April 2008 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] digital literacy takes a field trip to a farm
by jonathan 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

Denise-- I just love your post. Thanks for sharing it. I empathize with your comments about cellphone usage--completely! :-) Best, j. _____________________ Jonathan Alexander, PhD Campus Writing Coordinator Associate Professor of English University of California, Irvine https://webfiles.uci.edu:443/jfalexan/pubweb/index.html ---- denisecarter(a)denisecarter.net wrote: > Kim said<<<Let's also remember that looms, pens, and even language > itself are technologies, so when we say logging off, what exactly do > we mean? Not sitting at a desk? Not using ICT? --I know this may > seem nit-picky, but I just want to be sure I'm thinking f the same > thing as others in the discussion when we talk about logging off, or > about technology.>>> > > How fascinating dont you think, that in this web2.0 wired, converged > and connected world that we are now beginning to understand (maybe), > that the phenomena of logging off from ICTnow seems out of the > ordinary and worth studying!! > > Well I for one am relieved, I can now reveal my secret vices: > > -I love that end of the working day when I switch off my computer, > pour a glass of wine and speak/logon to my husband. > -I hate students who email me on a Sunday afternoon and expect me to > reply asap even though I only work part-time! > -I like spending time alone in my greenhouse, and recently planted > cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers (I didnt speak to them and they > didnt speak to me but give it time) > - sometimes I give myself an email-free day > -I take it personally when someone doesnt text me back or answer > their mobile, especially when they always reply to messages received > when I am with them > -I log off most nights for about 7 hours sleep > > Denise > > Dr Denise M. Carter, > Lecturer in Sociology, > Dept. of Social Sciences > University of Hull. > > http://www.denisecarter.net > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [Air-L] Microsoft Social Networking Patent Application
by Ulf-Dietrich Reips 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

