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Internet use and social trust?
by Mia Lövheim 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

Dear all, I have been involved in the planning of a Swedish survey looking at motives for voluntary work and social trust (generally), and would like to include some questions on uses of the internet in relation to the development of social trust, social capital, and participation in voluntary work that has been tried out previously in international research during the last 2-3 years. Any suggestions of questions and/or publication where I can find this kind of research questions would be most helpful! Thank you in advance for your help, /Mia -- Mia Lövheim TD Lektor i Religionssociologi Teologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet Box 511 75120 Uppsala tel (+46)018-471 2168 mail mia.lovheim(a)teol.uu.se www.teol.uu.se Mia Lövheim PhD Post Doc/visiting researcher Department of Media and Communication P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo, Norway tel +47 228 50426 mail mia.lovheim(a)media.uio.no www.intermedia.uio.no/mediatized/women

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Re: [Air-L] Does Comm Sci notice the internet?
by Tim Stephen 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

A colleague forwarded a portion of a thread of a recent air-l discussion regarding frequency of Internet-related publication in journals of the communication discipline. I'm just hopping on air-l long enough to send this along as I thought possibly the numbers below might be relevant in the context of this issue. Apologies if they're off point. The table that follows is a list of the number of papers each communication journal has ever published that were coded with keywords "cmc" or "web", or "internet" for 29 of the 100+ communication journals covered in ComAbstracts. This 29 journal subset was selected because these happened to strike me yesterday morning as having greater face-relevance to the question of which outlets are handling the greater flow of Internet-related research papers in the communication field. The number in parentheses following the journal name is the prestige rank of each journal (lower number, higher prestige) based on the correlation between communication doctoral program faculty's accumulated record of publication in each journal and the program's accumulated prestige/reputation rankings summed across the nine areas covered in the 2004 NCA study of doctoral program reputation. Journals without rankings had summed correlations at or below zero with perceptions of doctoral program prestige/reputation. Data are from ComAbstracts, ComVista, and ComAnalytics (http://www.cios.org/www/abstract.htm) Best wishes, Tim Stephen Department of Communication, University at Albany (SUNY) & CIOS n of papers|Journal Name (journal prestige rank) 310 | Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (not rated) 146 | Information Communication & Society (53) 134 | Electronic Journal of Communication (47) 67 | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (28) 58 | Canadian Journal of Communication (43) 52 | Convergence 51 | Journal of Communication (2) 47 | Communication Research (5) 35 | Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (30) 27 | Political Communication (12) 26 | Human Communication Research (1) 25 | Critical Studies in Media Communication (20) 23 | European Journal of Communication 22 | Asian Journal of Communication (37) 20 | Public Opinion Quarterly (46) 16 | Media Psychology 15 | Mass Communication and Society (41) 14 | Communication Yearbook (4) 14 | Communication Quarterly (11) 12 | Management Communication Quarterly (16) 11 | Southern Communication Journal (44) 10 | Communication Monographs (3) 10 | Western Communication Journal (7) 9 | Journal of Applied Communication (6) 9 | Television and New Media (29) 8 | Nordicom Review (not rated) 5 | Visual Communication 3 | Communication Theory (18) 1 | Quarterly Journal of Speech (14)

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Automated analysis of large social network
by Luca Rossi 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

Dear all, I'm working on a research project aimed to develop a software tool able to map and analyze how social relations are reshaped on Facebook. I was wondering if you were aware of any paper or book about large social network analysis (preferably automated). I'm not thinking about small scale SN analysis but about large (or very large) SN. At the same time are you aware of any research based on the analysis of large quantities of User generated contents? (blog entries or youtube videos etc.). thank you all Luca -- Luca Rossi LaRiCA - Advanced Communication Laboratory Faculty of Sociology - "Carlo Bo" University, Urbino luca.rossi(a)soc.uniurb.it T. +39 0722 305726 F. +39 0722 305727 http://larica-virtual.soc.uniurb.it/redline

