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Wikipedia Bibliography
by Mark Bell 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Folks, I thought I would post my Wikipedia bibliography from my master's thesis. Hope you find it useful. http://www.storygeek.com/?page_id=83 M -- Mark Bell MA student in Ball State University's Digital Storytelling program ( http://www.bsu.edu/cim/storytelling/) http://www.storygeek.com http://www.digital-ethos.com/ "The future is here...it's just not widely distributed." - Tim O'Reilly

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Re: new media and shock
by Stephanie Kent 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Hi all - I generally just lurk, but I was struck by a discontinuity in discussion last Thursday and think it bears on this question of becoming inured to shock. There were 6 posts on "London...the internet accounts" interspersed with 4 on "AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Registration is now open", 1 each on "iCS 8.2", "Call for proposals", and "Internet and fun/joy/pleasure". In the three days since, "London" vanished, some of the other threads continued, and new ones appeared. This is no doubt the nature of most conversations on this list, and perhaps everything that could be said about shock and bearing up and giving sympathy was expressed in the comments that were posted, and/or continuation has moved to other venues. But I had some cognitive dissonance reading the disparate threads as business-as-usual went on for many (including me) while others were wondering just how "usual" their lives were going to continue to be. I'm not familiar with any of the literature on shock, but some levels or layers of protection are evident in the acts of just getting on with things, whatever those immediate things that consume us may be. At the same time, I'm aware it would also be counterproductive (at least to purposes of peace and justice) to mine the event for all its tragedy, as this would play into political efforts to cast the attack in symbolic terms that fuel nationalisms and other hatreds. Shock, by definition, puts one in a state of non-responsiveness; the challenge may be the degree to which that lack of response gets carried over or continued into the return to the mundane, especially after the state-of-shock has worn off. best, steph http://www.reflexivity.us On Jul 10, 2005, at 3:07 PM, air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Hello all--a colleague of mine asked me if I could help him with the > following question. I'm not an authority on the Frankfurt School or > its > theorization of shock but hope that some of you out there might be. > Any > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Ken > > > His problem/question is as follows: > > Much ink has been spilt over shock within Frankfurt School writings. A > concept clearly taken over from Simmel and Freud, shock runs to the > heart > of Benjamin's media theory. But have Benjamin and Adorno appropriated > the > term as face value without ever considering the implications of their > assertions? Adorno's thinking would seem to intimate that at some > future > date nothing will ever shock us anymore, for the body will have > developed > such a thick protective barrier that nothing harmful will ever get > through--an idea worth resisting in itself. > > Are there any sustained studies of the question of shock particularly > within the domain of media Are there any articles within media theory > that > address the matter of shock in a postmodern, digital world?

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Book Announcement (Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World) and Gratitude to AOIR
by Naomi Susan Baron 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

In the category of shameless promotion ? but also gratitude to AOIR: My book on the linguistic and social implications of online and mobile language (Always On) has just come out with Oxford University Press. It?s written both as a textbook and for the general reader. Here?s the Table of Contents: Preface 1. Email to Your Brain: Language in an Online and Mobile World 2. Language Online: The Basics 3. Controlling the Volume: Everyone a Language Czar 4. Are Instant Messages Speech? The World of IM 5. My Best Day: Managing ?Buddies? and ?Friends? 6. Having Your Say: Blogs and Beyond 7. Going Mobile: Cell Phones in Context 8. ?Whatever?: Is the Internet Destroying Language? 9. Gresham?s Ghost: Challenges to Written Culture 10. The People We Become: The Cost of Being Always On (More info? Go to http://www.amazon.com/Always-Language-Online-Mobile-World/dp/0195313054/ref… ) In writing the book, I am deeply indebted to friends and colleagues in AOIR. Here?s what I said in the Preface: My gratitude?to the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR). Though itself a relative newbie (its first conference was in Fall 2000), AOIR has become an invaluable forum for exchanging ideas about the internet and all that it entails. AOIR?s conferences are true oases for scholars looking for serious discussion of topics too new for many university catalogues. Equally vital is the listserv run by AOIR, which creates a year-round network of scholarly exchange, without which this book would have been the poorer. And it?s all true!

