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emails and Congress
by Kris Unsworth 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Hello Air-l, I was hoping one of you might have a statistic for me or a suggestion of where I might go to find it...I am wondering about the number of emails / physical mail Congress receives yearly. I realize this will be a fuzzy number since much of the email is in the form of mass mailings from special interest groups. But if any of you have an idea I'd appreciate it! Thanks so much, Kris

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CfP: Call for Chapter Abstracts for the Book "The Internet & Surveillance"
by Christian Fuchs 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

CfP: Call for Chapter Abstracts for the Book "The Internet & Surveillance" PDF version of CfP: http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/CfP_Internet_Surveillance.pdf Editors: Christian Fuchs, Kees Boersma, Anders Albrechtslund, Marisol Sandoval Supported by COST: European Cooperation in Science and Technology (http://www.cost.esf.org, COST Action Living in Surveillance Societies (LiSS, IS0807), Working Group 2: Surveillance Technologies in Practice Abstract submissions until October 15, 2009 (deadline) to christian.fuchs(a)sbg.ac.at The overall aim of this collected volume is to bring together contributions that show how surveillance works on the Internet and which risks are connected to Internet surveillance in general and surveillance connected to "web 2.0" and "social software" in particular. The publication and publishing process is part of the COST Action "Living in Surveillance Societies" (LiSS) that is funded by the European Science Foundation (2009-2012, see http://w3.cost.esf.org/index.php?id=233&action_number=IS0807 for further information and details) and is a project by the LiSS working group "Surveillance Technologies in Practice". The editors are members of this working group. Routledge has expressed interest in publishing this volume. The collection of data for organizing bureaucratic and economic life is inherent in modern society. At the same time that privacy has been postulated as important value of modern society, privacy-threatening surveillance mechanisms have been structurally implemented and institutionalized in modern society. This collected volume explores perspectives on privacy, surveillance, and the privacy-surveillance-paradox in relation to the Internet. Background Many observers claim that the Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system that is primarily oriented on information provision into a system that is more oriented on communication and community building. The notions of "web 2.0", "social Software", and "social network(ing) sites" have emerged in this context. Web platforms such as Wikipedia, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Blogger, Rapidshare, Wordpress, Hi5, Flickr, Photobucket, Orkut, Skyrock, Twitter, YouPorn, PornHub, Youku, Orkut, Redtube, Friendster, Adultfriendfinder, Megavideo, Tagged, Tube8, Mediafire, Megaupload, Mixi, Livejournal, LinkedIn, Netlog, ThePirateBay, Orkut, XVideos, Metacafe, Digg, StudiVZ, etc are said to be typical for this transformation of the Internet. No matter if we agree that important transformations of the Internet have taken place or not, it is clear that a principle that underlies such platforms is the massive provision and storage of personal data that are systematically evaluated, marketed, and used for targeting users with advertising. In a world of global economic competition, economic crisis, and fear of terrorism after 9/11, especially two kinds of actors are interested in accessing such personal data: corporations on the one hand and state institutions on the other hand. Will the Internet under the current societal conditions advance the intensification and extension of surveillance so that a coercive and totalitarian surveillance society that George Orwell would have only thought about in his worst dreams will emerge or not? Are there counter-tendencies? The contributions in this book deal with these topics by elaborating theoretical concepts and presenting the results of empirical case studies. We are especially interested in papers that do not primarily discuss single examples, but attempt to discuss Internet surveillance from a broad perspective that takes into account societal contexts or that embed examples or case studies into the discussion of societal contexts. Research Questions Chapters could for example relate to one or more of the following questions: * What is electronic surveillance? What are specific qualities of electronic surveillance on the Internet? How does Internet surveillance differ from other forms of surveillance? * Which theories do we need for thinking about Internet & surveillance? How important (or how outdated) are the thoughts by Michel Foucault and George Orwell for studying surveillance on the Internet? How suitable are the theories of thinkers like Max Weber, Karl Marx, Anthony Giddens, and others for the analysis and conceptualization of Internet surveillance? * What is the relationship of privacy and surveillance in respect to the Internet? * What is privacy, how should it be defined, and how does it change in the age of the Internet? * Is Internet surveillance a form of "new surveillance" (Gary Marx)? What are the differences and commonalities between Internet surveillance and concepts such as computer surveillance, dataveillance (Roger Clarke), the electronic panopticon (Mark Poster), electronic surveillance (David Lyon), the panoptic sort (Oscar H. Gandy), social Taylorism of surveillance (Frank Webster, Kevin Robins), or the synopticon (Thomas Mathiesen)? * What are the normative and ethical implications of Internet & surveillance? * What is a surveillance society and what is the role of the Internet in surveillance society? Should the notions of surveillance and surveillance society be used as general, neutral terms or as negative terms? What are the implications of certain definitions of surveillance and surveillance society for studying the Internet? * What does it mean to study Internet & surveillance critically? What is a critical theory of Internet surveillance, what are critical studies of Internet & surveillance? What are the ontological, epistemological, methodological, and axiological dimensions of such studies? * What are central aspects of the political economy of surveillance on the Internet? * What is the role of surveillance for "web 2.0" and "social software"? How is surveillance connected with mass