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Event - Better than Blogging? and Global E-Democracy Trends - Harvard, Boston - Thu Feb 22 2006
by Steven Clift 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Please pass this announcement on to those you know in the Boston area. If you are from outside the Harvard community, come on along and cc: clift(a)publicus.net with your RSVP as noted below. If you are outside the area, consider joining my 2500 person blog/e-newsletter on "e-democracy" topics from e-participation in government to citizen media: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Steven Clift http://e-democracy.org http://dowire.org EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT The Leadership for a Networked World Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government invites to join Steven Clift, an international expert on "e-democracy" in government and community and new Ashoka Fellow, for a two-part seminar: What: "Global E-Democracy Trends" and "Better than Blogging? Building Local Online Dialogue." When: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, February 22nd, 2006 Where: Taubman B, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/main/directions.htm RSVP: Space is limited. Please RSVP to: Bridget_Black(a)harvard.edu or 617-496-6446 Each session will last 45 minutes with a 15 minute break between. Attend one or both sessions. Open to the public. Details: Part 1 - Global E-Democracy Trends - 1:30 p.m. Many governments are dramatically ahead of the United States when it comes to using the Internet for "e-participation." Steven Clift, informed by visits to 26 countries, will share examples and trends on the use of the Internet in governance and citizen participation. To prompt discussion, Steven will share select slides from the large collection available here: http://publicus.net/speaker.html Short Break Part 2 - Better than Blogging? Building Local Online Dialogue - 2:30 p.m. Blogging is democratizing national political punditry, but with rare exceptions (to be noted) it is doing little to build two-way discourse in local communities. Recently imported by the UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from Minnesota, E-Democracy.Org's "Issues Forum" model brings together people from across the political spectrum for civil online discourse on local public issues. Discover ways to build bridging social capital via local online communities and explore "what's next" with Web 2.0 technologies for local democracy. Political and local bloggers welcome. Details, including a 60 page guidebook, video, audio, and slides, are available from: http://e-democracy.org/if About Steven Clift Steven Clift, an energetic presenter, is focused on the use of the Internet in democracy, governance, and community. As a new Ashoka Fellow, he is now dedicated full-time to E-Democracy.Org. E-Democracy.Org created the world's first election-oriented website in 1994 and today builds sustainable local online citizen participation efforts around the world. Through his Democracies Online blog/e-newsletter and online communities of practice he has connected over 2500 "e-democracy" leaders across 100 countries via DoWire.Org since 1998. Based in Minneapolis, his public speaking on "e-democracy" takes him to places as diverse as Iceland, Lebanon, and Mongolia - 26 countries thus far. Listed twice among the "25 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics" he has consulted to the United Nations, the OECD, IFES, the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and many others. Additional background, articles, and speeches are available from: http://publicus.net Join his Democracies Online Newswire/Blog from: http://dowire.org Tune into E-Democracy.Org: http://e-democracy.org/blog For information on the Leadership for the Networked World program, see: http://ksgexecprogram.harvard.edu/program/lnw2/overview.aspx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Clift - clift(a)publicus.net Web: http://publicus.net Blog: http://dowire.org/notes NGO: http://e-democracy.org Replies to slc@ may be missed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Clift - clift(a)publicus.net Web: http://publicus.net Blog: http://dowire.org/notes NGO: http://e-democracy.org Replies to slc@ may be missed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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paper(s) on scalogram analysis in the internet adoption?
by Yanuar Nugroho 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

all, are you aware of any previous research/study/survey/etc which looked at if there was a scalogram-type hierarchy or sequence in the adoption of the internet technology (e.g. use email first before blog, and the likes)? any clues are much appreciated! many thanks, yanuar

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Re: [Air-l] Web 2.0 - "the machine is us?"
by David Brake 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

