January 2004 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-l] On Netnography
by Charles Ess 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

As a follow-up to Dan's message - as far as ethical issues in general, I'd recommend the AoIR ethics guidelines (www.aoir.org/reports/ethics.pdf) as a series of questions that have now proven helpful to researchers around the world in determining just what the ethical issues of a given project / approach / methodology, etc., might be. In addition, if your research is going to involve anyone from the European Union, you should be aware (if you're not already) that the data privacy protection laws for the E.U. states are considerably stricter in a number of ways than those enforced in the U.S. For a comprehensive overview of E.U. data privacy law and correlative steps for researchers, the materials gathered at the RESPECT project website are the best I've seen (though Dan certainly knows better than I on this): http://www.respectproject.org/main/index.php following especially the link http://www.respectproject.org/main/data.php which introduces the research and final report of colleagues at the Centre de Recherches Informatique et Droit (CRID) / The Research Centre for Computer and Law at the University of Namur. The Code of Ethics for Socio-Economic Research, at http://www.respectproject.org/ethics/ethics.pdf is also absolutely first rate. Enjoy! Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 USA voice: 417-873-7230 fax: 417-873-7435 homepage: <www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html> Co-chair, CATaC '04: <it.murdoch.edu.au/catac> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not identity - Confucius ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan L Burk" <burkx006(a)umn.edu> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [Air-l] On Netnography > > This is a very interesting service. I hope that you've engaged good counsel > and/or have excellent business liability insurance -- aside from the data > privacy issues raised by your activity, you appear to have massive > copyright, trespass, and unauthorized access issues, across multiple > jurisdictions. Lots of exposure, not easy to sort out the sources of > liability. (And I'm not even going to mention all the ethical issues -- > Charles Ess or somebody else can do that.) Should be plenty to keep you on > your toes. > > Best of luck, > > Dan L. Burk > Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor > University of Minnesota Law School > 229 19th Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA > *************************************** > Voice: 612-626-8726 > Fax: 612-625-2011 > > > On 18 Jan 2004, Fernando Polo wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > Our company has recently launched a service to discover online consumer > > insights from discussions held in Internet (newsgroups, message boards, > > etc). We use our proprietary technology to crawl the web, store and text > > mine the contents, and visualise the outcome (everything in real-time), > > combined with analysis provided by a team of sociologists. > > > > We have heard of some companies using ethnography and even netnography > > (or cyber ethnography), and we have gone through research by R. > > Kozinets, and some other forerunners, but I would appreciate very much > > if you can provide me with more case studies or citations of firms using > > this methodology. > > > > If you want to receive more information about our service, just send me > > a mail. > > > > Thank you all in advance. > > Fernando Polo > > > > _____________________________ > > www.dicelared.com > > Tel/Fax +34 914 453 721 > > fernando.polo(a)dicelared.com > > _________________________ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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The Global and the Local in Mobile Communication: Places, Images, People, Connections
by Dányi Endre 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

apologies for x-posting... :: Call for papers :: Submissions are invited for a conference on The Global and the Local in Mobile Communication: Places, Images, People, Connections to take place in Budapest, June 10-11, 2004. Five sections of submitted papers are planned on the topics of 1. GLOBALIZATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION 2. MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND LOCAL LIFE 3. MMS AND VIDEO IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION 4. MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND THE NEW INTIMACY 5. NETWORKS, LINKS, CONNECTIONS Target dates: Submission of abstracts (max. 600 words) and short biographical statements (max. 150 words) by February 12, 2004. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. Abstracts should emphasize (a) where the proposed paper fits within the broader set of inquiries in the area of interest, and (b) what is new and substantial in the proposed contribution relative to the state of art in the field. Abstract submitters will be notified of the decision concerning acceptance by March 2, 2004. Deadline for receipt of draft full-length versions of papers: April 26. Receipt of draft papers by this deadline is a condition for inclusion in the program. The papers will be compiled and distributed at the time of the conference to all participants. Deadline for receipt of final manuscripts for inclusion in the published conference proceedings: Sept. 19. Conference organized by the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and WESTEL Mobile Telecommunications (Hungary) Please note that the conference will be a strictly non-smoking event. Please, check out the conference website http://www.fil.hu/mobil/2004/