lol At 12:52 Uhr -0700 28.4.2008, info(a)peertopatent.org wrote: >Dear Friends, > >Microsoft has a patent application posted on the Peer-to-Patent site >(http://www.peertopatent.org) for Recommending contacts in a social >network. >It is posted here >http://www.peertopatent.org/patent/20080059576/activity. > >We are soliciting your help and that of the communities you know in >finding prior art that will help the Patent Office to examine this >application and determine if it deserves a twenty-year grant of rights >to prevent all others from making, using, or selling this invention >(this includes any research and R&D that would touch upon the claims of >the invention, if patented). Can you let people know about this >opportunity? We invite them to submit: 1) prior art, 2) to annotate the >prior art submitted by others, 3) to vote on the relevance of the public >submissions, and 3) to suggest fruitful avenues for research for the >USPTO when examining this application. > >Peer-to-Patent is not just another blog, wiki or website. It is an >"extension" of the government institution! Posted information will be >forwarded directly to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and >be used in the examination process. > >Here's a bit more detail about the application and about Peer-to-Patent: > >Recommending contacts in a social network >A method and system for recommending potential contacts to a target user >is provided. A recommendation system identifies users who are related to >the target user through no more than a maximum degree of separation. The >recommendation system identifies the users by starting with the contacts >of the target user and identifying users who are contacts of the target >user's contacts, contacts of those contacts, and so on. The >recommendation system then ranks the identified users, who are potential >contacts for the target user, based on a likelihood that the target user >will want to have a direct relationship with the identified users. The >recommendation system then presents to the target user a ranking of the >users who have not been filtered out. > >Peer-to-Patent is an initiative of New York Law School's Institute for >Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the United States Patent >and Trademark Office (USPTO). The pilot program allows for public >participation in the patent examination process by inviting the public >to submit annotated prior art relevant to examining computer and >software-related patent applications. > >The Peer-to-Patent Web site enables those who sign up to: > >--review and discuss posted patent applications > >--share research to locate references to relevant earlier publications > >--submit these prior art references with an explanation of relevance > >--annotate and evaluate submitted prior art > >--winnow the top ten prior art references, which, together with >commentary, will be forwarded directly to the USPTO > >Reviewing patent applications is free and open to all via the >Peer-to-Patent Web site at www.peertopatent.org. Bloggers are invited >and encouraged to host their own conversations about pending patent >applications and then submit prior art via the Peer-to-Patent website. >Any assistance y ou can provide by encouraging participation in the >Peer-to-Patent review process will be helpful. > > >Regards, > > >The Peer-to-Patent Team > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Microsoft Social Networking Patent Application
by info＠peertopatent.org 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear Friends, Microsoft has a patent application posted on the Peer-to-Patent site (http://www.peertopatent.org) for Recommending contacts in a social network. It is posted here http://www.peertopatent.org/patent/20080059576/activity. We are soliciting your help and that of the communities you know in finding prior art that will help the Patent Office to examine this application and determine if it deserves a twenty-year grant of rights to prevent all others from making, using, or selling this invention (this includes any research and R&D that would touch upon the claims of the invention, if patented). Can you let people know about this opportunity? We invite them to submit: 1) prior art, 2) to annotate the prior art submitted by others, 3) to vote on the relevance of the public submissions, and 3) to suggest fruitful avenues for research for the USPTO when examining this application. Peer-to-Patent is not just another blog, wiki or website. It is an "extension" of the government institution! Posted information will be forwarded directly to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and be used in the examination process. Here's a bit more detail about the application and about Peer-to-Patent: Recommending contacts in a social network A method and system for recommending potential contacts to a target user is provided. A recommendation system identifies users who are related to the target user through no more than a maximum degree of separation. The recommendation system identifies the users by starting with the contacts of the target user and identifying users who are contacts of the target user's contacts, contacts of those contacts, and so on. The recommendation system then ranks the identified users, who are potential contacts for the target user, based on a likelihood that the target user will want to have a direct relationship with the identified users. The recommendation system then presents to the target user a ranking of the users who have not been filtered out. Peer-to-Patent is an initiative of New York Law School's Institute for Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The pilot program allows for public participation in the patent examination process by inviting the public to submit annotated prior art relevant to examining computer and software-related patent applications. The Peer-to-Patent Web site enables those who sign up to: --review and discuss posted patent applications --share research to locate references to relevant earlier publications --submit these prior art references with an explanation of relevance --annotate and evaluate submitted prior art --winnow the top ten prior art references, which, together with commentary, will be forwarded directly to the USPTO Reviewing patent applications is free and open to all via the Peer-to-Patent Web site at www.peertopatent.org. Bloggers are invited and encouraged to host their own conversations about pending patent applications and then submit prior art via the Peer-to-Patent website. Any assistance y ou can provide by encouraging participation in the Peer-to-Patent review process will be helpful. Regards, The Peer-to-Patent Team

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Couch Award Deadline Extended
by Mark D. Johns 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS *Deadline Extended* 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 *extended* to May 2, 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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Internet Studies Festival/ MA in Internet and Communication Studies
by Adi Kuntsman 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear colleagues in the UK and Europe, Below is information on new MA degree in Internet and CommunicationStudies and an invitation to the Internet Studies Festival, which willtake place on 18 July 2008 in Liverpool, UK. Please forward theinformation to undegraduate students interested inthe programme and to students, lecturers and researchers interested inthe topic 1. **MA in Internet and Communication Studies, Liverpool John MooresUniversity** The MA in Internet and Communication Studies examines the relationshipsbetween new technologies, cultural changes, identities and mediainstitutions. Our seminars, workshops and research events introduce thestudents to contemporary theoretical debates surrounding developmentwithin the field, including topics such as gendered, racial and sexualidentities; virtual diasporas and cybernationalism; on-line communitiesand politics; globalisation and the digital divide; blogging andnet-art; privacy and surveillance; cybercrime and cyberconflict;on-line gaming and social networking.We offer our students a variety oflearning experiences, designed to create a critical awareness of newmedia and Internet studies. Students will consolidate theirunderstanding of the complex and pervasive cultures of the productionand consumption of new media texts. For more information on the programme, please check our websitehttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91514.htm For information on our research activities, held in conjunction withthe programme in 2007-08, please check the following pages: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91520.htmandhttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91512.htm 2. **Internet Studies Festival, 18 July 2008, Liverpool John MooresUniversity** Want to know more about the Internet? Want to understand how to doon-line research? MA in Internet and Communication Studies invites youto the Internet Studies Festival. Come and get a chance to meet ourstaff and students and learn about our degree and about Internetresearch at John Moores University! Detailed programme will soon be available on our webpagehttp://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm The festival will include: --Introduction and welcome --JMU staff talking about on-line youth cultures, Internet in manylanguages,disability and the Internet, and ethics of on-line research. --Current MA students presenting their work in progress --Book fair The event is free of charge, but requires registration. Further detailsand registration form are here http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions -- Dr. Adi Kuntsman Lecturer in Internet and Communication School of Media, Critical and Creative Arts Liverpool John Moores University Dean Walters, 1 St. James Road Liverpool, L1 7BR EmailWeb ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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Lessons in Second Life
by jeremy hunsinger 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '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: Semesters, They aren't Just for Breakfast Any More next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: The Association of Virtual Whirlds 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 _______________________________________________ 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/ ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ . _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ 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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A book on online news production routines, based on ethnographic research
by David Domingo 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

