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Autocomplete research
by Jasmine E McNealy 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

Hello All, I was wondering if anyone could suggests journal articles or other readings on "autocomplete" particularly with respect to the big search engines like Google and Yahoo! (and I guess Bing now). Thank you in advance for you assistance. Best, JM ________________________________ Jasmine McNealy, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor S.I. Newhouse of Public Communication Syracuse University 215 University Place Room 377 NH2 Syracuse, NY 13244 315-443-1151 jemcneal(a)syr.edu

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Geek Researcher Spends Three Years Living With Hackers
by Richard Forno 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

Biella does great work.....ergo I'm looking forward to adding this to my must-read pile.....which right now is more like a "scholastic endtable" which is one year away from becoming am "academic-style room divider." ;) --rick Geek Researcher Spends Three Years Living With Hackers http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/coleman/ When you’re starting off as an anthropologist, you aim is to explore a subculture your peers have yet to uncover, spending years living with the locals and learning their ways. That’s what Gabriella Coleman did. She went to San Francisco and lived with the hackers. Coleman, an anthropologist who teaches at McGill University, spent three years living in the Bay Area, studying the community that builds the Debian Linux open source operating system and other hackers — i.e., people who pride themselves on finding new ways to reinvent software. More recently, she’s been peeling away the onion that is the Anonymous movement, a group that hacks as a means of protest — and mischief. When she moved to San Francisco, she volunteered with the Electronic Frontier Foundation — she believed, correctly, that having an eff.org address would make people more willing to talk to her — and started making the scene. She talked free software over Chinese food at the Bay Area Linux User Group’s monthly meetings upstairs at San Francisco’s Four Seas Restaurant. She marched with geeks demanding the release of Adobe eBooks hacker Dmitry Sklyarov. She learned the culture inside-out. Now, she’s written a book on her experiences: Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking. It’s a scholarly work of anthropology that examines the question: What does it mean to be a hacker? Earlier this month, she dropped by Wired’s offices to talk about the book. Here’s an edited transcript of the conversation: < -- > http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/coleman/ --- Just because i'm near the punchbowl doesn't mean I'm also drinking from it.

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Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration
by Fichman, Pnina 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Call for Chapters: Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration Important dates: Proposals Submission Due: January 15, 2013 Full Chapters Due: March 15, 2013 Final Submission Due: July 1, 2013 Editors (to whom chapters should be sent and questions addressed): Pnina Fichman (fichman(a)indiana.edu) Noriko Hara (nhara(a)indiana.edu) Indiana University, Bloomington. Introduction: Wikipedia offers articles in 285 languages and more than 80% of Wikipedia articles are written in languages other than English. In addition, the English Wikipedia itself attracts users from all over the world. This global nature of Wikipedia provides a rich socio-technical environment to examine a wide range of international and cross-cultural issues. Despite the global reach of Wikipedia, most of the published works about Wikipedia are based on the English site. More research should pay attention to the global, multilingual nature of Wikipedia to gain a better understanding of online international cooperation, on one hand, and of cross-cultural variations in mass knowledge production processes and outcomes, on the other. The purpose of this book is to explore a wide range of international and cross-cultural issues as they are manifested on Wikipedia. We are particularly interested in research that takes a socio-technical perspective on the global Wikipedia and integrates social theory to explain online interactions. For example, we invite studies on online global collaboration, coordination, and conflict management in this rich socio-technical environment. We hope that these works will highlight implications for other socio-technical environments or extend the use and development of social theory. This unique publication aims to be a collection of international and cross-cultural research on the Wikipedia. We expect that this edited volume will appeal to academic researchers, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in Wikipedia and, more broadly, in social studies of information and communication technologies, as well as to Wikipedia contributors. Recommended topics: We are seeking chapters that include both empirical and conceptual work and soliciting innovative analysis of international and cross-cultural aspects of Wikipedia to be part of this book. Appropriate topics for chapters include (but are not limited to) the following list: · Case studies of Wikipedia in one of the 285 languages, with special interest in small and medium size Wikipedias; for example, focusing on policies, processes, interactions or information quality · Conflict and collaboration in editing international entries on any particular language of Wikipedia · International and cross-cultural collaboration; for example, international cooperation in fighting vandalism · Intercultural synergy across boundaries on Wikipedia or Wikimedia projects · Cross-cultural studies that compare more than one Wikipedia, for example, focusing on: · Cross-cultural comparisons of content, structures, and contributions · Comparative studies of policies, interactions, and processes · Efforts to understand similarities and differences across Wikipedia in multiple languages in user motivations, establishment and maintenance of local communities and challenges · Comparative analysis of editing policies around the globe · Information quality across two or more Wikipedia languages · Comparison of scope and representation of topics across Wikipedia in several languages · Vandalism and trolling behaviors across national and language boundaries Chapters are expected to have between 4000 and 5000 words (excluding references, figures, and tables). Only original work whose copyright is owned (or cleared) by the chapter authors and not considered for publication elsewhere can be considered for inclusion. Important dates: January 15, 2013: submit 2-3 page chapter proposals and authors’ bios (200 words) Feb 1, 2013: receive acceptance notification March 15, 2013: submit first full chapters May 15, 2013: receive reviewers’ comments July 1, 2013: submit final versions This book is scheduled to be published by Scarecrow Press. For additional information, please visit https://rowman.com/Scarecrow. Scarecrow Press is the publisher of, among other titles, Digital Media: Technological and Social Challenges of the Interactive World (2011). The publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

