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[Air-l] Cultures of eBay conference, registration ends May 16th 2005
by Ellis, Rebecca M 05 May '05

05 May '05

Apologies for cross-posting. Please disseminate widely. Registration for the conference closes on May 16th 2005. ************************************************************************ Cultures of eBay: making sense of social and economic aspects of the eBay 'phenomenon' August 24th-25th 2005, Colchester, University of Essex http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/culturesofebay.html ************************************************************************ Who should attend * Academics in the fields of (but not exclusively): new media, e-commerce, cultural studies, sociology, human geography, HCI * Practitioners in relevant fields * Research students * Industry consultants Conference background This is the first independent UK conference which aims to look at the cultural, social and economic aspects of eBay. The idea for this conference originated from an ongoing ESRC project (RES-000-23-0433) at Chimera, a department of the University of Essex, which began in February 2004 and is due to end in January 2006. Results of this research project will be disseminated at the conference. The overall aim of this conference is to bring together academics, and practitioner groups from both business and the voluntary sector, to explore and 'make sense' of the cultural, social and economic aspects and implications of eBay, the Internet auction site. Keynote speakers: Rebecca Ellis and Anna Haywood, University of Essex, 'Virtually second-hand: results of a two year ESRC funded project on eBay' http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/team/beckye.html http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/team/annah.html Will Davies, Institute of Public Policy Research 'Implications of eBay for the policy community' http://www.ippr.org.uk/aboutippr/staff/?id=65 <http://www.ippr.org.uk/aboutippr/staff/?id=65> Tim Dant, University of East Anglia 'The immateriality of Internet shopping' http://www.uea.ac.uk/psi/people/dant_t.htm Delegate speakers include: Katrin Amelang, Humboldt University Berlin, 'Inconsistent Autonomies: Entangled subjects, architects of time and paradoxes in projects of self-employment based on eBay.' Monica Bouaru Turinici, Latts/Enpc, France, 'User courses and trust building on eBay.' Frank Cartledge, Theory Coordinator Design Communication, Chelsea College of Art, "'Keeping up with the Jones' the eBay way... (what they didn't mean to tell you)"/ "Let's Get Physical - eBay and the geographies of the real" Janice Denegri-Knott and Mike Molesworth, Bournemouth Media School, 'The ontological function of eBay as the actualisation of consumers'imaginations.' Mary Desjardins, Dartmouth College, 'Ephemeral Culture/eBay Culture: Film Collectibles and Fan Investments.' Aloysius Edoh and Patricia. K. Litho, University of East London, 'CMOA (Combinatorial Multi-attribute Auction): An Alternative to eBay.' Torben Elgaard Jensen, Copenhagen Business School, 'Commerce and/or Community - eBay's co-evolution of two different modes of ordering.' Yasushi Fujita, University of Texas, 'eBay Japan's Mistake.' Hilary Geoghegan, Royal Holloway, 'The virtual spaces of telecommunications enthusiasm: the internet, Yahoo! Groups and eBay.' Christian Heath and Paul Luff, King's College London, 'Transposing auction practice: formalising the informal, globalising the local.' Claire Hunter, 2CV: Research and Janice Denegri-Knott, Bournemouth Media School, 'eBay as a labourer of love: A study of collectors, their collections and their relationship with eBay.' Keyvan Kashkooli, Department of Sociology, University of California Berkeley, 'The Transformation of the Perfect Market.' Dan Laughey, Leeds Metropolitan University, "eBay, self-presentation and 'user authority'." Alan Metcalfe (University of Sheffield), Nicky Gregson (University of Sheffield) and Louise Crewe (University of Nottingham), 'The Unbearable Lightness of eBay.' Lyndsey Miles (presenter) and Marilyn Davidson, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, 'The characteristics, motivations and experiences of eBay entrepreneurs - an exploratory study.' Anna Notaro 'Exploring Race in the Digital Age: 'Blackness for sale' on eBay.' Joanna M. Robson, University of East Anglia, 'Receiving the message loud and clear? Audiencing and (web)sites of consumption.' Michele White, Tulane University, 'From eBay to eGay: Rendering "Gay Interest" in the Vintage Photography Category.' If you would like more information on accepted abstracts, go to the conference website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/culturesofebay/Accepted%20abstracts.html Important dates Formal registration for all no later than: 16th May 2005 Conference dates: 24th and 25th August, 2005. More information For more information on any aspects of the conference, please see the conference website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/culturesofebay.html ____________________________________________ Rebecca Ellis Chimera http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/index.html Institute for Socio-Technical Research & Innovation University of Essex ____________________________________________