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CFP: EURO mGOV 2008: The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government
by i k 30 May '08

30 May '08

----- Apologies for X postings .. Please distribute widely ----- Call for Papers, Panels, Special Sessions, Tutorials, Exhibitions and Demos EURO mGOV 2008 ------------------------- The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15-16 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey SPONSORS, ORGANIZERS and SUPPORTERS: --- TURKCELL (Diamond Sponsor), TurkSat (Gold Sponsor) --- Mobile Government Consortium International, UK; AykeyNet, UK --- Dept. of Computer Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey, --- Center for Information and Society, University of Washington, USA. Mobile Government involves revolutionary approaches to the modernization of public sector via the utilization of networked mobile technologies in local or central government organizations. It aims to enhance public sector business by creating new opportunities to provide services to society. mGovernment is now a recognized field of practice and research, and constitutes the next evolutionary step of progress in eGovernment. EURO mGOV 2008 aims to be a platform for presenting, exchanging and disseminating the latest developments, ideas, applications and services in the field of mGovernment among three essential constituents: public / private sector professionals and researchers. The EURO mGOV 2008 organization invites all professionals with an interest in the interfaces of Electronic Government and Mobile Business, both from social and technological perspectives. How to participate? ----------------------- Please visit the conference web site for submissions, review policy and further info at www.mgovernment.org/events/ --- Public or private sector professionals: send a page long proposal for a talk presenting, for example, an implementation, application or services deployed, cases studied and experiences gained. --- Researchers: send a maximum of 10 pages of a paper presenting your research and its results. Who will attend? ---------------------- --- Public Sector professionals such as developers or implementers of mobile technologies, policy and decision makers. --- Private Sector professionals from, for example, mobile telco`s, infrastructure, hardware, content, applications and service providers to the public sector. --- Researchers from academic institutions and other research organizations. Please get in touch for further info…. -- EURO mGOV 2008 – mgov2008(a)mgovernment.org www.mgovernment.org/events/ -- Mobile Government Consortium International - info(a)mgovernment.org -- Other mGCI events – www.mgovernment.org/events/

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CFP: MindTrek Conference, 7-9 Oct 08, Finland
by Frans Mäyrä 20 May '08