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On Netnography
by Fernando Polo 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

Dear all, Our company has recently launched a service to discover online consumer insights from discussions held in Internet (newsgroups, message boards, etc). We use our proprietary technology to crawl the web, store and text mine the contents, and visualise the outcome (everything in real-time), combined with analysis provided by a team of sociologists. We have heard of some companies using ethnography and even netnography (or cyber ethnography), and we have gone through research by R. Kozinets, and some other forerunners, but I would appreciate very much if you can provide me with more case studies or citations of firms using this methodology. If you want to receive more information about our service, just send me a mail. Thank you all in advance. Fernando Polo _____________________________ www.dicelared.com Tel/Fax +34 914 453 721 fernando.polo(a)dicelared.com _________________________

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Re: [Air-l] IR 5.0 Abstract length question
by andrew.herman＠comcast.net 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Doh! Where can the CFP be found? -- Visiting Professor and Research Fellow in Digital Communications and Cultural Policy Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture York University 4700 Keele St.TEL 3007 Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 (416)736-2100 x 30157 > Sarah and others, > > The 500-1000 word limit is correct. Note of course that within that > range the content of the abstract is more important than the length. > > Nancy > > >Hi all, > >Just a quick clarification question on length of abstracts. The CFP > >specifies 500 - 1000 words, but the online submission form requests > >no more than 750. Which is it? > > > >Thanks, > >Sarah Ford > > -- > Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym > Communication Studies, University of Kansas > Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA > Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Deadline 18.01. 12Uhr/12am: Abstimmung DASDING-Publikumspreis Internet / Voting DASDING-audience award Internet
by Benjamin Fischer 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

English version see below ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONLINEABSTIMMUNG ÜBER DIE BESTEN WEBPROJEKT BEIM 17. STUTTGARTER FILMWINTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media 15.-18. Januar 2004 Nur noch bis morgen, Sonntag 18.01. um 12 Uhr, kann über den DASDING-Publikumspreis in Höhe von 1.000,- Euro abgestimmt werden. Zu sehen sind 21 internationale Netzkunstprojekte. Der Gewinner wird im Rahmen der Preisverleihung am Sonntag abend um 20 Uhr bekannt gegeben. Zur Abstimmung: www.filmwinter.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONLINEVOTING ON THE BEST WEB PROJECT OF THE 17TH STUTTGART FILMWINTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th Stuttgart Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media January 15-18, 2004 Only until tomorow, Sunday 18.01. at 12 am, you can decide which project will win DASDING-audience award amounting Euro 1000,-. 21 international net art projects are presented in this competiton. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony on Sunday evening at 8 pm. For voting visit www.filmwinter.de -- Benjamin Fischer | benjamin[at]typedown.com | http://www.typedown.com/?RDCT=55343e09fb76de103c72

