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Papers out of NetLab recently
by Barry Wellman 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

All up on my webpage 1. Barry Wellman, "I was a Wikiwarrior for Barack Obama." Short fun piece. Huffington Post was going to blog it, but then they haven't done anything for a month, and don't answer emails. Make me a publn offer. 2. Wenhong Chen and Barry Wellman, "Net and Jet." How transnational Canadian-Chinese entrepreneurs network by land, air and ether. Based on Wenhong's dissertation. Coming out in Information, Communication and Society June 2009. 3. Barry Wellman. "Studying Internet Studies Through the Ages." A short piece that updates my Three Ages of Internet Studies. Coming out in the Blackwell Handbook of Internet Studies. 4. Diana Mok, Barry Wellman, and Juan-Antonio Carrasco, "Does Distance Still Matter in the Age of the Internet?" The answer is yes for relationships, but not for email itself. Based on Connected Lives data. Due out in Urban Studies: late 2009 or early 2010. 5. Juan-Antonio Carrasco, Barry Wellman and Eric Miller. 2008. "How Far - and With Whom - Do People Socialize? Empirical Evidence about Distance between Social Network Members." Transportation Research Record: 2076: 114-122. Travel analysis based on Connected Lives data. Shows the interplay of email and face-to-face contact. 6. Rochelle Côté, Gabriele Plickert and Barry Wellman. 2009 "Does the Golden Rule, Rule?" Pp. 49-71 in Contexts of Social Capital: Social Networks in Markets, Communities and Families, edited by Ray-May Hsung, Nan Lin and Ronald Breiger. London: Routledge. Based on the second East York -- the first (we know of) social network analysis of who reciprocates with what. Finds direct exchange (tit-for-tit) beats indirect (tit-for-tat). 7. Ben Veenhof, Barry Wellman, Carsten Quell and Bernie Hogan. 2008. "How Canadians' Use of the Internet Affects Social Life and Civic Participation". Connectedness report series: F0004M-16, December 4, 2008. 29 pp. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/56f0004m/56f0004m2008016-eng.pdf. Uses very large Statistics Canada national surveys (and some Connected Lives data) to analyze time use, civic involvement and internet use. 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 twitter: barrywellman secondlife: wikiwarrior swords Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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The Guardian: Blogging / Podcasting / Twitter / Wikipedia - The Future Of (UK) Education?
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Colleagues/ Recent-Late-Breaking-Revolutionary News ... !!! /Gerry The Guardian: Blogging / Podcasting / Twitter / Wikipedia - The Future Of (UK) Education? Children will no longer have to study the Victorians or the second world war under proposals to overhaul the primary school curriculum, the Guardian has learned. However, the draft plans will require children to master Twitter and Wikipedia and give teachers far more freedom to decide what youngsters should be concentrating on in classes. The proposed curriculum, which would mark the biggest change to primary schooling in a decade, strips away hundreds of specifications about the scientific, geographical and historical knowledge pupils must accumulate before they are 11 to allow schools greater flexibility in what they teach. [snip] The papers seen by the Guardian are draft plans for the detailed content of each of six core "learning areas" that Rose is proposing should replace the current 13 standalone subject areas. The proposals would require: * Children to leave primary school familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as sources of information and forms of communication. [snip] [snip] The six core areas are: understanding English, communication and languages, mathematical understanding, scientific and technological understanding, human, social and environmental understanding, understanding physical health and wellbeing, and understanding arts and design. [More] Links To Full Article and Companion Audio Interview Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/cu49jc ] What Will They Do Next? Sanction Membership In Social Networks [:-) Enjoy! /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 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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International School on Digital Transformation
by Angela Newell 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

*International School on Digital Transformation *Porto, Portugal University of Porto and the University of Texas at Austin July 19-25, 2009 http://colab.ic2.utexas.edu/dm/international-school/ Applications are now open for the first International School on Digital Transformation, to be held July 19-24, 2009, at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal. The School is accepting applications from advanced students and recent graduates from around the world with an interest in how digital technologies are changing societies and the world as a whole. The International School on Digital Transformation will be an intensive six-day residential program, conducted in English and bringing together emerging and established scholars and professionals from around the world. During the week-long session, innovators in digital communications will serve as teachers and mentors, presenting their current projects and research and participating in discussions with advanced students and professionals beginning careers in the field. Presenters and students will be regarded as peers during the School. The School will focus on these themes: • Democratic transformations of society through digital media • Innovations in transparency and political participation using new online tools • Grassroots