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Curtin Research fellowships - Internet Studies
by Matthew Allen 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Dear all Curtin University of Technology is currently advertising Research Fellowships to commence sometime in 2010. Across the whole university, there are 5 Early-Career fellowships (5 years or less from PhD); and 8 Senior Research Fellowships. These fellowships have attractive salaries and conditions and run for 4-5 years. They are research focused and involve no or limited teaching. The Department of Internet Studies is very interested in supporting strong applications from suitable candidates for these positions. Applicants will need to have very good records of publications and (especially for Senior positions) grant success. Applicants will need to propose a project that fits with the theme of Communication and Creativity (which can be broadly interpreted) and which focuses at least in part on the Internet or related network media technologies. The Department currently has 5 academic staff, all of whom are research active, including a Senior Research Fellow; it has a strong PhD program; and is located in a successful school with a growing capacity to sustain longer term employment. Staff in other areas of the school and the Faculty of Humanities to which it belongs ensure a rich research environment and opportunities for interdisciplinary partnerships. For more information on fellowships: http://research.curtin.edu.au/guides/fellowships.cfm. The closing date is September 11; you will need to proposal completed before that date for review. Please contact me immediately if you are interested in applying, since the process will require assistance from me in framing and shaping your project application to suit the particular manner in which Curtin assesses and selects fellows. Matt Associate Professor Matthew Allen Head, Department of Internet Studies School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts Curtin University of Technology CRICOS provider code: 00301J (WA); 02637B (NSW) +61892663511 http://netstudies.curtin.edu.au and http://netcrit.net 2008 ALTC Teaching Fellow; Immediate Past President, AOIR

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CfP: Street Computing workshop at OZCHI 2009
by Marcus Foth 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

Call for Participation Street Computing workshop at OZCHI 2009 Tue 24th Nov 2009, Melbourne The Street Computing workshop, held in conjunction with OZCHI 2009, solicits papers discussing new research directions, early research results, works-in-progress and critical surveys of prior research work in the areas of ubiquitous computing and interaction design for urban environments. Urban spaces have unique characteristics. Typically, they are densely populated, buzzing with life twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. These traits afford many opportunities, but they also present many challenges: traffic jams, smog and pollution, stress placed on public services, and more. Computing technology, particularly the kind that can be placed in the hands of citizens, holds much promise in combating some of these challenges. Yet, computation is not merely a tool for overcoming challenges; rather, when embedded appropriately in our everyday lives, it becomes a tool of opportunity, for shaping how our cities evolve, for enabling us to interact with our city and its people in new ways, and for uncovering useful, but hidden relationships and correlations between elements of the city. The increasing availability of an urban computing infrastructure has lead to new and exciting ways inhabitants can interact with their city. This includes interaction with a wide range of services (e.g. public transport, public services), conceptual representations of the city (e.g. local weather and traffic conditions), the availability of a variety of shared and personal displays (e.g. public, ambient, mobile) and the use of different interaction modes (e.g. tangible, gesture-based, token-based). This workshop solicits papers that address the above themes in some way. We encourage researchers to submit work that deals with challenges and possibilities that the availability of urban computing infrastructure such as sensors and middleware for sensor networks pose. This includes new and innovative ways of interacting with and within urban environments; user experience design and participatory design approaches for urban environments; social aspects of urban computing; and other related areas. TOPICS This workshop encompasses a broad range of research disciplines. The possible topics for discussion at this workshop are therefore also wide-ranging, and include: • Ubiquitous computing for urban environments • People as sensors/ad hoc infrastructure • Large-scale social interfaces • User experience and interaction design for the city (e.g., gesturing in the large) • New and innovative urban interfaces • Discovering urban computing components • Urban “mashups” • Designing for participation on an urban scale • Development and engineering practices for urban computing • Design methodologies for urban computing • Privacy and Policy WORKSHOP GOALS Urban computing research draws on fundamental research from disparate fields: HCI, ubiquitous computing, distributed computing, sociology and many others. It is, perhaps, at the cross-section of these fields that the most interesting opportunities for urban computing research lay. The goal of this workshop is to examine the technical developments and social practices within the sphere of “street computing” and identify the really important areas of future research. Our goals can be summarised as follows: 1. Inspiring presentations. The authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to inspire, garner feedback and grow ideas through their presentations. 2. Vibrant open discussion. All workshop participants will engage in an open discussion during which they may draw links between the presented papers, propose directions for future research, suggest non- directions for future research. 3. Identification of research areas. At the end of the day, we will assimilate the workshop findings into a set of important research questions that we agree must be addressed as a priority. WORKSHOP FORMAT The authors of each accepted paper will be allocated time to present their work to the workshop participants. The duration of each presentation will be decided at a later date. Depending on the number of submissions we receive, it may run for either half a day or a full day. After the presentations, time will be set aside for an open discussion of the particular characteristics of urban environments that make them challenging and interesting from a HCI perspective as well as relevant to urban citizens and urban living. Through this discussion, we will map out a considered and cogent set of research challenges that we can all use both to inform our individual research agendas and to identify potential collaborations. At the conclusion of the day, the Telstra Most Interesting paper award will be announced by the workshop organisers. The prize is a Nokia E51 phone, sponsored by Telstra. SUBMISSION The workshop will accept extended abstracts (1-2 pages) for peer review. These abstracts should be submitted to Ricky.Robinson [AT] nicta.com.au on or before 25 September 2009. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to prepare a six-page paper in OZCHI format (http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/ozchipaper_template2009.doc ) and a 20 minute presentation. At least one author of the accepted paper must register for the workshop. IMPORTANT DATES • 25 Sep 2009 – Extended abstracts due • 05 Oct 2009 – Notification of acceptance • 07 Oct 2009 – OZCHI Early Bird Registration closes • 06 Nov 2009 – Camera ready full paper due • 24 Nov 2009 – Street Workshop ORGANISING COMMITTEE Ricky Robinson (NICTA) Markus Rittenbruch (NICTA) Margot Brereton (QUT) Stephen Viller (UQ) Marcus Foth (QUT) -- Dr Marcus Foth Senior Research Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Victoria Park Rd, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88238 - Office K506, KG m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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_Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy_ Goes Mobile
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Colleagues/ A Notable Monday Discovery /Gerry Going Mobile with JRSE... Researchers on the go can now access JRSE directly from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser ... [The] entire site optimized for display on devices such as the Google Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and iPod Touch, and devices running Windows Mobile, among others. JRSE Mobile differs from the desktop edition in several ways designed to make reading on your device easier: >All HTML pages are formatted for small screens, including tables of contents, search results, and abstracts >>Some data have been suppressed from select HTML views to enhance readability >>>Prominent 'Navigate' button opens a menu to explore the site in mobile mode The JRSE Development Team has programmed to redirect automatically for the following devices and operating systems (browsers may vary by device): Android (Google), Blackberry, iPhone (Safari), iPod Touch (Safari), Palm (WebOS), devices running Opera Mini/ Opera Mobile, Nokia SmartPhones, and devices running Symbian and Windows CE. <<Access to all appropriate links, including a desktop/laptop preview, are available from>> [ http://tinyurl.com/q6f3hw ] BTW: If you are aware of similar initiatives, please Comment on the blog post !!! Thanks To Barbara Quint / _Searcher_ For The HeadsUp !!! Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, 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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Fwd: Survey about 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey
by Alex Halavais 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Forwarded to the list on request: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <steffen.schilke(a)gmx.biz> Date: Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM Subject: Survey about 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey 'Location-Based' Services in a mobile environment survey You are being invited to take part in a research study. The aim of this research is to investigate the extent to which users are aware of 'location-based' recommendation services and their perception of such services. The research will ultimately proceed to propose new methods that overcome (or at least reduce) identified problems. http://www.schilke.net/survey/ Keywords: mobile internet, location based services, recommendation, personalization Please disseminate this announcement to any relevant lists and among your colleagues/students.