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Position Openings: Multimedia Program at Bradley University
by Ed Lamoureux 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Bradley University Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts Multimedia Program Position Announcement: 2 positions Position 1: Assistant/Associate Professor, Multimedia Co-Director, Bradley University New Media Center Full-time, Tenure Track The Multimedia Program at Bradley University seeks a faculty member with cutting edge digital production skills and leadership potential to teach and create in an innovative undergraduate program. Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, Multimedia. The Multimedia Program at Bradley University is seeking a technologically sophisticated candidate to fill a tenure-track position requiring teaching, research/creative production, and administrative responsibilities. Responsibilities Teach interactive-program production courses in Multimedia; conduct New Media creative production/research; coordinate Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts New Media technologies, including personnel supervision. Serve as Co-Director of, and develop new opportunities for Bradley’s New Media Center. Rank Assistant or associate professor, depending on qualifications. Tenure-track appointment with appropriate terminal degree. Qualifications Required: Appropriate terminal degree completed or all but dissertation or thesis in New Media-related discipline. Record of successful university teaching. Cross platform experience relevant to an Apple computing environment. Evidence of successful (professional and/or published) multimedia design and production experience. Facility with production software, for example including Director, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Final Cut, Avid, Quark, Flash, PowerPoint, LightWave, QTVR, or similar software). Preferred: Professional computer-related job experience. Administrative and personnel-supervision experience. Curriculum development experience. Video production and/or animation experience a plus. Salary Competitive Starting Date August, 2004. Summer, 2004, teaching and/or administrative duties possible. Position 2 Multimedia Program Anticipated Position Announcement Temporary Instructor, Full-Time The Multimedia Program at Bradley University seeks a faculty member with cutting edge digital production skills to teach and create in an innovative undergraduate program. Anticipated Position for Academic Year 2003-2004: Temporary Instructor, Full-Time, Multimedia. The Multimedia Program at Bradley University is seeking a technologically sophisticated candidate to fill a full-time, non-tenure-track position requiring teaching and creative production. Responsibilities Teach interactive-program production courses in Multimedia, including (from among) web work, CD/DVD/Kiosk development, video production, digital photography, and/or animation/virtual environments; conduct New Media creative production; provide the Slane College with multimedia training and support. Rank Temporary (non-tenure-track) Instructor. Temporary full-time positions are contracted for one-year appointments that may be renewed for additional one-year appointments at the discretion of the university. Qualifications Required: Bachelor’s degree in new media-related discipline. Record of successful university teaching. Cross platform experience relevant to an Apple computing environment. Evidence of successful (professional and/or published) multimedia design and production experience. Facility with production software, for example including Director, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Final Cut, Avid, Quark, Flash, PowerPoint, LightWave, QTVR, or similar software). Preferred: Professional computer-related job experience. Video production and/or animation experience a plus. Salary Appropriate to degree requirements. Starting Date August, 2004. Applications Applicants may send digital files of application materials. Hard copy of application and vita/resume also required, along with contact information for three current references to: Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D. Director, Multimedia Program Bradley University Peoria, IL 61625 ell(a)bradley.edu Online or digital materials may be submitted as supplementary aspects of the application file. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Bradley University, highly rated by U.S. News and World Report, is an independent, comprehensive university enrolling 6000 students. Midway between Chicago and St. Louis, Peoria hosts numerous professional arts organizations and is home for many interactive media firms and outlets. The Multimedia Program is in the Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts with the Departments of Art, Communication, Music, and Theatre Arts and consists of approximately 100 majors (and additional minors) taking course work in Art/Graphic Design, Communication/Audio and Video, Multimedia, and supporting departments (music, computer science, education, sociology). The program is unique among its peers and offers students and faculty numerous opportunities for professional and collaborative sponsored projects. Bradley’s renowned Caterpillar Global Communication Center, completed in 1996, is home to the Multimedia Program and the Department of Communication. The CGCC houses computer labs, videoconference facilities, high-end multimedia classrooms and technology and the interdisciplinary radio-television facilities associated with the Department of Communication. The Multimedia Program also utilizes facilities in the Heuser Art Center, the home of Multimedia’s other interdisciplinary partner, the Department of Art. Visit Bradley University online at: www.bradley.edu Visit the Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts at: http://gcc.bradley.edu/slane/ Visit the Multimedia Program at: http://gcc.bradley.edu/mm/ Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D. Director, Multimedia Program and New Media Center Associate Professor, Speech Communication 1501 W. Bradley Bradley University Peoria IL 61625 309-677-2378

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CfP IAMCR-CTP reminder
by Jo Pierson 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

