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My little piece for the Handbook
by Barry Wellman 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Is on my website now in really ugly HTML and PDFing of a doc. "Studying Internet Studies Through the Ages". You're welcome to download. And when the pretty printed version arrives at my door, we will scan and post to the extent feasible. (Ain't gonna rip the book up.) I caution that my piece is dated November 2008. The book was supposed to be out in 2009, but no fault of the editors, it had some troubles and got delayed. My huge thanks to Mia and Charles who have perservered. Looking forward to more discussion on this list of actual research that people are doing . One good start would be to post at the end of your post your most recent article and ongoing project. OK, I'll start: Mostly hibernating finishing Networked, with wonderful coauthor Lee Rainie. Leading NAVEL project of interdisciplinary transcontinental scholarly teams across Canada. First ppt just presneted, but need cleaning. Leasing "Closenss is a Many Splendored Thing" - on varieties of social closenss. Ibid re ppt. And so it goes... Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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spammers & tweeters (2)
by Barry Wellman 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Here's a problem with spammers on tweeters. Suppose you're doing a diffusion of info study, and you want to track RTs and even the memes over a network chain. Trouble is, some worthy folks (like someone who begins with @z) just let all Followers in, even though I betcha most are now spammers who never check Your posts (Narcissim, thy name is Twitter Spammers). So any chain of communication is going to end with them as black holes, and we're going to get quant underestimates of the extent to which memes propogate on Twitter. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] book announcement
by Jeneen Naji 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Well actually this pricing reminds me of the costing of a book from lambert academic publishing, a german publisher, who has of late sending out alot of e-mails to post grad students and academics. With Lambert the book appears on Amazon but as it is only printed when someone orders the book the price is incredibly high. Authors get very small royalty fee for each book sold but seeing as the price is so high this is unlikely as most will not buy the book. But I noted this book we are discussing is from Wiley and Blackwell, publishers we know well. Perhaps have they switched their business model to one such as this? It is the only explanation I can come to for such a high price. - Jeneen Naji -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Air-L] book announcementDate: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:40:37 -0500From: Nathaniel Poor <natpoor(a)gmail.com>To: Charles Ess <charles.ess(a)gmail.com>CC: Air list <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Charles- The Amazon link you sent lists the book at $US 200 (well ok $199.95 and then a discount, but $200). Is that accurate? I know that's the hardcover, but if that's the price how is anyone going to buy it? Even the Kindle edition is $150. -Nat.

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the history of connecting to the Internet
by Sandra Braman 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Norway and the UK were connected to what was then called ARPANet in 1973. (The name Internet came into use just a year or so later.) Norway was the first, and the UK was linked a few minutes later. Canadians were involved in design discussions as early as 1971, but the first functional linkages were these with Norway and the UK. Importantly, it was the Canadians who, in 1971, insisted that designers incorporate the need to design a network that could connect all users across vast geographic spaces into their governing design principles. (I'm just completing work on an analysis of the internationalization of the Internet during the first decade of the design process, 1969-1979, based on study of the technical document series recording the history of that design process, the Internet Requests for Comments, or RFCs. My Telecommunications Policy Research Conference paper of last October ["The Framing Years"] presented an analysis of the policy frames that developed during the Internet design process during that decade. Other related work is underway. An overview of this very large project was published in INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, & SOCIETY in 2010 -- "The Interpenetration of Technical and Legal Decision-Making for the Internet.") Sandra Braman

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Oh Canada!
by Barry Wellman 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

