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

New report on young people's participation online
by Magdalena Bober 22 Oct '04

22 Oct '04

**Apologies for cross posting** Dear colleagues, we have published a new report based on findings of the UK Children Go Online survey: "Active Participation or Just More Information? Young people's take up of opportunities to act and interact on the internet" It is availabe to download from the project website www.children-go-online.net or directly from http://personal.lse.ac.uk/bober/UKCGOparticipation.pdf Kind regards, Magdalena Dr Magdalena Bober Research Officer 'UK Children Go Online' * Media@lse London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street * London WC2A 2AE * UK T +44 (0)20 7955 6005 * F +44 (0)20 7955 7248 m.bober(a)lse.ac.uk * http://www.children-go-online.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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New Media New Job New Zealand
by Sean Cubitt 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

apologies for cross listing 240457 PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER Department of Screen and Media Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences CRITICISM AND CREATIVITY IN 21ST CENTURY MEDIA We are seeking an innovative teacher-researcher to join a dynamic and growing department, recently named top media and communications research department in New Zealand. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute significantly to the department's research profile and to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Existing specialisms include digital media (including games and mobile telecoms), indigenous media, political economy, creative industries, globalisation, audience and reception studies, media history and theory, media literacy, e-democracy. Applicants with significant research outputs in creative media are also welcome. The successful candidate will be expected to take up the post by June 30th 2005. A PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent accreditation and professional standing will be required as will an international research reputation. Success in attracting external research funding and grants would be an asset. Further information regarding the University is available at http://www.waikato.ac.nz and additional information about the Deparment at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/film Enquiries of an academic nature can be made to Professor Sean Cubitt, Chairperson, Department of Screen and Media Studies, email: seanc(a)waikato.ac.nz Applications for all positions close on Tuesday, 30 November 2004.

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New Media New Job New Zealand
by Sean Cubitt 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

apologies for cross listing 240457 PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER Department of Screen and Media Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences CRITICISM AND CREATIVITY IN 21ST CENTURY MEDIA We are seeking an innovative teacher-researcher to join a dynamic and growing department, recently named top media and communications research department in New Zealand. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute significantly to the department's research profile and to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Existing specialisms include digital media (including games and mobile telecoms), indigenous media, political economy, creative industries, globalisation, audience and reception studies, media history and theory, media literacy, e-democracy. Applicants with significant research outputs in creative media are also welcome. The successful candidate will be expected to take up the post by June 30th 2005. A PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent accreditation and professional standing will be required as will an international research reputation. Success in attracting external research funding and grants would be an asset. Further information regarding the University is available at http://www.waikato.ac.nz and additional information about the Deparment at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/film Enquiries of an academic nature can be made to Professor Sean Cubitt, Chairperson, Department of Screen and Media Studies, email: seanc(a)waikato.ac.nz Applications for all positions close on Tuesday, 30 November 2004.

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FW: Pew Internet Memo on Online Ratings Systems
by J. J. 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

33 million American internet users have reviewed or rated someone or something as part of an online rating system For the full text of the data memo, please see: http://www.pewinternet.org/report_display.asp?r=140 Twenty-six percent of adult internet users in the U.S. have rated a product, service, or person using an online rating system. These systems, also referred to as reputation systems, are interactive word-of-mouth networks that assist people in making decisions about which users to trust, or to compare their opinions with the opinions expressed by others. Many Web sites utilize some form of this application, including eBay, Amazon, Moviefone and Amihot. A nationwide phone survey of 1,399 internet users from May 14-June 17 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project showed that 29% of male internet users and 22% of female internet users have rated something online. "Internet users see these systems as a way to help them figure out what information and people they can trust online," said Paul Hitlin, a Research Associate at the Pew Internet Project. "People also see the internet as a place where they can voice their own opinions. Online they can recommend a CD, warn about a dishonest salesperson, or even defend their high school history teacher." Other findings include: *30% of Generation Y internet users (ages 18-27) have posted a rating, compared to 23% of Baby Boomers. 33% of users who live in a household with an income of more that $75,000 have added a rating compared to only 22% of those who live in a household with an income of less than $30,000. These findings suggest a continued trend of the growth of the internet as a two-way communication network where users create and share content online, rather than acting as mere content consumers. A Pew Internet Project survey conducted in 2003 showed that 44% of adult internet users have contributed their thoughts and files to the online world. The Pew Internet & American Life Project is a non-profit initiative, fully-funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts to explore the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, health care, schools, the work place, and civic/political life. The Project is non-partisan and does not advocate for any policy outcomes. For more information, please visit: http://www.pewinternet.org. Please feel free to forward this email alert to colleagues, friends, or family members who might be interested in it. If you have received this message from a subscriber, you can sign up to receive your own alerts at: http://www.pewinternet.org/signup.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-on(a)pewinternet.org To unsubscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-off(a)pewinternet.org To change your email address, send a message to pewinternet-change(a)pewinternet.org with your old address in the Subject: line To contact the list owner, send your message to pewinternet-list-owner(a)pewinternet.org http://www.pewinternet.org/ _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

