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Professorial Lecture - The Future of Cyberspace - 30 November 2011
by Sue Thomas 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

Apologies for x-posting De Montfort University's Professorial Lecture Series 2011 The Future of Cyberspace A lecture by Sue Thomas, Professor of New Media Wednesday 30 November 2011 You are warmly invited to join us for a lecture by Sue Thomas, Professor of New Media at De Montfort University. The lecture is part of the university's Professorial Lecture Series for 2011, showcasing and celebrating the academic activities of the university's professors. The lecture on Wednesday 30 November will start at 6pm and takes place in our Hugh Aston Building. Tea and coffee will be served before the lecture and a drinks reception will follow the lecture. Parking will be available at our visitor car park and directions can be found at http://www.dmu.ac.uk/aboutdmu/campuses/maps/leic_campus.jsp <https://webmail-ic.dmu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dmu.a c.uk/aboutdmu/campuses/maps/leic_campus.jsp> This lecture will explore the evolution of the landscape of cyberspace from its creation as an unpopulated wilderness through its exploration, colonisation, cultivation, settlement and growth, and offers some predictions for the future of this most exotic place. Sue Thomas is Professor of New Media at the Institute of Creative Technologies in the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities. She has written several books including the novel 'Correspondence', short-listed for the 1992 Arthur C Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and most recently the 2004 non-fiction cyberspace travelogue 'Hello World: travels in virtuality'. She has written about computers and the internet since the 1980s and is now working on 'Nature and Cyberspace: Stories, Memes and Metaphors', a study of the relationships between cyberspace and the natural world, forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. She co-directs the influential Transliteracy Research Group and the DMU Transdisciplinary Group, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Further information about this lecture and others in the series can be found at www.dmu.ac.uk/events I do hope you will be able to join us for this event. Places for the lecture must be booked by contacting the Events Office on 0116 257 7452 or via email: eventsoffice(a)dmu.ac.uk. Alternatively, places can be booked online at www.dmu.ac.uk/events <https://webmail-ic.dmu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dmu.a c.uk/events> . There are limited places available, so if you are interested, do please book early to avoid disappointment. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be a very interesting lecture. With best wishes Sarah ________________________________________________________________________ ______ Sarah Plowman Events Organiser, External Relations DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY T: +44 (0) 116 250 6376 E: splowman(a)dmu.ac.uk <mailto:cleech@dmu.ac.uk> W: dmu.ac.uk Have you been to our lecture series yet? Topical talks by expert guest speakers and academics <http://www.dmu.ac.uk/news_events/events/index.jsp> throughout the year (NB: For information, I work part-time and my days of working are Monday to Wednesday lunchtime. Outside of these times please contact The Events Office on 0116 250 6172 or email eventsoffice(a)dmu.ac.uk)

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Re: [Air-L] copyediting question: capitalize www?
by stu＠texifter.com 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

The Internet has omniscient and other God-like attributes? The World Wide Web is akin to the WWF - World Wrestling Federation? The Internet is more complex than life itself? The World Wide Web is akin to the WWS - Wide World of Sports? The Internet makes me laugh, cry & groan? The World Wide Web is... OK I give up...as a retired journal Editor who made people capitalize for years, i have to admit, there is no reason to capitalize www or internet. as my dawter texts me all the time, capitalization (and spelling) is 'totally' over-rated. i guess this means the demise of the capitalized personal pronoun is way overdue...i'll drink to that! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Air-L] copyediting question: capitalize www? From: "Jonathan Sterne, Dr." <[1]jonathan.sterne(a)mcgill.ca> OTOH, if there is another Really Good Reason to capitalize "internet," I would love to hear it. References 1. http://jonathan.sterne@mcgill.ca/

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Job Ad: Assistant Professor in Journalism, North Central College
by Stephen Macek 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