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Re: [Air-L] Broadband speeds: demand for 10 Mbps and above
by Catherine Middleton 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Amon asks: "what should be the justifiable bb speed targets to households for countries, like Canada, US, UK?" (full message quoted below) This is an important and unresolved question. The need for higher speeds is very commonly simply stated or assumed, without any specific justification. In theory, faster speeds are better, but in practice, at least in the short term, faster speeds from an ISP to a residence don't mean that content necessarily travels much faster. Additionally, it's well-known that speeds of "up to XX Mbps" rarely deliver the potential maximum speeds. (see the "UK Broadband Speeds 2008" report on this point). Regarding justification of the need for speed: - The California Broadband Task Force report does include a specific list matching applications to required network speeds: California Broadband Task Force (2008). The State of Connectivity – Building Innovation Through Broadband: State of California. http://www.calink.ca.gov/pdf/CBTF_FINAL_Report.pdf . - Similar information is also found in International Telecommunication Union (2003). Birth of Broadband. Geneva: ITU. - Another report that addresses the issue of demand for higher speed networks is: Broadband Stakeholder Group (2007). Pipe Dreams?: Prospects for next generation broadband deployment in the UK, www.broadbanduk.org/content/view/236/7/ - The issue of network symmetry (i.e. equivalent, or near equivalent upload and download speeds) is very important in a world where users generate content. The Australian case: In Australia, the National Broadband Network tender requested proposals for a 12 Mbps network. There doesn't appear to be any specific rationale for that particular speed, and many stakeholders argued for the need for much higher speeds in public consultations on the NBN. (see http://www.dbcde.gov.au/communications_for_business/funding_programs__and__… and http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/broadband_ctte/submissions/sublist.h…) In Australian cities, commercial ISPs will provide many consumers with speeds better than 12 Mbps well before the NBN is built (if it is built). In the short term, the primary reason for higher speeds is to deliver (i.e. broadcast) television services and other entertainment content. But despite the experiences of most people on this list, the average internet user isn't yet using the internet to download (or upload) much content. Canadian data continue to show that a large proportion of internet users, although they have broadband, don't really use the internet that intensely, or for applications that really require high speed. (See various papers on this topic at http://www.broadbandresearch.ca/ourresearch/papers.html , especially my work with Jordan Leith in the 'Working Papers' section of the site. We are currently working on a paper using 2007 data.) So while most people think they'd like higher speeds, actual usage data doesn't (yet?) suggest that everyone requires higher speeds to support the applications they are using. This of course raises the perennial 'build it and they will come' issue, the argument that if we had higher speed networks there would be more apps that took advantage of all this bandwidth, and people would find uses for it. I do think that in the longer term, more interesting and potentially useful things are possible, but there are enormous unresolved questions about how to build next generation networks that could provide for innovative health, education, government and other applications. For more info on broadband deployment, see my bookmarks at http://delicious.com/canadabroadband . catherine -------------------------------- Dr. Catherine Middleton Canada Research Chair - Communication Technologies in the Information Society Ted Rogers School of Management Ryerson University Toronto, Canada http://www.ryerson.ca/itm/fcty/Middleton/Middleton.html > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:05:09 -0500 > From: "Khakimov, Amonulla (MGS)" <Amonulla.Khakimov(a)ontario.ca> > Subject: [Air-L] Broadband speeds: demand for 10 Mbps and above > To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Message-ID: > <150AD404D534DD4CB1CF586D947F3AA403C81ACD(a)CTSPITDCEMMVX22.cihs.ad.gov.on.ca > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > I am looking for directions to research studies and reports that > justify > need for higher broadband speeds. There are lots of discussions going > around the need for ultra-broadband, fibre networks, etc. in many > countries. Some jurisdictions set up specific speed targets, for > instance UK recently announced it's plan to provide universal > broadband > access at minimum speeds of 2 mbps. However, I have seen only few > studies on technical review of those bandwidth heavy applications that > require high-speeds. Further, what should be the justifiable bb speed > targets to households for countries, like Canada, US, UK? Average > speed, > for Canada, according to OECD is around 7 Mbps.. Many experts suggest > these days that the minimum speed should be 10 Mbps or above.. What > online applications imply that? IPTV, on-line games, VC? Anything > else? > Any studies to support that? > > your help in finding relevant data is greatly appreciated.. > > Amon.