I believe that Canada was connected to the then-American Internet before Norway and UK. Sorry, can't document, but as always bear embraced us (and vice-versa), and Sue Thomas and John-Willy Bakke overlooked us. Feeling neglected is so Canadian. :) Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] Oh Canada!
by Scott MacLeod 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Anders and All, :) Janet Abbate's "Inventing the Internet" (MIT 1999) is one good resource for some of this discussion, but not so much for dates of international articulations of the internet. The book is referenced here at the Internet Studies' subject at wiki World University and School - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies [1] - like Wikipedia with MIT OCW. I'll add some of such resources as we mention them. Scott Scott MacLeod World University and School http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University http://scottmacleod.com scott(a)scottmacleod.com On Tue 08/03/11 12:34 PM , Anders Sundnes Løvlie a.s.lovlie(a)media.uio.no sent: According to the English Wikipedia article on ARPANET Norway got connected in 1968, one year before the net even existed. Beat that, Canada! :p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpanet#Growth_and_evolution (Seriously though, according to NORSAR we got online in 1973. http://www.norsar.no/pc-5-30-NORSAR-and-the-Internet.aspx ) University of Oslo folk.uio.no/anderssl On 08.03.11 19.14, Andrew Herman wrote: > It's official! > > 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 > > >>>> Sylvie Noel 08/03/2011 1:12 pm>>> > I don't know when Norway was connected, but I can tell you that the > first time Canada got connected to the ARPANET was on April 3, 1985, and > it was at the Communications Research Centre of Canada that it happened > (which is the only reason why I know the date :) > > Sylvie Noel > > > On 2011-03-08, at 11:50 AM, Barry Wellman wrote: > >> I believe that Canada was connected to the then-American Internet > before Norway and UK. Sorry, can't document, but as always bear embraced > us (and vice-versa), and Sue Thomas and John-Willy Bakke overlooked us. >> Feeling neglected is so Canadian. :) >> >> Barry Wellman >> > _______________________________________________________________________ >> S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab > Director >> Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room > 388 >> University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 > twitter:barrywellman >> http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman > fax:+1-416-978-3963 >> Updating history: > http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php > _______________________________________________________________________ >> _______________________________________________ >> The 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/ > Chercheure scientifique | Research scientist > Centre de recherches sur les communications Canada | Communications > Research Centre Canada > 3701, avenue Carling | 3701, Carling Ave. > Ottawa (ON) K2H 8S2 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The 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/ > > --- Scanned by M+ Guardian Messaging Firewall --- > > > > _______________________________________________ > The 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 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/ Links: ------ [1] http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies

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Deadline extended - Call for Chapters: Web Search Engine Research
by Dirk Lewandowski 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Call for Chapters Web Search Engine Research Publisher: Emerald Library and Information Science Book Series http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=1876-0562 Book Editor: Dirk Lewandowski, Professor in Information Science, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 March 2011, accepted Full Chapters Due: 15 June 2011 Introduction Since the advent of Web search engines in the 1990s, research has been conducted on their use and their quality in both computer science and in library and information science. While research in computer science mainly focuses on technical aspects of search engines, the focus of information science research is on users? behaviour when using search engines and how their interactions can be evaluated. Furthermore, information science research takes into account search engines? impact on society. However, it does not solely take the perspective of search engines as ?new media?, but can take a unique perspective integrating technical aspects, user aspects and their impact on their role in knowledge acquisition. The book therefore will follow a wide approach, and the editor is seeking contributions from a variety of research areas. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Retrieval effectiveness * User satisfaction * Evaluation of search engine interfaces * Search engines? index quality * The impact of search on society * Reliability of search results * Query log analysis * User guidance in the search process * Index and/or results freshness, diversity of results * Influence of search engine optimization (SEO) on results quality. Submission Information Potential contributors are invited to submit a chapter proposal (approx. 500 words) to the Book Editor by 15 March 2011, detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified in short order as to the status of their proposal and sent organizational guidelines. Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length and are due by 15 June 2011. Inquiries and Submissions Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to Dirk Lewandowski, dirk.lewandowski(a)haw-hamburg.de PDF version of this text: http://www.bui.haw-hamburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/lewandowski/doc/Call_fo… -- Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) Fakultät Design Medien Information Department Information Finkenau 35, Raum 268 D - 22081 Hamburg Tel.: 040-42875 3621 Fax: 040-42875 3609 http://www.bui.haw-hamburg.de http://www.bui.haw-hamburg.de/lewandowski.html

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HICSS minitrack on Learning Analytics
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