civic activities using digital technologies • Building effective communities with the Internet • Reaching out to new users with mobile and online technologies • Prospects for digital communication in developing regions • Digital arts and culture in a globalized, online world The goals of the International School include: • Combining lectures on current research and innovation with practical experience, using accessible, low-cost digital technologies • Providing an informal venue for sharing expertise, perspectives, and best practices and for mentoring advanced students • Fostering a sustainable network of scholars and activists in the field of digital technology, communication and social change Program The basic daily schedule will consist of one 90-minute session of lecture and discussion in the morning: free time for teachers and students to interact, converse and explore the city in the afternoon; and two more 90-minute lecture and discussion sessions in the evening, folowed by a communal meal. The confirmed speakers for the International School on Digital Transformation include: * Sunil Abraham Director of Policy at the Center for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India; and current board member of Mahiti Infotech * Patricia Aufderheide Professor, School of Communication, American University; director, Center for Social Media at American University * Warigia Bowman Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy Leadership, University of Mississippi * Fiorella De Cindio Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science Department, University of Milan * Martha Fuentes-Bautista Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts at Amherst * Stephanie Hankey/Marek Tuszynski (tentative) Co-founders and directors, Tactical Technology Collective * Lisa Nakamura (associate faculty) Professor, Institute of Communication Research; Director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Tapan Parikh Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of California at Berkeley * Tiago Peixoto Researcher, European University Institute, Florence, Italy * Alison Powell SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University * Andrew Rasiej Founder of Personal Democracy Forum and techPresident * Nicholas Reville Executive director, Participatory Culture Foundation * Scott Robinson Professor, Department of Anthropology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana * Jorge Martins Rosa Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences; Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University of Lisbon * Christian Sandvig Associate Professor, Department of Communication; faculty member, Project on Public Policy and Advanced Communication Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Doug Schuler Program Director, Public Sphere Project, an initiative of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility * Leslie Regan Shade Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University * Maripaz Silva (associate faculty) * Laura Stein Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film Department, University of Texas at Austin * Siva Vaidhyanathan Associate Professor, University of Virginia, Media Studies and Law; Fellow, Institute for the Future of the Book * Katrin Verclas Co-founder and editor of Mobileactive.org The International School on Digital Transformation is a program of the University of Texas Austin-Portugal Colaboratory, or CoLab. The co-directors of the School are Sharon Strover and Gary Chapman of the University of Texas at Austin. The School will be held at the Rectory, a building of the University of Porto in the center of the city. Student housing will consist of nearby hotels, and the cost of the School will include a shared hotel room, two meals per day (breakfast and dinner) and the program itself. The week will also include a cultural activity offered to all School participants. The estimated cost of the International School on Digital Transformation will be between €300 and €400. Travel to Porto, Portugal, is not supported; students must find and pay for their own travel to Porto. The student application, and more specific information for students, are available at this link. Porto, Portugal Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996, Porto is known for its spectacular architecture and medieval alleyways, and it is also compact, allowing visitors to easily explore the central city on foot. Porto is on the Douro River and also near the Atlantic Ocean. It is famous for its port wine from the inland Portuguese wine region along the Douro River valley. During the free afternoons, students and teachers may explore the sidewalk café culture on Santa Catarina Street, a nearby pedestrian shopping area, or walk across the Dom Luís I Bridge spanning the Douro River to the promenade, restaurants, and port houses in Vila Nova de Gaia, directly opposite central Porto. Short river cruises may be taken in barcos rabelos, flat-bottomed boats traditionally used to ferry shipments of port wine. While Porto is famous for its ancient Roman ramparts and Gothic churches, it is also home to the Casa da Música concert hall, a superb example of modern architecture, finished in 2005, that has become an icon of the city. The Serralves Museum is a major cultural institution which hosts rotating exhibitions of contemporary art and which features a world-class garden. In the late evenings, Porto hosts a thriving clubbing culture, and the city’s nightspots attract DJs from around the world. Porto has an international airport and is also served by trains from Lisbon and from Spain. By train, Porto is approximately three and a half hours north of Lisbon. Please direct questions regarding the program to Karen Gustafson, at kegustafson(a)mail.utexas.edu.