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Call For Proposals-CDDC
by Jeremy Hunsinger 04 May '05

04 May '05

Please distribute as appropriate. The Center for Digital Discourse and Culture(CDDC) is announcing an expanded call for proposal for our Research E-ditions, Hosting Services, and our new Digital Originals publishing series. CDDC in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is accepting new manuscripts for digital modes of publication in its Research E- ditions series. The CDDC ( http://www.cddc.vt.edu ) has been in operation for nearly two years, and it publishes hypertext journals, hosts digital research archives, and cooperates with many international cyberculture organizations. As an entirely digital point-of-publication, the CDDC will review and then produce professional academic research works--either single- authored or edited collections--in a digital format. Proposals could take the form of an "e-book" that simply makes available a scholarly monograph in online format, or a collection of academic papers organized around a central theme, or a fully hypertextual experiment with new forms of digital discourse. Arrangements can be made for "print on demand" (POD) paper versions of these works, but the main focus of the CDDC is to explore the new communicative potentials of hypertext, hypermedia, and web-centered publication. The review processes will be as extensive and rigorous as those experienced in print academic communication, but it too will be conducted in a fully on-line format. Research E-ditions All topics are potentially of interest in the Research E-ditions series, however, we are particularly interested in manuscripts, digital archives, and hypertexts from the humanities and social sciences relating to the areas of cyberculture, social theory, literary studies, digital art, and cultural studies. In addition, the CDDC is committed to proposals from applied and natural sciences that relate directly to the fields of bioinformatics, energy and environmental studies, and information technology and communications. Hosting@CDDC All topics and projects of academic interest that require hosting are solicited for the Hosting@CDDC project. We host and mirror several major projects and have space for many more. We host projects serving a broad set of communities. We provide basic facilities of web hosting and listserv hosting. Any requirements beyond basic hosting should be outlined in the proposal. Hosting is frequently used in conjuction with various forms of community software, e- journal software, or related software to support artistic, academic, and related content. Digital Originals Digital Originals is open access publishing for book-like digital projects. We are soliciting submissions from people who have materials that originate in the digital arena, and want them to be released either under a Creative Commons license or under an Open Content License. The original documents will be peer-reviewed, edited, and published with an ISBN assigned and made freely downloadable on the CDDC Website. Proposals: Initial proposals should take the form of a 1 page description of the project, including a description of the services requested, a description of the project's audience, and provide current examples of the work (URLS) that is to be hosted or published. All proposals will be peer reviewed with at least two reviewers and further information may be requested. The review process is as rigorous as any academic publisher. Proposals should be sent to CDDC(a)vt.edu Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Down to the Wire
by Miraj Khaled 04 May '05

04 May '05

Down to the Wire http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-bleha/down-to-the… Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the United States has fallen far behind Japan and other Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly. By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors are positioning themselves to be the first states to reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic growth, increased productivity, and a better quality of life. Miraj Khaled ============ techiemik(a)yahoo.com mindexplorer.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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AoIR Executive Elections
by Matthew Allen 04 May '05