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Re: [Air-L] IR 10.0: call for reviewers: AREAS OF EXPERTISE???
by Andrew Herman 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Thanks, guys. Will do. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693 >>> Ana Abreu <anatec6(a)gmail.com> 02/11/09 9:14 AM >>> Dear Andrew, At the end of the form, there is the option Reviewer with some space to write our areas of expertise. Best, Ana Abreu 2009/2/11, Andrew Herman <aherman(a)wlu.ca>: > > Again: where/how can we list our areas of expertise???? > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D. > Associate Professor > Department of Communication Studies > Wilfrid Laurier University > Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 > CANADA > 519 884-1970 x3693 > >>> Ana Abreu <anatec6(a)gmail.com> 02/11/09 8:41 AM >>> > Just correcting: l > > Dr Ana Abreu > Adjunct Professor > Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar > 51 16 3351 8668 > anatec6(a)gmail.com > anaabreu(a)ufscar.br > > 2009/2/11, Ana Abreu <anatec6(a)gmail.com>: > > > > Dear Susanna, > > > > Íve just created my account. It will be a pleasure to review AOIR > > abstracts. > > > > Best, > > Ana Abreu > > anatec6(a)gamil.com > > anaabreu(a)ufscar.br > > > > > > 2009/2/10, Susanna Paasonen <susanna.paasonen(a)helsinki.fi>: > >> > >> Dear all, > >> > >> My warmest thanks to all of you who have enrolled as reviewers for > the IR > >> 10.0 conference. As the submission deadline is drawing closer (next > Monday, > >> to be exact), I would like to invite as many of you as possible to > consider > >> taking up the task (by registering at > >> http://ocs.sfu.ca/aoir/index.php/ir/10/user/account) The broader > pool of > >> reviewers we have, the better chances we have of ensuring expert > opinion on > >> all papers. Given the fundamentally interdisciplinary nature of aoir > as a > >> scholarly community, this is by no means a minor issue. Your input is > >> greatly appreciated. > >> > >> with all best, > >> Susanna > >> > >> Susanna Paasonen > >> Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies > >> Program Chair / IR 10.0 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ _______________________________________________ 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] IR 10.0: call for reviewers: AREAS OF EXPERTISE???
by Andrew Herman 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Again: where/how can we list our areas of expertise???? Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693 >>> Ana Abreu <anatec6(a)gmail.com> 02/11/09 8:41 AM >>> Just correcting: l Dr Ana Abreu Adjunct Professor Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar 51 16 3351 8668 anatec6(a)gmail.com anaabreu(a)ufscar.br 2009/2/11, Ana Abreu <anatec6(a)gmail.com>: > > Dear Susanna, > > Íve just created my account. It will be a pleasure to review AOIR > abstracts. > > Best, > Ana Abreu > anatec6(a)gamil.com > anaabreu(a)ufscar.br > > > 2009/2/10, Susanna Paasonen <susanna.paasonen(a)helsinki.fi>: >> >> Dear all, >> >> My warmest thanks to all of you who have enrolled as reviewers for the IR >> 10.0 conference. As the submission deadline is drawing closer (next Monday, >> to be exact), I would like to invite as many of you as possible to consider >> taking up the task (by registering at >> http://ocs.sfu.ca/aoir/index.php/ir/10/user/account) The broader pool of >> reviewers we have, the better chances we have of ensuring expert opinion on >> all papers. Given the fundamentally interdisciplinary nature of aoir as a >> scholarly community, this is by no means a minor issue. Your input is >> greatly appreciated. >> >> with all best, >> Susanna >> >> Susanna Paasonen >> Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies >> Program Chair / IR 10.0 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > > _______________________________________________ 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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IR 10.0: call for reviewers
by Susanna Paasonen 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Dear all, My warmest thanks to all of you who have enrolled as reviewers for the IR 10.0 conference. As the submission deadline is drawing closer (next Monday, to be exact), I would like to invite as many of you as possible to consider taking up the task (by registering at http://ocs.sfu.ca/aoir/index.php/ir/10/user/account) The broader pool of reviewers we have, the better chances we have of ensuring expert opinion on all papers. Given the fundamentally interdisciplinary nature of aoir as a scholarly community, this is by no means a minor issue. Your input is greatly appreciated. with all best, Susanna Susanna Paasonen Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Program Chair / IR 10.0

