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Meta lurking
by Alex Randall 13 May '07

13 May '07

I wonder if one is lurking in THIS discussion... Am I a meta-lurker? There is also the oft-used admonition "Lurk more!" when someone is perceived to (a) be new and (b) have committed a perceived mistake that could have been prevented if he or she had simply paid more attention to norms, expectations, and history I wonder if a discussion among his group will really have any effect of the millions of lists in which lurkers are referred to by that name. Alex Randall Professor of Communication University of the Virgin Islands

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internet and computer stats
by Mariana Goya 12 May '07

12 May '07

Dear Aoirs: Im studying if internet and the personal computer can affect writing, particularly in the academic community. For that reason, Im trying to find numbers about internet growth and computer usage since 1976. Currently I have the number of internet users worldwide and the number of hosts, and some incomplete information about computer usage. But Im still trying to find some numbers related to academics. Does anyone know where can I find statistics about academics use of internet and/or computers? I appreciate your help, Thanks, Mariana ----------------------- Mariana Goya Martinez Graduate Student, Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

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Seeking feedback on blogging course syllabus
by Heath Row 12 May '07

12 May '07

I'm teaching my first class at NYU starting next week, and I'd like your general input on the outline of the course. You can check the class blog at http://blogospherism.blogspot.com/ and the working syllabus at http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcxjw7xx_2hgk4hf What am I missing? What resources should I tap? I'd love your input. Heath -- Heath Row | mediadiet.net | advercise.blogspot.com this email is: [ ] bloggable [ x ] ask first [ ] private listen to this: http://tinyurl.com/3bemo2

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JCMC 12.3, April 2007
by elw＠stderr.org 12 May '07

12 May '07

Not sure I saw a copy of this go to the list. Pardon me if this is a duplicate... --elijah ---- The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication has just published (April 2007) a double-themed special issue: Theme I: The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines, guest edited by Eszter Hargittai Theme II: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Religion and Computer-Mediated Communication, guest edited by Charles Ess (with Akira Kawabata and Hiroyuki Kurosaki) The table of contents is appended below. All current and past JCMC articles can be accessed at: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/ --- Contents of JCMC - Volume 12, Issue 3, April 2007 --- Special Theme I: The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines 1. The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines: An Introduction - Eszter Hargittai 2. Heuristic and Systematic Use of Search Engines - Werner Wirth, Tabea Böcking, Veronika Karnowski, and Thilo von Pape 3. In Google We Trust: Users' Decisions on Rank, Position, and Relevance - Bing Pan, Helene Hembrooke, Thorsten Joachims, Lori Lorigo, Geri Gay, and Laura Granka 4. Searching for Culture-High and Low - Jennifer Kayahara and Barry Wellman 5. Learning to Search and Searching to Learn: Income, Education, and Experience Online - Philip N. Howard and Adrienne Massanari 6. Is Relevance Relevant? Market, Science, and War: Discourses of Search Engine Quality - Elizabeth Van Couvering 7. Equal Representation by Search Engines? A Comparison of Websites across Countries and Domains - Liwen Vaughan and Yanjun Zhang 8. Google Bombing from a Time Perspective - Judit Bar-Ilan Special Theme II: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Religion and Computer-Mediated Communication 9. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Religion and Computer-Mediated Communication - Charles Ess (with Akira Kawabata and Hiroyuki Kurosaki) 10. Diaspora on the Electronic Frontier: Developing Virtual Connections with Sacred Homelands - Christopher Helland 11. Internet Use among Religious Followers: Religious Postmodernism in Japanese Buddhism - Kenshin Fukamizu 12. Online-Religion in Japan: Websites and Religious Counseling from a Comparative Cross-Cultural Perspective - Akira Kawabata and Takanori Tamura 13. Conflict and Intolerance in a Web Community: Effects of a System Integrating Dialogues and Monologues - Mitsuharu M. Watanabe 14. Who's Got the Power? Religious Authority on the Internet - Heidi Campbell 15. Islam, Jihad, and Terrorism in Post 9/11 Arabic Discussion Boards - Rasha A. Abdulla 16. Islam and Online Imagery on Malaysian Tourist Destination Websites - Noor Hazarina Hashim, Jamie Murphy, and Nazlida Muhamad Hashim 17. Virtually Sacred: The Performance of Asynchronous Cyber Rituals in Online Spaces - Stephen Jacobs 18. Technological Modernization, the Internet, and Religion in Singapore - Randolph Kluver and Pauline H. Cheong --- The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. It has been published on the Web quarterly since June 1995. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/ ---

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Lurkers Wanted - Revisited
by James Whyte 12 May '07

12 May '07

I truly appreciate all the people who volunteered for this call. However the posibility of an unbiased study has been compromised by the continuing discussion on this list. IMHO, a collection of anecdotal observations could have merit as a thought piece in the general sense of an ethnography but it would not have the the properties which would suggest general processes. I.e. the subjects are also observers and informed by the discussion. This is not a negative to me because the discussion has interrogated the use of jargon in scholarly discourse. Again I thank you for the offer. As scholars I know you understand my logic. If you are a volunteer and read this please write me off list and let me know you read this. I want to make sure everyone get the word. Regards, James --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.