20 May '08

Please distribute freely: ===================================================================== 11th MindTrek Conference MindTrek 2008: Entertainment and Media in the Ubiquitous Era Call for Position Papers, Workshops, Workshop Contributions October 7th to 9th 2008 in Tampere, Finland http://www.mindtrek.org www.mindtrek.org/cfp ===================================================================== We are happy to invite you into MindTrek Conference in October 7–9, 2008. MindTrek is a three day conference to explore current and emerging topics of social media, ubimedia and games. MindTrek includes a workshop day, three main tracks, plenary sessions and invited presentations. MindTrek is a leading Northern new media festival and conference series, arranged already for more than a decade, since 1997. Interdisciplinary and open for innovation, MindTrek is a meeting place where experts and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of Internet, interactive media and information society. MindTrek brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media – from sociology, economy, to technology. The organizing committee invites you to submit original high quality papers addressing the special theme and the topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the proceedings. The submitted papers will be selected for the following streams of the conference: • Social media • Gaming • Ubiquitous and ambient media Feel free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with the MindTrek 2008. Workshop proposals should include organizing committee, one page description of the theme of the workshop, short CV of organizers, duration, proceedings publisher, and schedule. Important Dates: 31st May 2008: submission of position papers (abstract, 1000 words) and workshops 16th June 2008: review statements 29th August 2008: camera ready papers from authors (5 pages) 7th-9th October 2008: conference Conference Themes: 1. Social Media • business models, service models, and policies • questions related to identity, motivation and values • blogs, wikis, and collaboration designs in practice • user-created content and social networks 2. Ubiquitous and ambient media • ubiquitous and ambient services, devices, and environments • business models, service models, and policies • context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation • ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes • software, hardware and middleware frameworks • digital television, digital film production, and new media systems • pervasive and ubiquitous games • ambient intelligence applications and services • artistic works related to ubiquitous computation • entertainment and experiences • new human-computer interaction models 3. Games • Theoretical and analytical contributions to the study of games and play • Novel approaches to the design research of games • Discussions of gaming technologies from user- or player-centred perspectives • Studies of social play and role-play • Analyses of online, mobile, casual and cross-media gaming • Research into user-created game content • Studies of pervasive games Position paper submissions will be peer-reviewed as abstracts, and full versions of papers will be published both in conference proceedings and online by an international scholarly organization. Future edited versions of selected papers will be considered for special issues in journals, or as book chapters. Further possibilities for publication are currently under assessment. Conference venue: MindTrek takes place at Hotel Scandic Rosendahl, in Tampere, Finland. The organiser of the conference has booked quota for the conference delegates from this hotel. More information on accommodation and registration will be made available in our website. Please note that the accommodation is not included in the participation fee. There is also other accommodation available in Tampere, ranging from modern first class hotels to smaller traditional hotels and dormitories. If you select one of these options, you should make the reservations by yourself with that specific hotel. For more, see: http://www.mindtrek.org/matkustus/scandic-rosendahl_en Conference Organizing Committee: Artur Lugmayr (Scientific Chair) Frans Mayra, Katri Lietsala, and Heljä Franssila (Conference Co-chairs) Contact: Artur Lugmayr, artur.lugmayr(a)tut.fi For up to date information and further details please visit: http://www.mindtrek.org Send your contributions and any inquiry about the conference to: http://www.mindtrek.org/cfp Supported by: City of Tampere, Ubiqutious Computing Cluster, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere University, TAMK, PIRAMK, Technology Centre Hermia, Neogames, COSS, Gemilo, B105. Host: MindTrek Association (www.mindtrek.org) -- Best regards, Frans ** Frans Mäyrä * Professor, PhD * Hypermedia Laboratory ** ** University of Tampere * Games Research Lab * Finland ** * www.uta.fi/hyper * http://gamelab.uta.fi * www.digra.org * ** frans.mayra(a)uta.fi *gsm +358503367650 *tel +358335517933 ** *** www.unet.fi/fransblog **** www.uta.fi/~frans.mayra ***

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PLEASE HELP ME TO CHANGE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.
by Ligia Parra 07 May '08

07 May '08

Ligia Parra Esteban Direcciones de correo electrónico: liparraes(a)gmail.com

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literature on advice seeking online?
by Kris M. Markman 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Hello AoIRers, I'm looking for literature suggestions on advice-seeking behaviors online. I've found quite a lot so far specifically on health information/advice seeking, so I'm looking for research that looks at more general advice seeking and also at relationship advice seeking in online contexts. Thanks for your help, Kris ---------- ---------- ---------- Kris M. Markman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Communication University of Memphis Office: CFA 231A Phone: 901-678-5458 K.Markman(a)memphis.edu https://umdrive.memphis.edu/kmmrkman/www/index.html

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (april 2008)
by David M Silver 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

Dear AoIR people, happy soon-to-be april! each month, the resource center for cyberculture studies (RCCS) publishes a set of book reviews and author responses ( http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp ). books of the month for april 2008 include: Always Already New: Media, History, and the Data of Culture Author: Lisa Gitelman Publisher: MIT Press, 2006 Review 1: J. Patrick Biddix Review 2: David Heineman Review 3: Michelle Rodino-Colocino Author Response: Lisa Gitelman Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide Author: Henry Jenkins Publisher: NYU Press, 2006 Review 1: Susan Keith Review 2: Anne Kustritz Review 3: Darby Orcutt Review 4: J. Richard Stevens Author Response: Henry Jenkins Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder Author: David Weinberger Publisher: Times Books, 2007 Review 1: Lucinda Austin Review 2: Geoffrey B. Cain Review 3: Erika Pearson Author Response: David Weinberger Online Matchmaking Editors: Monica T. Whitty, Andrea J. Baker, James A. Inman Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2007 Review 1: Trudy Barber Author Response: Andrea J. Baker enjoy. there's more where that came from. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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CFP -- Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication on "Examining the Information Economy"
by Kirk St.Amant 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