Wesch does an excellent job in a brief presentation of providing a tentative definition of 'Web 2.0' and hinting at its possible impacts. He does not attempt to provide a clear explanation of the ways in which Web 2.0 is distinctly different from 'social software' that has been around on the Internet since the beginning (Usenet, mailing lists, collaboratively authored FAQs etc) nor does he discuss the implications of the fact that Web 2.0 users are still a minority of users and active Web 2.0 contribution is largely the work of a still smaller minority (something I recently posted about in more detail on the Media@LSE weblog here): http://groupblog.workasone.net/archives/2007/02/overstating-the- significance-of-web-20/ But of course a 5 minute video is not a paper so that would be too much to expect - the video would make an excellent starting point for discussion of these issues in a classroom. --- 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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IPv6 (Re: Web 2.0 - "the machine is us?")
by Bram Dov Abramson 16 Feb '07

16 Feb '07

<elw(a)stderr.org>, Thu Feb 15 13:15:46 PST 2007: >I don't know of any non-experimental hosts that are reachable >by IPv6. > >If someone anecdotally knows of a 'biggie' that is routing/advertising >IPv6 services, I'd love to hear about it. I don't know a great deal about it, but I think IPv6 deployment has been beyond that for a little while now -- somewhere around where the IPv4 backbone was in, say, 1990, i.e. mostly research institutions, with some use beyond that. This Teleglobe (if it's still branded that way) press release advertising its IPv6 transit service -- a commercial offering -- claims 20 ISP customers and interconnections at a few well-connected Internet exchanges, including AMSIX in Amsterdam, HKIX in Hong Kong, and an Equinix service run from its facilities, in this case in the DC suburbs: <http://www.vsnlinternational.com/news/release-view.asp?d=20050914>. And the directory for NY6IX, which has been run out of the 60 Hudson St. facility in NY for a while (and is now apparently called "Big APE" [!]), includes a number of Internet transit providers who'd really have to be called "biggies", if anyone is, advertising IPv6 IP addresses for interconnectin within the Big APE service. Besides Teleglobe they include Cable & Wireless, France Telecom, Internet Initiative Japan, Qwest, and Sprint. All of which is far from wide non-research use, 'course. But it's certainly something. I don't know how updated or used it really gets -- they list only NTT (Japan) as an IPv6ed ISP -- but see also <http://wiki.go6.net/index.php?title=Main_Page#IPv6_Readiness_Status>, I guess. It includes a bunch of IPv6-reachable hosts running Web services (what you were talking about) as opposed to backbones which can route them natively, meaning without IPv4 wrappers on either end (what I've been prattling on about). cheers Bram

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political blogging
by Nancy Baym 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Those of you interested in or teaching about politics and the net may be interested in this video (http://doleinstituteblog.org/104/) of a panel I attended this week where 5 prominent political bloggers (representing RedState, DailyKos, MyDD, Ankle Biting Pundits, and Powerline) engaged in a discussion with David Perlmutter (KU Journalism prof with a forthcoming book on the topic) about the role of blogs in presidential campaigning. It was really interesting, and I could see making this required viewing for students (there were sure a lot of them there!). Nancy

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FW: _ From Counterculture to Cyberculture_ excerpts online
by Holly Kruse 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

I was asked to forward this, and because it may be of interest to air-l subscribers, here it is... Holly Kruse holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Excerpts from Fred Turner's new cyberculture book From: "Dean Blobaum" <db(a)press.uchicago.edu> Date: Fri, September 15, 2006 9:17 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear list moderator, The University of Chicago Press has just released Fred Turner's book From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. Turner explores the transformation of the cultural meaning of computer and network technology--from technologies of dehumanization and centralized bureaucracy to instruments of personal transformation and social revolution. Central to his story are a few influential San Francisco Bay-area entrepreneurs: Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth network. We have two excerpts from Turner's book on our website. You can read the introduction and an excerpt about the Whole Earth Catalog and the emerging digital culture. Introduction: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/817415.html Chapter 4 excerpt: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/817415.html Fred suggested we contact you about these excerpts. I hope you will find them of interest and perhaps something you can post to the AIR-L list or other venues where they will find a readership. Thanks much. -------------------------------- Dean Blobaum The University of Chicago Press: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ Publicity blog: http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/ RSS feed of new book titles: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/rss/ Email notification of new titles: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/mailnotifier/