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Facebook and privacy in Canada
by Peter Timusk 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

This may interest some researchers here http://www.canada.com/technology/Facebook%20must%20satisfy%20Canada%20priva… Facebook must satisfy Canada's privacy commissioner by Monday By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News ServiceAugust 16, 2009 OTTAWA -- Time is up for Facebook to find a way to live up to Canada's privacy law after this country's privacy watchdog gave the social- networking website one month to close its "serious privacy gaps." .... Peter Timusk, B.Math statistics (2002), B.A. legal studies (2006) Carleton University Systems Science Graduate student, University of Ottawa. just trying to stay linear. Read by hundreds of lurkers every week. kiitos paljon, merci, thank you and muchas gracias for reading.

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Web Pages and Qualitative Data Analysis
by Stefano De Paoli 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

Dear all, we are starting Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA)of messages taken from Internet forums that we have saved as Web Pages (in HTML format) using the Firefox extension ScrapBook. We are now looking for QDA software that will allow us to analyse these Web Pages while keep the layout intact. Our department has some licenses for NVIVO. http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx While in the process of importing our data into NVIVo (HTML files that we have previously exported in PDF) we discovered that this program does not keep the original layout of the Web Page. From a PDF file NVIVO just imports the text. In other words it seems that we cannot use NVIVO for our analysis. Surfing around the Internet we discovered that ATLAS.ti (another QDA software) allows one to manage PDF files in a native mode (i.e. it keeps the page layout intact). http://www.atlasti.com/ However a single license for ATLAS costs 438 Euros (a bit expensive), and before we buy a license we would like to see if there are any other solutions available. Have you ever had similar problems? What type of software do you use for your QDA of Web Pages? Do you have other solutions to suggest? We look forward to your replies. S. -- My institutional page http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/people/postdocs/stefano_de_paoli.shtml

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Last Messages Club
by Yosem Companys 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

I saw some people write on here about what happens to social networking sites when one dies. Well, it turns out that The Narrative Fallacy<http://narrativefallacy.com/> writes on Slashdot <http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/08/16/0710254> that the Last Messages Club is a new service that sends personal emails written prior to one's death to loved ones in the future<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5975597/Emails-sent-by-dead.html>. The system works by giving each member a secure and private vault<http://www.lastmessagesclub.co.uk/lmc/Main/Home.asp> where they are able to create messages to be sent specifically to their chosen recipient.