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Pew Internet: Invitation to Participate in our Research
by J. J. 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

The Pew Internet & American Life Project is surveying people about the future of the internet and we would very much like to include your views in our research. The idea for this project grew out of work we did with Elon University to develop a database of over 4,000 predictions about the impact of the internet made by experts during the period between 1990 and 1995. Now we are conducting a web-based survey about the impact the internet might have in the next decade. We are canvassing many of the people whose predictions are included in the original 1990-1995 databaseand we are soliciting predictions from other experts who have established themselves in recent years as thoughtful analysts. We hope you'll take 20-25 minutes to fill out our survey, which you will find at: http://surveys.spss-sb.com/spssmr/survey/surveyentry.aspx?project=p3280003 The survey asks you to assess several predictions about the future impact of the internet and to contribute your own thoughts about what will happen in the next 10 years. This is a confidential survey. However, we encourage you to take credit for your thoughts. When you start the survey, please use this personal identification number (PIN): 700 The Pew Internet & American Life Project will issue a report based on this survey during autumn; we hope the results will be useful to policy makers, scholars, and those in the information technology industry. Our goal is to include material from this new survey in the predictions database. (While we have not publicly talked about that effort yet, you can browse through the existing material at http://www.elon.edu/predictions.) Be assured that we will not use your name or email address for any purpose other than this research project, and will not share your information with outside solicitors. I hope you enjoy taking the survey and sharing your views about the future of the internet. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at lrainie(a)pewinternet.org. Thank you, Lee Rainie Director Pew Internet & American Life Project 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 710 Washington, D.C. 20036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-on(a)pewinternet.org To unsubscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-off(a)pewinternet.org To change your email address, send a message to pewinternet-change(a)pewinternet.org with your old address in the Subject: line To contact the list owner, send your message to pewinternet-list-owner(a)pewinternet.org http://www.pewinternet.org/ _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

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Fwd: Announcement: 3rd Digital Rights Management Conference 2005
by Dan L Burk 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

Of possible interest. DLB On 21 Oct 2004, Stefan Bechtold wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT > > 3rd DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2005 > > 13th-14th January 2005 > Berlin, Germany > > Conference web site: http://digital-rights-management.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Keynote speaker: > Prof. Hal Varian > University of California at Berkeley > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > The conference program and registration information > are available at the web site: > > http://digital-rights-management.org > > The deadline for registration is 20th December 2004. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Digital Rights Management promises novel business models > for the distribution of and access to all kinds of digital > content - from music and movies to text and software - > while ensuring that the interests of rights holders are > protected. Over the last year, DRM systems have been > introduced in the U.S. as well as in various European > markets with great success. Increasingly, open standards-based > DRM systems play a vital role in the mobile sector. In autumn > 2003, the German Parliament implemented the European Copyright > Directive of 2001, establishing the legal framework for > DRM systems. Further reforms of European and German > copyright law are imminent. > > Thus, the time is ripe for the 3rd Digital Rights Management > Conference 2005. This conference is the third in a series of > leading DRM conferences in Europe. It will summarise the > present debate about DRM on a national and international > level. It will also create an interdisciplinary forum to > discuss economic, business, legal, technical and scientific > questions as well as policy issues surrounding DRM and the > future of digital content. Representatives of the media and > IT industries, governments, user associations, libraries, > collecting societies, as well as artists, attorneys, > scientists, privacy and consumer protection advocates from > Germany, other European countries and the U.S. will discuss > controversial issues and proposed solutions in the areas of > Digital Rights Management, Trusted Computing and alternative > compensation systems. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Programme Committee: > Dr. Stefan Bechtold, Universitaet Tuebingen/Stanford University > Prof. Dr. Eberhard Becker, Universitaet Dortmund > Dr. Willms Buhse, CoreMedia AG, Germany > Dirk Guennewig M.A. Pol.Wiss., Universitaet Dortmund > Dipl.-Inf. Niels Rump, Rightscom Ltd., Germany > Prof. Pamela Samuelson, University of California at Berkeley > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > The conference is organised by the > > Ministry of Science and Research of the State > Northrhine Westfalia, Germany; > University of Dortmund, Germany; > Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, University of > California at Berkeley, USA; > Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, > Germany; > Alcatel SEL Foundation/Competence Center Information > Society, Germany > > Cooperation Partners: > CoreMedia AG, Germany > Rightscom Ltd., UK > Secure.it nrw, Germany > Berlecon Research GmbH, Germany > eurobits, Germany > Computer und Recht, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > We would appreciate it if you could forward this information > to interested parties. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > # Stefan Bechtold stef(a)n-bechtold.com Tuebingen, Germany # > # http://www.jura.uni-tuebingen.de/bechtold # > # http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blogs/bechtold # > > 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