self-communication and communication power/counter-power (Manuel Castells) in web 2.0? * What is the role of surveillance on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook? * How is surveillance used in the Internet economy? What problems are connected to surveillance in the Internet economy? What is the role of surveillance for Internet business models? * How does targeted advertising work as economic mechanism for generating profit? What are the problems that are connected to it? * Presentation and generalization of case studies about how specific Internet platforms (Google, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc) or applications use surveillance and about the connected problems and threats. * How are terms of use and privacy terms designed by Internet corporations in order to enable surveillance? What are the problems and societal implications connected to such practices? * How has surveillance on the Internet changed after 9/11? * Which different legal frameworks for surveillance on the Internet are there (international comparison) and how have they changed after 9/11? * What are the major threats and problems of surveillance on the Internet? * What is to be done in order to solve the problems that are connected to surveillance on the Internet? What is the role of information policies, data protection, governments, governance, civil society, and social movements in this respect? * How do social movements and groups that struggle against the establishment of a "maximum surveillance society" (Clive Norris and Gary Armstrong) make use of the Internet for cyberprotest and cyberactivism? * How do Internet & society have to be designed in order to avoid the emergence of a total surveillance society? Which alternative design principles for Internet & society are needed in this context? What is the role of privacy-enhancing Internet technologies in this context? * Which Internet surveillance technologies are there and how can they be systematically classified? * What is the role of surveillance and surveillance technologies in Internet-based eGovernment and eGovernance? Submission of Structured Abstracts: Please submit structured abstracts for chapter proposals, short author biography/biographies, and your contact details (in a word document) until October 15th, 2009 to Christian Fuchs by email: christian.fuchs(a)sbg.ac.at. The editors are interested in abstracts for original, unpublished contributions that have not been submitted for consideration in journals or other publications. The abstracts should adhere to the following structured format and should have approximately 650-900 words. (1) Purpose What are the reasons for writing this chapter? Why is the topic important? What are the aims of research? What are the research questions? (2) Approach/Theoretical framework/Design/Methodology How are the objectives achieved? Include the main method(s) used for the research [theory construction is also considered as a method in this context]. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper? (3) Findings What was found in the course of the work? What are the main results presented in the chapter? This will refer to analysis, discussion, or results. (4) Research limitations/implications (if applicable) Suggestions for future research and any identified limitations in the research process. Implications for academic fields, disciplines, state of the art. (4) Practical and societal implications (if applicable) What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences are identified? How will the research impact upon society? How will it influence public attitudes? How could it inform civil society or public or industry policy? What changes to human practices should be made as a result of this research? How might it affect quality of life? Not all chapters must necessarily have practical and societal implications. (5) Originality/value What is new in the paper? How does it differ from and go beyond the state of the art in respective research fields? State the value of the paper and for whom it is relevant. Author short biographies should be approximately 200-300 words and contain information on academic position, institutional affiliation, research interests and topics, major publications, projects, networks, affiliations, roles, etc. Time Schedule October 15, 2009: deadline for the submission of structured abstracts of chapter proposals End of October 2009: notification of authors on acceptance/decline of proposals; submission of the overall proposal, abstracts, author data to Routledge End of November 2009: decision on publication by the publisher End of September 2010: deadline for the submission of full chapters (further details will be announced) End of November 2010: feedback of review comments to the authors End of December 2010: submission of final versions of chapters January 2011: submission of final manuscript to the publisher About the Editors Christian Fuchs is associate professor for ICTs and society at the University of Salzburg, Austria. He is management committee member of the ESF COST Action "Living in Surveillance Society" (LiSS) and member of the LiSS working group "Surveillance Technologies in Practice". Kees Boersma is associate professor for science and technology studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is leader of the working group "Surveillance Technologies in Practice" and management committee member of the ESF Cost Action "Living in Surveillance Societies". Anders Albrechtslund is assistant professor for surveillance and ethics at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is management committee member of the ESF Cost Action "Living in Surveillance Societies" and member of the LiSS working group "Surveillance Technologies in Practice". Marisol Sandoval is research associate at the University of Salzburg, Austria. She is member of the working group "Surveillance Technologies in Practice" of the ESF Cost Action "Living in Surveillance Societies". - - - Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christian Fuchs Associate Professor Unified Theory of Information Research Group ICT&S Center University of Salzburg Sigmund Haffner Gasse 18 5020 Salzburg Austria christian.fuchs(a)sbg.ac.at Phone +43 662 8044 4823 Personal Website: http://fuchs.uti.at Research Group: http;//www.uti.at Editor of tripleC - Cognition, Communication, Co-Operation | Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society http://www.triple-c.at Fuchs, Christian. 2008. Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. New York: Routledge. http://fuchs.uti.at/?page_id=40

