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'cybersounds' - new essay collection
by Mike Ayers 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Greetings AoIR folks-- thought some of you might be interested in checking out this new collection i just wrapped- Let me know if you'd like more information! anywho, its on amazon, peter lang direct, ie. the usual suspects. cheers, Mike michael.ayers(a)manhattan.edu Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture (Michael D. Ayers, editor) Peter Lang Press, January 2006 Digital Formations Series (Series Editor, Steve Jones) Michael D. Ayers: Introduction - 1.Elizabeth A. Buchanan: Deafening Silence: Music and the Emerging Climate of Access and Use - 2.Markus Giesler: Cybernetic Gift Giving and Social Drama: A Netnography of the Napster File-Sharing Community - 3.Andrew Whelan: Do U Produce?: Subcultural Capital and Amateur Musicianship in Peer-to-Peer Networks - 4.Andre Pinard/Sean Jacobs: Building a Virtual Diaspora: Hip-Hop in Cyberspace - 5.Adam Haupt: The Technology of Subversion: From Digital Sampling in Hip-Hop to the MP3 Revolution - 6.Michael D. Ayers: The Cyberactivism of a Dangermouse - 7.Daragh O'Reilly/Kathy Doherty: Music B(r)ands Online and Constructing Community: The Case of New Model Army - 8.Chris Anderton: Beating the Bootleggers: Fan Creativity, «Lossless» Audio Trading, and Commercial Opportunities - 9.Gabriele Cosentino: «Hacking» the iPod: A Look inside Apple's Portable Music Player - 10.Trace Reddell: The Social Pulse of Telharmonics: Functions of Networked Sound and Interactive Webcasting - 11.John Ryan/Michael Hughes: Breaking the Decision Chain: The Fate of Creativity in the Age of Self-Production - 12.Jonathan Sterne: Afterword: On the Future of Music. Some advance thoughts: The writers offer an illuminating cybersurfing safari out to the point break where art, commerce, community, self, and politics converge. The result is a smooth ride to a fresh new shoreline of twenty-first century cultural criticism. The essays are comprehensive, well crafted, theoretically informed, empirically grounded, loud, clear, alive, and kicking.» (Donna Gaines, sociologist/journalist; Author of 'Teenage Wasteland' and 'A Misfits Manifesto') «'Cybersounds' is terrific. It takes readers inside the many sorts of cyberscenes now being developed by inventive people creatively using the Internet to build community among music makers and fans. We see the emergence of new means of controlling entry, norms of communication, identity formation, politics, and ethics in these worlds where flesh and machine begin to merge. These emergent scenes are set in the context of the technologies, laws, and business models that make them possible and shape/stunt their growth, and we learn of the musical creativity lost as well as the creativity gained in the process.» (Richard A. Peterson, Co-Editor with Andy Bennett of 'Music Scenes: Local, Translocal and Virtual')

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Third call --- Wonderground --- Design Research Society International Conference 2006
by Ken Friedman 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Wonderground! Design Research Society International Conference 2006 Lisbon, Portugal -- Third Call for Papers - Deadline March 31 Wonderground - the 2006 Design Research Society International Conference invites full papers of up to 6,000 words and working papers of up to 2,000 words. There is a specific call for contributions to the research exhibition. We welcome papers in all areas of design research. -- Conference Web Site http://www.iade.pt/drs2006/ -- DEADLINE: 2006 March 31. Responding to requests for an extended deadline, we changed the deadline to March 31. We will continue to accept papers until April 5. We will begin the review process for each paper as it arrives to ensure a prompt reply for those who need it. Digital submission: Authors must submit papers in digital form. Submission address: Please submit papers to the Content Management Coordinator "Martim Lapa" martim.lapa(a)iade.pt When sending your paper to Mr. Lapa, please send a copy [Cc:] to the Content Management Secretary "Elisabete Perfeito" eperfeito(a)iade.pt Language: Papers must be written in English. References, format, and style: Conference papers should follow the Publoication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition. Please visit the conference web site for full details. Authors can download a good short guide at URL: http://www.docstyles.com/ Length: Full papers should be up to 6000 words plus illustrations. Working papers should be up to 2000 words plus illustrations. Refereeing: A large, international scientific committee ensures expert review for all fields. No referee will review more than three papers. Authors will receive careful and reflective comments. The Wonderground review process will "help authors in" rather than "keep authors out." -- Short Guidelines Members of the scientific committee have prepared two short guidelines to help authors write papers that enable readers to understand and use their work. These are not rules, but suggestions or checklists covering the key features of a conference paper. Full Papers The full paper format runs up to 6,000 words. We encourage submissions from all fields of design research. We welcome papers representing all perspectives and research methods. These guidelines are intended to help authors At the top of the full paper, write a self-contained abstract of up to 200 words that outlines your aims, scope, and conclusions. Then, give up to five keywords that describe the working paper. In the paper, 1) Introduce the subject and state the goals of the paper. 2) Identify the issues you will consider and give some background. 3) Describe your approach to the issues you will address. 4) Describe the circumstances in which you conducted your work. 5) Describe what you actually did and describe the tools you used. 6) Describe your findings or conclusions and explain how they support your goals. 7) Indicate what you learned or accomplished and suggest future work in your area of interest. 8) Provide a bibliography containing all the references cited in the text. Working papers: The 2000-word length working paper format allows researchers to present work in progress in a convenient way while making a rich enough argument to deserve conference presentation. A working paper should contain several features of a full paper. At the top of the working paper, write a self-contained abstract of up to 200 words that outlines your aims, scope, and conclusions. Then, give up to five keywords that describe the working paper. In the working paper, 1) State the theme of the paper. 2) Promise a contribution. 3) Provide evidence for the argument that you will present to reach the conclusion. 4) State the structure of the argument and show how you will develop it. 5) Show how the evidence and the argument will lead to a contribution. Evidence may include summaries of empirical work as well as discussion from the literature. 6) Provide a selected reference list to supports the working paper in the same way that a full reference list supports a full paper. Language advice English is the conference language. Please remember that English is a second or third language for many of our authors and readers. We encourage authors to write in a direct, comfortable style for clear, understandable papers. -- Information update service: If you are submitting a paper or exhibit to Wonderground, please join our JISCmail information list to receive updates and conference information. To join please go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html