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scales and technology
by Magdi Vanya 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

We are looking for a scale that can handle the fast-paced change in technology (e.g. MySpace being replaced in popularity with Facebook or Twitter, etc.). Our study, which we want to repeat with improved measures, focuses on how parents monitor their teen's online or cell phone activity, or how they use these technologies' to monitor their teen's general activity. Thanks! magdi

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German Summer School on Virtual Worlds Research
by Kerstin Radde 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

HOW VIRTUAL IS REALITY? We would like to call your attention to this year's Summer School "How Virtual is reality?" (http://how-virtual-is-reality.eu/) held in Bremen (Germany) from July 10 to July 19. The course is mainly addressed to graduate and postgraduate students like Master students and PhD candidates, but undergraduates with experience in the field are also very welcome to apply! As a cooperation of the University of Bremen, the University of Oldenburg and the Jacobs-University (Bremen) the Summer course will broach the issue of the relevance of new environments like "Second Life" or "World of Warcraft" for nowadays culture and social life with special focus on rituals and religions. Instructed by more than 15 international teachers, the participants of the Summer School will engage into the interdisciplinary study of practical methods and theoretical approaches for the scientific handling of ritual and media. The media will not only be subject to methodological, theoretical and practical research and discussion but will also serve as platform for academic exchange and teaching. After this Summer School participants will be able to design and perform research projects on religion in and within Virtual Worlds. Please forward this information to everyone who might be interested in the course! A banner and a poster will soon be available on the "Media" section of the website. We are looking forward to many interesting applications! The organizers Kerstin Radde-Antweiler Simone Heidbrink -- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dr. phil. Dipl. Theol. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler Universität Bremen - FB 9 - Institut für Religions- wissenschaft und-pädagogik Badgasteiner Str. 1/SPT D-28359 Bremen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> T. +49 (0)421 218 67911 F. +49 (0)421 218 7491

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Media Studies job opportunities, University of Amsterdam
by Richard Rogers 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Media Studies job opportunities, University of Amsterdam Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam announces the following positions to be filled: - Associate Professor in Media and Culture - Assistant Professor in New Media and Digital Culture - Assistant Professor in Television and Popular Culture - Two PhD positions, with teaching requirements (announcement in Dutch) Application deadline is 19 April. Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Media and Culture 1.0 FTE vacancy number 09-3012 with a specialization in Media History and Media Theory, particularly Media Archeology. We expect our prospective colleague to be a strong team player with expertise in the areas of Media History and Media Theory, particularly Media Archeology. Publication records should show affinity with critical-theoretical approaches to media, and a broad knowledge of media theory within the humanities. Besides a strong academic record and excellent pedagogical skills, we expect the candidate to have proven leadership qualities, as he/she will have coordinating tasks with teaching programs. Requirements A PhD in the field of Media Studies or other relevant field of the humanities At least five years of teaching experience, preferably at various levels of university education; an interest in new methods of teaching (especially the use of audio-visual digital technology and electronic learning environments) Outstanding research skills, demonstrated by publications in international refereed academic journals and academic publishers Fundraising experience, e.g. acquisition of research projects through government agencies or the private sector Experience in supervising PhD research Proven leadership qualities; experience in administration, organisation and coordination of university education and research Enthusiasm, an interdisciplinary attitude, a strong team spirit and the ability to motivate team members Sound knowledge of ICT developments in the field Flexibility, readiness to participate in interdisciplinary cooperation and multidisciplinary development Excellent command of both Dutch and English; preferably international teaching experience. If Dutch is not the native language, an active and passive command should be acquired within two years of appointment Further information For further information, please contact Professor Frank van Vree, Chair of the Department of Media Studies, tel. 020-525 2980, e-mail f.p.i.m.vanvree(a)uva.nl . Appointment This is a tenure track appointment, which