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Early bird registration deadline *today*
by Michael Zimmer 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Dear colleagues: A reminder that the deadline for early bird registration for IR.10 Internet:Critical is *today*, September 7. Please register asap, and book your rooms at the conference hotel to ensure you get the preferred rates. All participants must register, including members of panel discussions, roundtables, etc. Registration: http://ir10.aoir.org/?page_id=6 Please feel free to contact me (zimmerm(a)uwm.edu) or Elizabeth Buchanan (eliz1679(a)uwm.edu) with any questions or concerns. Hope to see you in Milwaukee, Michael Zimmer On behalf of the conference organizing committee: - Susanna Paasonen, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies - Elizabeth Buchanan, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies - Michael Zimmer, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies - Steve Jones, University of Illinois-Chicago -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Streaming, Charles Ess' inaugeral lecture
by Niels Brügger 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

I have received a number of requests whether Charles Ess' inaugeral lecture at Aarhus University, Denmark on 18 September would be streamed or not. We have now arranged that the lecture will be recorded for video podcast (but not live streamed). I will inform the AoIR list when the video podcast can be found on our website. Very best, Niels Brügger ------------------------------------------------------------ LATEST PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS March 2009 Website history and the website as an object of study, New Media & Society, 11/1-2, Sage, London 2009, 115-132 [ get an electronic copy at: http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1-2/115?etoc ] February 2009 Forstå Facebook [in Danish]. www.kommunikationsforum.dk. Copenhagen: 5 pages, 2009 [ read the article: http://www.kommunikationsforum.dk/artikler/forstaa-facebook ] November 2008 The Archived Website and Website Philology. A new Type of Historical Document?, Nordicom Review, 29/2, Göteborg 2008: 155-175 [ get an electronic copy at: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/269_brugger.pdf ] Strukturalismus (with O. Vigsø), Hans Fink Verlag, München: 104 pages, 2008 [ read about the publication: http://www.utb.de/katalog_suchen_detailseite.jsp?buchid=1942 ] INTERESTED IN WEB HISTORY? You may want to join the mailing list webhistory(a)imv.au.dk at http://mail.imv.au.dk/mailman/listinfo/webhistory INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF DR.DK? You may want to join the Facebook group "dr.dk's historie" [in Danish] at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61000607153 NIELS BRÜGGER, Associate Professor, PhD Institute of Information and Media Studies University of Aarhus Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Phone (switchboard) +45 8942 1111 Phone (direct) +45 8942 9226 Telefax + 45 8942 5950 E-mail nb(a)imv.au.dk Webpage http://imv.au.dk/~nb Profile at LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/50a/555 Profile at Kommunikationsforum [in Danish]: www.kommunikationsforum.dk/Niels-Brugger The Centre for Internet Research http://cfi.imv.au.dk The history of dr.dk, 1996-2006 http://drdk.dk

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A question for researchers interested in the basics of statistical inference
by Monica Barratt 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Thanks to everyone who has responded, publicly and privately. I'll get back to this thread over the next week, as I expect to get further input from a few other contacts soon too. Monica

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Roommate for IR 10
by Kris M. Markman 05 Sep '09

05 Sep '09