JOB AD: Assistant Professor in Journalism Department Of English North Central College North Central College invites applications for a permanent, full-time, non-tenure track position to begin in September 2012. The position will start at the rank of assistant professor and is eligible for promotion. A higher starting rank may be considered for suitably qualified applicants. The successful applicant will be a forward-thinking, new media journalist able to teach students to think, research and write cogently and create supporting media for multiple delivery platforms. The position includes supervision of the college*s award-winning print and online student newspaper and the opportunity to coordinate the reconfiguration of existing curricula across the college in print journalism, broadcast communications, and interactive media studies into a program of multi-media based journalism for the future. Applicants should exhibit the potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching and advising and a strong commitment to creative, professional and energetic leadership in a rapidly evolving field. Requirements: Professional experience and a Master*s degree in journalism required, PhD in journalism or related communications field desirable. Send letter of application describing journalistic and teaching experience with a curriculum vita to Dr. Martha Bohrer, Chair, Journalism Search; c/o Office of Academic Affairs; North Central College, 30 N. Brainard Street, Naperville, IL 60540. Review of applications will begin on November 1 and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary phone interviews will be conducted in November 2011. North Central College, founded in 1861, is a selective, comprehensive liberal arts institution of 2700 students, located in Naperville, 30 miles west of Chicago, with convenient Metra train access to Chicago and its many networks and resources that serve the campus community. The College*s suburban locale, home to 145,000 people and a vibrant local downtown, is one of Money magazine*s *Best Places to Live.* See http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/ for more information about North Central College and the department. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE.

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Fwd: CFP for ICA pre-conference -- Mobile Communication, Community and Locative Media
by richard.ling＠telenor.com 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Dear all, Please note the following call for papers Rich L. 2012 International Communication Association (ICA) Pre-conference Workshop May 23 – 24, 2012 Phoenix, AZ, USA Mobile and location-based networked interactions permeate our world. We no longer enter the Internet--we carry it with us. We experience it while moving through physical spaces. Smart phones, GPS receivers, and RFID tags are only a few examples of location-aware mobile technologies that mediate our interaction with networked spaces and the people in them. Increasingly, our physical location determines the types of information with which we interact, and the people and things we find around us. These new kinds of networked interactions manifest in everyday social practices that are supported by the use of mobile technologies, such as participation in location-based mobile games and social networks, engagement with location-based services, development of mobile annotation projects, and social mapping, just to name a few. The engagement with these practices has important implications for identity construction, our sense of privacy, our notions of place and space, civic and political participation, building community, policy making, as well as cultural production and consumption in everyday life. Abstracts of no more than 500 words are due by November 15, 2011. Please send them along with your name and contact information to Dr. Adriana de Souza e Silva (adriana [at] souzaesilva [dot] com<mailto:adriana@souzaesilva.com>). Accepted abstracts will be notified by December 1, 2011. Final papers will be due April 1, 2012. http://sociomobile.org/mobile2012/

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MINA Mobile Creativity and Innovation Symposium
by Max Schleser 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

The Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [MINA] is a network project, which aims to create a dialogue between the creative industry, artists, designer and filmmakers working with mobile devices. MINA explores the possibilities of interaction between people, content and the emerging mobile industry. MINA Mobile Creativity and Innovation Symposium 26th November 2011 Massey University, Wellington, NZ Executive Seminar Suite (5B 14) Registration and program for MINA Symposium 2011 [$ 30 including lunch] http://mina2011.eventbrite.com/ The MINA symposium will provide a platform to debate the prospect of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies in a changing art and design environment and the transforming creative industries. >From the 23rd to the 26th November 2011, MINA presents the International Mobile Innovation Screening 2011 at the Film Archive in Wellington, which will showcase more than 55 international short films and four feature films produced on mobile devices. The program will also feature selected mobile short films from the Mobilefest (Brazil), Mobile Screenfest International (Australia), Heartbeat Festival (Russia) and Ohrenblick (Germany). The program is curated by the Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [MINA] and presents these works for the first time in New Zealand. Tickets for the screenings can be purchased at the Film Archive, Wellington. For a detailed screening program see www.mina.pro MINA is supported by the College of Creative Arts, Massey University. For further information contact: Max(a)mina.pro -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de

