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email is 'out'
by Sylvia Korupp 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

Just saw an interesting article that made me smile and look quite old. SK Teens: E-Mail Is For Old People Excerpts: For some schools, the correct answer is: set up a MySpace page. After all, there's nothing hipper for students than being "friends" with your college registrar or school principal. The intriguing thing about this method of reaching students is that it's most often not "instant" at all; students receive messages when they log in or they visit the school's MySpace pages - the equivalent of using e-mail and a Web portal. * Source: Teens: E-Mail Is For Old People, Nate Anderson, ars technica, 06/10/02 http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7877.html

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Columbia Graduate School of Journalism Job
by Laura Forlano 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

Columbia University in the City of New York Graduate School of Journalism Scholar and Teacher of Journalism and Communications Tenure Track Position The Graduate School of Journalism, a leading national center for the study and practice of journalism, invites applications from candidates whose intellectual rigor and ambition match our own. The successful candidate will teach and serve on dissertation committees of our interdisciplinary doctoral program in Journalism and Communications, as well as teach students in our master’s degree programs. She/he will have earned a doctorate and possess a distinguished record of publication with ambitious plans for continued research and productivity. Teaching experience is highly desirable; a passion for teaching is required. The rank is open for this tenure track position. The position begins July 1, 2007, with the screening of applications scheduled to begin December 1, 2006. Please send letters of interest and curriculum vitae to: Melissa O’Keeffe, HR Manager, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University Mail Code 3812, New York, NY. 10027. Reference: Doctoral We regret that any materials submitted with the application will not be returned. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

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defending yourself online vs. offline research
by Bunz, Ulla 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

The posts on trolling and whether it's taking place and who is the troll or not has made me wonder about something. My personal experience says that someone accused of something they perceive as negative (whether it's trolling, lying, stealing, cheating, aggressiveness, or anything else so long as you personally feel it's negative and unjustified) usually tends to feel the urge to defend him or herself. Different people experience this urge to different degrees. Some can "swallow" more than others and rather not drag out the unpleasantness by talking about it, even if they stand wrongly accused in their own perspective. Others will fight back and go to extremes to clear their name. Most of us fall somewhere in between. Here my question: Is there research that looks at how the interaction medium affects such behavior? Meaning, are we more or less likely to tend towards one of the two extremes described above because we're interacting online as opposed to offline? I know there is research on flaming (both the early one that said there's more flaming online than offline, and the later one that mitigated that statement somewhat). There is the hyperpersonal model on social anxiety being reduced online. But is there research that looks at whether we're more or less likely to defend ourselves online as opposed to offline? Curious in Tallahassee, Ulla --- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication University Center C, Suite 3100 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Email: ubunz(a)fsu.edu Phone: 850-644-1809 -----------------------------------------------

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live chat with MEZ 10/17 (Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion)
by Charles Baldwin 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

_Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion (LEAD): Vol 14 No 5_ :: Live chat with MEZ about creating the co[de][i]n.Text and other topics. :: Chat date: Tuesday, October 17. :: 12 midnight West Coast US / 3 am East Coast USA / 9 am Paris FR / 5 pm Melbourne AU :: LEAD is an open forum around the New Media Poetics special issue of Leonardo Electronic Almanac. Chat instructions are here: http://www.leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_14/lea_v14_n05-06/forum.asp. PLEASE NOTE: The instructions are intended to apply to all jabber chat clients, but there may be some variation for individual clients. For example, some clients may require the chat room server "conference.jabber.org" and others clients only "jabber.org." Also, please refer to the link for a complete schedule of upcoming chats and for instructions on joining chats. About MEZ: a partial bibliograph can be accessed - with varying degrees of chronology + linearity - from the following. Warning: search.behavior may be required/n.couraged. http://www.hotkey.net.au/~netwurker/nav.htm http://www.hotkey.net.au/~netwurker/resume2d.htm

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Re: [Air-l] Trolls, Tribes, and flamewars
by elw＠stderr.org 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