means that the initial appointment will be two years. Depending on teaching evaluations and professional assessment, tenure will be granted after two years. Gross monthly salary for a fulltime appointment (38 hours a week) will be between €4,428 (scale 13) and €5,920 (scale 14). Job application Application letter and CV should be addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, professor dr. J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. The application deadline is 20 April 2007. The top left-hand corner of the envelope should be marked with the vacancy number and the words "strictly confidential". Alternatively, applications may be e-mailed to ‘solliciteren2009-fgw@uva. nl' Please indicate the vacancy number in the subject field. _____________________________________________________ Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture 30h per week (0.8 FTE) vacancy number 09-3010 The ideal candidate would have familiarity with the study of digital media in the humanities, and have made acquaintance with such areas as cyberculture, digital humanities, information aesthetics and visualization, Internet studies, media arts, media history, media theory and/or virtual ethnography. Internet skills are essential, as is up-to-date knowledge of Internet culture. Practical experience in working with Web-based applications (e.g., blogs and wikis) is desirable. The new media and digital culture team is part of the Media Studies department and concerns itself with research strategies for the critical study of Internet culture. The Assistant Professor is expected to teach on both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, in courses concerned with such topics as digital journalism, digital aesthetics, Internet research methods and techniques, media archaeology as well as the politics of code. Candidates also should have a new media research agenda. Tasks Teaching and developing teaching activities both as part of and outside the Media and Culture programme (Co-)supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses Independently conducting research in the area mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications Co-supervising PhD candidates Making a contribution to raising contract and indirect funding Requirements Relevant PhD degree Experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international professional journals / book form Teaching experience at the university level and demonstrable didactic abilities and / or training, evidence by an educational portfolio Experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education Team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme Willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum Organisational experience and skills Thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years Further information Further information about this vacancy can be obtained from prof. dr. Frank van Vree, Chair of the department Media Studies, Telephone +31- (0)20-5253847, e-mail f.p.i.m.vanvree(a)uva.nl. Appointment This is a temporary appointment for two years. The gross monthly salary will range from € 3,195 (scale 11) to € 4,970 (scale 12), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week). Job application Applications should include a curriculum vitae and should be sent before 19 April 2009 to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, to the attention of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Ms Prof Dr J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. Please state the vacancy number in the upper left corner of the envelope. The selection process will include a trial lecture. You may also submit your application by e-mail; solliciteren2009-fgw(a)uva.nl . In this case please state the vacancy number in the subject field. _____________________________________________________ Assistant Professor of Television and Popular Culture 30h per week (0.8 FTE) vacancy number 09-3011 We expect our future colleague to be a strong team player with expertise in the rapidly changing area of Television Studies, around themes and topics like visual analysis, cultural theory, media history, genre theory, (qualitative) audience research and recent developments in media content and technologies. Tasks ▪ Teaching and developing teaching activities both as part of and outside the Media and Culture programme ▪ (Co-)supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses ▪ Independently conducting research in the area mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications ▪ Co-supervising PhD candidates ▪ Making a contribution to raising contract and indirect funding Requirements ▪ Relevant PhD degree ▪ Experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international professional journals / book form ▪ Teaching experience at the university level and demonstrable didactic abilities and / or training, evidence by an educational portfolio ▪ Experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education ▪ Team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme ▪ Willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum ▪ Organisational experience and skills ▪ Thorough knowledge of Dutch and English; non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years