04 May '05

AOIR EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS The current executive committee of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) was elected two years ago. We are now beginning the process of electing a new executive committee. All dues-paying members are eligible to run and any dues-paying member of AoIR is invited to run or to nominate someone to run. You are all urged to participate to your fullest by raising the issues of importance to you and by voting. If you are not a dues-paying member of AoIR, becoming one now (or renewing) enables you to participate in this process (and provides other benefits). In particular, if you are attending the conference, membership will provide a substantial registration fee discount. See http://www.aoir.org for more information. If you have opinions about what you would like AoIR to become or the kinds of things you think it should be doing, then you should put those opinions into action. If you have talents or experience that you think AoIR could use, and you'd like to put them to use for AoIR, you should run. Just about all of AoIR's business is conducted online, apart from meetings at the annual conference. Here is an overview of the election timeline, procedures and positions for nomination, as determined by the Association's by-laws. Voting instructions will be provided later and separately. TIME FRAME OF THE ELECTION: 1. Call for Nominations: May 2, 2005 2. Nominations close: May 31, 2005 3. Discussion period begins: June 1, 2005 4. Discussion period ends: June 30, 2005 5. Voting begins: July 1, 2005 6. Voting ends: July 30, 2005 The new committee assumes its duties at the end of the General Meeting at the AoIR conference, October 2005. A QUICK ORGANIZATIONAL PRIMER: The organizational structure of AoIR is simple. There are 5 officers, 3 open seat representatives, and 2 appointed positions who together with the Immediate Past President make up the 11-member executive committee that runs the show. Elected officials hold their positions for two years. In this election, you are invited to nominate yourself or anyone else who you think would do a good job, for any position other than the President - the current Vice President assumes the Presidency. We will be saying more about the 2 appointed positions later in the month. Here are brief descriptions of each position: The five officers of the association: 1. President: the "CEO", supervises the organization, performs certain legally required duties. 2. Vice President: "back up" for President, various duties as they arise; becomes President after 2 years. 3. Secretary: Handles records and organizational matters. 4. Treasurer: Handles the money and membership. 5. Graduate Student Representative: responsible for running graduate student acitivities. Open Committee Seats: 6 - 8. Three open Seats on the Executive Committee Represent membership of AoIR, contribute to decision making. Take responsibility for specific projects or activities to promote the association within their term. Candidates should also familiarise themselves with the formal statement of duties and responsibilities in the Association's by-laws http://www.aoir.org/?q=node/113 <http://www.aoir.org/?q=node/113> . NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION PROCESSES Only a dues-paying member of AoIR can run for a position, nominated by anyone. If nominated for more than one position a nominee must choose to run for one (and only one) position in this election. You may nominate yourself or another person (or people). Self Nominations: Email nominate(a)aoir.org and indicate the position for which you are nominating and you will be added to the list of nominees and given instructions as to how to submit your information for voters to consider. Nominating Others: Email nominate(a)aoir.org with the name of the person you want to nominate, the position for which you are nominating this person, contact information for that person, and an indication of whether you know if this person would accept this nomination (if you don't know, we'll contact them and ask). All candidates for election will be required to provide answers to the questions listed at the end of this email via the AoIR election forum website, and participate in an online candidate discussion forum In addition the Graduate Student candidates must confirm in their response that they comply with section 10 of the by-laws, namely "The Graduate Student Representative must be actively enrolled in a degree program at the time of nomination and election." The voting system used by AoIR is one vote per dues-paying member for each of the seven positions for election listed above. Votes are counted by a ballot counter who is a member of the Association but not a member of the executive. In the case of the four officers, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner; in the case of the open seats, the three candidates with the highest, second-highest and third highest votes shall be declared the winners of the open seats. In the case of tied results for the officer positions, the winner shall be determined by the ballot counter, by drawing of lots, using a method that ensures each of the tying candidates has an equal chance of success and witnessed by at least 2 people independent to the association. In the case of tied results for the open seat positions, the drawing of lots shall be used only when there are more tied candidates than seats available. QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES 1) What is your interest in this position? 2) What are your qualifications for this position (including prior experience and participation in AoIR)? 3) What are two or three short-term goals you would like to achieve through membership of the executive (include a rationale for each goal and how you would contribute to their achievement)? 4) What is your long-term vision for AoIR? 5) What else should voters consider when deciding whether or not to vote for you? In answering the questions, please be concise and give information specific to the position for which you are nominating and which will permit voters to assess your case for election to that position. On Behalf of the AoIR executive Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org

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RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
by Van-Couvering,EJ (pgr) 04 May '05