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Zotero and sharing saved web pages & notes
by irina g 12 May '07

12 May '07

Yes, as far as I can tell. There is a discussion about this on the Zotero forum ( http://www.zotero.org/documentation/ ). It seems that they are working to make create complete online access, but haven't gotten there yet. Since I have a lot of documents and references saved in Zotero, I just loaded a portable Firefox app right onto my USB and also copied the Zotero library onto my USB as well (you can find more explicit instructions on the forum). So when I go to a new computer, I plug in the USB and open Firefox from it. This way I am always using the same Firefox and Zotero interface with same bookmarks, etc. and all my saved documents are with me. The only trick is not to forget the USB somewhere! irina On May 11, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Marcela Musgrove wrote: > So if you changed browsers or computers, the USB drive is the only way > to port your records from Zotero? > Marcela > > > On 5/11/07, irina g <> wrote: >> Frank, >> >> I am currently writing my dissertation and Zotero has been an amazing >> resource! One thing that I found really helpful is that you can >> install portable Firefox on a USB drive, which then lets you take >> your Zotero wherever you go. As far as I know, there is no way to >> send your files through an online interface, but at least you can >> load your Zotero refs. onto other computers, including your >> colleagues'. >> >> Irina >> On May 10, 2007, at 11:00 AM, Frank Thomas wrote: >> >> > I just started to use Zotero and am delighted how easy it is to >> > save web >> > pages and publications, include references and notes, and export >> > into my >> > EndNote reference manager. Now I want to share my grabs with my >> > colleagues. I think they have not yet attacked the sharing of saved >> > pages and annotations. Or do I miss something ? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Frank Thomas >> > >> > -- >> > .......................................... >> > Dr. Frank Thomas >> > FTR Internet Research >> > 93110 Rosny-sous-Bois >> > France >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Inoltra: CFP: Web 2.0 and the Teaching of Writing (6/15/07; journal issues)
by beatrice bittarello 12 May '07

12 May '07

Just arrived in my mailbox! Best Wishes, M.Beatrrce Bittarello PhD candidate University of Stirling Stirling, Scotland, UK --------------------------------- L'email della prossima generazione? Puoi averla con la nuova Yahoo! Mail

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Re: [Air-l] "lurking"
by Christopher Berg 12 May '07

12 May '07

I agree: "lurk" has a negative ring, and not without reason: when the expression came into being, it was inconceivable that someone would sit on a BBS and do nothing but lurk in the message section. Now, however, people spend days at a time online doing nothing but lurk in the bandwidth. Perhaps we should change the word, to reflect the changing time: I'm in favor of "wallflower." Chris Berg TA - English Dept., NC State University Ph.D. Student - CRDM Office: T-G116A Phone: 513-7967 cbberg(a)ncsu.edu http://www4.ncsu.edu/~cbberg

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Re: [Air-l] we need a better word than lurking
by jerichob＠juno.com 11 May '07

11 May '07

I like the concept of grazing, as well - as I said in my earlier post, I'm too used to the word "lurk" in its non-Internet usage to a) consider myself to be doing that, when I am not posting to lists, and b) consider others whose existence I am basically unaware of to be doing that. I am just curious: for those who consider "lurking" to be problematic or undesirable - is it problematic for the lurkers (who, as John Veitch point out, may be missing a learning opportunity), or for the lurkees - the people on the lists who do participate regularly? And if the latter, why? I haven't done much - well, any - reading in this area, so I don't know what the arguments could be, though I can speculate. Indeed, for some types of lists, I can see lack of participation becoming a problem. My department's graduate student list, during the seven years I've been there, has gone from a place where we used to discuss intellectual topics relevant to our field as well as departmental policies and politics, to a place where people announce parties and free food opportunities. Which are important, too, but the silence on other topics is deafening to the few of us who are still around from the "old days." It's definitely a symptom of a bigger change in the community. But in academic or professional lists where there remain a number of active participants on a variety of topics, the lurker load doesn't seem to be problematic (unless it's a question of maintenance or something). Unless it just bothers people who don't know who is reading their posts, or there is a concern that the list may stagnate. This thread was introduced because someone didn't think lurking should be considered a bad thing, and thus should have a label with less negative connotations, but in the discussion some fairly strong normative judgments about lurkers and lurking have emerged which seem to indicate that having a word with negative connotations is warranted. It's interesting. Jericho -- "Martin Garthwaite" <marting(a)gmail.com> wrote: Lurking has negative connotations, so I dislike it as a term also, I have always thought of this activity as "grazing", implies a non malicious activity of consuming what is freely available, as and when suits the grazer and fits in very neatly with the concept of the commons. I picked up the concept of grazing from Lessig.

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Inacurate attibution
by James Whyte 11 May '07

11 May '07

My apology to Patricia Lange for assigning "What is Your Claim to Flame" to a fictional Susan Lange. I have just reread it and it is cogent to the current thread. Good work by the way. Sorry,. James --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

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