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|| ACADEMIC MINDTREK || LAST CALL: 3rd June || Last CfP || * HCI * Social Media * Digital Games * Open Source * Media Management * Ambient Media *
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

============================================================================================ Academic MindTrek Conference 2012: Last Call for Papers, Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demonstrations, Workshops, Tutorials 3rd-5th October, 2012 Tampere, Finland http://www.academicmindtrek.org, http://www.mindtrek.org * SOCIAL MEDIA * AMBIENT MEDIA * MEDIA MANAGEMENT * HCI * OPEN SOURCE * DIGITAL GAMES * Long and short papers, posters, demonstrations, and extended abstracts due on: 3rd JUNE 2012 (LAST CALL) Tutorials and Workshops due on: 1st JUNE 2012 in cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI contributions will be published in the ACM digital library and a selected set of high-level work will be published as book chapters or in journals ============================================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS, EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, POSTERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS We are pleased to invite you to the Academic MindTrek conference, 3rd ? 5th October 2012, which brings together a cross-disciplinary crowd of people to investigate current and emerging topics of media in the ubiquitous arena. The conference explores academically the emerging and frontier-breaking applications of new media in everyday contexts of leisure, business and organizational life. October 3rd is the main Academic MindTrek day. Due increasing popularity of the conference, we are extending the scope of Academic MindTrek 2012! The academic conference features six major themes: * Social Media * Ambient & Ubiquitous Media * Business & Media * Human-Computer Interaction (new track!) * Open Source * Digital Games SOCIAL MEDIA ?Get social!? Social media and Web 2.0 technologies are applied in ever diverse practices both in private and public communities. Totally new business models are emerging, traditional communication and expression modalities are challenged, and new practices are constructed in the collaborative, interactive media space. AMBIENT AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA ?The medium is the message!? ? This conference track focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiquitous media with a cross-disciplinary viewpoint: ambient media between technology, art, and content. The focus of this track is on applications, location based services, ubiquitous computation, augmented reality, theory, art-works, mixed reality concepts, the Web 3.0, and user experiences that make ubiquitous and ambient media tick. MEDIA BUSINESS, MEDIA PRODUCTION AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT Media business and media management face the challenges of the emergence of new forms of digital media. This theme focuses on business studies, policies, practices, and organizational structure of media firms. It discusses competition, patterns of media usage, advertising models, and how traditional media can cope with the challenges coming from digital media focusing on media business and media management issues. HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI) The wide field of HCI is to discuss issues around human computer interaction modalities, consumer experience, design of computer systems, human aspects, universal media access, ergonomics, communication, novel interaction modalities, privacy, trusted systems, interaction theories, and sociological and psychological factors. This theme of devotes to several of these aspects, and is targeted to the scientific community dealing with several applied and theoretical aspects of HCI and user experience. OPEN SOURCE The last decade has seen a significant increase in open source initiatives such as open source software, open standards, open content, open media, or even open source hardware. On the one hand, the open movement has created new kinds of opportunities such as new business models and development approaches. On the other hand, it has introduced new kinds of technical and non-technical challenges. DIGITAL GAMES The culture and business of digital games is becoming increasingly varied. The current trends range from novel interface innovations and digital distribution channels to social game dynamics and player-generated content. The games track is open for theoretical works, empirical case studies and constructive projects. DEMONSTRATIONS The aim is to gather demonstrations from researchers and professionals from the communities related to the topics of MindTrek. The objective for the demonstrations is to provide a forum for exchanging experiences, practical projects, or media demonstrators. The target audience includes members of the academic community, industry, or laboratories who can demonstrate the results of their research projects with a practical implementation. ACADEMIC MINDTREK AS A CONFERENCE In addition, special academic sessions (e.g. tutorials, demonstrations, workshops, and multidisciplinary sessions) will be held parallel to the MindTrek business conference. Academic speakers and authors are warmly welcome to register for the business conference tracks as part of the academic conference with our special registration rate. The Academic MindTrek registration includes full service such as coffees, lunches, and social gatherings. The MindTrek Association hosts