04 May '05

Reminds me of a slogan I saw on a BT van : "Impartial advice on the benefits of broadband." Indeed. Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: Ben Anderson [mailto:benander@essex.ac.uk] Sent: 04 May 2005 13:53 To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire replying to myself. Bad form. But I missed off this ref which neatly points out the low quality thinking in policy (and some academic) circles on these issues and gives a timely review of the evidence there is: Firth, L. and D. Mellor (2005). "Broadband: benefits and problems." Telecommunications Policy 29(2-3): 223-236. On 4 May 2005, at 10:10, Ben Anderson wrote: > On 3 May 2005, at 07:36, Ellis Godard wrote: > >> Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases >> growth, productivity, or quality of life? >> > > Not yet at the 'everyday life' level. There may have been macro- > economic studies.... _______________________________________________ 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://www.aoir.org/

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RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
by Nafus, Dawn 04 May '05

04 May '05

It reminded me also of this excellent book: Downey, Gary Lee. 1998. The Machine in Me: An Anthropologist Sits Among Computer Engineers. New York and London: Routledge. Here he addresses constructs of national competitiveness (at the time also with Japan in mind) and how self-legitimising talk of growth and productivity obscured the uncertainties of the supposed benefits of new technologies (then CAD/CAM). For the economists amongst you: how do you think the consultant in the article derived a possible 1.2 million new jobs and $500 billion to the economy from the widespread adoption of broadband? How does such an analysis work? -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nathaniel Poor Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:18 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire I hope we've all read Mosco's "The Digital Sublime" and Hughes' "Human-Built World". (Why we think "better tech = better life".) Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my flying car... On May 3, 2005, at 2:36 AM, Ellis Godard wrote: > Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases > growth, productivity, or quality of life? > > -eg > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org >> [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf >> Of Miraj Khaled >> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:55 PM >> To: techiemik(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: Digital Divide Network; AOIR >> Subject: [Air-l] Down to the Wire >> >> >> Down to the Wire >> http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-bleh > a/down-to-the-wire.html > > Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the > United States has fallen far behind Japan and other > Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest > mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly. > By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors > are positioning themselves to be the first states to > reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic > growth, increased productivity, and a better quality > of life. > > > > > Miraj Khaled > ============ > techiemik(a)yahoo.com > mindexplorer.blogspot.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > 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://www.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://www.aoir.org/ > > > --------------------------------------------- Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. Lecturer Communication Studies University of Michigan www.umich.edu/~natpoor _______________________________________________ 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://www.aoir.org/

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UK Children Online Reports
by Helsper,EJ (pgr) 03 May '05

03 May '05

Dear colleagues, Two new reports from the UK Children Go Online (UKCGO) project have been published recently: Inequalities and the Digital Divide in Children and Young People's Internet Use: Findings from the UK Children Go Online project (UKCGO survey findings in relation to internet access, low users and the digital divide) UK Children Go Online: Final report of key project findings (a summary of integrated project findings with main conclusions and policy recommendations) Both reports, the press release and media coverage are available on the project website, www.children-go-online.net If you would like to receive a free hard copy of the Final Report, please email <mailto:e.j.helsper@lse.ac.uk> Kind regards, Drs. Ellen J. Helsper Media and Communications Department London School of Economics and Political Science Email: e.j.helsper(a)lse.ac.uk

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Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
by Paul Chenoweth 03 May '05

03 May '05

There is an element of geography that seems to have been removed from this equation. The measurement of broadband coverage in Korea and Japan is being compared on the same basis as the amount of physical (geographical) coverage in the US. Vast areas of open plains, deserts, national forests, etc. are included in the broadband measure...to countries where the population distribution is more compact and the land area is significanly smaller. The statistics make great headlines and wonderful 'sky is falling' rhetoric, but there is far less substance than the rankings imply. IMHO, Paul Chenoweth, Web Developer Belmont University 615-460-6867 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain ----- Original Message ----- From: Miraj Khaled <techiemik(a)yahoo.com> Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 0:54 am Subject: [Air-l] Down to the Wire > Down to the Wire > http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas- > bleha/down-to-the-wire.html > > Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the > United States has fallen far behind Japan and other > Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest > mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly. > By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors > are positioning themselves to be the first states to > reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic > growth, increased productivity, and a better quality > of life. > > > > > Miraj Khaled > ============ > techiemik(a)yahoo.com > mindexplorer.blogspot.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > 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://www.aoir.org/ > >

