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call for papers" Iowa Journal of Communication Special Issue
by Dal Jin 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Sorry for the cross-listing. Call for papers Iowa Journal of Communication Special issue: Games and Culture: Asia-Pacific perspectives As a cultural genre, online gaming has been one of the most dynamic in the world. Within a relatively short period of time, online gaming has become a major entertainment tool for fun, but it has also become another channel for human relationships as part of people’s actual lives. The vast popularity of online games around the world has closely coincided with the widespread proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which have facilitated communication and interaction at an unprecedented level. Through games as well as related activities, youth have used these technologies to nurture friendships through their engagement in online games, instant messaging, blogging, and the like, which assist them in constructing their own tightly-knit communities. Therefore, the booming online gaming market should be seriously examined in its own socio-cultural circumstances and context vis a vis the global game industry. Primarily due to the accelerated pace of development, the academic research on online games, however, has been correspondingly sparse and limited in scope, with domestic literature tending towards either the celebratory emphasis of positive business development or the problematics of regulation and media effects oriented concerns, such as violence and addiction. While such research comprises important contributions to the emergent scholarship on online gaming, lopsided accounts tend to foreground the readily empirical observations and aggregate data to the exclusion of other possible macro factors such as globalization, intercultural communication, transnationalization of the gaming industry, and micro, more private but resonant problems in family or social life of those concerned. As a region, the Asia-Pacific area is characterized by diverse penetration rates of gaming and broadband technologies. Two defining locations, Asia (including South Korea and China) and North America, are seen as both online gaming centers and the largest markets to which the world looks towards as examples of the future-in-the-present. Ever since Nexon, a Korean games corporation, introduced the world’s first graphic massively multiplayer online game with ‘Kingdom of the Winds’ in 1996 and two exceedingly popular online games thereafter (Lineage I and II), Korea has played a central role in the PC-based online game market and digital economy. In China, online games are also becoming social spaces, where new social relations, community networks, and a new type of life are formed. In this special issue to be published in September 2010, we seek to exchange our scholarship on the politics of game play and its associated cultural context by focusing on the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region. Harboring global gaming production and consumption sites such as China, Korea, and the U.S., the region provides a wealth of divergent examples of the role of gaming as a socio-cultural phenomenon. Welcoming a range of presentations, from micro ethnographic studies to macro political economy analyses and beyond, this special issue will provide an interdisciplinary model for thinking through the politics of game production, representation and consumption in the region. Suggested paper topics discuss games in terms of one of the following areas: History of the growth of online gaming as a global industry, discourse, and media product Critical interpretation of emerging local game industries in Asia and/or North-America Online games and globalization/regionalization Convergent technologies and the impact on established modes of game play Government regulations and types of game play Game fandom and free labor Gaming as social technology/media A culturally specific aesthetic to the production and consumption of certain games New media and experimental gaming Gendered consumption and production of games Deadline for this special issue of Iowa Journal of Communication: 15th March, 2010. Author(s) should submit all inquiries, expressions of interest and papers to Dal Yong Jin (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; djin(a)kaist.ac.kr; djin(a)gmail.com) All submissions are peer reviewed by two scholars. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in Word or Word Perfect format and conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and should not exceed 9,000 words in length.

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call for articles: edited book
by Seyed Javad 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Dear All, We are intending to publish an edited book on the topic of Religion and Spirituality in a Postmodern Globe Those of you who are interested in please do send me your abstract soonest you may. The relevant articles will be selected and published by Lambert Academic Publishing in Koln Germany. In this work we would like to explore the state of research on issues of religion and spirituality and how globalization has changed our perceptions about secularism and if the concept of postsecualrism has any relevance socially, politically, culturally, intellectually, in terms of media and ... so on. Critical approaches and alternative paradigms are welcome. Looking forward to hear from you. best wishes Dr. Seyed Javad Miri Visiting Professor of Sociology Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies Tehran Iran seyedjavad Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:00:29 -0800 From: nwjerseyliz(a)yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Air-L] call to join the editorial/advisory board To: seyedjavad(a)hotmail.com I'm a mere graduate student so am not experienced enough to be on an advisory board but I think your project is very exciting and I look forward to seeing future issues of the journal. Much luck with your journal! Liz Pullen nwjerseyliz(a)yahoo.com From: Seyed Javad <seyedjavad(a)hotmail.com> To: Sent: Tue, November 3, 2009 4:01:58 AM Subject: [Air-L] call to join the editorial/advisory board Dear All, The journal of humanities and cultural studies is going to be published bi-annually by the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies in Tehran-Iran. The journal is aimed to explore issues of contemporary and historical significance from a non-Eurocentric point of departure and welcomes alternative approaches to social sciences problems. We would be more than happy to have you onboard either in the editorial board or advisory board of our new founded journal. best wishes Dr. Seyed Javad Miri Visiting Professor of Sociology Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies Tehran Iran _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/ _______________________________________________ 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Add your Gmail and Yahoo! Mail email accounts into Hotmail - it's easy http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/