*** Apologies for possible cross postings *** IAMCR-CTP Porto Alegre - Call for Papers The Communications Technology Policy section invites submission of abstracts for papers and posters to be presented at the 2004 IAMCR Conference to be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 25.-30. July 2004. The Conference will be held under the theme: Communication and Democracy: Perspectives for a New World. More information about the conference is available at: http://www.pucrs.br/famecos/iamcr/ Digital technology opens up new possibilities for democratization. Through ICTs citizens may get better access to information and find new means to participate in democratic debate and decision-making. Yet, there are a number of political and social challenges to enable these potentials to be fully realized on local, national and global levels. These challenges include questions of culture, capabilities, access and social inclusion, of the openness of the networks and of the possibilities for citizens to use ICTs effectively for participatory purposes. How does policy address these issues - and how does this interact with new market developments? How do user aspects enable or constrain possibilities of digital participation? What new dimensions of research can contribute to a better understanding of the relationships between policy, information and communication technology and democracy? Papers and posters to be presented in the CTP Section should relate to the overall theme of the conference and contributions on the following sub-themes are especially invited: * Digital Divide vs Democratic Inclusion - political, social and cultural challenges on local and global levels. * Structures and governance of the liberalized ICT industries. * Strategies and policies regarding gate keepers in converging markets. * Global Technologies and Local Power Relations - policies, adaptation and use at community levels. The CTP section encourages papers that address these themes from the perspective of the production and/or consumption of technologies. Although the sub-themes above are of particular interest, the section welcomes submissions on closely related issues and will give consideration to such abstracts. The section encourages papers offering theoretically informed and empirically grounded contributions. Abstracts of about 500 words should be sent by 14. February 2003 to iamcr-ctp(a)encip.org. In addition you should also put the four e-mail addresses of the section heads and deputies in CC (Carbon Copy) (hdunn(a)cwjamaica.com, Verhoest2(a)stb.tno.nl, jo.pierson(a)vub.ac.be, tanja.storsul(a)media.uio.no) Please indicate whether the abstract is intended for the paper or poster sessions. All prospective presenters will be advised by 12. April 2004 of the outcome of their applications. The full text of accepted papers would be due for submission no later than 13. July 2004. For updates and further information about the section, please visit eCTP - the section's website: http://www.komdat.sbg.ac.at/ectp/

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educ and tech job
by jeremy hunsinger 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

> > Please see the attached job announcement and please post to listservs > > http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/faculty/ed_know_tech.html > > Applicants should be @3 years away from tenure--i.e., not super junior > unless well-established. > > Applications are invited for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in > Education > and Knowledge Technologies. This tenure-stream position is part of the > Human-Computer Interaction cluster in the University of Toronto’s > Canada > Research Chairs program. The appointment will be made in OISE/UT's > Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. > > This position represents an exceptional opportunity for the successful > candidate to participate in and lead new initiatives in research and > teaching in technologically enhanced education. Our goal is to use > technology in ways that foster innovative approaches to deepen > learning, > that increase access and equity, and that recognize the need for > effective > use of new technology to be coupled with social and organizational > change. > > The candidate must possess a doctoral degree and an excellent record of > scholarly productivity in the field of educational technology exhibited > through research, publication and grant activity. The candidate will: > be > experienced in applications of educational technology; possess a > background in the design and delivery of distance education; have > created, > applied and analyzed the use of multimedia for teaching and learning; > and > be experienced in and sensitive to issues relating to equity and > cultural > and linguistic diversity. > > The successful candidate will be expected to: make a strong > contribution > to initial teacher education and graduate education; contribute to the > ongoing development of the graduate Curriculum Program; provide > leadership > in the evaluation, effective use and integration of technology in our > educational system; engage in education and technology development > projects with a variety of partners, including school boards and other > organizations. > > The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate > Professor, > and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The > appointment will commence on July 1, 2004. > > Applications, which must include an up-to-date curriculum vitae, > should be > submitted by November 15, 2003 to Professor Jane Gaskell, Dean, Ontario > Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 252 > Bloor > Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy/blog () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Reminder: TCQ Special Issue Deadline 1/31/04
by Logie 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