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Call for Papers
by Sue Malta 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Apologies for any cross-postings that might occur. *************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues Call for Papers AJETS is a multi-disciplinary journal, focusing on the complex relationship between science and technology and their wider sociocultural contexts. AJETS is designed as a forum for informed discussion and debate about the role of technology in society, drawing on a variety of viewpoints from all branches of the social and behavioural sciences and humanities. AJETS attracts submissions from diverse perspectives. Previous articles have examined the social implications of various emerging technologies, from biotechnology and cybernetics, genetic parentage testing and genetically modified crops, mobile Internet and wireless interfaces, online civic engagement and risk, trust and attitudes towards new technologies, gaming and love online. See http://www.swinburne.edu.au/sbs/ajets/ for past issues. Submitted manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind referee process and must not have been published or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Guidelines for authors are available at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/sbs/ajets/authors.htm For further information, please contact the Managing Editor, Sue Malta at smalta(a)swin.edu.au or ajets(a)swin.edu.au We look forward to receiving your submissions. *************************************************************************************************************************** ............................................... Sue Malta Managing Editor Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (AJETS) Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Ph: 0409.433.077 Email: ajets(a)swin.edu.au Or: smalta(a)swin.edu.au www.swin.edu.au/ajets Education is only the beginning. Let's get on with it. Swinburne University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the addressee. They may contain information that is privileged or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, printing, copying or use is strictly prohibited. The University does not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are secure and there is also a risk that it may be corrupted in transmission. It is your responsibility to check any attachments for viruses or defects before opening them. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us on +61 3 9214 8000 and delete it immediately from your system. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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usenet historiography question
by Jonathan Sterne 15 Feb '07

15 Feb '07

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to trace the development of a FAQ on MPEG that circulated on usenet starting in 1994. I've done a search on google groups but I'm wondering if there is a more powerful or definitive tool. Google seems pretty hit or miss as I can find some stuff from that period, but there are other things from 1994 that I know were there then that I can't find now. I'd appreciate suggestions from anyone who's doing usenet history. Thanks. --Jonathan

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IPTV Uses and Gratifications - Looking for other populations to collect data from
by Katy E. Pearce 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

IPTV Uses and Gratifications - Looking for other populations to collect data from The following online survey will be conducted with college students and we are interested in comparing results with other college student populations. Thus, we would appreciate any help accessing college student samples (or youth between the ages of 18 - 25). Our goal is to have all data collected by June 1, 2007 as we will also be submitting a proposal. We will provide a link to the online survey and can assist with any Institutional Review Board (i.e., Human Subjects Committee) requests. Also, if extra credit will be given to students, we will be sure to capture relevant information (e.g., student name and/or ID number, course, instructor, etc.). Please let us know what information you need. In exchange for your assistance, we will provide access to the complete data set and are open to future discussion of co-authoring papers. ABSTRACT: Research suggests that increased use of the internet can displace television viewing (Ferguson & Perse, 2000; Lee & Kuo 2002). However, now that television and video content can now be accessed via the internet, are young adults accessing this content online instead of accessing television programming via the traditional television set? Indeed, many networks now provide free access to television programs via the internet. Other forms of television and video content can also be accessed online for free and at the viewer's leisure (e.g., extra unaired footage on program websites; clips for upcoming episodes; video content posted by internet users). Are these forms of IPTV content (i.e., television content that, instead of being delivered through traditional formats and cabling, is received by the viewer through the technologies used for computer networks) being utilized by young adults, particularly college students? If so, what needs are fulfilled by this new media hybrid? Utilizing the uses and gratifications perspective, we posit three research questions: RQ1: What are the primary needs fulfilled by viewing IPTV content? RQ2: Does viewing IPTV content displace traditional television viewing? RQ3: Are demographic characteristics, television access/use, internet access/use, and leisure time related to increased viewing of IPTV content? If you have further questions, feel free to contact us. Thank you for your time and we appreciate any assistance you can provide. Best regards, Beverly Bondad-Brown (bbondad(a)umail.ucsb.edu) Katy Pearce (kpearce(a)umail.ucsb.edu) Ph.D. students Department of Communication University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 USA