HICSS -- the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences -- takes place each January in Hawaii. This coming year, the conference is January 4- 7, at the Grand Wailea hotel, on the island of Maui. http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ This is a call for papers for a new minitrack on Learning Analytics and Networked Learning. Papers are due **June 15, 2011** submitted through the conference system. Please feel free to contact me or either of my co-organizers for feedback on suitability for the minitrack. Other minitracks will be of interest to members of this list, including 'Social Networking and Communities' co-chaired by Karine Nahon and Caroline Haythornthwaite. (See: http://haythorn.wordpress.com/hicss-minitracks- cfp/). CALL FOR PAPERS LEARNING ANALYTICS & NETWORKED LEARNING This minitrack calls for papers that address leading edge use of technology or system design to analyze, support, and/or create learning and learning environments. The remit is wide and calls for papers that use technology to examine how social learning happens, use data from learning environments to support learning processes, and examine new practices of formal and informal learning on and through the Internet. Papers that fit this minitrack fall under new and ongoing areas of learning research that may be referred to as learning analytics, networked learning, technology enhanced learning, computer-supported collaborative learning, ubiquitous learning, and mobile learning. Of particular interest are papers that capture, analyze and show novel use of data produced from online learning environments, develop and/or test methodologies for analyzing online learning, address automated data collection and analysis in support of learning, professional development and knowledge creation, and discuss issues and opportunities relating to information literacy, literacy and new media, ubiquitous learning, entrepreneurial learning and/or mobile learning. We envision papers that • address the use of automated data capture to follow and analyze learning processes • develop methodologies for analyzing online learning • develop metrics for characterizing and following learning trends online • test the validity of automated data for capturing a true representation of learning and knowledge creation • analyze and/or support the role of social networks in learning • report on the development and maintenance of innovative online environments for learning • discuss trends in learning on and through the Internet, including issues and opportunities relating to information literacy, literacy and new media, ubiquitous learning and entrepreneurial learning • examine economic models, trends and markets for online learning, including open source and open access models • examine the foundations for learning in online networks, crowds and communities • examine the design and facilitation of learning in online networks, crowds and communities • examine the validity of information and learning processes online, and trust in online information sources for learning • address the role of particular devices: laptops, mobiles, OLPC in learning • examine trends in how we learn with and through technology in secondary and higher education, workplaces, society, developed and underdeveloped nations • discuss ethical issues relating to learning online, including issues relating to data capture, analysis and display, and learning about controversial subjects or anti-social activities. SUBMIT INQUIRIES TO: Caroline Haythornthwaite (Primary Contact) University of British Columbia haythorn(a)interchange.ubc.ca Maarten de Laat Open University of the Netherlands maarten.delaat(a)ou.nl Shane Dawson University of British Columbia shane.dawson(a)ubc.ca -------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite haythorn(a)interchange.ubc.ca

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Information Society Virtual library : 20. 000 free access texts.
by Bernardo Sorj 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear colleague, I am glad to inform you that our free access virtual library on the Information Society has reached the mark of 20.000 academic articles, books and reports, in several languages: www.bvce.org . Please help us by disseminating this information and indicating sites with your texts. Send your suggestions to: <mailto:bvce@centroedelstein.org.br> bvce(a)centroedelstein.org.br All the best, Bernardo Sorj Director - The Edelstein Center for Social Research Dr. Bernardo Sorj <http://www.bernardosorj.com> www.bernardosorj.com <http://www.centroedelstein.org.br> www.centroedelstein.org.br

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IR 12.0 Keynotes!
by loriken＠illinois.edu 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

I'm very pleased to announce two confirmed keynote speakers for IR 12.0, Performance and Participation, October 10-13, 2011 in Seattle! Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology at UC Irvine and Editor-in-Chief of "American Anthropologist" Mike Monello, Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of Campfire, and Co-Creator of "The Blair Witch Project" Hope you can join us! Lori Kendall Program Chair IR 12.0 http://ir12.aoir.org/

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