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Re: [Air-l] indymedia -- clarification wanted
by Art McGee 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

> What is really known; what is supposition? Here is where you can follow and get updates: http://www.indymedia.org/en/static/fbi.shtml http://solidarity.indymedia.org.uk Art

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Re: [Air-l] Working Group on Online Components to AoIR Conferences
by Lilia Efimova 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

Nancy, would be nice if from time to time intermediate results of the group discussions are posted at this list as well, so the broader community can react. Personally I'd love to contribute, but can't engage regularly due to all other commitments... Lilia Efimova blog.mathemagenic.com On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:32:03 -0500, Nancy Baym <nbaym(a)ku.edu> wrote: > In response to the many concerns and ideas raised on this list, we > have created a working group to investigate the possibilities for > online components to our conferences and figure out how to impliment > what can be done in Chicago for 2005 and in the long term. Tracy > Kennedy of the University of Toronto will be chairing this working > group. The charge is this: > > _________________________________________________________ > > Charge to the Working Group on Online Components to AoIR Conferences: > > There is considerable interest in providing some form of online > accompaniment to our physical conference in Chicago and in years to > come. This working group is charged with: > > 1. Determining the audience or audiences for such an online system, > taking into account the means of internet access they may have and > any limitations they may have on access (e.g. slow connections, old > processors, disabilities, etc). > > 2. Coordinating with AoIR's Conference Management Committee, and in > particular Steve Jones the local host, to determine the *realistic* > possibilities for integrating an online component into the event in > 2005. > > 3. Proposing a specific plan for 2005 which includes an analysis of > the expense and determines how that cost is to be covered and who > will provide the labor to make it happen. > > 4. Determining a long range plan for developing online dimensions of > the conference beyond 2005, with attention to cost and labor as > above. Include specifications of what technologies a conference venue > must have in order to impliment this plan > > 5. Following up after the 2005 conference to assess the success of > what was done and modify future recommendations accordingly. > > __________________________________________________________ > > If you are interested in participating in this group, please > subscribe to the working group discussion list by visiting this URL: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-virtual-conf-wg-aoir.org > > Thank you in advance for your willingness to assist the association > in this important matter. > > Nancy > > -- > 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 > _______________________________________________ > The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://aoir.org/airjoin.html >

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Fwd: 1st Bi-annual European Conference ICT, the Knowledge Society and Changes in Work
by Michel J. Menou 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

===8<==============Original message text=============== Apologies for cross-posting ************************ ICT, the Knowledge Society and Changes in Work 1st Bi-annual European Conference The Netherlands, 9 & 10 June 2005 Social and Cultural Planning Office, The Hague Conference website <http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_64PB8P> Changes in ICT and work offer the framework for the conference. First and foremost among those changes is the emergence of the information society, in which production and employment are increasingly geared to the development of information and the creation of knowledge. Secondly, there is the growing importance of ICT-tools at the workplace. As a consequence, the work process and the organization of work are also undergoing major changes. Of course, not only does ICT have an impact on work, but also the other way around: social forces (the social dialogue, institutional shaping, transitional labour markets) influence technological developments. The relationship between ICT and work is reciprocal. The focus of the conference is on the impact of ICT and the knowledge society on work, the quality of work and new forms of work organization (networks, virtual teams). Special attention will be paid to the development of skill and competencies, the role of institutions, social actors and regulation and on new groups at risk (see also the preliminary programme and the subthemes). The conference is organized by SISWO/Social Policy Research <http://www.siswo.uva.nl/angloam/index1.html> in close co-operation with (and funded by) NWO-MES <http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_5V6M2M_Eng> (The Dutch 'Society and the Electronic Highway' research funding programme) and the Dutch Cultural Planning Office SCP <http://www.scp.nl/english/index.shtml>. Book your place for the conference using the online registration form <http://www.nwo.nl/interact.nsf/pages/NWOP_65HKG9?OpenDocument>. Abstract (at least three A4-pages) for a thematic workshop hase to be send to the convenor of that workshop. ===8<===========End of original message text===========

