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CFP: "Internet and Voting", European University Institute
by Andrea Calderaro 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Sorry for any cross-posting. 8<-------------- CALL FOR PAPERS "INTERNET AND VOTING“ European University Institute - Florence, Italy A conference on the topic of “Internet and Voting” will be held on June 3-4 2010 at the European University Institute’s EUDO (European Union Democracy Observatory), http://www.eui.eu The conference will fund travel and accommodation costs for five paper givers, to be selected on the basis of submitted abstracts. Additional papers may be accepted subject to self-funding. The conference organisers invite original papers offering new theoretical and/or empirical insights into the linkage between voting and internet based information and communication technologies. Abstracts should be sent by December 18 2009. This conference is jointly sponsored by the European Union Democracy Observatory (EUDO) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine. Please submit abstracts to: Alexander.Trechsel(a)eui.eu The organisers: Mark Franklin (EUDO, EUI) Bernard Grofman (CSD, UC Irvine) Alexander H. Trechsel (EUDO, EUI) _________________________________ Andrea Calderaro Department of Social and Political Sciences European University Institute Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- PERSONAL PAGE: http://www.calderaro.caltech.edu CV: http://www.calderaro.caltech.edu/CalderaroCV.pdf P Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.

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Social Networking in Cyberspace Conference - last call for abstracts
by Fullwood, Chris 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hi everyone, Just wanted to make you aware that the final deadline for abstracts for the Social Networking in Cyberspace conference at Wolverhampton is the 30th of November, 2009. Please visit our website for more information (www.wlv.ac.uk/snic) Hope to see you there Kind regards Chris Fullwood -- Scanned by iCritical.

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Social/Cognitive Psychology PhD program recommendations?
by live 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hi y'all - I'm gonna do it - take the plunge and apply to some programs I've been researching. It's time. But I wanted to check and make sure I hadn't missed any programs that y'all might recommend. Any suggestions on Social/Cognitive Psych programs? I'm looking to engage in research on the concept of online identity within a culture from a psych perpective. Thanks! -Sharon

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Re: [Air-L] PHD-level courses in online research methods? (Marius Johannessen & Jeroen Moes) Air-L Digest, Vol 64, Issue 32
by Karen McCullagh 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Dear Marius & Jeroen, Organising a workshop in May in Florence is a great idea! I would be interested in participating/attending. I have experience of conducting an online survey of bloggers and using social media e.g. Youtube to recruit participants. I have papers/presentation notes from talks I have given e.g. "Using Online Surveys in ESLR" ESRC RDI - Workshop 2: Methods & Approaches in Empirical Socio Legal Research. University of Liverpool. Jan. 2008, and 'How and why to research with online surveys', Realities, ESRC National Centre for Research Methods, University of Manchester November 2009 I can send pdfs or copies of papers to you if you're interested? In the meantime, I suggest Joeren, that you have a look at the website below, as you can work through the resources in your own time: http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/ORM/site/home.htm <https://staffwebmail.salford.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.geo…> Regards, Karen ---------------- Karen Mc Cullagh http://www.law.salford.ac.uk/mccullagh.php <https://staffwebmail.salford.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.law…> http://works.bepress.com/karen_mccullagh/ <https://staffwebmail.salford.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://works.b…> Salford Law School Lady Hale Building University of Salford M5 4WT +44 161 295 7087

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Migrants and their use of Online Technology.
by Sriram Guddireddigari 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Dear All, I just wanted to thank everyone on the list who contributed their ideas on resources. Best, Sriram