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Copyright Watch launch
by Eddan Katz 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Copyright Watch: http://www.copyright-watch.org/ Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release For Immediate Release: Friday, November 13, 2009 International Activists Launch New Website to Gather and Share Copyright Knowledge Anyone Can Track National Copyright Laws Globally with San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) and other international copyright experts joined together today to launch Copyright Watch -- a public website created to centralize resources on national copyright laws at www.copyright-watch.org. "Copyright laws are changing across the world, and it's hard to keep track of these changes, even for those whose daily work is affected by them," said Teresa Hackett, Program Manager at eIFL.net. "A law that is passed in one nation can quickly be taken up by others, bilateral trade agreements, regional policy initiatives, or international treaties. With Copyright Watch, people can learn about the similarities and differences in national copyright laws, and they can use that information to more easily spot patterns and emerging trends." Copyright Watch is the first comprehensive and up-to-date online repository of national copyright laws. To find links to national and regional copyright laws, users can choose a continent or search using a country name. The site will be updated over time to include proposed amendments to laws, as well as commentary and context from national copyright experts. Copyright Watch will help document how legislators around the world are coping with the challenges of new technology and new business models. "Balanced and well-calibrated copyright laws are extremely important in our global information society," said Gwen Hinze, International Policy Director at EFF. "Small shifts in the balance between the rights of copyright owners and the limitations and exceptions relied on by those who use copyrighted content can destroy or enable business models, criminalize or liberate free expression and everyday behavior, and support the development of new technologies that facilitate access to knowledge for all the world's citizens. We hope that Copyright Watch will encourage comparative research and help to highlight more and less flexible copyright regimes." "Details of copyright law used to be important only for a few people in creative industries," added Danny O'Brien, International Outreach Coordinator at EFF. "But now, with the growth of the Internet and other digital tools, we are all authors, publishers, and sharers of copyrighted works. Copyright Watch was created so citizens of the world can share and compare information about their countries' laws." Funding to create Copyright Watch was generously provided by the Open Society Institute. Copyright Watch: http://www.copyright-watch.org For this release: http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/11/13 Contact: Gwen Hinze International Policy Director Electronic Frontier Foundation gwen(a)eff.org +1 415 436-9333 x110 (office) Danny O'Brien International Outreach Coordinator Electronic Frontier Foundation danny(a)eff.org +1 415 436-9333 x121 About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/

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Livestream Launches Free iPhone Service
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Colleagues/ Live From New York (And AnyWhere Else) ... /Gerry 'One Click' Live Streaming to the iPhone ; No need for iPhone users to download any application NEW YORK (Nov. 12, 2009)- Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform, today announced the immediate availability of its free service for streaming live to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Using Livestream Procaster, users can stream live from their webcam, video camera or even broadcast their PC or Mac desktop. Livestream producers can start streaming live to the addressable iPhone and iPod Touch audience over 3G or Wi-Fi connections, with less than five minutes of setup. Livestream is the first to offer a turn-key streaming service that uses the new H.264 HTTP live streaming functionality included in the native QuickTime player that Apple has pre-installed on the iPhone. This means that Livestream producers do not need to obtain iPhone App Store approval to launch their own iPhone live streaming channel, nor do their viewers need to install any application. Streams are viewed using the iPhone's Safari browser. [snip] "A key breakthrough is that the service doesn't require any proprietary player or application to be installed on the iPhone. Producers are free to integrate the iPhone live stream with their own website, iPhone portal or iPhone application using the API provided" explained Livestream CEO and co-founder Max Haot. Streaming live to the iPhone requires less than five minutes to install. Producers simply download and install Livestream Procaster for the PC or Mac from www.livestream.com/procaster, connect their video camera or webcam, select iPhone 3G Quality, and press Go Live. User can view the live streams on their iPhone or iPod Touch by pointing their Safari browser to the channel they want to view at iphone.livestream.com. [snip] Source With Link To YouTube Video Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yfu772e ] !!! Thanks To / Mashable: The Social Media Guide / For The HeadsUp !!! Can You Imagine The Potential Of This Functionality For Librarianship / Education / Etc. ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Re: [Air-L] Textbook on the social web?
by RBerkman＠aol.com 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

