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Defining the social graph
by Jennifer Whitson 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knew the origins of the phrase "social graph". Despite Wikipedia's claims, I doubt that Mark Zuckerberg coined the term in May 2007. Just a hunch. Thanks, Jennifer R. Whitson PhD Candidate Department of Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University

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Tenure Track Job in Communications/New Media/Digital Culture (Canada)
by Andrew Herman 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

COMMUNICATION STUDIES New Media and Digital Culture Tenure-Track COMMUNICATION STUDIES Tenure Stream WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY: The Department of Communication Studies invites applications for a tenure track position in New Media and Digital Culture at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2011 subject to budgetary approval. Within this subject area, we are particularly interested in candidates whose areas of scholarly expertise and teaching experience include at least one of the following: 1) Media History/Media Archaeology; 2) Medium Theory and Materialist Media Studies (Sound/Visuality/Haptics); 3) Media spatialities and temporalities; The successful candidate will: have a strong grounding in a range of research methods; be able to teach CS 100-Introduction to Media History and CS 325-Digital Media and Culture; be able to develop new courses at the undergraduate level and contribute to our growing graduate programming in terms of teaching and supervision; have a record of publications: and be able to work with different communities of practice relevant to Communication Studies outside of the university. An ability and willingness to develop and teach courses in research methods would be an asset. Applicants must have a completed PhD in Communication Studies or a cognate discipline by the time of the appointment. Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, three samples of publications, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three academic references to Dr. Andrew Herman, Chair, Department of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 by November 15, 2010. All qualified candidates are urged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. Members of the designated groups wishing to be considered for employment equity must self-identify, in confidence, to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Michael Carroll. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor and Chairperson Department of Communication Studies Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693

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Re: [Air-L] Where the term "social media" comes from?
by William Bain 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

There's an interesting comment by John Postill on the timeline at > http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/media-and-social-change-since-1… I may have missed some earlier comment on this thread referencing this, so apologies if so. Anyway, fw a nonexpert opinion iw............ Cheers, Bill William Bain PhD Student Dept. of Literary Theory Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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the birth of the term social media
by Murray Turoff 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Google scholar comes up with 14 uses of the term "social media" before 1920 and this one look as fairly relevant to current usage. It is fairly general in terms of oral and written traditions where we have just added the digital form of those communication forms. [BOOK] The function of socialization in social evolution google.com [HTML]EW Burgess - 1916 - books.google.com ... socialization. Word of mouth and oral tradition, the written manuscript and the printed book, the church and the school constitute the social media in which the achievement of one generation becomes the social heritage of the next. ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 3 versions -- Distinguished Professor Emeritus Information Systems, NJIT homepage: http://is.njit.edu/turoff

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Where the term "social media" comes from?
by Davide Bennato 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Hi, My name is Davide and I'm trying to reconstruct the history of the terms linked with Web 2.0. I wondering: where the term "social media" come from? Can you help me? Thanks Davide -- ************************************************************* http://www.tecnoetica.it/ http://www.puntobeta.net/ skype: davide.bennato http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidebennato

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Participate in a survey on scholars’ use of social media and get a chance to win Apple iPad
by Anatoliy Gruzd 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Dear AoIR Members, Do you use social media or social networking sites for your research-related activities? If yes, we would like to hear about your experience. If no, we also would like to hear from you! The Social Media Lab at Dalhousie University would like to invite you to participate in a confidential online survey that seeks to better understand knowledge and information dissemination in the age of social media. The survey should take you no longer than 20-25 minutes to complete. As a way to thank you for your participation in the survey, you will be automatically enrolled to win Apple iPad! The random drawing will take place on January 25, 2011 and the winner will be notified on the same day via email. You can access the survey at the link below: http://iresearch.management.dal.ca/limesurvey/index.php?sid=65646 If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd(a)dal.ca. Thank you, Anatoliy --- Anatoliy Gruzd, PhD Assistant Professor School of Information Management Faculty of Management Dalhousie University 6100 University Avenue, Suite 4010 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Canada Phone: 902-494-6119 Fax: 902-494-2451 E-mail: gruzd [at] dal.ca Social Media Lab: http://SocialMediaLab.ca Homepage: http://AnatoliyGruzd.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dalprof

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Re: [Air-L] Where the term "social media" comes from?
by Neal Thomas 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Hi Davide; A couple more good markers of the appearance of terms related to social media might be the following: Using collaborative filtering to weave an information tapestry (1992) http://en.scientificcommons.org/42270400 Social Information Filtering: Algorithms for Automating "Word of Mouth'' (1995) http://www.sigchi.org/chi95/proceedings/papers/us_bdy.htm Regards, Neal Thomas PhD Candidate, Art History & Communication Studies McGill University

