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Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2008
by Mark D. Johns 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2008 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch’s theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Dr. Lori Kendall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Annette Markham, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Dr. Dennis Waskul, Minnesota State University, Mankato Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2008 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $500 US, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100 US. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, October 15-19, 2008 in Copenhagen. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark D. Johns at mjohns(a)luther.edu Application deadline is April 28, 2008. Notification of award will be sent by June 16. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101 USA Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (november 2007)
by David M Silver 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

hello and happy halloween! each month, the resource center for cyberculture studies (RCCS) publishes a collection of book reviews and author responses ( http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp ). books of the month for november 2007 include: Residual Media Editor: Charles R. Acland Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 2007 Review 1: Daniel Gilfillan Review 2: D. Travers Scott Author Response: Charles R. Acland GameScenes: Art in the Age of Videogames Editors: Matteo Bittanti & Domenico Quaranta Publisher: Johan & Levi, 2006 Review 1: Claudia Costa Pederson Author Response: Domenico Quaranta Mobile Communication and Society: A Global Perspective Authors: Manuel Castells, Mireia Fernandez-Ardevol, Jack Linchuan Qiu, and Araba Sey Publisher: MIT Press, 2006 Review 1: Hill Taylor Authors Response: Mireia Fernandez-Ardevol, Jack Linchuan Qiu, and Araba Sey Electric Dreams: Computers in American Culture Author: Ted Friedman Publisher: NYU Press, 2005 Review 1: Suzanne Damarin enjoy. there's more where that came from. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/

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Reputation Economies in Cyberspace Symposium (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:36:36 -0400 From: Laura Forlano Subject: [mobile-society] Reputation Economies in Cyberspace Symposium FYI The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is proud to present Reputation Economies in Cyberspace. The symposium will be held on December 8, 2007 at Yale Law School in New Haven, CT. This event will bring together representatives from industry, government, and academia to explore themes in online reputation, community-mediated information production, and their implications for democracy and innovation. The symposium is made possible by the generous support of the Microsoft Corporation. A distinguished group of experts will map out the terrain of reputation economies in four panels: (1) Making Your Name Online; (2) Privacy and Reputation Protection; (3) Reputation and Information Quality; and (4) Ownership of Cyber-Reputation. See below for more detail on each panel; a current list of confirmed speakers is available at the conference website. Online registration is available now at: https://wems.worldtek.com/ RepEcon . There is a $95 registration fee, which includes lunch. Yale students and faculty and members of the press may attend for free. For more information, see: http://isp.law.yale.edu/reputation . Symposium on Reputation Economies in Cyberspace http://isp.law.yale.edu/reputation Panel I: Making Your Name Online Moderator: Jack Balkin Panelists: Michel Bauwens , Rishab A. Ghosh, Hassan Masum, Beth Noveck This panel will discuss the shifts in the reputation economy that we are witnessing, largely the transition from accreditation to participatory, community-based modes of reputation management. Some of the questions the panel will address include: What are the new norms for cyber-reputation? How do these depart from offline models? How can reputation in one online system be transported to another? How do SNS and reputation connect? How do you bootstrap and cash out? Panel II: Privacy and Reputational Protection Moderator: Michael Zimmer Panelists: Alessandro Acquisti , Danielle Citron, William McGeveran , Dan Solove , Jonathan Zittrain Cyber-reputation management is based on transactions in information that is often sensitive and is always contextual. This brings up many questions about the need to protect one's privacy and reputation within and outside this system. Some of the questions the panel will address: How is participation in cyber-reputation systems related to defamation and free speech? What happens when cyber-reputation spills over into offline activities and relationships like the political process, job applications, or school admissions? What happens when your second life meets your first? Requiring divulgence of real name or other personal data. Is opting out possible? Pending legislation on S495 - data security and privacy (Senator Leahy) Panel III: Reputational Quality and Information Quality Moderator: Laura Forlano Panelists: Urs Gasser, Ashish Goel, Auren Hofman, Darko Kirovski , Mari Kuraishi Evidently, unlike traditional reputation mechanisms that relied on small group acquaintances and formal accreditation mechanisms, the cyber-reputation economy is heavily mediated by technology. This raises the risk of breaking the delicate checks and balances that are necessary for the system to ensure quality of both the informational outcomes and the participants' reputation. This panel will try to highlight the connections between the way the new systems are built, and the outcome they produce. Some of the questions the panel will address: How can we assure quality in online reputation economies? What is the connections between the system design and the quality information? How good are the alternative accreditation mechanisms and how easy are they to hijack? How can employment discrimination law adapt to the realities of online reputation? Panel IV: Ownership of Cyber-Reputation Moderator: Eddan Katz Panelists: John Clippinger , Eric Goldman, Bob Sutor, Mozelle Thompson , Rebecca Tushnet The data and information that are collected in online reputation systems are both valuable and powerful. The ability to control this information, store it, process it, access it, and transport it are crucial to the maintenance of the reputation economy. This panel will address the important set of questions that concern the ownership of this information. Some questions the panel will address: Who owns one's online reputation? Who owns the metadata? How portable is online reputation? Should it be transportable from one system to another? How is reputation connected to the interoperability question? Should we have international standards governing reputation?