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Call for Papers from the Journal of Interactive Advertising.
by Sandeep Krishnamurthy 14 Feb '07

14 Feb '07

Colleagues, Please find below the Call for Papers for a special issue of the Journal of Interactive Advertising on user-generated content. We look forward to your submissions. Apologies for cross-posting. The formatted version is available at- http://www.jiad.org/callforpapers_user.htm ~~ Call for Papers Special Issue on Online User-Generated Content The Journal of Interactive Advertising announces a special issue on Online User-Generated Content. On the World Wide Web, empowered consumers (Urban, 2005) are now not simply consuming content produced by firms, but also participating in the generation of content, in a variety of forms (e.g., blogs, consumer reviews, user-generated videos). Despite this new trend, we are only beginning to understand the theoretical implications of user-generated content and its place in interactive advertising. At this point, very little is known about the motivation of customers who produce user-generated content, the effectiveness of such content in swaying consumer attitudes, and how firms can successfully utilize such avenues to reach online consumers. Initial research claims that uploaders are creative consumers (Berthon, Pitt, McCarthy and Kates 2007) and not lead users (Von Hippel 1986). However, further theoretical and empirical study on this topic is warranted. User-generated content is also of great interest to practitioners. Advertisers are struggling to find out how they can incorporate user-generated content into their campaigns. Some companies have encouraged users to create advertisements- with mixed results. Many industry executives are still not convinced of the effectiveness of encouraging user-generated content and fear negative reactions from users. RESEARCH TOPICS This special issue is interested in a wide variety of theoretical and empirical lines of inquiry into user-generated content. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Appropriate advertising models and strategies for user-generated content Motivation of uploaders and downloaders of user-generated content Impact of uploading and downloading user-generated content on brand attitudes, identity and image User-generated content and online community Privacy and intellectual property issues in user-generated content SUBMISSION INFORMATION Submitted manuscripts will be subject to a double-blind peer review process and must not have been published or accepted for publication or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Electronic submission should be via email in either Word or PDF format, with all manuscripts following the JIAD guidelines (http://www.jiad.org/) ABOUT JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING The Journal of Interactive Advertising (JIAD) is an official online publication of the Department of Advertising, Public Relations, and Retailing at Michigan State University and the Department of Advertising at The University of Texas at Ausitn. JIAD is an online refereed journal design to promote our understanding of interactive advertising, marketing, and communication in a changing world. It is published twice a year, in March and September. Important dates- Submission deadline July 15, 2007 Acceptance/Rejection notification September 15, 2007 Notification of Second Review December 15, 2007 Likely Publication Date March 15, 2008 SPECIAL ISSUE CO-EDITORS Wenyu Dou, Ph.D. Department of Marketing City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon, HKSAR mkwydou(a)cityu.edu.hk Tel:(852) 2788-7004 Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Ph.D. Business Administration Program University of Washington, Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Room UW 1-233 Bothell, WA 98011-8246, USA sandeep(a)u.washington.edu Phone: (452) 352-5229 REFERENCES Berthon, Pierre R., Leyland F. Pitt, Ian McCarthy and Steven M. Kates (2007), When customers get clever: Managerial approaches to dealing with creative consumers, Business Horizons, 50(1), 39-47. Urban, Glen L. (2005), Customer Advocacy: A New Era in Marketing? Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 24(1), 155-159. von Hippel, Eric (1986), Lead users: A source of novel product concepts, Management Science, 32(7), 791805.

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