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Final Reminder - Call for Chapter Proposals: Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies
by John.Lannon 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Final reminder: CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies: Trends and Consequences of Use A book edited by John Lannon (University of Limerick, Ireland), Edward F. Halpin (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) and Steven Hick (Carleton University, Canada) To be published by IGI Global Website: http://tinyurl.com/33hy2zw Chapter Proposal deadline: September 24th 2010 OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies: Trends and Consequences of Use will provide a comprehensive examination of the use and application of information and communication technologies in the world of human rights. This will contribute significantly to understandings of the impact of ICTss on the promotion and protection of human rights in societies around the world. TARGET AUDIENCE This book will provide a valuable tool and insight for academics from a range of fields, including information management, information systems, communications, information technology, international relations, human rights, politics, law, and sociology. It will also be useful to international non-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations, and governments, for policy and practice. RECOMMENDED TOPICS include, but are not limited to, the following: - the impact of ICT policies on human rights; - the role of information in the promotion and protection of human rights; - the opportunities and pitfalls of ICTs for human rights campaigning; - ICTs and human rights education; - Human rights activism in the information age; - communication rights, privacy and free speech; - human rights and the Internet; - ICTs and gender-based rights - Information systems deployment in human rights - Mobile technologies and their application to human rights - Human rights organizations and the application/deployment of ICT - Information security - Information poverty, exclusion, and social, economic and cultural implications SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 27th, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 8th 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 17th, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. PUBLISHER This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com <http://www.igi-global.com/> . This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011. IMPORTANT DATES September 24th, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline October 8, 2010: Notification of Acceptance December 17, 2010: Full Chapter Submission February 18, 2011: Review Results Returned May 20, 2011: Final Chapter Submission September 30, 2011: inal Deadline Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: John Lannon Centre for Information and Knowledge Management S1-20, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, IRELAND Tel.: +353 87 8225087 E-mail: john.lannon(a)ul.ie

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9 days left... CfP - AmI2010 - Semantic Ambient Media Experience (SAME) Workshop - deadline 1st Oct.
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