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Re: [Air-L] copyediting question: capitalize www?
by Scott MacLeod 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Dear AoIR, Here's Wikipedia's wiki entry "Internet capitalization conventions," that lays out a history of the question about Internet capitalization - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_capitalization_conventions All the best, Scott Scott MacLeod Founder & President World University and School http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University 415 480 4577 http://scottmacleod.com/worlduniversityandschool.htm scott(a)scottmacleod.com On Tue 01/11/11 8:53 AM , Alex Halavais alex(a)halavais.net sent: Hey, we're a global body associated with the internet :). I don't think that AP chose to capitalize Internet to distinguish itfrom other forms of internetworking. They set the standard for thesake of standards setting, and at the time they set the standard theword was more commonly capitalized. Likewise, any standards-promulgating group is going to be bound bytheir former usage, and we should expect the ietf to be slower thanother discourse communities to change. Luckily, those who buildtechnologies name them only at their own peril. Anyone made use of a"electrical speech machine" lately? - A On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Janna Anderson wrote: > The Internet Society, the Internet Engineering Task Force and global bodies > associated with the Internet use the capital "I" to distinguish the global > network from smaller internets. It is an important distinction and those who > do not make it are in error. > > Associated Press style - the official journalistic style adopted by most > news organizations - is to use Internet in reference to the global network > of networks. In AP Style Web and World Wide Web are used in upper-case to > distinguish from other webs. > > While some people and organizations like to say that Internet should be > spelled lower-case as with radio, television and other communications tools, > they are not recognizing the distinction as they should. > > Janna > > On 11/1/11 10:59 AM, "Nathaniel Poor" wrote: > >> It's English, we have no absolute authority which dictates the language >> (despite what some people may think about Chicago or APA). Some countries, >> such as Spain and France, have some sort of institution (which I forget the >> name of) that is like the arbiter of language. Not that everyone follows >> those, but I remember a Spanish-speaking friend of mine was surprised to find >> out we didn't have one for English. >> >> Internet (which there is at the start of a sentence, so who knows what my >> preference is) is a word in transition. Commonly it used to be Internet, now >> more people are using internet. Given that we are still in the transition, use >> whichever you like. As long as we can understand you, and your editors and >> reviewers are happy, then I'll be quite happy with my cup of coffee at the end >> of a good day. >> >> -Nat. >> >> >> On Nov 1, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Sue Thomas wrote: >> >>> I agree with you Jonathan, and try my hardest not to capitalise, only to be >>> regularly told off by editors! But here's an interesting question: if >>> Internet and WWW, then why not Cyberspace? >>> >>> All very inconsistent. I empathise with the small t television (and >>> telephone) >>> >>> Sue >>> >>> >>> _________ >>> Sue Thomas >>> Research Professor of New Media >>> IOCT/Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities >>> Clephan 1.01d, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK >>> +44 (0)116 207 8266 >>> w: http://www.thewildsurmise.com Nature and Cyberspace: stories, memes and >>> metaphors >>> e: sue.thomas(a)dmu.ac.uk [3] >>> t: @suethomas >>> g: +suethomas >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [4] >>> [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [5]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Sterne, Dr. >>> Sent: 01 November 2011 09:51 >>> To: >>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] copyediting question: capitalize www? >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I'm starting to get lots of replies, which I appreciate, and I'm happy to >>> hear more people weigh in, but I'll take the opportunity to explain my >>> thinking on "internet." Early in their histories, most media are capitalized >>> by journalists (eg., "Telegraph" or "Phonograph") but this usage generally >>> falls away after some time. I am one of those people who believe that the >>> internet is best thought of as one more of a series of communication >>> technologies that are important in our lives (indeed one of the arguments of >>> the book I'm copyediting effectively de-exceptionalizes the internet). >>> >>> Since I don't capitalize "phonograph" or "television" or "satellite", it >>> seems strange to capitalize "internet" which is not really a new medium >>> anymore. >>> >>> OTOH, if there is another Really Good Reason to capitalize "internet," I >>> would love to hear it. >>> >>> Best, >>> --Jonathan >>> >>> >>> On 2011-11-01, at 5:46 AM, Sue Malta wrote: >>> >>> As part of the team that publishes the "International Journal of Emerging >>> Techologies and Society" (iJETS), I would ALWAYS opt for a capital for >>> Internet and the World Wide Web.... >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Sue Malta >>> >>> >>> >>> P >>> ............................................... >>> Sue Malta >>> Editor / Managing Editor >>> International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (iJETS) Swinburne >>> University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 >>> Email: ijets(a)swin.edu.au >>> Or: smalta(a)groupwise.swin.edu.au >>> www.swin.edu.au/ijets; >>> >>>>>> "Jonathan Sterne, Dr." >>>>>> >>>> 01/11/11 8:32 PM >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> Please excuse any repetition if this has been answered recently. I know that >>> people are coming around to not capitalizing the word "internet" (this is my >>> preference too). But what about "world wide web"? >>> >>> Best, >>> --J >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is >>> provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >>> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> http://www.aoir.org/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org [10] mailing list is provided by the Association of >>> Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe >>> at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> http://www.aoir.org/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org [11] mailing list >>> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >>> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> http://www.aoir.org/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. >> http://natpoor.blogspot.com/ >> https://sites.google.com/site/natpoor/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org [12] mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > -- > Janna Quitney Anderson > Director of Imagining the Internet > www.imaginingtheinternet.org > > Associate Professor of Communications > Director of Internet Projects > School of Communications > Elon University > andersj(a)elon.edu [14] > (336) 278-5733 (o) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org [15] mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. 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Moderation of Online Platforms/Communities
by Alex Leavitt 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Can everyone please point me to studies of the tasks and roles of moderators and moderation more generally in/of online platforms and communities? Thanks! Alex --- Alexander Leavitt PhD Student USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism http://alexleavitt.com Twitter: @alexleavitt