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STS (R)Evolutions - 2nd Call for Papers
by jeremy hunsinger 21 Oct '04

21 Oct '04

> Distribute Widely > > > STS (R)evolutions > > March 17-20th > > Virginia Tech > > Blacksburg, VA > > > > > Second Call for Papers > > > Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted electronically to > STS_revolutions(a)vt.edu by November 15, 2004. > > > > ** Conference Background ** > > An emerging sense of urgency cuts across recent work and conferences > in the > field of Science & Technology Studies: What role can STS play in > reshaping the > relationships among science, technology and the public(s)? At a time > in which > the politics of scientific and technical knowledge are increasingly > visible to > scientists and non-scientists alike (witness the very public critiques > of the > Bush administration's science practices by the Union of Concerned > Scientists, > for example), the role of science and technology in structuring both > the > boundaries and possibilities of our everyday lives continues to > escalate. STS > scholars are uniquely positioned to address these tensions and to > offer new > insights into the interactions of science, technology, and publics > through > work in both historical and contemporary contexts. Yet, this move > towards a > more interventionist or reconstructivist STS - "a rapproachment > between the > more academic and more activist wings of STS," as Woodhouse, Hess, > Breyman, > and Martin (2002) describe it - has deep historical roots within a > field that > emerged, in part, via the movements of activist scientists working to > produce > science for the public and second wave feminist critiques of science > and > medicine in the 1960s and 1970s. Thus, to pursue a more > interventionist or > reconstructivist STS agenda of research, policymaking, and activism - > and > other future directions - it seems necessary to simultaneously revisit > our > past and the emergence of the field of Science & Technology Studies, > as well > as to assess our current locations. > > > > This conference is part of a year-long celebration of the 25th > anniversary of > STS at Virginia Tech. As part of the conference program, we seek to > include > histories of many of the "official" and "unofficial" sites of STS > throughout > the world. Your assistance in gathering these narratives will be > greatly > appreciated. Email STS_revolutions(a)vt.edu to contribute. > > > > ** Keynote Speakers ** > > Geoffrey C. Bowker, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa > Clara > University > > Steve Fuller, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick > > Sandra Harding, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, > UCLA > > > > ** Call for Papers ** > > We are interested in papers that address the past, present, and > futures of the > field of Science & Technology Studies, particularly those that explore > the > interrelationships of these narratives. Here, we envision possible > topics such > as: > > > > * Histories of STS: Alternative, Competing or Co-existing Lineages? > > * STS and Disciplines: The Politics of Collaboration and > Non-Collaboration > > * STS Outside the Academy: Practices, Promises, and Perils > > * STS in the Global North and South: Divisions, Connections, or Both? > > * "Doing STS" - New Methodological Directions and Practices > > * The Science Wars 10 Years Out: Meanings, Lessons, Ongoing Challenges > > * "So, you have a PhD in STS": The Effects of "Disciplinarity" on the > Field > > * Mainstreaming "Difference": Incorporating issues of difference - > gender, > race, class, nationality, sexual orientation, and so forth - across > STS at > large > > * Science Studies vs. Technology Studies - or is it all Technoscience? > > > > ** New Directions in STS ** > > In addition to these broad discussions, we highly encourage the > submission of > papers that showcase New Directions in STS - papers that identify > emerging > research trends and explore new subject areas from new vantage points > with new > tools. We have identified the following areas of interest, though this > list is > by no means exhaustive: Science, Technology, and Citizenship: Science > and > Technology in a Post 9-11 World; Science and Engineering Education; The > Corporatization of the University; and Activism in Local and Global > Communities. Papers addressing a wide variety of topics are welcome. > > > > ** Roundtables on More Practical Matters ** > > Further, we are interested in coordinating sessions or round-tables > that > discuss more practical matters such as professional development for > graduate > students and new faculty; how to get a job and tenure as an > interdisciplinary > scholar; how to get a job outside the academy; and so forth. > Participants are > welcome to coordinate full sessions or to request that they be part of > specific roundtables that we will organize. > > > > ** Final Details ** > > We especially welcome papers from students and young researchers, > particularly > those from the Global South. Small travel grants will be available on > request > depending upon resource availability. > > > > Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted electronically to > STS_revolutions(a)vt.edu by November 15, 2004. > > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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