Call for Workshop Position Papers SAME 2010 - 3rd International Workshop on Semantic Ambient Media Experience (NAMU Series) November, 10th-12th November 2010, in conjunction with AmI-10, in Malaga, Spain http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/node/56, http://ami2010.lcc.uma.es/ creating the business value-creation, vision, media theories and technology for ambient media News - Position paper submission date: 1st October, 2010 - Submission system: http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2010same/openconf.php - We are aiming at an Springer MTAP special issue as result of the workshop (to be negotiated) Call for Papers Submissions are expected to be 2-4 pages position papers according the paper format of AmI-10: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0 The medium is the message! And the message was transmitted via a single distinguishable media such as television, the Web, the radio, or books. In the age of ubiquitous and pervasive computation, where the information through a distributed interlinked network of devices the question, ?what is content in the age of ambient media?? becomes more and more of importance. Ambient media are embedded throughout the natural environment of the consumer ? in his home, in his car, in restaurants, and on his mobile device. Predominant example services are smart wallpapers in homes, location based services, RFID based entertainment services for children, or intelligent homes. The distribution of the medium throughout the natural environment implies a paradigm change of how to think about content. Until recently, content was identified as single entities to information ? a video stream, audio stream, TV broadcast. However, in the age of ambient media, the notion of content extends from the single entity thinking towards a plethora of sensor networks, smart devices, personalized services, and media embedded in the natural environment of the user. The user actively participates and co-designs media experience with his location based input. Initiatives as the smart Web considering location based tagging for web-pages underline this development. This multidisciplinary workshop aims to answer to the challenges how to select, compose, and generate ambient content; how to present ambient content?; how to re-use ambient content and learning experiences?; what is the characteristics of ambient media, its content, and technology?; and what are ambient media in terms of story-telling and art? And finally, how do ambient media create business and value? How can ambient media be integrated into business processes and strategies? Semantics plays a crucial role in the generation of ambient media content. It can be seen as the glue between the raw data and the ambient media. Therefore we are interested to see innovative ideas how data can be (semi-)automatically be interpreted and translated into media presentations. The workshop aims at a series, and at the creation of a think-tank of creative thinkers coming from technology, art, human-computer interaction, and social sciences, that are interested in glimpsing the future of semantic ambient intelligent empowered media technology. Workshop Challenges ? How can ambient media be applied in business processes? ? How do ambient media create value and business? ? Business opportunities and strategic issues of ambient media? ? What is ?content? and how can it be presented in the age of ?ubiquitous? and ?pervasive?? ? How to select, compose and generate ambient content? ? How to manage and re-use ambient content in specific application scenarios (e.g. e-learning)? ? What is interactivity between the single consumers and consumer groups in the ambient context? ? How can collaborative or audience participatory content be supported? ? Which methods for experience design, prototyping, and business models exist? ? How can sensor data be interpreted and intelligently mined? ? How can existing media such as TV, home entertainment, cinema extended by ambient media? More information on the 1st International Workshop on Semantic Ambient Media Experience held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2008 http://portal.acm.org/toc.cfm?id=1461912&type=proceeding&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CF… , and more information on the 2nd International Workshop on Semantic Ambient Media Experiences held in conjunction with AmI-09 can be found http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/forum/node/55 Best contributions will be compiled to a special issue following up the workshop - we aim at Springer MTAP after reviewing the quality of contributions Check also the Ambient Media Association (AMEA): www.ambientmediaassociation.org Description of the Workshop Topics The following (and related) topics are within the scope of this workshop and shall act as examples: * Supply chain management with ubiquitous computation * eCommerce & ubiquitous commerce * Business processes, value-creation, and opportunities of ambient media * Understanding of the semantics of ambient content and methods for adding intelligence to daily objects * Mobile and stationary sensor data collection and interpretation algorithms and techniques * Context awareness and collection and context aware composition/selection of ambient content * Creation and maintenance of meta-information including metadata and data management * Ambient and mobile social networks, user generated content, and co-creation of content and products * Characteristics of ambient media, its content, and technological platforms * Ambient content creation techniques, asset management, and programming ambient media * Algorithms and techniques for sensor data interpretation and semantic interpretation * Applications and services, including ambient games, art and leisure content in specific contexts * Ambient interactive storytelling, narrations, and interactive advertising * Personalization, user models, multimodal interaction, smart user interfaces, and universal access * Experience design, usability, audience research, ethnography, user studies, and interface design * Business models, marketing studies, media economics, and ?x?-commerce of semantic ambient media * Ambient interfaces (touch, gesture, haptics, biometrics) * Management of information, knowledge and sapience in the context of semantic ambient media * Methods for context awareness, sensor networks, and sensor data mining * Semantic data mining and text mining for pervasive media * Semantic models, semantic interpretation for ambient media presentation; * Personalization and methods for locative media The workshop aims at a series, and at the creation of a think-tank of creative thinkers coming from technology, art, human-computer interaction, and social sciences, that are interested in glimpsing the future of semantic ambient intelligent empowered media technology. We are aiming at multidisciplinary, highly future oriented submissions that help to develop the "ambient media form" for entertainment services, such as: * case-studies (successful, and especially unsuccessful ones) * oral presentation of fresh and innovative ideas * artistic installations and running system prototypes * user-experience studies and evaluations * technological novelties, evaluations, and solutions Important Dates * paper submission: 1st October, 2010 * notification of acceptance: 22nd October, 2010 * final papers due: 27th October, 2010 * workshop day: between 10th and 12th November 2010 in Malaga, Spain * special issue articles due: December 14th , 2010 (to be fixed) Target Audience The target audience are researchers and practitioners in the field of ubiquitous and pervasive computation and its related areas. These include pervasive computation, emotional computation, content creation, ubiquitous computation, human-computer-interaction and usability experts, mobile industry, service creators, etc. Workshop participants shall have previous experience in this or related fields to be able to contribute on a high scientific level. The workshop participants will actively contribute to the development of semantic ambient media, due to a different method of workshop organization. Participants shall participate rather than passively contribute. The participants shall discuss and actively elaborate the topic and we plan to kick-off an international web-based informal forum for ambient media, which shall increase the effect of this workshop tremendously. We strongly welcome multidisciplinary contributions coming from the media technology, business, artistic, and human experience side. Case studies (successful and especially unsuccessful), artistic installations, technologies, media studies, and user-experience evaluations are highly welcome, which are affecting the development of ambient media as new form of media. Especially visionary contributions shaping the future of ambient media are strongly welcome. Workshop Chairs * Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology (TUT) & lugYmedia Inc., FINLAND * Thomas Risse, L3S Research Center, GERMANY * Bjorn Stockleben, Univ. of Applied Sciences Magdeburg, GERMANY * Juha Kaario, Varaani Works Oy, FINLAND * Bogdan Pogorelc, Jozef Stefan Institute & Spica International d.o.o., SLOVENIA

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Yours top 10 : cyber ethnography books
by nobre natalia 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Hi everyone, Am a PhD student at Telecom Paristech / CNRS and my work areas are related to Media/cultural studies, CMC, Social network analysis, Interactions & technologies. My research is done in the field of socio anthropology. At the moment am preparing a course on cyber studies for an academic sociologist public and I need your insight on that. Could you recommend me which are your: top 10 basic references/books on cyber ethnography. Well any further information you may think appropriate, are more than welcome. Feel free to email me at natalia.nobre(a)telecom-paristech.fr if you're interested in a longer discussion Thanks for your help in advance Natalia NOBRE Télécom ParisTech (ENST) LTCI-CNRS Dép. Sciences Economiques et Sociales 2229, Route des Crêtes 06560 Sophia Antipolis

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