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Psychological aspects of cyberspace -- New Book
by Sheizaf Rafaeli 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

I’m not sure the following book and website have been announced on Air-l, so (with potential apologies for double posting): A. Barak (Ed.) (2008). Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Is now available. This book includes contributions by Azy Barak, John Suler, Carina B. Paine Schofield & Adam N. Joinson, Janet Morahan-Martin, Alexander E. Voiskounsky, Liat Hen, Andrea J. Baker, Monica T. Whitty & William A. Fisher, Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Katelyn Y. A. McKenna (Yael Kaynan), , Sheizaf Rafaeli & Yaron Ariel, , and Ulf-Dietrich Reips. An extensive accompanying website is at http://cyberpsych.yeda.info/ The website includes access to full text pdf files of the chapters in the book, and online discussions of the contents. Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli Director, Center for the Study of the Information Society and Head, the Graduate School of Management University of Haifa. Tel +972-4-8249578 (04)8249192 sheizaf(a)rafaeli.net <mailto:sheizaf@rafaeli.net> http://sheizaf.rafaeli.net <http://sheizaf.rafaeli.net> Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.

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Re: [Air-L] Metaphors in Technology
by Sabryna Cornish 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

The internet as a disease is missing--this one was very popular when the internet was first being utilized by general society. Also, the internet as connection and disconnection. And of course the internet as transportation and its variations. Sabryna Sabryna Cornish Assistant professor of journalism Department of communication Northern Illinois University >>> "Gordon Carlson" <gordycarlson(a)gmail.com> 06/28/08 2:23 PM >>> Hello all, Many of you have helped me compile a list of technology metaphors. Several asked to see the list. So here we go. The following is a list of metaphors related to technology and its use. The emphasis is clearly on digital technology but some others are in there as well. If you have additions to the list PLEASE do send them along, I would like to keep the list growing. If you have a dispute or other comment that should make for interesting conversation, as metaphorical as it might be on a mail list. Thanks for all your help! active and inactive bandwidth blog - web log?? blogosphere breadcrumbs brick and mortar broadband broken record (not digital but still a technology metaphor) bulletin boards calculating (as in a person is cold and calculating) chat "rooms" chatting citizen of the internet - netizen click cloud (storage and computing) cyberspace dashboard database deckware desktop dial a touch phone dial up internet access dialog boxes directory domain drop a packet email extranet files filing system firewall flame flaming folders forum forward (as in to forward an email) frames garbage can garbage in, garbage out gateway grinding (used in gaming to get lots of a resource) harvesting hit homepage hotspot hub inbox information superhighway instant messaging intranet link lurking menu mining, especially data mining mouse navigation open (as in a file or email) outbox owning someone (as in to defeat someone in a game, not unique to technology basis for pwned) palette portal programmed or hardwired people protocol quad (a couple people mentioned this but I don't know why it is a metaphor, any help?) recycle bin reply reserving a "seat" for an online course run search engine server shopping carts/basket slides in powerpoint spam speed dial (Opera browser) spyware surfing tabs tag tap (as in a line or phone which is no longer literal) terminal the computer going to "sleep" the whole concept of a virtual open house tree trojan horse trolling virus windows wiping out a team of players (gaming, not unique to technology) world wide web worm -Gordon _______________________________________________ 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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AoIR on facebook
by Marcus Foth 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

If you are on facebook, please consider joining the AoIR group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2468341531 And if you are attending the AoIR IR 9.0 conference in Copenhagen, please rsvp here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14695665347 (Sorry, you still have to register the usual way, too.) thanks cheers, marcus AoIR Exec Cttee -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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Online World Utopias
by Shira Chess 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of any articles that discuss the utopic/dystopic possiblities of online worlds (primarily with game worlds, but I'm open to any online suggestions). Thanks! Shira Chess Doctoral Candidate Dept. of Language, Literature, & Communication Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Science Dissemination Using Open Access: A Compendium Of Selected Literature On Open Access
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Colleagues/ >>>Now Available<<< Science Dissemination Using Open Access: A Compendium Of Selected Literature On Open Access / Editors E. Canessa and M. Zennaro (ICTP-SDU, Italy). The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Science Dissemination Unit (SDU) / July 2008 / 207 pp. / ISBN 92-95003-40-3. /Gerry Open Access means aims to remove restrictions that exist on the access to articles and knowledge to the world-wide scholarly community, in particular to those in developing countries. Scientists in these countries still have difficulty in publishing their work due to the lack of access to the network, to their institutional economic difficulties or to the lack of awareness of available Open Access solutions. The visibility, usage and impact of researchers' own findings can increase with Open Access, as does their power to find, access and use the work of others. This book aims to guide the scientific community on the requirements of Open Access, and the plethora of low-cost solutions available. A compendium of selected literature on Open Access is presented to increase the awareness of the potential of open publishing in general. The book also aims to encourage decision makers in academia and research centers to adopt institutional and regional Open Access Journals and Archives to make their own scientific results public and fully searchable on the Internet. For (Open) Access To The Full Text ... Plus .. Please Visit [ http://tinyurl.com/5malq6 ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.blogger.c…> ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://alternativeen…> ]