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Re: [Air-L] Categorisation/taxonomy of online social systems?
by NABETH Thierry 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hello Sahat, >> I did a similar study with virtual worlds using a faceted classification approach. What are the facets that you are using? Are you using them to compare to other social platforms? Indeed, what I am trying to understand the diversity of these platforms (so as to understand why some of them work in some contexts and others in other contexts). Concerning Virtual Worlds, I came across recently an interesting paper: Virtual worlds - past, present, and future: New directions in social computing Paul R. Messinger, Eleni Stroulia, Kelly Lyons, Michael Bone, Run H. Niu, Kristen Smirnov, Stephen Perelgut Decision Support Systems 47 (2009) 204-228 Thierry ________________________________ From: Sarah Robbins [mailto:intellagirl@gmail.com] Sent: mardi 24 novembre 2009 19:51 To: NABETH Thierry Cc: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Categorisation/taxonomy of online social systems? Thierry: I did a similar study with virtual worlds using a faceted classification approach. Perhaps you could use the same method to do the same? I'm happy to share resources if you're interested. Sarah Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins PhD Candidate, Ball State University Director of Emerging Technologies, Kelley Executive Partners at Indiana University www.ubernoggin.com http://www.intellagirl.com Yahoo: Intellagirl Skype: Intellagirl SecondLife: Intellagirl Tully On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:38 PM, NABETH Thierry <Thierry.NABETH(a)insead.edu> wrote: ....

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assistant professor of digital communication
by Donald Heider 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Loyola University Chicago is searching for a tenure track assistant professor in the area of digital communication. The successful candidate will teach a combination of theoretical and applied courses to undergraduates. A Ph.D., a strong record of scholarly publishing, work history in technology and/or communication, and teaching experience are required. Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of web design, social networks, search engines, new media theory, media law, media ethics, gaming, blogs, virtual worlds, databases, digital literacy, new media, online communities. and other current and developing technologies as well as the social and cultural impacts of these technologies. The new School of Communication serves 800 undergraduates and is housed in a new building in the heart of Chicago, a block from the Water Tower. The school has just launched the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy and will open a new convergence studio in January. The search is subject to final University funding for the position. Please submit your application (including cover letter, vita and a list of at least three references), through the University website: www.luc.edu ( http://www.luc.edu/ ). Send other supporting materials to: Elizabeth Coffman, Chair, Digital Communication Search Committee, c/o Doretha Tyler-Gant, School of Communication, Loyola University, 820 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. For best consideration apply by January 1st. Don Heider Dean, School of Communication Loyola University Chicago 820 N, Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 312-915-6558

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Re: [Air-L] Analyzing Google Groups?
by Claudia Mueller-Birn 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Dear all, Thank you very much for your valuable comments. Here is a summary of the results: First of all, references from this area: "Online political discussions. Methodological considerations" http://www.javnost-thepublic.org/media/datoteke/vergeer-hermans-3.pdf Marc Smith's research about newsgroups, http://www.connectedaction.net/about/ Jones Q., Rafaeli S and Ravid G. (2004) 'Information Overload and the Message Dynamics of Online Interaction Spaces: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Exploration'. Information Systems Research (Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2004, pp 194-210). Whittaker, S., Terveen, L., Hill, W., and Cherny, L. 1998. The dynamics of mass interaction. In /Proceedings of the 1998 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work/ (Seattle, Washington, United States, November 14 - 18, 1998). CSCW '98. ACM, New York, NY, 257-264. DOI=http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/289444.289500 Secondly, thanks Jerom for mentioning the Google Groups: Terms of Service; something to explore. Thirdly, another other valuable data source are Usenet messages. Available information in the Usenet protocol are listed here: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1036.html Happy Thanksgiving! :::Claudia On Nov 22, 2009, at 7:15 PM, Quentin (Gad) Jones wrote: > Hi, > > Google Groups is just a web UI for Usenet. Marc Smith previously at Microsoft Research and now at http://telligent.com/communities/ developed tools for analysis of newgroups. That should be your starting point. The default for newgroups is that it can come to your newsgroup reader inbox, so this effort is one of picking groups and following for a while or finding a server with a long history. > You should take a look at some other papers in this area: > Mine > Jones Q., Rafaeli S and Ravid G. (2004) 'Information Overload and the Message Dynamics of Online Interaction Spaces: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Exploration'. Information Systems Research (Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2004, pp 194-210). > > Steve Whittaker > Whittaker, S., Terveen, L., Hill, W., and Cherny, L. 1998. The dynamics of mass interaction. In /Proceedings of the 1998 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work/ (Seattle, Washington, United States, November 14 - 18, 1998). CSCW '98. ACM, New York, NY, 257-264. DOI= http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/289444.289500 > > Marc also has a pile of papers on the topic. > > Regards > Quentin >> Dear Claudia, >> >> Although I don't have a direct solution for the Google group retrieval >> issue, I refer you to an article we wrote on analysing online discussions >> and certain methodological and technical considerations when doing so. The >> article is titled "Online political discussions. Methodological >> considerations", published in Javnost, written by me and Liesbeth Hermans. >> Follow this link for the pdf: >> http://www.javnost-thepublic.org/media/datoteke/vergeer-hermans-3.pdf >> I hope it is of use to you. >> >> If you have a solution for the google group issue, I'd be happy to hear it. >> >> best wishes >> Maurice >> >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> I am interested in doing some research using data from Google Groups; >>> ideally I'd like to have the group archive in mbox or other parseable >>> format. I can't imagine I am the first person who wants to do this and I >>> >> am >> >>> wondering if anyone has any tips or ideas. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> :::Claudia >>> > >