Hello all, In an effort to cut costs I am looking for a non-smoking female to share a room at IR 10. I already have a double room booked at the conference hotel, arriving Wed. Oct. 7 and departing Sun. Oct. 11, and would be interested in a a roommate for all or part of the conference. Please contact me off list of you're interested. Looking forward to a great conference! -Kris ---------- ---------- ---------- Kris M. Markman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication University of Memphis https://umdrive.memphis.edu/kmmrkman/www/index.html

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CFPs: host(s) for Computers & Writing 2011 (Onsite and Online)
by doug eyman 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

**Two Calls for Proposals - Computers and Writing 2011: Onsite and/or Online** // Please forward to all lists and individuals who may be interested. Apologies for duplicates.// The CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication (7Cs) invites all interested institutions to submit proposals to host either the onsite or online (or both) Computers and Writing 2011 conference. The Computers and Writing Conference is probably the single most important annual conference for those who use computers and networks to teach writing. It brings together scholars, teachers, and professionals from all over the world in an intimate, welcoming setting to discuss the problems, successes, innovations, and logistics of computer and network-based writing instruction. Since there is no formal organization that oversees the conference and its continuity from year to year, the Computers and Writing community relies upon the generosity of institutions of higher education to host the conference. Typically, these institutions can donate time, personnel, facilities, and limited funding to make the conference a success. Proposals include information about a proposed theme, possible keynote speakers, activities, and innovations that will make the conference a success. The 7Cs welcomes proposals from individual institutions of higher education as well as those that are collaborative across institutions, including community colleges, K-12 institutions, and non-profits. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT TIMELINE/DEADLINE: Please note that the deadline to propose to host either the ONSITE or ONLINE conference has been merged. Both deadlines now follow the ONSITE proposal requirements. (The CCCC website listed below currently has an outdated timeline for the online proposal.) We have changed the deadline so that proposals can accommodate joint-hosting of the onsite and online conferences in one year, although **this is NOT a requirement in proposing**. If you have any questions about which conference to propose for and/or what the benefits of joint- hosting both conferences would be, please contact Douglas Eyman at deyman(a)gmu.edu. STEPS FOR PROPOSING: 1) Look over the following website and familiarize yourself with information about the schedule and requirements for the proposal(s): http://computersandwriting.org/cwsiteselect 2) Submit a statement of intent by sending an email to deyman(a)gmu.edu by September 15, 2009. Indicate in the subject line which conference (onsite or online) you are interested in proposing to host. This statement can be an informal email that puts your name 'in the ring' so that 7Cs can keep track of who's interested and who the host-proposal contact person is. 3) Complete and submit an application (web-accessible applications preferred) to deyman(a)gmu.edu by November 1, 2009. The application format can be found at http://computersandwriting.org/cwapp Please direct all questions to deyman(a)gmu.edu Best, Douglas Eyman, 7Cs Chair ---------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Eyman Assistant Professor of English George Mason University Senior Editor Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, Pedagogy http://kairos.technorhetoric.net