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Re: [Air-l] AIR 2007 in Vancouver or else
by Suely Fragoso 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

as far as I am aware there have been very few Lamericans in AIR - both times I went I found no-one else (nearly - I met a Mexican student in Toronto). I confess that I have been considering to offer to host AoIR here in Brazil at some point, but I think we need to expand AIR's basis in LA first. I am working on that, but imho it is still too early - AIR here would become a 'tourist only' conference, not capable of attracting many locals yet. the idea is, however, very nice. I would like to hear more from Erick about that - his surname and suggestion indicates that he could be in LAmerica as well, am I right? Cheers Sue >>> jhuns(a)vt.edu 02/03/06 23:12 >>> i think latin america is on the table, i know that when i was in the exec, i mentioned oaxaca and sao paolo as possibilities, we thought about the caribbean, but we always have air i sept. and oct. which means... hurricane season. so i wanted to push more southerly. i do not know what is on the current exec's agenda though. I suspect the rotation will be north america next, then europe, mainly because north america provides sustaining capital beyond the base operations, because we have more members here and thus more people interior to this continent. On Mar 2, 2006, at 8:28 PM, Erick Iriarte Ahon wrote: > In the same way.. > > why not in Latin America ?? sometimes is complicated for > latinamerican people travel to another regions... > > Erick > \ Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal _______________________________________________ The air-l(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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Technology for interviews
by Maria Elisa Peirano 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if you know of a software/technology available for interviweing. I will have to conduct over 50 interviews for my PhD, and was thinking that there must be a way to record directly in digital format, AND have a program that transcribes sound into text. Do any of you know anything about this? Thanks! E. Maria Elisa Peirano de Peluffo Direccion: Casilla Postal # 105 Carlos Casares - C.P. 6530 Prov. de Buenos Aires Argentina Tel: 02395 15403047 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

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Re: [Air-l] AIR 2007 in Vancouver or else
by GTa3411203＠aol.com 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Has the board considered a rotational schedule where the conference would be held in the U.S. every other year? This is a practice that other associations use and one that benefits conference planners and members alike. I'm one of those people who is already looking at the 2007 and 2008 conference schedules to see what is being offered in anticipation of writing papers and making presentations. I imagine there are others reading this posting who are doing the same. -- Gail Gail Taylor, M.Ed. Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student U of I Urbana-Champaign

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Social-networking article (Facebook, MySpace, Xanga)
by GTa3411203＠aol.com 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

