communication practices · The changing nature of professional genres in relation to online communication practices in the workplace · The changing nature of the professional communication expectations employers have of new employees · The uses of hypertext theory and web writing assignments in the writing and the professional communication classroom · The uses of online discussion forums as a tool in writing and communications instruction · The uses online writing centers and online tutoring in the teaching process · The uses of MUDs and MOOs in writing and professional communication courses · Teaching and learning collaboration in computer-assisted writing classrooms · Intellectual property, electronic copyright, and the open-source movement · Proposed methods for using the web to re-examining workplace-educational relationships · Proposed methods for re-evaluating writing/communication education in relation to the new online workplace environment · Proposed teaching techniques related to professional online communication practices · Proposed Internet-based resources or information sharing strategies that can contribute to educational (an ultimately workplace) success · Obstacles to overcome in making educational practices meet workplace needs and expectations in relation to online communication practices Submission Procedure Authors are invited to submit chapter proposals (one single-spaced page maximum) on or before April 15, 2003. In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly explain · The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter · The relationship of the proposed chapter to the objectives of the book Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organizational guidelines by April 30, 2003. Drafts of chapters will be due by July 31, 2003. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc. in 2004. Please send inquiries or submit materials electronically (Microsoft Word or Rich Text files) to both editors at stamankr(a)jmu.edu and zemliapx(a)jmu.edu

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it's that time again "spring cleaning"
by jeremy 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

It's that time again! As many of you know, each year the Internet must be shut down for a few hours in order to allow us to clean it. The cleaning process, which eliminates dead email and inactive ftp, www and gopher sites, allows for a better-working and faster Internet. DO NOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FROM April 1st 12:01pm (GMT) UNTIL 12:01am (GMT) APRIL 2nd. This year, the cleaning process will take place from 12:01 pm (GMT) on April 1st until 00:01 am (GMT) on April 2nd. During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet-crawling robots situated around the world will search the Internet and delete any data that they find. In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you do the following: 1. Disconnect all terminals and local area networks from their Internet connections. 2. Shut down all Internet servers, or disconnect them from the Internet. 3. Disconnect all disks and hardrives from any connections to the Internet. 4. Refrain from connecting any computer to the Internet in any way. <mailto:sysop@internic.org>----- Every year since 1997, we've cleaned it up this day of all days. have a nice, good-humored April Fool's day,

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RE: [Air-l] research on web communities?
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.unimaas.nl 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

A very interesting *encyclopedia* about the Internet community is coming up next June, and you will find interesting information on it. I will send you the reference once published. Moreover, there are several articles about web communities already available in the literature; several were presented at AoIR conferences in Kansas City, Minneapolis and Maastricht. Within web communities, is there any specific perspective you are looking at? All the Best, Monica Murero AoIR 3.0 Conference Chair in Maastricht -----Original Message----- From: Malin Sveningsson To: air-l(a)aoir.org Sent: 4/1/03 2:55 PM Subject: [Air-l] research on web communities? Hi all, I was wondering if anybody knows of any research being done on web communities? Thanks in advance! Malin Sveningsson, PhD Media & Communication Karlstad University SE-651 88 Karlstad SWEDEN email: malin.sveningsson(a)kau.se Office Phone: +46 (0)54 700 18 33 mobile: +46 (0)70 244 38 90 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Google Hacks
by Karim R. Lakhani 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Time for me to waste even more time googling for info! Looks very interesting. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/desc.html Google Hacks Full Description The Internet puts a wealth of information at your fingertips, and all you have to know is how to find it. Google is your ultimate research tool--a search engine that indexes more than 2.4 billion web pages, in more than 30 languages, conducting more than 150 million searches a day. The more you know about Google, the better you are at pulling data off the Web. You've got a cadre of techniques up your sleeve--tricks you've learned from practice, from exchanging ideas with others, and from plain old trial and error--but you're always looking for better ways to search. It's the "hacker" in you: not the troublemaking kind, but the kind who really drives innovation by trying new ways to get things done. If this is you, then you'll find new inspiration (and valuable tools, too) in Google Hacks from O'Reilly's new Hacks Series. Google Hacks is a collection of industrial-strength, real-world, tested solutions to practical problems. The book offers a variety of interesting ways for power users to mine the enormous amount of information that Google has access to, and helps you have fun while doing it. You'll learn clever and powerful methods for using the advanced search interface and the new Google API, including how to build and modify scripts that can become custom business applications based on Google. Google Hacks contains 100 tips, tricks and scripts that you can use to become instantly more effective in your research. Each hack can be read in just a few minutes, but can save hours of searching for the right answers. Written by experts for intelligent, advanced users, O'Reilly's new Hacks Series have begun to reclaim the term "hacking" for the good guys. In recent years the term "hacker" has come to be associated with those nefarious black hats who break into other people's computers to snoop, steal information, or disrupt Internet traffic. But the term originally had a much more benign meaning, and you'll still hear it used this way whenever developers get together. Our new Hacks Series is written in the spirit of true hackers--the people who drive innovation. If you're a Google power user, you'll find the technical edge you're looking for in Google Hacks. -- =============================================== Karim R. Lakhani MIT Sloan School of Management MIT Free/Open Source Software Research Project e-mail: lakhani(a)mit.edu voice: 617-851-1224 fax: 617-344-0403 http://opensource.mit.edu http://freesoftware.mit.edu http://mit.edu/lakhani/www

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