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Positions at Indiana University
by ogan 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

My apologies for cross postings. Chris Ogan INDIANA UNIVERSITY School of Journalism Faculty Search Announcement Indiana University's School of Journalism on the Bloomington campus seeks applications for multiple positions in journalism, mass communication, and new media, with varied areas of emphasis in teaching, research and creative activity. The school will consider applicants for all levels of appointment, including tenured (based upon successful review by the school and the university) and tenure track. For more information, see the school's website at http:// www.journalism.indiana.edu <http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/> . Rank and salary for each position will depend on academic and professional qualifications and experience. The positions begin in August 2008, though a January 2009 starting date is also possible. Applicants at the assistant professor level should send a letter of application, resume and the names of three references to Professor David Nord, chair Faculty Search Committee School of Journalism Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405-7108 Applicants at the associate or full professor level should send a letter of application, resume and the names of six references to the above address. The search committee will start reviewing applications as they arrive; however, all applications received by October 15 will be given full consideration for a position.

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post in digital audio production
by Niran Abbas 14 Sep '07

14 Sep '07

Dear All I am looking for a qualified instructor/lecturer to teach an MA module entitled, Digital Audio Production at Kingston University. The module runs fortnightly for 12 weeks (6 classes) on Wednesdays from 1-4pm. The first session starts September 25th (we can make allowances for the short notice by starting October 3rd). If you are interested please email me a CV and I will get back to you asap. thank you Niran Abbas _________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE MODULE This module helps you to understand digital audio technology as it applies to digital media production. You will produce audio soundtracks using a range of computer software. The module will also include: an introduction to Logic Audio for Mac OS X and Cubase for PCs; access to programs such as Reason and Recycle â we encourage you to use Reason instruments to experiment with music genres, sequencing, effects and automation; an introduction to the Midi keyboard, music keys and scales; an understanding of Midi; how Midi works in Logic and Cubase; navigation, basic sequencing and programming; synthesis and sampling; recording and editing techniques; creating environments and understanding plug-ins; understanding compression techniques; creating and optimising audio files; and an understanding of production and optimisation of audio for digital media distribution platforms such as websites, sound installations, interactive multimedia CD and DVD-ROMs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Niran Bahjat-Abbas Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies (Digital Media) RM: T814 020 85472000 EXT: 62384 Kingston University School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts & Sciences Penrhyn Road Centre, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, Surrey KT1 2EE MA in Digital Media Programme Director http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/digital_media/index.shtml _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk

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using chat in social welfare (youth)
by Mestdagh Chris 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

Hello, I am starting research in the use of chat in social welfare for youth. I am looking for a conceptual framework fo online social work towards the social integration of young people. Main question is what the determinants are for qualitative online (youth) social work. Does anyone know of any publications regarding the use of chat in social welfare (or therapy)? Or even better any academic discussions? I already have some publications (mainly from Holland en some froms US), but they are very few. So, all suggestions are welcome! Thank you for your contributions... Kind regards, Chris Mestdagh -------- Chris Mestdagh Researcher HOWEST - UGent VZW SOVOWES - Studentenvoorzieningen Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen HOWEST - Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen Web: www.sovowes.be - www.kotwest.be - www.howest.be - www.ugent.be -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] Namens Ellis Godard Verzonden: woensdag 5 september 2007 20:48 Aan: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Onderwerp: [Air-L] Show me the way Mapquest has never done me wrong. But the tools exist to do better. I shouldn't have to turn on the overhead light (mine doesn't work, so I use headlights behind me) to read a line of text. I want my cell phone, GPS device, or in-car navigation system (okay, yours; I don't have one...yet) to SHOW me the directions - 3-8 second MPEGS showing the approach for each turn, and the turn itself; important landmarks; interesting sights/sites along the way... This probably already exists in some form of which I'm oblivious - whether in development in some lab, or already on the cover of some magazine I don't read. If not, what would it take? Geo-coded youtube pages? Clips on Google Maps, integrated with Google's directions? What tool would gather the clips and put them in a playlist for my phone (or navigation system or in-lens display or back-of-neck port)? Show me the way... -eg _______________________________________________ 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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Disturbing trends in social networking
by Alexis Turner 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

I was tooling around on LinkedIn today and stumbled on the following horrifying realization: U.S. intelligence analysts announce their names, what they do, every position they have ever worked in, and a list of all their associates to a public audience on LinkedIn. http://redheadedstepchild.org/lists/scratchpad/entry61/ Has anyone noticed this before? Other thoughts? -Alexis + -------- redheadedstepchild.org ------- +

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ccia u.s. fair use economy
by Jeremy Hunsinger 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

http://www.ccianet.org/artmanager/publish/news/ First_Ever_Economic_Study_Calculates_Dollar_Value_of.shtml Sep 12, 2007 WASHINGTON D.C. - Fair Use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws are responsible for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to the findings of an unprecedented economic study released today. According to the study commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and conducted in accordance with a World Intellectual Property Organization methodology, companies benefiting from limitations on copyright- holders' exclusive rights, such as fair use generate substantial revenue, employ millions of workers, and, in 2006, represented one- sixth of total U.S. GDP. http://www.ccianet.org/artmanager/uploads/1/FairUseStudy-Sep12.pdf -- full study 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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Final Call For Papers: THE SYNTHETIC AESTHETICS OF NEW MEDIA ART
by Carolyn L Kane 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