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Seeking conference panel participants
by Jessica L. Beyer 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Hello AoIR! I am looking for one or two law and society scholars to participate in a panel about religion, law, and technology for the 2010 Law and Society Association Annual Conference (Chicago, 27-30 May). The panel is being organized by myself and Iza Hussin (UMass-Amherst). We are hoping to bring together people interested in beginning a generative conversation about law, religion, society, and technology. The impetus is an ongoing research project to understand the effect of ICTs on the balance between state authority and religious authority as well as the scope of religious authority over local communities. We are hoping there are other people out there interested in the same intersection of topics-—but welcome more broadly related work as well. The (rough!) panel proposal is: Law and technology studies have traditionally concerned dispute resolution, the interaction between the idiosyncrasies of online world and offline legal institutions, the regulation of the internet, and e-governance. Our panel attempts to expand the field of law and technology to include questions of the ways in which online communities are changing the state-society relationship and challenging legal institutions across geographical contexts. With a particular focus on the Muslim world, we examine disruptions in carefully crafted balances between state authorities and other societal actors, such as religious legal authorities. Also, we focus on the ways in which the online social world is shaping power negotiations between different societal actors. We additionally interrogate the often used dichotomy off the “online” and “offline”— instead focusing how the online world weakens, reinforces, and expands community boundaries and challenges state authority. The ! panel is an attempt to carve out a new direction of research that is theoretically engaged with the law and society paradigm but builds bridges between traditional disciplines. Please email me with any questions. If you are interested in participating, please send me a brief outline of your project. Or, if you aren’t interested in participating, but have any references or people you think we should know about, send an email! All and any help is very welcome. Thank you in advance, Jessica --------------------------------------- Jessica L. Beyer Doctoral Candidate University of Washington Department of Political Science http://students.washington.edu/jlbeyer ---------------------------------------

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Categorisation/taxonomy of online social systems?
by NABETH Thierry 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Dear all, I have been searching without success a categorisation / toxonomy of online social systems. I have of course been searching the web but also Science Direct. For instance blogs, wikis, microbloging, OSN, etc. function differently, and have a different role in the web 2.0. Actually, you can even consider that a web 2.0 solution would be able to combine different mechanisms. Are you aware of any paper / theory proposing such as categorisation? Note: Several papers (including one which I am the coauthor) provide an inventory and a short description of the different types of systems (for instance in education science Procedia in 2009 has a couple of them, and there is a recent report from IPTS Sevilla about usage of Learning 2.0), but they do not really try to make a categorisation in order to compare their characteristics. Thanks in advance for references you may be aware of something. Bye, Thierry Thierry Nabeth Senior Research Fellow, Research Project Proposals INSEAD http://www.insead.edu/ Tel: 33 1 6072 4312 Mob: 33 6 3092 0639 Fax: 33 1 6074 5550 http://www.calt.insead.edu/?thierry.nabeth <http://www.calt.insead.edu/?thierry.nabeth>

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