This is a one-time reminder (apologies for cross postings that make it more than that) that the deadline for Technical Communication Quarterly's special issue on "Visual Thinking, Online Documentation, and Hypertext" is approaching. Submissions NOT chosen for the issue will be forwarded onto TCQ's editors for consideration in a later issue, so readers are doubly encouraged to submit articles that seem appropriate. The CFP is below. Best, John Logie and Craig Baehr, special issue co-editors ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY: CALL FOR PAPERS Special issue on Visual Thinking, On-line Documentation and Hypertext Description As the work of technical communicators shifts from print to online documents, we are encouraged to reconsider our ideas of how texts and hypertexts are navigated, interpreted and used. To meet this new demand, our strategies for document development must now recognize ways in which our audiences think visually. Many guidelines for visual information design focus on stylistics, design principles, page layout, data displays and other aesthetic considerations. But the electronic composing space invites us to consider new elements such as information architecture, interface design and navigation systems, which all suggest the importance of how information is structured and interpreted from a combined visual-spatial perspective. This special issue, of Technical Communication Quarterly, co-edited by Craig M. Baehr (Texas Tech University) and John Logie (University of Minnesota) considers opportunities that become available when we incorporate visual thinking into processes of information design and document development. This topic is important in two ways: (1) it addresses new approaches to developing on-line documentation not previously considered at length in this field; and (2) it considers how the changing nature of hypertext challenges us to adopt new development strategies that acknowledge how our audiences act and interact in response to highly visual media. Possible Topics Some issues to consider for possible topics could include the following: - What approaches should we take when adapting print-based rhetorical techniques for on-line environments? - How might we encourage audiences to think visually? - How can visual thinking enhance usability and reader response in on-line documentation? - What visual and spatial principles and techniques can be incorporated into pedagogies for courses in hypertext publishing and/or on-line documentation? - What strategies can be used in the development of navigation systems, interface design, or site architecture that would address how audiences think in hypertext spaces? - What social, ethical or cultural issues govern our strategies for incorporating visual thinking theory into our Web design and/or instructional practices? - What on-line documentation practices must be reconfigured due to the visual and spatial nature of hypertexts? Types of Submissions This special issue will consider articles that address how visual thinking can be used to improve our methods of composing, teaching and interpreting hypertexts. Articles could include applications of theory, results of original research, case studies, and practical applications in both the classroom and workplace. Deadline Papers must be received via email no later than Saturday, January 31, 2004. Figures or graphics should be provided in electronic format (eps, tiff, or pdf) on disk (150 line screen for background, 133 lines screen for half-tones). Save using a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Send papers in .DOC or .RTF format via email to: Craig Baehr Email: craig.baehr(a)ttu.edu John Logie Email: logie(a)umn.edu Contact Information If you have questions or would like to be considered as a reviewer for this special issue, contact: John Logie (612) 624-4709 Email: logie(a)umn.edu

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CFP "Pervasive Information Systems" NY August 2004
by Quentin (Gad) Jones 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

This year for the first time ever the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), the largest Information Systems conference, will have a Pervasive Computing Mini Track. Research paper acceptance rates to AMCIS are typically high and research in progress papers are strongly encouraged. Regards Quentin (Gad) AMCIS 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems New York , USA August 6th - 8th, 2004 Call for Papers for the Mini Track "Pervasive Information Systems" (Sponsored by SIG HCI) Keywords: pervasive information systems, ubiquitous computing, wireless devices, tracking devices, location-aware systems Pervasive information systems use increasingly ubiquitous and connected computing devices to allow people to work with information anywhere, at any time. These systems can be embedded in the environment, augment user's everyday experiences in a "contextualized" fashion, or be worn. Just as the PC transformed both business and personal life in the 1990s, a new generation of information appliances is transforming our lives including how we work, are entertained and study, manage our home environment, and are governed. This Mini Track solicits papers on the social issues and impacts associated with any "pervasive" or "highly mobile" system. In particular, it calls for studies of pervasive information systems and: Privacy. Ubiquitous computing conjures visions of big and little brother, and ever-diminishing privacy. But it also opens up new forms of communication, collaboration and social relations. Community. Pervasive information systems can be used to support communities of practice, geographic community, and virtual community by enabling location or context aware data capture and retrieval. They can be used to support social interaction and face-to-face communication. Such services could be based on the ability to either track individuals as they go from one location to another or detect when they interact with each other or with various "smart" objects embedded in the space. Commerce. Ubiquitous computing enables new forms of commerce including M-commerce (mobile), L-Commerce (location), and S-Commerce (silent). This mini-track is interested in ubiquitous computing enabled commerce with a direct user or social impact. Mini-track Chair Starr Roxanne Hiltz Hiltz(a)njit.edu Distinguished Professor, Information Systems Department New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, 07102 Quentin Jones (primary contact) qgjones(a)acm.org Asst. Prof., Information Systems Department New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, 07102 Guidelines for Submission See the AMCIS Website for paper submission http://howe.stevens.edu/amcis2004; everything is done electronically. February 1, 2004

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