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Conference on religion and media?
by Peter Fischer-Nielsen 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

Dear List Members, I am planning a trip to New York in January 2009 as part of my PhD project on church communication on the Internet. Do any of you know of upcoming media or Internet conferences in or around New York, preferably with religious communication as one focus? And: What "must see" places should I consider when I plan visits to media houses and other Internet distributors of religious stuff? Thank you for your advices! Regards, Peter Fischer-Nielsen PhD fellow University of Aarhus, Denmark Blog: www.e-religion.dk

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Academic BarCamp [Urbino, Italy - 11th Oct 2008]
by FG 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

Dear Colleagues, we are in the process of organising an Academic Barcamp in Italy entitled: Self observing social networks and the future of society The un-conference will be held at Faculty of Sociology in Urbino on the 11th of October 2008. *As soon as he was able to settle in and overcome the physical effects of Mexico City's altitude, Norbert Wiener began to work at the INC with Arturo Rosenblueth on the type of muscle tremor known as clonus. In the evening he would eat dinner with the interns at the hospital dining room, where the usual diners would address him as maestro. Aided by a Spanish grammar that he took with him everywhere, Wiener discovered that the term was utilized indiscriminately to refer to a professor, a carpenter, or bricklayer. He felt proud to be called maestro, since he scorned the pomposity of academia and the rivalry of vanities it contained *(Quintanilla 2002, p. 311). If you don't know what a BarCamp <http://barcamp.org/BarCamp> is you should probably read this page <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp> first. If you already know the meaning of BarCamp <http://barcamp.org/BarCamp> you are probably asking yourself if an Academic BarCamp<http://barcamp.org/BarCamp>is not an oxymora in itself. Adding the "academic" adjective to a BarCamp <http://barcamp.org/BarCamp>may seem quite strange at first but we have always been fascinated by paradoxes and intrinsic contradictions. We also love both informality and science. And we deeply believe this is not an oxymora neither a contradiction. That's why we decided to promote within "Festival dei Blog '08" <http://conversazionidalbasso.pbwiki.com/blogfest08> something never attempted before. A self-organized meeting of people from the academia and bloggers to talk about the impact of the Internet on society in the informal self-organized setting typical of a BarCamp <http://barcamp.org/BarCamp>. No call for papers, no abstracts committee, no review (blind or not), no selections at all. Wait, wait… I can hear your toughs… "No selection? How do you think to assure the quality of scheduled speeches without any selection?" We have a simple answer. We believe that BarCamp <http://barcamp.org/BarCamp> is not really attended by everyone. Just folks who really loves to share use to attend this kind of events. And since "love for sharing" is one of the most important attitude for a researcher... That's why we plan to gather the best Italian Internet researchers as well as some friends from all around the world. If you are interested in the impact of social media on society and you are a bright mind (we know you are :) ) this is the event for you! To register an interest in attending this conference, please visit: http://barcamp.org/AcaBarCamp If you are coming to Europe to attend IR 9.0 this is the perfect event companion as well as a good opportunity to visit Italy. Also, please feel free to circulate this notice to any of your colleagues who may be interested to attend. Best wishes, Fabio Giglietto Fabio Giglietto, PhD. Associate researcher LaRiCA - Department of Communication Studies Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" References Quintanilla S. (2002), Arturo Rosenblueth and Norbert Wiener: Two Scientists in the Historiography of Contemporary Education, «Mexican Journal of Educational Research», 7-15, pp. 303-329.

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Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
by Barry Wellman 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

There's a basic article about possible border searches of laptops at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement It's a plurilateral effort. Usual WP caveats apply I don't think that people's laptops (or Berries) will be routinely searched, given the volume of border traffic.* And if you're under surveillance, there will be ways to get at your stuff besides border searches. *Coming into the US from Canada this Wednesday at Queenston-Lewiston took 25 minutes, and the joy of watching swat teams and sniffer dogs. The other direction (US > Canada) took 1 minute, according to the broadcast information. I doubt that swats & dogs were used. 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 _______________________________________________________________________

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Letters to Lara
by Derek McMillan 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

To collect new data for the "Letters to Lara" project, I have set up an email address, blog and youtube presence. letterstolara1(a)yahoo.com letterstolara.blogspot.com http://uk.youtube.com/user/letterstolara1 The youtube video was number 2 in the UK education charts for a while yesterday! The original project http://derekmcmillan.com/cover.htm made some use of the the internet but gathered most of its data from pupils at the school I worked at. This time the data from pupils can also be collected via Moodle. I think teachers may wish to use some other iconic computer game persona in place of Lara but may be hard-pressed to find one to rival the original and best!

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warrantless laptop searches at US borders
by Julie Cohen 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Dear all, If you are traveling to/from the US, please take note of the following. (Yet another reason not to have the annual meetings here...) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR200808 0103030.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter Best, Julie

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