Further information Further information about this vacancy can be obtained from prof. dr. Frank van Vree, Chair of the department Media Studies, Telephone +31- (0)20-5253847, e-mail f.p.i.m.vanvree(a)uva.nl. Appointment This is a temporary appointment for two years. The gross monthly salary will range from € 3,195 (scale 11) to € 4,970 (scale 12), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week). Job application Applications should include a curriculum vitae and should be sent before 19 April 2009 to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, to the attention of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Ms Prof Dr J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. Please state the vacancy number in the upper left corner of the envelope. The selection process will include a trial lecture. You may also submit your application by e-mail; solliciteren2009-fgw(a)uva.nl . In this case please state the vacancy number in the subject field. _____________________________________________________ Docent-promovendi Media en Cultuur Beide voor 38 uur per week voor een periode van 5 jaar vacaturenummer 09-3009 De afdeling Mediastudies zoekt twee jonge, enthousiaste docenten met onderwijservaring, die tegelijk willen werken aan een promotieonderzoek op het terrein van Mediastudies. De voorkeur gaat uit naar kandidaten die onderwijs kunnen verzorgen op het terrein van televisie en/of nieuwe media. Het promotievoorstel kan liggen op elk van de terreinen van Media en Cultuur, van nieuwe media, journalistieke cultuur, televisie en film tot aan het werkgebied van Preservation and presentation of the moving image. De docentpromovendus zal onderwijs verzorgen binnen de bachelor Media en Cultuur en eventueel in de professionele master Journalistiek en Preservation and presentation of the moving image (P&P). De kandidaat kan door de selectiecommissie worden verzocht een voorstel voor een promotieonderzoek over een voor Mediastudies belangrijk onderwerp uit te werken. Dit voorstel wordt getoetst op inhoudelijke en methodologische coherentie, belang voor het gebied van mediastudies en haalbaarheid binnen de gestelde termijn. Werkzaamheden Onderwijs Voorbereiden en uitvoeren van onderwijs binnen en buiten de verschillende opleidingen die deel uitmaken van het onderwijsinstituut Mediastudies Bijhouden van literatuur en het integreren van nieuwe inzichten in het onderwijs Begeleiden en coachen van studenten Begeleiden van studieopdrachten Signaleren en integreren van verbeteringen in didactiek en/of inhoud van het onderwijs Bijdragen aan de evaluatie van de opzet en de uitvoering van het onderwijs Deelnemen aan commissies of werkgroepen, alsmede uitvoeren van toegewezen beheers- en bestuurstaken Onderzoek Het verrichten van promotieonderzoek Het schrijven van een proefschrift Het afronden van de promotie met de verdediging van het proefschrift Waar relevant deelnemen aan landelijke seminars, workshops e.d., die door de onderzoekscholen worden georganiseerd Het presenteren van resultaten van onderzoek in de vorm van lezingen en bijdragen aan workshops, seminars, congressen e.d. Profiel Voltooide universitaire opleiding en aanwijsbare affiniteit met wetenschappelijk onderzoek, blijkend uit b.v. publicaties, onderzoeksplannen en overige projecten Onderwijservaring op universitair niveau en didactische aanleg Ervaring met digitale en audiovisuele hulpmiddelen; affiniteit met ICT in het academisch onderwijs Teamgeest en brede inzetbaarheid op alle niveaus van meer dan één opleiding Bereidheid tot multidisciplinaire ontwikkeling, zodat men op meerdere onderdelen van het onderwijsprogramma van de faculteit inzetbaar is Organisatorische ervaring en kwaliteiten Grondige beheersing van het Nederlands en Engels; indien Nederlands niet de moedertaal is, moet men zich de taal binnen twee jaar eigen maken Inlichtingen Voor nadere inlichtingen kunt u contact opnemen met prof. dr. Frank van Vree, voorzitter van de afdeling Mediastudies, telefoon 020-525 3847, e-mail f.p.i.m.vanvree(a)uva.nl. Aanstelling De aanstelling geschiedt in tijdelijke dienst voor de duur van 5 jaar. Het salaris bedraagt voor de functie van docent minimaal €2.379 (schaal 10) en maximaal €4.374 (schaal 11) en voor de functie van promovendus minimaal €2.379 en maximaal €2.612 (schaal P) bruto per maand bij volledige werktijd (38 uur per week). Sollicitatie Een sollicitatiebrief, vergezeld van een curriculum vitae, dient vóór 19 april 2009 gericht te worden aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam, aan de decaan van de Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, mevrouw prof. dr J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. Vermeldt u s.v.p. het vacaturenummer linksboven op de enveloppe. Tevens is het mogelijk uw sollicitatie per e-mail te sturen aan ‘solliciteren2009-fgw@uva. nl'. U dient bij uw sollicitatiebrief een beknopt onderzoeksvoorstel in te dienen van minimaal 500 woorden en maximaal 800 woorden. Enkele door de commissie geselecteerde kandidaten zullen worden uitgenodigd tot het indienen van een uitgewerkt onderzoeksvoorstel, dat voldoet aan de richtlijnen van het onderzoeksinstituut (zie www.hum.uva.nl/asca) Het houden van een proefcollege kan deel uitmaken van de selectie.