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Survey: Social Media and Virtual Worlds in Higher Education
by Sarah Robbins 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

*Apologies for cross posts** As part of a series of reports I'm writing about the use of social media and virtual worlds in higher education I'm conducting a survey of higher ed faculty, staff, and administrators. The survey is being sponsored by Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com) who will be publishing the reports. I hope you'll all be willing to participate! The survey can be found here<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KuusGmF_2fPO4zEdUnpwjFKA_3d_3d>: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KuusGmF_2fPO4zEdUnpwjFKA_3d_3d One lucky survey participant will win a Kindle! Thanks so much! Sarah PS: Please feel free to pass the survey link on to anyone you think might be willing to participate including mailing lists or blog posts! 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

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Does Comm Sci notice the internet?
by Barry Wellman 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

A provocative Q, to be sure, and of course, the answer to members of this list is Yes. BUT I just went thru the entire "intersections" (with other disciplines) issue of the J of Communication (54, 4, 12/08) and didn't notice one mention of the Internet, or the new media in general. Perhaps I missed some obscure thing, but I wuz amazed. Having started this, please excuse me if i don't respond personally. Deadlined on my book chapter NOW. 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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Re: [Air-L] Virtual Ethnography and CyberAnthropology
by Denise N. Rall 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Dear AIR-ers - This continues as one of the best topics in AIR in recent years (for me, anyway). I forgot to mention two people who influenced the approach I took in my thesis. Such as the one offered by Phil Howard: (In fact I have thanked him personally with 'saving' my thesis - all credit to him and no blame!) Howard, P. N. (2002). "Network ethnography and the hypermedia organization: new media, new organizations, new methods." New Media & Society 4(4): 550-74. >From his paper: "Social scientists are increasingly interested in innovative organizational forms made possible with new media, known as epistemic communities, knowledge networks, or communities of practice, depending on the discipline. Some organizational forms can be difficult to study qualitatively because human, social, cultural, or symbolic capital is transmitted over significant distances with technologies that do not carry the full range of human expression that an ethnographer or participant observer hopes to experience. Whereas qualitative methods render rich description of human interaction, they can be unwieldy for studying complex formal and informal organizations that operate over great distances and through new media. Whereas social network analysis renders an overarching sketch of interaction, it will fail to capture detail on incommensurate yet meaningful relationships. Using social network analysis to justify case selection for ethnography, I propose 'network ethnography' as a synergistic research design for the study of the organizational forms built around new media." Second great approach was provided by Jo Tacchi, Greg Hearn, and their team. This is specifically a method, and while I haven't read the book, what I know of Tacchi and her colleagues, it's an approach well worth considering if one is framing the research towards action research. Tacchi, J., G. Hearn, et al. (2004). Ethnographic Action Research: A Method for Implementing and Evaluating New Media Technologies. Information and Communication Technology: Recasting Development. K. Prasad. Delhi, BR Publishing Corporation. Apologies if these have been mentioned previously, I haven't read the whole string yet. Denise N. Rall, PhD. Internationalisation Project Officer Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Office: Room T2.17, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Mobile 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Presenter, Internet Research 9.0, 15-18 October 2008, Copenhagen, DK Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more

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