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Open source video: call for participants
by Greg Elmer 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

Apologies for Cross-posting CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS PREEMPTING DISSENT: OPEN SOURCING SECRECY An Open Source Documentary Film Project Call for Videos, Testimonials, Photographs, and other Audio Visual Materials This project examines new forms of social control including the proliferation of Tasers and the rise of “no-fly” and watch-lists. We are seeking contributions to this project in the form of video, still images, and testimonials. This content will be made available for others to mix and remix into their own documentaries. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE: We are seeking video content from those of you who have experienced and/or captured on video new forms of surveillance and social control. Have you been Tasered by police, security guards, or other citizens? Did you witness someone being Tasered and record it on video? Has your name been placed on a “no-fly” list – or similar exclusionary watch-list? If so, we invite you to submit your video footage, personal video testimonials, audio testimonials, photographs, news footage, cell phone videos, mash-ups, and any other audio-visual medium which will convey your story. To participate in this project, please go to http://www.opensourcecinema.org/project/preempting-dissent BACKGROUND: Greg Elmer of Ryerson University and Andy Opel of Florida State University are working with Open Source Cinema, to create a collaborative, open-source documentary film based on Elmer and Opel’s book, Preempting Dissent. Using the Open Source Cinema platform - a collaborative website which serves as a repository for user-generated content - the audience will be encouraged to submit their own media as well as to remix media uploaded by the filmmakers and other users. By publishing a “road map” of production, this project will encourage participation through all stages of production. The project will produce a feature length documentary, as well as enable a non-linear open source cinematic database that will evolve over time through the collaborative contributions of users. The documentary, the producer's video clips, and user-generated contributions will all be available for remixing. PREEMPTING DISSENT: This project is based on the 2008 book Preempting Dissent that critically examines new forms of surveillance and social control. This new logic encourages the suppression of public dissent and mobilizes both “fear” of the unknown and “faith” in government leadership. Elmer and Opel show that this new logic stretches well beyond the realm of airport security and international relations into everyday police techniques, including the use of Tasers, the deployment of “stealth” crowd control, the zoning of protestors and the suppression of public dissent. Drawing on social theories and media analyses, this book reveals the underlying”logic of preemption“whereby threats must be eliminated before they materialize. By addressing the implications of this new logic, Elmer and Opel lay the groundwork for more effective resistance. AUTHORS: Greg Elmer is Bell Globemedia Research Chair and Director of the Infoscape research lab, Ryerson University, Toronto. He also teaches in the graduate programme in Communication and Culture, York & Ryerson Universities and the School of Radio, TV Arts. Andy Opel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Florida State University, where he teaches documentary video production and critical media studies. Greg Elmer, PhD Bell Globemedia Research Chair, Ryerson University Director, Infoscape Research Lab, www.infoscapelab.ca Columnist, The Hill Times, www.hilltimes.com Address: Room 309, Rogers Communications Centre Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3 416-979-5282 _______________________________________________

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In the morning, go online
by Yosem Companys 15 Aug '09

15 Aug '09

What do you do first when you wake up in the morning? Brush your teeth? Have breakfast? The New York Times says go online: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/10morning.html?em

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Additions To The _Mobile Libraries Blog | August 6 - 14 2009
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Colleagues/ I'm pleased to announce the addition of several major entries to the _Mobile Libraries_ blog Enjoy ! /Gerry >>> Handheld Guides > The Museum Experience http://tinyurl.com/nkc4zm >>> (e)TextBooks: Why Buy When You Can Rent? http://tinyurl.com/klvwbg >>> World Bank Survey: The Use of Mobile Phones in Education in Developing Countries http://tinyurl.com/narzh4 >>> Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Books http://tinyurl.com/kssuru >>> Kindle: People Know About It, People Want It http://tinyurl.com/nsmjlz >>>Museum-Ed Snapshot: Results of a 2009 Cell Phone Audio Tour Survey http://tinyurl.com/nunk8r >>> JACS-Beta > Mobile > Table Of Contents / Articles http://tinyurl.com/ltujyp >>> Museum-Based Mobile Educational Activities http://tinyurl.com/kpdybn >>> OverDrive(r) College Download Library(tm) http://tinyurl.com/numn5s >> Safari Books Online Optimizes for Top Mobile Devices http://tinyurl.com/nfpaj7 >>> As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks Are History http://tinyurl.com/n76ogn >>> The Twitter Phone http://tinyurl.com/msjpne +++Happy Friday / Saturday / Sunday !!!+++ /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Are No Answers, 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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