Final Call For Papers: THE SYNTHETIC AESTHETICS OF NEW MEDIA ART Presented by The New Media Caucus in Association with the College Art Association February 20-23, 2008; Dallas, TX http://conference.collegeart.org/2008/ Panel Chair: Carolyn Kane, PhD Candidate Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University clk267(a)nyu.edu Contrary to traditional aesthetic theories that argue for the primacy of either the subjective and phenomenological, or formal and objective interpretations of artwork, the aesthetics of electronic media, like the logic of technical media itself, is thoroughly removed from anthropomorphic sensibility. One could say that electronic media aesthetics are marked by technical trauma. However, much contemporary new media art criticism exemplifies a hermeneutic approach that seeks to rationalize and transform work into intelligible *art objects* for canonization and social theories. Is this approach problematic for the logic of technical media? Can certain attributes such as color, form, affect, or sound, effectively reconcile computer based artwork with the subjective and humanistic drives in art making? The panel invites papers that address the aesthetics of New Media art in distinction to previous aesthetic models or media platforms. For instance, papers suggesting the ways in which color, sound, line, form, symbolism, affect, anti-aesthetics or ideology may be distinct to new media aesthetics are all welcomed. Essentially the panel inquires: what do theoreticians and practitioners address in New Media art, and why? Which artists and / or commercial work do you think best exemplifies these issues? Special attention will be given to those abstracts that are concerned with the use of color in New Media work. Presenters can propose brief lectures; media or artist presentations of their own, or other artist's work; discussions; or other acceptable suggestions. Timeline: Due by October 1, 2007: *Abstracts (max 500 words) * Paper / Presentation Titles *Confirmation that presenters will be able to travel to Dallas on February 20-23, 2008 * Current CV and a brief bio. *Specification of presentation format Send proposals and / or any question to Carolyn Kane clk267(a)nyu.edu For CAA conference information visit: http://conference.collegeart.org/2008/

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Teaching materials
by Debbie 13 Sep '07

13 Sep '07

Hi, I'm not sure this is quite on topic - but I can't think where else to go! Having done my PhD on Theology in Cyberspace, I've been consulted by a friend who is struggling to find suitable print resources for A Level (16-18 final school exams, for those outside the UK) teaching on Christianity/ religion and the internet. Most of the stuff at that level dates from the late 1990s and is really quite out of date now, and the only solid resource I can find is Brenda Brasher's "Give me that Online Religion". Has anybody here written anything I could consider? Or will I have to write the book myself? Probably better to email me rather than cluttering up the list. Thanks. Debbie -- Theologian http://www.cybertheology.net

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fun toy, was [SIGMETRICS] New Version of Publish or Perish (fwd)
by elw＠stderr.org 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

This is a great tool. It lets you answer some very interesting questions, like.... * What is the most cited article from JCMC in X year? * What is Y author's Hirsch Index? * What publications of mine are most mis-cited? .. with very little effort. --e ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:26:19 -0400 From: Howard White <whitehd(a)DREXEL.EDU> Reply-To: ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics <SIGMETRICS(a)LISTSERV.UTK.EDU> To: SIGMETRICS(a)LISTSERV.UTK.EDU Subject: [SIGMETRICS] New Version of Publish or Perish Adminstrative info for SIGMETRICS (for example unsubscribe): http://web.utk.edu/~gwhitney/sigmetrics.html Dear Members, Anne-Wil Harzing of University of Melbourne has asked me to announce on this list that Version 2.3 of her Publish or Perish software has been released. As many of you know, PoP is an interface to Google Scholar that radically simplifies the gathering of citation data from the Web. For author analysis it provides: * Total number of papers * Total number of citations * Average number of citations per paper * Average number of citations per author * Average number of papers per author * Average number of citations per year * Hirsch's h-index and related parameters * Egghe's g-index * The contemporary h-index * The age-weighted citation rate * Two variations of individual h-indices * An analysis of the number of authors per paper. It also has modules for analyzing contributors to a journal and contributors to a subject literature as defined by the user. Several papers discussing its features are downloadable as well. For details, go to: http://www.harzing.com/resources.htm#/pop.htm Howard D. White

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Position in Communication Studies
by Ken Hillis 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Department of Communication Studies POSITION Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Technology and Cultural Studies, beginning July 1, 2008. We are particularly interested in people with research and teaching interests in some aspect(s) of the study of technology and communication, especially media technologies. The successful candidate will contribute to the department's strengths in critical and cultural theory. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses appropriate to their specialty, conducting research, supervising theses and dissertations, and performing departmental, university and public service. Salary is competitive. QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related discipline. Candidates should have a significant record of, or the potential for, outstanding teaching, research, and service. GENERAL INFORMATION The Department of Communication Studies has 25 full-time faculty positions with existing areas of emphasis in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Rhetorical Studies, Performance Studies, Media Studies, and Communication and Cultural Studies. Approximately 850 undergraduate and 55 M.A. and Ph.D. graduate students major in the Department. Additional information about the Department can be found at http://comm.unc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in one corner of the Research Triangle and has an enrollment of approximately 27,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The university enjoys a reputation as one of the nation's leading universities (ranked 5th among public universities). The Triangle area, including Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has a population of over one million and is ranked consistently as one of the best places to live in the United States. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Qualified applicants should mail a current vita, evidence of both scholarly activity and teaching effectiveness, and four letters of recommendation to: Chair, Media Studies Search Committee Department of Communication Studies CB #3285, Bingham Hall The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3285 Email: vwb(a)email.unc.edu Applications received by November 15, 2007 will receive full consideration. The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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internet history timeline
by smork＠itu.dk 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

Hi All, Im looking for a good history timeline of the internet. Ive googled and I find the result bad. Most of them end in the nineties and Hobbes only goes to 2004. They also seem very eclectic and too centered on the US. Do any of you know of a good timeline? What Im specifically looking for is examples of companies buying up sites with user generated content, one example would be when google acquired the Deja archive of usenet. Best, Søren Mørk

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