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Any research on ICT and child trafficking and exploitation?
by Stefano Kluzer 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

Save the Children and other partners are developing a research and awareness project funded by the European Commission on the use of ICT (social networking services, mobile phones and others) in child trafficking and exploitation: to recruit children and teenagers, often transfer them from their home country to somewhere else, and exploit them in sexual, work and illegal activities. Is anyone aware of research done in this field? Especially (but not necessarily) in Europe? Thanks a lot Stefano Kluzer

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PHD-level courses in online research methods?
by Marius Johannessen 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

I am looking for research methods courses for my PHD, and I found this course in Canberra, on online research methods: http://www.acspri.org.au/?page=current_program&course_id=50&program_id=20&p… Canberra is far from Norway, so does anyone know of similar courses in Europe? Preferably Scandinavia. regards, Marius Johannessen Research Fellow in Information Systems University of Agder, Norway

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Job Posting: Digital Arts/New Media and Computing
by Greg Wise 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Assistant Professor of Digital Arts/New Media and Computing. The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the Assistant Professor rank beginning August 2010. We are seeking a visual artist with computing expertise to teach courses in both artistic and computational contexts, engage in scholarly activity, and provide service to university and profession. This is a joint position between the divisions of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies and Mathematical and Natural Sciences. Candidates must have a terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or M.F.A) appropriate to field of research by August 2010 with demonstrated expertise in interactive media and object-oriented programming, an ongoing research program of creative work, evidence of successful teaching, and evidence of potential for interdisciplinary collaborative research and/or teaching. Desirable candidates should be able to help expand our degree programs, bringing expertise in cutting-edge areas including but not limited to 3D modeling and animation, interaction design, gaming, locative media, computer vision, physical computing, or robotics. Candidates should also have record of, and/or potential to attract extramural funding. Evidence of potential for undergraduate student involvement in research and/or internships is desired, as is training and/or collaborative experience in areas represented by the College. Deadline: January 29, 2010; if not filled, weekly thereafter until the search is closed. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and statements describing your teaching and research interests electronically to mns.dept(a)asu.edu<mailto:mns.dept@asu.edu>. Applicant must arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to mns.dept(a)asu.edu<mailto:mns.dept@asu.edu>. Submit documentation of three creative works via links clearly documented in the letter of application or mail a CD/DVD to Digital Arts/New Media and Computing Search, Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (MC 2352), Arizona State University, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306. Read more about the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at http://newcollege.asu.edu/jobs/Why_New_College.pdf Arizona State University is an EO/AA Employer that actively seeks diversity among applicants and promotes a diverse work force. Dr. J. Macgregor Wise Associate Professor Communication Studies Arizona State University 4701 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306-4908 (602) 543 6646; (602) 543 6004 (fax) Editor, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Author of Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide (2008, Blackwell)

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Fwd: [cultstud-l] QI2010 Submission Deadline December 1st
by jeremy hunsinger 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Begin forwarded message: > From: Norm Denzin <info(a)icqi.org> > Date: November 23, 2009 2:29:23 PM EST > To: Norm Denzin <n-denzin(a)uiuc.edu> > Subject: [cultstud-l] QI2010 Submission Deadline December 1st > Reply-To: Cultural Studies <cultstud-l(a)lists.comm.umn.edu> > > This is a reminder that the deadline to submit abstracts for papers, > posters, and fully formed panels for The Sixth International Congress of > Qualitative Inquiry (QI2010) is 1 December 2009. To make a submission, > please visit the link below: > > http://www.icqi.org/participation.html > > > The CFP is available at: > > http://www.icqi.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > CULTSTUD-L mailing list: CULTSTUD-L(a)lists.comm.umn.edu > http://lists.comm.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l

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Course on digital media literacy or intro to digital media
by Tery G 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Hi all, We're looking at reworking our introductory course in digital media. The course is designed for freshmen who will major in Media Arts or minor in Digital Media Arts. I've never found a good text for this class, so we work from articles, and sometimes readings from blogs. Does your school offer a course like this? If so, would you be willing to share ideas about what you cover? If people prefer to contact me off-list, I'll summarize and post back to the list. Thanks, Tery Griffin

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Analyzing Google Groups?
by Maurice Vergeer 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

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 -- ___________________________________________________________________ Maurice Vergeer Department of communication Radboud University (www.ru.nl) PO Box 9104 NL-6500 HE Nijmegen The Netherlands Visiting Fellow Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea contact: E: m.vergeer(a)maw.ru.nl T: +31 24 3612297 (direct)/ 3612372 (secretary) / maurice.vergeer (skype) personal webpage: www.mauricevergeer.nl blog: http://blog.mauricevergeer.nl/ CENMEP New Media and European Parliament Elections 2009 http://mauricevergeer.ruhosting.nl/cenmep Recent publications: - Vergeer, M. & Pelzer, B. (2009). Consequences of media and Internet use for offline and online network capital and well-being. A causal model approach. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15, 189-210. - Hermans, L., Vergeer, M., & d’Haenens, L. (2009). Internet in the daily life of journalists. Explaining the use of the Internet through work-related characteristics and professional opinions. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 15, 138-157. - Hermans, L., Vergeer, M., & Pleijter, A. (2009). Internet Adoption in the Newsroom: Journalists’ use of the Internet explained by Attitudes and Perceived Functions. Communications. The European Journal of Communication, 34(1), 55-71. - Vergeer, M., & Hermans, L. (2008). Analyzing online political discussions: Methodological considerations. Javnost/The Public, 15(2), 37-56. ___________________________________________________________________

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Report: The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy
by wainer lusoli 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