I teach undergrad students who are in training to be educators in K-12 schools. I keep an eye on several publications that are geared toward the interests of teacher practitioners. I came across an article "Social-Networking Web Sites Pose Growing Challenge for Educators" in the latest edition of Education Week. The article calls attention to the manner in which school districts are addressing legal concerns related to student usage of Facebook, and other Internet-based social-networking services such as MySpace and Xanga. It mentions issues related to regulating student on- and off-campus activities. Lots of attention is given to protecting student best interests. The article can be accessed online via the www.edweek.org web site. You will need a subscription to access the article. If you don't have one, you can register to get a free subscription which will give you access to the publication and limited access to complete copies of article. -- Gail Gail Taylor, M.Ed. Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Re: [Air-l] AIR in Vancouver in 2007?
by Suely Fragoso 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Dear AIR-ers Canada is definitely easier to get a visa to than the US - as far as I am aware, nowhere is harder than US (on the other hand US often issues long term visas, what can be handy) Canada appeals and Europe appeals - but Scandinavia is extremely expensive for Southern Hemisphere citizens (not just distance-wise, but the cost of everything there is also heavy). Did I hear someone saying Italy last year or was it a dream? Sue >>> Ulla.Bunz(a)comm.fsu.edu 01/03/2006 13:31 >>> Canada as a north American venue has a lot of appeal for many of our members for various reasons, one of the more important ones being visa issues (most say it's easier to get visas for Canada than the US, and also some are uncomfortable with the fingerprinting procedure in the US and don't want to do that). I like the idea of having a conference in Vancouver, be it 2007 or afterwards. I also would like to see a conference in Europe again, maybe somewhere in Scandinavia. I know one city in a Scandinavian country had been under pretty serious discussion when I was still on the exec, but I do not know what has happened to that discussion since October. I think it would help if someone from the exec clarified whether there already is a definite location for 2007 or not, even if they don't want to reveal what that location is. Ulla Bunz _______________________________________________ The air-l(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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Virtual China research
by Lyn Jeffery 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Hello -- My name is Lyn Jeffery. I'm a cultural anthropologist working for a small nonprofit technology forecasting group in Palo Alto, California, called the Institute for the Future (www.iftf.org) I've spent most of the last 20 years living in, working on, and thinking about mainland China. My dissertation research was on the emergence of Chinese capitalism, and I've also published in the area of urban anthropology of China. I speak and read Chinese. This year at IFTF I am leading a project on Virtual China -- trying to broadly map out what's happening in virtual Chinese environments, how Internet practices are changing daily life in China, and how it matters. The research will be ethnographic in nature, across virtual and physical spaces, and in China and the Silicon Valley. It will be, as all our work at IFTF is, somewhere in between academia and business. I look forward to learning from the list, to immersing myself of the literature on Internet research methods and theory, and to perhaps meeting some of you along the way. If you're interested further, please see our blog at http://www.virtual-china.org/ Best, Lyn Jeffery ________________________ Lyn Jeffery, Ph.D. Research Director Institute for the Future www.iftf.org AIM: LynatIFTF Skype: LynJeffery phone: 650-233-9577 124 University Ave. 2/F, Palo Alto, CA 94301 main phone: 650-854-6322 fax: 650-854-7850 ________________________

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Re: [Air-l] AIR 2007 in Vancouver or else
by Michel J. Menou 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

I too feel the location issue is better discussed in the general list. I have nothing against Vancouver, except that it may be far and expensive (travel wise) for many Europeans. But any location is likely to give relative advantage to some subset of the membership/attendees. If the rotation is meant to be once in "North America", once elsewhere, I'd like to remind that North America includes Mexico, from a strict geographic standpoint, and that the Caribbean is eventually as close (Puerto Rico having in addition special ties with the US, like the Virgin Islands). Both locations (Mexico and Caribbean) offer a lot of suitable resorts. And I certainly cross fingers for Italy to be selected some time soon as it is a paradise for thinking as well as feeding :-) Michel -- ================================================================= Dr. Michel J. Menou Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management Adviser of Somos@Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org Member of the founding steering committee of Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/ B.P. 15 49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: Michel.Menou(a)wanadoo.fr Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php ================================================================== -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 01/03/2006

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"It can't be legal unless you pay for it"
by David Brake 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Recent discussion of the legality (or otherwise) of downloading audio reminded me of a recent news story here in the UK about a trading standards officer (locally-based business 'policeman') who found people selling discs with Firefox on it and complained to a representative of the Mozilla Foundation that "I can't believe that your company would allow people to make money from something that you allow people to have free access to." Copyleft and creative commons etc is evidently hard for many of the 'ordinary public' (or even supposed experts!) to understand... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2051196,00.html P.S. For more free to download and use audio, check out http:// opsound.org/ --- David Brake, Doctoral Student in Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Political Science <http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/study/ mPhilPhDMediaAndCommunications.htm> Also see http://davidbrake.org/ (home page), http://blog.org/ (personal weblog) and http://get.to/lseblog (academic groupblog) Author of Dealing With E-Mail - <http://davidbrake.org/ dealingwithemail/> callto://DavidBrake (Skype.com's Instant Messenger and net phone)

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