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RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire (Intern)
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 03 May '05

03 May '05

There is quit a bit of stuff that argues the Internet question back and forth in the US. Norman Nie and Robert Kraut discuss some of the negative sides while Kavanaugh and Jim Katz/Ron Rice (among others) report on the positive dimensions of Internet use. People who use the mobile telephone particularly for texting, more reported increased types of informal social contact. With mobile telephony the key thing seems to be that it provides ready access to social networks for the individual and thus lowers the threshold for inclusion. You can find the documentation along with other material at: http://www.eurescom.de/e-living/. Other research (for example Reid and Reid have found with a small sample that SMS use tends to make smaller but more intense social relationships. I hope that this helps. Rich L. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Paula Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 14:32 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire (Intern) Any theories on why you don't observe this effect with the internet? Is this more likely to be due to technical (slow broadband penetration) or social factors/both? richard-seyler.ling(a)telenor.com wrote: >One effect that we have observed in the EU's e-lining project is that the mobile telephone facilitates an increase in what we call informal social capital, that is not social capital associated with participation in formal social groups, but rather the informal social interactions of everyday life. We actually have a paper out on this. We were not able to observe the same effects of this vis-à-vis the internet. This work is being pursued in the SOCQUIT project (SOcial Capital, QUality of life and IT). You can see some of the work in the ongoing project at: http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/ > >Rich Ling > > > -----Original Message----- >From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellis Godard >Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 09:00 AM >To: andy(a)wairua.co.nz; air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu >Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire > >Interesting you say "down to...". Without the free install and free >modem (both standard for virtually any DSL service in the US, and has >been the case for years, if not from the start of the DSL explosion), >DSL probably wouldn't have taken off in the US as it did. > >But, as you also implied, lowering cost is not sufficient to attract >folks. They need to see the value of speed itself, and what it gets >them. > >-eg > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Andy Williamson [mailto:andy@wairua.co.nz] >>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:52 PM >>To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu >>Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire >> >> >> >... > > >>No, the 'problem' is us - the stupid user - we simply don't >>see sufficient value in having a broadband connection. It >>must be the warm summer we've had but the Emperor is parading >>around unclad. And nothing the ISPs and TelCo's can do - even >>down to free install and free adsl modem - is changing our >>minds. The uptake remains very slow. >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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://www.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://www.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://www.aoir.org/

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RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire (Intern)
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 03 May '05

03 May '05

One effect that we have observed in the EU's e-lining project is that the mobile telephone facilitates an increase in what we call informal social capital, that is not social capital associated with participation in formal social groups, but rather the informal social interactions of everyday life. We actually have a paper out on this. We were not able to observe the same effects of this vis-à-vis the internet. This work is being pursued in the SOCQUIT project (SOcial Capital, QUality of life and IT). You can see some of the work in the ongoing project at: http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/ Rich Ling -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellis Godard Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 09:00 AM To: andy(a)wairua.co.nz; air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire Interesting you say "down to...". Without the free install and free modem (both standard for virtually any DSL service in the US, and has been the case for years, if not from the start of the DSL explosion), DSL probably wouldn't have taken off in the US as it did. But, as you also implied, lowering cost is not sufficient to attract folks. They need to see the value of speed itself, and what it gets them. -eg > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Williamson [mailto:andy@wairua.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:52 PM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu > Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire > ... > > No, the 'problem' is us - the stupid user - we simply don't > see sufficient value in having a broadband connection. It > must be the warm summer we've had but the Emperor is parading > around unclad. And nothing the ISPs and TelCo's can do - even > down to free install and free adsl modem - is changing our > minds. The uptake remains very slow. _______________________________________________ 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://www.aoir.org/

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