Dear expert, colleague, friend, The European Commission JRC, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies released a comprehensive report on social and economic implications of Social Computing [aka Web2.0, social media]. 'The Impact of Social Computing on the EU Information Society and Economy' (Eds.) Yves Punie, Wainer Lusoli, Clara Centeno, Gianluca Misuraca and David Broster Authors: Kirsti Ala-Mutka, David Broster, Romina Cachia, Clara Centeno, Claudio Feijóo, Alexandra Haché, Stefano Kluzer, Sven Lindmark, Wainer Lusoli, Gianluca Misuraca, Corina Pascu, Yves Punie and José A. Valverde Report: http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC54327.pdf News release: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=1410&obj_id=9410&dt_code=NWS&lang=… This wide report covers different thematic areas. In addition to a cross-cutting analysis across areas in Ch1: Key findings, Future Prospects and Policy Implications It contains thematic analysis: Ch2: The adoption and Use of Social Computing Ch3: Social Computing from a Business Perspective Ch4: Social Computing and the Mobile Ecosystem Ch5: Social Computing and Identity Ch6: Social Computing and Learning Ch7: Social Computing and Social Inclusion Ch8: Social Computing and Health Ch9: Social Computing and Governance We hope you will find areas of interest for your own field or work. Comments are very welcome to the editors and to the authors of individual chapters. - For the full report write to the 1st editor Yves.Punie(a)ec.europa.eu or jrc-ipts-secretariat(a)ec.europa.eu - For individual chapters, please write to the relevant author Name.surname(a)ec.europa.eu Please note that some authors have moved and have different email addresses: Feijoo: claudio(a)feijoo.net, Valverde: jose.valverde.albacete(a)gmail.com, Ala-Mutka: kirsti.ala-mutka(a)iki.fi Please, feel free to disseminate to your contacts. Kind regards, Wainer [on behalf of the editorial team] Dr Wainer Lusoli Information Society Unit European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC) Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Sevilla - Spain E wainer.lusoli(a)ec.europa.eu T 0034 954 488 271 W http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu W2 http://www.lusoli.info W3 http://del.icio.us/lusoli The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.

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Analyzing Google Groups?
by Claudia Mueller-Birn 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

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 Claudia Mueller-Birn | Post-doctoral Fellow/Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Researcher | Carnegie Mellon University | Institute for Software Research (ISR) | 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | phone: (412) 268 6367 | mail: clmb(a)cs.cmu.edu

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SSRN iPhone App iSSRN Now Available
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

Colleagues/ Another Major Advance ! /Gerry iSSRN, a free iPhone App, is now available. "It provides instant access to the latest Social Science and Humanities research in the SSRN eLibrary from scholars around the world. iSSRN is available from Apple's iTunes store. iSSRN allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to search over 250,000 papers and read the full text of the papers directly on their device Note: This is an updated version of the previous iSSRN App and this version, not the previous one, will be updated in the future. Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. We have received several excellence awards for our web site. Each of SSRN's networks encourages the early distribution of research results by publishing Submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world. We now have hundreds of journals, publishers, and institutions in Partners in Publishing that provide working papers for distribution through SSRN's eLibrary and abstracts for publication in SSRN's electronic journals. The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 260,300 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 213,700 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. The eLibrary also includes the research papers of a number of Fee Based Partner Publications. !!! Thanks To / Karen R. Schneiderman / For The HeadsUp !!! See Also My profile Of SSRN Social Science Research Network: Everyone Can Be A Star Links TO iSSRN App and SSRN Profile Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/ygs6d75 ] BTW: IF You Know Of Other Information/Database iPhone/non-iPhone Apps Please Submit As A Comment On The Blog Entry > Thanks A Million ! EnJOY ! /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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FW: [CC] [NetBehaviour] Second Life To Remove Free Content From Web Search. (fwd)
by Michael Gurstein 22 Nov '09

22 Nov '09

Putting up toll booths in (what had been seen as) a commons? MBG ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:42:32 +0000 From: marc garrett <marc.garrett(a)furtherfield.org> Reply-To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour(a)netbehaviour.org> To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour(a)netbehaviour.org> Subject: [NetBehaviour] Second Life To Remove Free Content From Web Search. Second Life To Remove Free Content From Web Search. "In a move that continues to shake the Second Life community of content creators, merchants, and consumers, Linden Labs has declared that free virtual content will no longer be searchable without listing payments on their website portal (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Managing_Freebies_on_Xs treet_SL_Roadmap_FAQ); and additional fees will be added with the intention of discouraging content listed for inexpensive selling prices. The move is particularly troubling because the online Web listing service is the de facto search engine for virtual content in Second Life, since the in-world search tools are unable to provide information about an object beyond name and location - basic textual descriptions, pictures, or descriptions of licensing, size, or content-category are not possible. While initially the change was explained as a response to community feedback, the residents involved in this feedback process were revealed to be fewer than 100 in number, primarily larger merchants among a community of millions. Within 24 hours of the announcement, the feedback thread (https://blogs.secondlife.com/message/38923#38923) has swelled to over 1,000 overwhelmingly negative responses. Additionally, in-world protests have erupted throughout the day, and over 20,000 objects have been voluntarily removed from the online store by angered merchants." Read on for more details on the brouhaha. Adding to the controversy are the officially stated justifications in the FAQ (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Managing_Freebies_on_Xs treet_SL_Roadmap_FAQ), such as 'They [free content listings] hinder the shopping experience because a "sort by price" puts all freebies first,' and the perplexing statement 'They [free listings] garner so much attention that Residents are driven toward the freebies instead of quality, fairly priced items.' Various independent virtual content listing sites have been proposed, such as Meta-life.net (http://meta-life.net/) and Slapt.me (http://slapt.me/) but attempts to post this information on the Second Life forums has been met with aggressive administrative censorship of these links. Found originally on slashdot.org marc _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour(a)netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour !DSPAM:2676,4b086c4b25621250712594!

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