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Re: [Air-L] capitalize www
by Jonathan Sterne, Dr. 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the replies. The range of debate leaves me very comfortable with not capitalizing either internet or www, and making those choices for polemical and historicist reasons that others have outlined quite well. I hope this discussion has been helpful to others as well. Best, --Jonathan

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Re: [Air-L] copyediting question: capitalize www?
by Sue Malta 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

As part of the team that publishes the "International Journal of Emerging Techologies and Society" (iJETS), I would ALWAYS opt for a capital for Internet and the World Wide Web.... Cheers Sue Malta P ............................................... Sue Malta Editor / Managing Editor International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (iJETS) Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Email: ijets(a)swin.edu.au Or: smalta(a)groupwise.swin.edu.au www.swin.edu.au/ijets >>> "Jonathan Sterne, Dr." 01/11/11 8:32 PM >>> Hi Everyone, Please excuse any repetition if this has been answered recently. I know that people are coming around to not capitalizing the word "internet" (this is my preference too). But what about "world wide web"? Best, --J _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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Why Parents Help Children Violate Facebook’s 13+ Rule
by danah boyd 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

I don't normally publicize my work here, but a new study that I've been working on has serious policy implications that affect every aspect of internet studies. For those who don't know anything about COPPA, it's the U.S. legislation that prompts most major U.S. companies to make their websites 13+. The regulation is currently being reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission (and they're seeking public comments by Nov 28 so if any of you are interested, please let me know!). Anyhow, I'm really excited about this study and I hope you will be too! Title: "Why Parents Help Their Children Lie to Facebook About Age: Unintended Consequences of the 'Children's Online Privacy Protection Act'" Authors: danah boyd (Microsoft Research/NYU), Eszter Hargittai (Northwestern), Jason Schultz (UC-Berkeley), and John Palfrey (Harvard) Full article: http://bit.ly/ParentSurveyCOPPA danah's blog post: http://bit.ly/tgKZrE Huffington Post op-ed: http://huff.to/rVocz5 CNet Coverage: http://cnet.co/tnNPw1 Topline: A major new nationwide study released today shows that many parents know that their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site's restrictions. Parents are often complicit in helping their children join the site. These new data suggest that, by creating a context in which companies choose to restrict access to children, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which is currently under review, inadvertently undermines parents' ability to make choices and protect their children's data. This study has significant implications for policy makers, particularly in light of the discussion in Congress and at the Federal Trade Commission about COPPA and other age-based privacy laws. Based on a national sample of 1,007 U.S. parents who have children living with them between the ages of 10-14, this survey conducted July 5-14, 2011 found: • Although Facebook's minimum age is 13, parents of 13- and 14-year-olds report that, on average, their child joined Facebook at age 12. • Half (55%) of parents of 12-year-olds report their child has a Facebook account, and most (82%) of these parents knew when their child signed up. Most (76%) also assisted their 12-year old in creating the account. • A third (36%) of all parents surveyed reported that their child joined Facebook before the age of 13, and two-thirds of them (68%) helped their child create the account. • Half (53%) of parents surveyed think Facebook has a minimum age and a third (35%) of these parents think that this is a recommendation and not a requirement. • Most (78%) parents think it is acceptable for their child to violate minimum age restrictions on online services. The authors argue that these data call into question the efficacy of COPPA. Their findings have important implications for COPPA reform and other age-based legislation, such as the "Do Not Track Kids Act" currently being discussed in Congress: • COPPA is well intended but has major unintended consequences in terms of encouraging general-purpose websites like Facebook, Skype, and Gmail to limit kids under 13 from accessing educational and social opportunities. • Age-based restrictions imposed in response to COPPA undermine parental authority and limit parents' freedoms to make choices about what their children do and what information is collected about them. • As a result of COPPA, lying about one's age has become normal and parents often help children lie. This creates safety and privacy issues. • Online safety and privacy are of great concern to parents, but most parents do not want solutions that result in age-based restrictions for their children. • Parents are open to recommended age ratings and other approaches that offer guidance without limiting their children's access. The implications of this study go beyond issues of governance. The age restrictions engendered by COPPA have serious implications for parenting, education, and issues surrounding children's rights. To learn more, view the complete article at http://bit.ly/ParentSurveyCOPPA

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