What's your intent, Cornwell? I've identified plenty of trollish behavior in the past; it is incredibly common, not unusual at all. I do tend to have a bit of a sharp edge, and admit that readily. I can't say as I believe your intentions to be honorable or straightforward at all. Are you trying to provoke some particular reaction? Perhaps trying to threaten me, in some sad way? I asked you once before not to contact me off-list; please cease and desist. I don't have anything to talk with you about that belongs off-list. [Given that air-l is the only place I've run across you, and the proper venue for this, I'm redirecting this traffic there now.] --elijah On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Dr. W. Reid Cornwell wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:49:23 -0600 > From: Dr. W. Reid Cornwell <wrc(a)tcfir.org> > To: elw(a)stderr.org > Subject: Trolls, Tribes, and flamewars > > Elijah, > > I have been studying the behavior of internet users. I have observed that > you have frequently labeled people as trolls. > > I intend to publish some of your publicly available comments directed at > myself and others would you care to comment for the record? > > Reid > > ________________________________ > > > Dr. W. Reid Cornwell > The Center For Internet Research > P.O. Box 6369 > Breckenridge, CO > > 720.212.0719 (phone) > 970.485.5109 (mobile) > wrc(a)tcfir.org > http://tcfir.org > > > > >

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Re: [Air-l] ICT's Timeline: thanks and answers
by Julian Hopkins 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

Dear Jeremy, You said: " The only question which remains is : has it been used as tool by journalists and/or information management profesionals ?" --> As regards the ZX80, and descendents, the answer would be no. These computers were primarily used as gaming computers (I think), most likely by young men/teenagers. The point by Elizabeth remains extremely pertinent though - the cultural context needs to be taken into account. You also said: "I sustain the thesis (in very short) that profesional Information mediators (i.eJournalists and Information managers in companies) played the role of obliged relay of infrmation until recent years. The emregence of technologies (devices and tools) has permitted to those profesionals' audiences to avoid that relay by consuming, managing and producing information on their own." --> This approach seems like an interesting and fruitful one. As I said above, the ZX80 and descendents would not be directly relevant here. But since your overall approach seems to be that by putting computing power in 'non-professional' hands is bypassing these mediators, then understanding how computers became so ubiquitous would require some explanation of the mass-market aspect of it, I think. You said: " About databases, I don't consider them as an exclusively IT thing but my initial hypothesis is that they permitted to develop IT tools; Am I wrong ?" --> um... I don't know really :) I suppose you must be right somewhere, and a lot of the internet (e.g. Google. eBay, etc.) is probably just a nice interface sitting on a huge 'back-office' database. Regards, Julian ++++++++++ Julian Hopkins Lecturer HELP University College - ADP Kuala Lumpur tel: +60 3 2095 8791 x2913 email: julianh(a)help.edu.my

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book on the russian internet
by Jose-Carlos Mariategui 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

This book is available for download and seems quite interesting: ------ Forwarded Message From: olga goriunova <og(a)dxlab.org> Reply-To: olga goriunova <og(a)dxlab.org> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:48:20 +0400 To: <spectre(a)mikrolisten.de> Subject: [spectre] book on the russian internet dear all, i am happy to announce the publication of the book of research on the russian internet. it's a great opportunity for those of you who don't speak russian to get acquainted with the digital cultures of the runet. the volume coves various issues, from aesthetics, diaspora, cultural identity, communities, and intelligenzia to gender, public sphere, polit technology, propaganda, pornography, and many more. i myself contributed to this volume with the analysis of a new literary trend that i call "mate lit" (or male literature) - a bizarre mixture of brutality, protest and patriarchic mainstream - developed entirely through an online platform and becoming influencial in the offline domains. "Control + Shift. Public and Private Usages of the Russian Internet". Eds. Henrike Schmidt, Katy Teubener, Natalja Konradova. Norderstedt: Books on Demand, 2006. ISBN 3-8334-4988-8 Price: 24,90 EUR. The volume is entirely available for download at: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/russ-cyb/library/texts/en/control_shift/contro l_shift.htm enjoy your reading, olga ------ End of Forwarded Message

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theory to explain plazes.com?
by Bunz, Ulla 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