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Re: [Air-L] Kerfuffle researching fanfic/fandom
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

>> 2. This research wasn't even for a project at BU; it was for a privately >> published book. (A book titled, incidentally, Rule 34: What Netporn Teaches >> Us About The Brain. I am not making this up.) >OK, the research methods suck, but I LOVE the book title! >Robin That's part of what worries me. Ogi Ogas has already been given an advance for this book. What kind of shoddy crap is he going to publish, using information provided by people unwittingly (or in some cases maliciously - people were intentionally giving bad answers after some of the fail became more obvious)? This guy was targeting a specific subgroup of fanfic writers looking for "deviant women" to use for his own purposes. And a titillating book title will encourage people to buy it, and I hate the thought of fandom being represented by this schmuck. Also someone else on LJ did some digging and discovered his partner has linked to some seriously disturbing neocon and white supremacist writings: http://romaine24.livejournal.com/134010.html?format=light Dr. Stephanie Tuszynski Assistant Professor of Communication Bethany College This message may contain confidential information for the use of the addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately. Thank you.

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Inaugeral lecture, Charles Ess
by Niels Brügger 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

Please allow me to inform the AoIR list members of Charles Ess' inaugeral lecture at Aarhus University, Denmark. On 1 September Charles Ess was appointed Professor with specific duties at the Institute of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark for a three year period. In relation to the appointment Charles Ess will give an inaugural lecture entitled 'Global convergences, political futures? Self, community, and ethics in digital mediatized worlds'. Drawing from communication theory and information ethics, the inaugural lecture will examine how emerging new media and computer-mediated- communication correlate with profound changes in both “Western” and “Eastern” societies regarding the self/selves, their relationships with larger communities, and the political implications and possibilities of these changes. Since 2003 Charles Ess has been a Distinguished Research Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Drury University, US. He is a leading and internationally recognized scholar in such areas as Internet research, with emphases on culturally-variable elements of Information and Communication Technology and Computer-Mediated Communication; ICTs and democratization; ICTs and religion; Internet research ethics; and Information and Computing Ethics, with an emphasis on cultural perspectives. In addition, Charles Ess has been a leading scholar in the creation of the biennial conference series CATaC, (Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication, 1998 and onwards), and from 2007 he has been president of the Association of Internet Researchers. For further information about Charles Ess, please visit his website at http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html . Charles Ess can also be contacted via email at charles.ess(a)gmail.com. Inaugural lecture: Friday 18 September, 14:15, Det lille auditorium, IT-huset, Åbogade 15, Aarhus, Denmark. After the inaugeral lecture a reception will be held at IT-huset's canteen. Best, Niels Brügger ------------------------------------------------------------ LATEST PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS March 2009 Website history and the website as an object of study, New Media & Society, 11/1-2, Sage, London 2009, 115-132 [ get an electronic copy at: http://nms.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1-2/115?etoc ] February 2009 Forstå Facebook [in Danish]. www.kommunikationsforum.dk. Copenhagen: 5 pages, 2009 [ read the article: http://www.kommunikationsforum.dk/artikler/forstaa-facebook ] November 2008 The Archived Website and Website Philology. A new Type of Historical Document?, Nordicom Review, 29/2, Göteborg 2008: 155-175 [ get an electronic copy at: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/269_brugger.pdf ] Strukturalismus (with O. Vigsø), Hans Fink Verlag, München: 104 pages, 2008 [ read about the publication: http://www.utb.de/katalog_suchen_detailseite.jsp?buchid=1942 ] INTERESTED IN WEB HISTORY? You may want to join the mailing list webhistory(a)imv.au.dk at http://mail.imv.au.dk/mailman/listinfo/webhistory INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF DR.DK? You may want to join the Facebook group "dr.dk's historie" [in Danish] at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61000607153 NIELS BRÜGGER, Associate Professor, PhD Institute of Information and Media Studies University of Aarhus Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Phone (switchboard) +45 8942 1111 Phone (direct) +45 8942 9226 Telefax + 45 8942 5950 E-mail nb(a)imv.au.dk Webpage http://imv.au.dk/~nb Profile at LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/50a/555 Profile at Kommunikationsforum [in Danish]: www.kommunikationsforum.dk/Niels-Brugger The Centre for Internet Research http://cfi.imv.au.dk The history of dr.dk, 1996-2006 http://drdk.dk