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Women on the Web (AACU)
by Charles Ess 31 Oct '07

31 Oct '07

American Association of Colleges and Universities current online magazine - Women, Academe, and the Internet: Bridging Distances, Building Careers http://www.aacu.org/ocww/index.cfm Yes, Facebook is there! - c. Distinguished Research Professor, Global Studies Center <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University Springfield, MO 65802 USA Guest Professor (fall, 2007), Department of Media Studies Department of Media Studies IT Park Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Office: (45) 8942 9219 Mobile: (45) 2986 8967 President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org> Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/ijire.html Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes <http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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Frontiers of New Media Symposium podcasts are up
by Daren Carroll Brabham 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

The podcasts from the recent Frontiers of New Media Symposium here at the University of Utah are now posted online for everyone's enjoyment. The symposium, sponsored by David Simmons, and the University of Utah Departments of Communication and History, College of Humanities, and American West Center, ran from September 27-29, 2007, in Salt Lake City. The symposium explored the ways in which wired media technologies helped to shape--and were shaped by--the development of the American West. Podcasts can be found at http://www2.utah.edu/podcast/category.php?id=6 In this symposium podcast set are: Keynote lecture by MIT's Henry Jenkins on "Participatory Culture, Lead Use(r)s, and Moral Economy" Panel 1 on DISTANCE (with Robert MacDougall, Lisa Gitelman & Jason Loviglio) Panel 2 on SPACE (with Jonathan Sterne, Henry Lowood & Tara McPherson) Panel 3 on IDENTITIES (with Leslie Berlin, Greg Downey & Anna Everett) Panel 4 SYNTHESIS & DISCUSSION (with Tim Lenoir, Philip Deloria & Henry Jenkins) Daren Brabham University of Utah --- Daren C. Brabham Graduate Teaching Fellow Department of Communication University of Utah 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Rm. 2400 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 phone: (801) 633-4796 email: daren.brabham(a)utah.edu <mailto:daren.brabham@utah.edu> web: www.darenbrabham.com <http://www.darenbrabham.com/> blog: www.IShotTheCyborg.com <http://www.ishotthecyborg.com/>

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lessons in second life
by Jeremy Hunsinger 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Tuesday (1:30-3pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought you by: Lost in the Cultural Fields next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by the Professors named Professor Jeremy Hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. --Byron

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"Dying for Freedom and Democracy:" Lecture at Fordham University, Nov. 9
by Orion Anderson 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

"Dying for Freedom and Democracy" Lecture at Fordham University, November 9, 2007 As part of his ongoing Seminar Series on the psychological interpretation of warfare, Dr. Richard Koenigsberg will present a special lecture on Friday, November 9 at 6:45 PM. This lecture is OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. There is no charge, but space is limited and reservations are required. To hold a place, please send an email to oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com. Directions to get to Fordham University and instructions on gaining admittance to the lecture appear below. We look forward to seeing you! "Dying for Freedom and Democracy" Lecture: Fordham University, Nov. 9, 2007, 6:45 PM By the 1990s, the United States had developed an intense "aversion to casualties." Americans hesitated to enter into battle if there was a possibility that even a few soldiers might be killed. People like Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden accused the American people of being weak and corrupt, possessing no ideals for which they were willing to die and kill. The Bush administration responded to this challenge declaring: "Americans too possess ideals for which we are willing to die and kill. As your young people martyr themselves for Allah, so our young people will sacrifice their lives for freedom and democracy." Details for attending: Friday, November 9, 6:45 PM TRAVEL INFORMATION: To Reach Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus by Subway. The A, B, C, D, 1, and 9 subway trains all stop at 59th Street/Columbus Circle. 60th Street is one block North of 59th Street. The campus is located one block west on 60th Street at 113 W. 60th Street. WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY: At the entrance, simply say you are attending the Seminar in Room 311. Take the escalator to the 1st floor, then the elevator to the third floor. Turn left when you get off the elevator. Room 311 is located near the end of the hallway on the left. For further information call Orion Anderson at 718-393-1104 or send an email to oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com.