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WSJ: The Facebook Generation Vs. The Fortune 500
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Colleagues/ A Good Characterization of Us vs. Them [:-)] /Gerry Wall Street Journal / Gary Hamel's Management 2.0 / March 24, 2009 / 5:38 PM ET The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500 The experience of growing up online will profoundly shape the workplace expectations of "Generation F" - the Facebook Generation. At a minimum, they'll expect the social environment of work to reflect the social context of the Web, [snip]. If your company hopes to attract the most creative and energetic members of Gen F, it will need to understand these Internet-derived expectations, and then reinvent its management practices accordingly. [snip] With that in mind, I compiled a list of 12 work-relevant characteristics of online life. These are the post-bureaucratic realities that tomorrow's employees will use as yardsticks in in determining whether your company is "with it" or "past it." [snip] 1. All ideas compete on an equal footing. [snip] 2. Contribution counts for more than credentials. [snip] 3. Hierarchies are natural, not prescribed. [snip] [snip] 8. Power comes from sharing information, not hoarding it. [snip] 9. Opinions compound and decisions are peer-reviewed.[snip] [snip] 11. Intrinsic rewards matter most.[snip] 12. Hackers are heroes.[snip] These features of Web-based life are written into the social DNA of Generation F-and mostly missing from the managerial DNA of the average Fortune 500 company. [snip] Full excerpts as well as The Link To The Full Text is available at [ http://tinyurl.com/d9mkyd ] Enjoy! /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 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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[mobile-society] Ph.D. in the area of Health provision via mobile communication (mHealth) in the developing world (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

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 twitter: barrywellman secondlife: wikiwarrior swords Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:09:12 +0100 From: richard.ling(a)telenor.com To: mobile-society(a)googlegroups.com Subject: [mobile-society] Ph.D. in the area of Health provision via mobile communication (mHealth) in the developing world Hello all, Please distribute the attached announcement to those who might be interested in this possibility Thanks Rich Ling M-health is an emerging phenomenon both in the developed and the developing world. It has been found that m-health is one area where there is a large potential for a meaningful contribution into the lives of individuals. We are interested in candidates for a three year Ph.D. to be run through the IT University of Copenhagen in the area of health provision via mobile communication in the developing world. The Ph.D. would be at the crossroads between information technology, development studies and evaluation research. It is possible that the Ph.D. will include interaction with other Nordic Universities that are working in the same area in addition to institutions in developing world. The specific topic of the work could include: - Survey and evaluation of existing programs - User and usability studies - Development studies - Evaluation and contextualization of mHealth systems In order to apply please contact Rich Ling (rili(a)itu.dk) for more information. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to mobile-society(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mobile-society+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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CFP: New Sociotechnical Insights in Interaction Design 09: bridging social requirements and design- Workshop at Interact 2009
by Jose Abdelnour-Nocera 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Call for Papers NEW SOCIOTECHNICAL INSIGHTS IN INTERACTION DESIGN 2009 bridging social requirements and design 25th of August 2009, Uppsala , Sweden http://Itcentre.tvu.ac.uk/~jabdelno/sociotechid09 Workshop at INTERACT 2009 12th IFIP TC13 Conference in Human-Computer Interaction www.interact2009.org About the Workshop One of the biggest challenges for HCI and CSCW is addressing the ongoing tensions created by the gap between social requirements and the affordances of technical design (Ackerman, 2000). The translation of social knowledge into design decisions is not a simple problem, but one that requires a redefinition of disciplinary boundaries and the subject and object of interaction design. Addressing this socio-technical gap requires a fresh look at how diverse areas of the social sciences explore and conceptualize the relation between people, society and technology under the rubric of 'sociotechnical'. While organizational studies of technology adoption have a well-defined conceptual framework known as sociotechnical systems theory with established principles (e.g.Mumford, 1993), the situation is not the same for interaction design research. The latter includes examples that give diverse meanings to the term 'sociotechnical' when involving social methods and theories (e.g. Hansen, 2006, Sommerville and Dewsbury, 2007). While perspectives like ethnography, ethnomethodology (Dourish and Button, 1998) and activity theory (Kaptelinin & Nardi, 2006) have had a clear impact in the design of interactive