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FREE ISSUE ONLINE ONLY DURING APSA 2009: Special Issue: “Politics: Web 2.0” Visit: http://shrinkify.com/144k
by Stuart Shulman 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

FREE ISSUE ONLINE ONLY DURING APSA 2009 The Journal of Information Technology & Politics Volume 6, Issue 3 & 4 (2009) Special Issue: “Politics: Web 2.0” Visit: http://shrinkify.com/144k Offer is good September 2-6, 2009, please visit http://www.jitp.net JOIN the Information Technology & Politics Section of the APSA DURING APSA 2009 and you will be entered in a drawing for an iPod • Visit: http://www.apsanet.org/member/index.cfm • Join: http://www.apsanet.org/content_5062.cfm • All new and renewing members will be entered JOIN the JITP reviewer database DURING APSA 2009 be entered in a drawing for another iPod • Visit: http://shrinkify.com/146t • Join a reviewer database that is 540 members and growing • Provide us with five keywords • Keep up-to-date on the latest JITP developments in research, policy and political action FREE ISSUE ONLINE ONLY DURING APSA 2009 The Journal of Information Technology & Politics Volume 6, Issue 3 & 4 (2009) Special Issue: “Politics: Web 2.0” Visit: http://shrinkify.com/144k Offer is good September 2-6, 2009, please visit http://www.jitp.net Guest Editor's Introduction “The Internet and Politics in Flux” Andrew Chadwick Research Papers “Realizing the Social Internet? Online Social Networking Meets Offline Civic Engagement” - Josh Pasek; eian more; Daniel Romer “Typing Together? Clustering of Ideological Types in Online Social Networks” - Brian J. Gaines; Jeffery J. Mondak “Building an Architecture of Participation? Political Parties and Web 2.0 in Britain” - Nigel A. Jackson; Darren G. Lilleker “Norwegian Parties and Web 2.0” - Øyvind Kalnes “The Labors of Internet-Assisted Activism: Overcommunication, Miscommunication, and Communicative Overload” - Rasmus Kleis Nielsen “Developing the “Good Citizen”: Digital Artifacts, Peer Networks, and Formal Organization During the 2003–2004 Howard Dean Campaign” - Daniel Kreiss “Lost in Technology? Political Parties and the Online Campaigns of Constituency Candidates in Germany's Mixed Member Electoral System” - Thomas Zittel “Internet Election 2.0? Culture, Institutions, and Technology in the Korean Presidential Elections of 2002 and 2007” - Yeon-Ok Lee “The Internet and Mobile Technologies in Election Campaigns: The GABRIELA Women's Party During the 2007 Philippine Elections” - Kavita Karan; Jacques D. M. Gimeno; Edson Tandoc Jr. -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Massachusetts Amherst 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 http://people.umass.edu/stu/ stu(a)polsci.umass.edu 413-545-5375 Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net Director, QDAP-UMass http://www.umass.edu/qdap/ Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government http://www.umass.edu/digitalcenter/

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