Dear aoir listers, Those of you involved in online journalism research, teaching and practice can be interested in this collection of research to be published in May: Making Online News: The Ethnography of New Media Production Edited by Chris Paterson and David Domingo Publisher: Peter Lang It is an international insight into the working routines and values of online newsrooms based on ethnographic case studies. The book offers a critical perspective on the development of online journalism, a reality check that tries to look at the actual struggle to find their own identity and routines of web newsrooms, beyond the hype of buzzwords. Includes essays by Jane Singer, Mark Deuze and Axel Bruns. Check the book website for a blog, chapter list and contributors' bios: http://makingonlinenews.net Our intention in the site is to keep track of relevant and critical online journalism research. The book will be in stores on May and you can already pre-order it on Amazon --you will get a 5% discount! http://tinyurl.com/4ktmw5 Best regards, David Domingo Chris Paterson

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Lessons in Second Life
by jeremy hunsinger 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '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: The Group for the Rememberance of the History of Education in Second Life or Something Related that I Forgot next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: Semesters, They aren't Just for Breakfast Any More 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 _______________________________________________ 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/ ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ . _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

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hissy fit?
by Barry Wellman 26 Apr '08

26 Apr '08

1. Despite David Silver's astonishing assertion, I have no recollection of objecting to teaching-oriented posts to this list. I, too, teach (and Internet-Society to boot, and I welcome learning more about teaching the subject. 2. I do object to gratuitous personal attacks on the AoIR list, such as David Silver saying I will have a "hissy fit". I don't know where it has come from, as David Silver and I have not had any contact for many months. And the last time was when David launched another gratuitous personal attack on me -- on his blog. 3. I don't know where Dr Silver's animus stems from. For the record, I have not had anything do with any administrative or scholarly matter involving him. 4. I wouldn't have thought it was necessary, but I ask AoIR leaders to remind list members to avoid personal attacks on each other. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days **** PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS AND FAX NUMBER **** _______________________________________________________________________

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Fwd: Postdoc position at Erasmus Studio, Rotterdam
by Holly Kruse 25 Apr '08

25 Apr '08

Forwarded on request, Holly ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Postdoc position at Erasmus Studio, Rotterdam From: "Jeannette Haagsma" <jeannette.haagsma(a)vks.knaw.nl> Date: Fri, April 25, 2008 8:58 am To: air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Dear Aior list keeper, Could you please send the following text to your list of subscribers: __________________________________________________________________ Postdoc position at Erasmus Studio, Rotterdam application deadline: 15-05-2008 "Imaging Economic Brains" is a two-year postdoctoral research project, to be carried out within ERIM, aiming at the analysis of the emergence of a new technology-driven social science field: neuro-economics, a new field in economics and management science. Project leaders: Ale Smidts, Paul Wouters Duration: 2008 - 2010 More information can be found on the Erasmus Studio website <http://www.eur.nl/erasmusstudio/about_erasmus_studio/open_positions/> Kind regards Jeannette Haagsma Organizational Coordinator Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS-KNAW) Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 8500 270 Fax: +31 20 8500 271 Email: jeannette.haagsma(a)vks.knaw.nl www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl

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