systems, the potential contribution of other social science perspectives such as American pragmatism (e.g Barnes, 2002; Mørch, 2009) or the Sociology of Technology (e.g. Bijker, 1995, Abdelnour-Nocera et al., 2007) have not become so clear and uniform despite the increased development of the pervasive and social proxy - mediating and mediated -- characters of interactive systems. This workshop addresses Interact's conference theme by looking for useful connections between social science research and interaction design practice. The workshop will bring together good examples of research in interaction design that refers to the term 'socio-technical'. It is hoped the workshop will identify opportunities for a socio-technical knowledge/conceptual framework in interaction design. This workshop is the second in a series of workshops that started in London in 2008 as an event jointly organized by the Interactions and Sociotechnical specialist groups of the British Computer Society. The workshop led to some of its best papers being developed into a special issue in the international journal of sociotechnology and knowledge development (Abdelnour-Nocera et al., 2009). Topics The workshop aims to continue enabling new translations from the social sciences to interaction design. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas: overview of related work in HCI and CSCW; critiques of earlier approaches to design; related work on sociotechnical design (e.g. participatory design, organizational informatics); actionable recommendations and guidelines for the conception, design and evaluation of interactive systems as 'social proxies'; improved methods for the gathering and elicitation of 'social requirements'; identifying socially responsible policies for interaction design; interaction design for web technology and social networking (e.g. web 2.0); appropriation of theories from the social sciences to inform interaction design; understanding participatory design as a sociotechnical endeavour in software engineering (e.g. agile methods; end-user development). Submissions Position paper submissions of up to 3,000 words are invited reporting on research or experiences on any of the above topics. All papers must be written and presented in English and will be peer reviewed by at least 2 reviewers. Submissions will be done through http://itcentre.tvu.ac.uk/journal . It is expected that the best papers presented at the workshop will be developed into an edited book in the workshop topic. Papers must be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word is provided here for direct downloading: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20form at.zip Key Dates - 1st of May 2009: Submission of position papers - 15th of May 2009 : Notification of acceptance - 30th of June 2009: Final version of accepted papers due - 25th of August 2009: Workshop Co-chairs José Abdelnour-Nocera Centre for Internationalisation and Usability, Thames Valley University, London, UK, W5 5RF Jose.abdelnour-nocera (at) tvu.ac.uk Anders I. Mørch InterMedia, University of Oslo, Norway anders.morch (at) intermedia.uio.no Programme Committee Sisse Finken, University of Oslo, Norway Andy Gorman, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Thomas Hermann, University of Bochum, Germany Victor Kaptelinin, Umeå University, Sweden Kenji Matsuura, University of Tokushima, Japan Liza Potts, Old Dominion University, USA Helen Sharp, Open University, UK José Abdelnour Nocera, PhD Senior Lecturer Head of Centre for Internationalisation and Usability School of Computing Thames Valley University St Mary's Road, Ealing - London W5 5RF http://itcentre.tvu.ac.uk/~jabdelno/

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Connections: Online Social Networks For Business
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the availability of a corrected and revised PPT for my invited presentation given at CALSI 2009 / La Sociedad del Conocimiento: Innovación y Nuevos Retos Globales [The Knowledge Society: New Challenges and Global Innovation] Universidad Politécnica de Valencia / Salón de Actos del Edificio NEXUS / Edificio 6G / March 10 2009 / 11:45 - 12:45 / Valencia Spain _Connections: Online Social Networks For Business_ Abstract While Facebook and MySpace are among the better-known general online social networks, there are an ever-increasing number of online networks that have emerged for and within a wide variety of communities. Among many others, these include networks for academe and education, people of color, Boomers, LGBT groups, religion and researchers and scholars. Among the fastest growing niche networks are those created by and on behalf of businesses. This presentation will provide an overview of the variety of niche online networks, with a focus on those created to better connect and engage customers, employees, and professionals. I Wish To Thank: Nuria Lloret Romero (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) ; Candela Gimeno Estornel (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia); and Tomàs Baiget (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat)), for making my visit and participation possible. The Presentation Is Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/ccgrwy ] [135 Slides] Enjoy! /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 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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