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Re: [Air-L] Do we read the same books? - Please ignore
by Lilia Efimova 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Sorry everyone! This was a misleading feature in the Shelfari interface, so I sent invitations to all addresses in my contact list. Lilia On 30 Oct 2007 03:36:13 -0700, Lilia Efimova <mathemagenic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I just joined Shelfari to connect with other book lovers. Come see the books I love and see if we have any in common. Then pick my next book so I can keep on reading. > > Click below to join my group of friends on Shelfari! > > http://www.shelfari.com/Register.aspx?ActivityId=35541580&InvitationCode=44… > > Lilia Efimova > > Shelfari is a free site that lets you share book ratings and reviews with friends and meet people who have similar tastes in books. It also lets you build an online bookshelf, join book clubs, and get good book recommendations from friends. You should check it out. > > -------- > > You have received this email because Lilia Efimova (mathemagenic(a)gmail.com) directly invited you to join his/her community on Shelfari. > > It is against Shelfari's policies to invite people who you don't know directly. Follow this link (http://www.shelfari.com/actions/emailoptout.aspx?email=air-l@aoir.org&activ…) to prevent future invitations to this address. If you believe you do not know this person, you may view (http://www.shelfari.com/o1517085195) his/her Shelfari page or report him/her in our feedback (http://www.shelfari.com/Feedback.aspx) section. > > Shelfari, 616 1st Ave #300, Seattle, WA 98104 > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilia Efimova PhD researcher, Telematica Instituut Telematica Instituut: http://www.telin.nl PhD: http://iceberg.telin.nl Weblog: http://blog.mathemagenic.com

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Do we read the same books?
by Lilia Efimova 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

I just joined Shelfari to connect with other book lovers. Come see the books I love and see if we have any in common. Then pick my next book so I can keep on reading. Click below to join my group of friends on Shelfari! http://www.shelfari.com/Register.aspx?ActivityId=35541580&InvitationCode=44… Lilia Efimova Shelfari is a free site that lets you share book ratings and reviews with friends and meet people who have similar tastes in books. It also lets you build an online bookshelf, join book clubs, and get good book recommendations from friends. You should check it out. -------- You have received this email because Lilia Efimova (mathemagenic(a)gmail.com) directly invited you to join his/her community on Shelfari. It is against Shelfari's policies to invite people who you don't know directly. Follow this link (http://www.shelfari.com/actions/emailoptout.aspx?email=air-l@aoir.org&activ…) to prevent future invitations to this address. If you believe you do not know this person, you may view (http://www.shelfari.com/o1517085195) his/her Shelfari page or report him/her in our feedback (http://www.shelfari.com/Feedback.aspx) section. Shelfari, 616 1st Ave #300, Seattle, WA 98104

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Discourse analysis of web site response compilation
by Christopher A Jones 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Hello all, sorry for the delay. I have been having connectivity issues today. Here is the compilation of all the responses I received. Again, thank you to all who contributed. Donald Matheson, Media discourses: analysing media texts, Berkshire: Open University Press, 2005 paul teusner Lots of fun things linked here, as well: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~herring/web.syll.06.html or here: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~herring/cmda.syll.2007.html triangulate from the two, maybe? --elijah Andre Brock (andre-brock(a)uiowa.edu) just completed a dissertation analyzing web sites relating to Hurricane Katrina, titled "Defining a Community and a Culture: Racial Identity Production by African American and Mainstream Websites". /Caroline You might also find Kress' work on multimodality and reading images helpful. Kress, G.R. and van Leeuwen, T. (1996). Reading Images: the grammar of graphic design. London: Routledge Kress, G.R. and Van Leeuwen, T. (2002). Multimodal Discourse: the modes and media of contemporary communication. London: Edward Arnold Regards, Rebecca Hi Christopher Sorry for replying so late but my Universities email server has been done all weekend and I have only just noticed your message. My doctoral research involved a discourse analysis (using Foucauldian archaeology and genealogy methods, with critical discourse analysis and sociolinguistics - somehow cobbled together) of the discourse of consumer empowerment in e-commerce including a close analysis of the ninemsn (Australian portal) website. Let me know if there is any help I can offer you as there wasn't an awful lot of available material when I was conducting my study. Cheers Dr Kylie Jarrett thanks chris jones Christopher A Jones Doctoral Student Technical Communication & Rhetoric Oklahoma State University christopher.a.jones(a)okstate.edu http://www.christopherajones.com

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