An undergraduate student in my program is researching plazes.com, a website like myspace and facebook in that it is a social networking site, but in addition it adds a physical location. The technology behind it enables friends to know one's location through a cellphone or internet connection. Thus, issues of privacy (invasion) are huge. The student is looking for a theory that explains or relates to people's willingness to engage in such activities even at the expense of inhibiting personal privacy. In a way we have a third place here that is tied to a physical location again. The student is approaching this topic from a background in rhetorical criticism. Does anyone have suggestions for theories and places to look for them? As-complete-as-possible references would be very much appreciated. Please send to me directly. I will compile and send both to the list and to the student. Thanks, Ulla --- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication University Center C, Suite 3100 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Email: ubunz(a)fsu.edu Phone: 850-644-1809 -----------------------------------------------

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open call netporn seminar
by Marije Janssen 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

Open Call for Contributions Internet Pornography Seminar Dates: June 1 & 2 2007 Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam Organized by: Institute of Network Cultures and Paradiso in collaboration with Katrien Jacobs and Matteo Pasquinelli http://www.networkcultures.org/netporn The Institute of Network Cultures and Paradiso would like to invite you to send in your work for the second international seminar and exhibition on internet pornography. This edition will focus on topics as (gender)identity, social and ethnic minority groups, politics and censorship. The seminar will take place in Amsterdam on June 1 & 2 in 2007. We are currently looking for people who are working on this subject and would like to present their work to an international audience. If you are a theorist, artist, researcher, producer or in another way engaged in the field of netporn, we encourage you to send in an abstract of your work. Seminar program The event will take place on Friday June 1st and Saturday June 2nd. On both days there will be opening lectures by keynote speakers. After the keynote lectures, both days will be filled with clusters of presentations and lectures concerning one of the four seminar themes. In the evening of the second day there will be an extensive artistic program with screenings and performances. Exhibition A two-day exhibition will be held at the seminar venue. In this exhibition ten artists get the opportunity to show their views on the subject of pornography, sexuality, technology and the human body. It will include different kinds of media art like installations, net.art and video art. Seminar topics The seminar has four main themes as focus points for the presentations: - The revolution of alt pornography: in what way has alternative and do-it-yourself pornography democratized porn production? What are the reactions of the commercial industry? How does it influence our perception of porn? - Porn niches and trans gender: stereotypical social divisions with groups like hetero, gay, transsexual and transgenders seems to matter less and less. What new revolutionary identities are arising, are old patterns making way for a larger network of sexual possibilities? - Globalization of porn and the influence of ethnic minorities: this session wants to define the way various ethnical groups make use of the possibilities of porn. What are the ways in which they shape their own sexuality, using of new technologies? - Politics of netporn; censorship, new rights and nightmares: Porn is subject of repression (censorship) as well as progression (emancipation, liberalization). Where do we draw the line? What are the newly aqcuired rights that we already got out of this still expanding subject? The first seminar made it possible for people to meet each other and exchange views on a topic that is still controversial. It resulted in a broad overview of developments in the field of netporn. With the second edition there will be a more in-depth look and sharper focus, based on the four themes that are provided. Significant dates: Deadline for submission abstract (250 words) and biography (100 words): 30 november 2006 Submit to: marije(a)networkcultures.org Acceptance notification: 21 december 2006 Further enquiries: marije(a)networkcultures.org Organizers: Institute of Network Cultures Paradiso Katrien Jacobs Matteo Pasquinelli Location: Paradiso - Amsterdam

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AI and psychology
by Todd Papke 12 Oct '06

12 Oct '06

I'm a graduate student at The University of Iowa doing research in social impacts (futuristic) of Artificial Intelligence. I'm looking for writings that look at the psychological and cultural impacts that AI will have. I'm imagining a society where Information Technology is highly ubiquitous- in fact I'm assuming the distinct probability that we will have traversed the man/machine molecular biological boundaries necessary so that we are transparently and homogeneously integrated with our technology by that time. I think that that is a necessary sociological precursor to a true "AI" event that will result in a machine that is capable of desire and (obviously) being capable of passing the infamous "Turning Test". The question that I want to address is the impact upon society from a cultural and psychological perspective that this event will have. It's somewhat post-humanist, but I'm wondering if anyone has looked at this phenomena analogically and metaphorically against modern and postmodern social theory. Any reading suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Todd Papke

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