CALL FOR PROPOSALS/ABSTRACTS Special issue of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication to focus on "Examining the Information Economy: Perspectives for Professional Communication Practices" Guest Editors: Kirk St.Amant, Texas Tech University and Jan M. Ulijn, Eindhoven University of Technology Deadline for Proposals/Abstracts: April 10, 2008 OVERVIEW The information economy is based on the collection and the exchange of data and ideas. We all either contribute to or use materials from the information economy in most aspects of our everyday lives. Thus, the information economy exists as an environment in which we are all contributors and consumers. Within this system, effective communication is essential to success and means individuals can contribute ideas and information effectively and can make efficient use of the goods and services. In this way, each individual can play the dual role of content user (audience) and content creator (professional communicator). This ability to create new content also allows individuals to become online innovators and cyberspace entrepreneurs on a previously unprecedented level. All of this content, however, requires continual evaluation and updating in a way that emphasizes the importance of information management and of hiring and employment practices that prioritize such activities (e.g., strategic human resource management). At the same time, organizations and individuals alike need to consider how to maintain open access to needed information without sacrificing personal privacy or corporate security. Few of us, however, understand all of these nuances of the information economy or the related communication factors that affect its operations. Yet such an understanding is needed for individuals to better conceptualize their professional roles in relation to this economy. For this reason, an examination of the information economy and its effects on professional communication practices can greatly benefit individuals in the professional and technical communication industries. This special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (IEEE-TPC) seeks to "examine" this economic model by providing research articles, commentaries, and tutorials that explore the connections between communication practices and the products, practices, and services that constitute the information economy. The objective of the special issue is to help individuals involved in professional communication practices better understand and participate in the information economy as both contributors and consumers. POSSIBLE TOPIC AREAS Possible topic areas for this special issue include but are not limited to the following: • Establishing and assessing the value of knowledge work and knowledge products • Innovation and entrepreneurship issues related to communication in the information economy • Information design, usability, and accessibility • Virtual teams, online collaboration, and distributed models of work • Strategic human resources management (SHRM) of globally dispersed and mobile employees • Cross-cultural communication, globalization, outsourcing, translation, and localization • Legal policies and social issues related to the information economy • Media selection and multimodality • The role of and perspectives on teaching and training within the information economy • Content management, open source software, single sourcing, and XML SUBMISSIONS Please email abstracts (250-500 words) to Kirk St.Amant at kirk.stamant(a)gmail.com Please include the following information in your abstract: • Title of the proposed article • Name, institutional affiliation, and contact information for author(s) • Overview of proposed article topic • Outline of the major ideas or concepts covered in the proposed article • Discussion of the contribution this article will make to research, teaching, or other professional practices in the field of technical communication TIMELINE • Proposals/Abstracts due: April 10, 2008 • Invitation to submit full papers for peer review: April 15, 2008 • Full papers due: June 16, 2008 • Tentative publication date: September 2009 GUIDELINES You can find guidelines for submitting manuscripts on the IEEE-TPC site: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/?q=node/50 PLEASE NOTE An invitation to submit a full paper for peer-review does not mean a paper has been accepted for publication. Rather, all papers will undergo a peer-review process, the results of which will be used to determine whether the paper will be published in this special issue of the IEEE-TPC. QUESTIONS The guest editors encourage you to contact them to discuss possible topics for an article. You can email any questions about this special issue to Kirk St. Amant at kirk.stamant(a)gmail.com.

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Lessons in Second LIfe
by jeremy hunsinger 31 Mar '08

31 Mar '08

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Monday (1:00-2:30pm 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 to you by: De- debating Learning next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: The Consortium to Recognize Professor is an title, not as a name. jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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