I checked out the Wiki and it looks like something of a good start, but clearly there's a lot more that could be done..... I'm still thinking that an online discussion group--like a NING or private FB group might be the easiest way to get the interested group talking together on recommendations for books, format, design, procedure and final result etc..... I'm swamped with a deadline for another week or so, but maybe if we keep this thread open and public for another week or so, and then if those who have expressed interest in working on this agree/support an outside discussion forum to figure this out, I can do this in about a week or so, we can meet there, and then we can announce the site to the larger group in case anyone still wants to join in. Bob Berkman Associate Professor Media Studies The New School

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Re: [Air-L] Textbook on the social web?
by scott＠scottmacleod.com 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Liza and AoIR, Have you seen this wiki - http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Books [1] ? How about a wiki virtual ethnography text book, which we all create? Scott http://scottmacleod.com http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University On Thu 12/11/09 9:26 AM , Liz nwjerseyliz(a)yahoo.com sent: I second this idea of an online bibliography, especially for journal articles which are spread out across disciplinary boundaries. Books are much easier to locate. It would also be helpful if they were linked either to an author's homepage or an online source for the material (if an online journal or to Amazon if a book). I really appreciate the suggestions already made & it would be great if they could be collected & made available to others. Liz Pullen ________________________________ From: "" To: ; ; Sent: Thu, November 12, 2009 9:34:26 AM Subject: Re: [Air-L] Textbook on the social web? If AIR-L has not done this already, a compilation and annotated bibliography of these and related works (perhaps with links to reviews if not done by AIR-L members themselves) made available easily and freely would be a very good service for those in this field, and perhaps for a wider audience as well. Bob Berkman Associate Professor Media Studies The New School _______________________________________________ The 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 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/ Links: ------ [1] http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Books

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CfP: CSCW 2010 Workshop - The Changing Dynamics of Scientific Collaborations
by Cecilia Aragon 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Call for Participation ** Submission deadline: November 20, 2009 ** CSCW 2010 Workshop, Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 The Changing Dynamics of Scientific Collaborations The confluence of two major trends in scientific research is leading to an upheaval in standard scientific practice and collaborative technologies. A new generation of scientists, working in large-scale collaborations, is repurposing social software for use in collaborative science. Existing social tools such as chat, IM, and FriendFind are being adopted and modified for use as group problem-solving facilities. At the same time, exponentially greater and more complex datasets are being generated at a rate that is challenging the limits of current hardware, software, and human cognitive capability. A concerted effort to create software that will support new scientific practices and handle this data tsunami is redefining the collaboratory and represents a new frontier for computer supported cooperative work. This follow-on event to a similarly themed workshop at CHI 2009 is intended to foster community among researchers and practitioners from multiple disciplines interested in the changing dynamics of scientific collaborations. We encourage papers on the following topics, especially those with a focus on changing practices in these areas: * Collaborative scientific applications concerning data gathering, analysis, sharing, and visualization * Case studies concerning data gathering, analysis, sharing and visualization * Socio-technical research on scientific collaborations * Social networks of scientists * Repurposing social software for science * Participatory design and/or rapid prototyping for scientific software * Distributed data gathering and analysis * Time-critical scientific applications * Studies of generational differences in how science is done * Cross-functional applications and comparisons of a scientific to a non-scientific field Paper Submission Instructions: Submissions should be position papers 2-4 pages in length. Please use the ACM SIGCHI Template (Word version: http://www.cscw2010.org/templates/cscw2010pubsformat.doc or LaTeX version: http://www.cscw2010.org/templates/cscw2010pubsformat.cls) . All submissions will be reviewed. The possibility of a journal special issue or book based on expanded versions of the submissions will be explored following the workshop. Papers (in .pdf or .doc format) should be submitted via email to CRAragon(a)lbl.gov. Please put "CSCW 2010 Workshop Submission" in the subject of the email. ** Submission deadline: November 20, 2009 ** Notification of acceptance will be sent out on or before December 18, 2009. For more information, please see the workshop web site: http://www.sci.utah.edu/cscw2010/ Organizers: Cecilia Aragon, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, CRAragon(a)lbl.gov Jeffrey Heer, Stanford University, jheer(a)cs.stanford.edu Charlotte Lee, University of Washington, cplee(a)u.washington.edu Claudio Silva, University of Utah, csilva(a)sci.utah.edu

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Fwd: [BUSLIB-L] Top 50 or so Social Networking Sites - Ranked SUMMARY
by RBerkman＠aol.com 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

(Interesting information from BUSLIB, a top quality business librarians listserv I subscribe to) Bob Berkman Associate Professor Media Studies The New School

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streaming video for my 1000 talk at Uni Udine
by Barry Wellman 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

today. In Italy. http://comunicasionemultimediale.unuid.it/index.php/barry-wellman-conference Sorry for the late notice. May be downloadable and on YouTube in a week. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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what Murdoch says about Google?
by J. J. 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Here you are: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/What-Lies-Behind-Murdo… Jarek Janio Santa Ana College

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