MindTrek as a yearly conference, where the Academic MindTrek conference has been a part of this unique set of events comprising competitions, world famous keynote speakers, plenary sessions, media festivals, and workshops since 1997. It is a meeting place where experts and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of Internet, interactive media, and the information society. MindTrek brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media in various fields, ranging from sociology and the economy, to technology. The organizing committee invites you to submit original high quality full papers, long or short, addressing the special theme and the topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the proceedings. CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS The scientific part of the conference is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI. Conference proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library, which includes short and long papers, workshop proposals, demonstration proposals, and tutorial proposals. Extended abstracts will be published in the adjunct conference proceedings; however, they will not be published within the ACM Digital Library. Selected high quality papers will be published in international journals, as book chapters, edited books, or via open access journals. There will also be a reward for the overall best paper from the academic conference. Several papers should follow the style guidelines of the conference. SHORT AND LONG PAPER PROPOSALS All submissions will be peer-reviewed double blinded, therefore please remove any information that could give an indication of the authorship. Short papers should be between 2-4 pages long and the paper presentation will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion within a session; long papers should be 6-8 pages and will be presented in 20 minutes slots, plus 5 minutes discussion. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Feel free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with the Academic MindTrek. Workshop proposals should include the organizing committee, a 2 page description of the theme of the workshop, a short CV of organizers, duration, the proceedings publisher, and the schedule. Workshop organizers also have the possibility to add publications to the main conference proceedings. Depending on the attracted number of papers for each workshop, we provide space for either half-day or full-day workshops. DEMONSTRATIONS PROPOSALS Demonstration proposals shall be 2-3 pages and include: a) a description and motivation of the demonstration; b) general architecture of the demonstration; c) description of the main features; d) a brief comparison with other existing related demonstrations; e) audio-visual materials to illustrate the demonstration (if applicable); f) the type of license, and g) the Internet address of the demonstration (if applicable). It is strongly recommended that the authors make the demonstration (or a suitable version or movie) on the Internet during the evaluation. TUTORIAL PROPOSALS Tutorial proposals should include a 2-page description of the tutorial, intended audience, a short CV, timetable, required equipment, references, and a track record of previous tutorials. The target length of tutorials is 2-4 hours. EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Extended abstracts should be between 1-2 pages long and contain 500-800 words. They should describe the research problem, background, research questions, and the contribution to the conference. Extended abstracts will not be published within the ACM digital library. POSTER PRESENTATIONS Posters should be between 2-3 pages long and a poster should be presented during the conference. Attendees have the possibility to exhibit their posters on a A0 poster wall during the conference. SUBMISSION DEADLINES - 3rd June 2012 (LAST CALL): deadline for long papers (6-8 pages), short papers (3-4 pages), extended abstracts (1-2 pages), posters (1-2 pages) and demonstrations (2-3 pages) - 1st June 2012: deadline for tutorial proposals and workshop proposals - 5th August 2012: camera ready papers and copyright forms KEY-DATES - 15th July 2012: notification of acceptance/rejection for papers, extended abstracts, posters, and demos, tutorials - 5th August 2012: submission of camera ready papers - 3rd-5th October 2012: Academic MindTrek and MindTrek Business Conference Suggested key-dates for workshop organizers - 15th August 2012: deadline for workshop papers - 10th September 2012: deadline for camera-ready papers CONFERENCE THEMES 1. Social Media - business models, service models, and policies - social media in innovation and business - intra- and interorganizational use of social media - questions related to identity, motivation and values - blogs, wikis, collaboration and social platform designs in practice - knowledge management and learning with social media - experience management with social media - crowdsourcing, user-created content and social networks - enterprise 2.0 and social computing in work organizations - evaluation and research methods of social media - social media and community design - benefits and limitations of social media applications 2. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media - between Technology, Services, and Users - applications and services utilizing ubiquitous and pervasive technology - ubicom in eLearning, leisure, storytelling, art works, advertising, and mixed reality contexts - next generation user interfaces, ergonomics, multimodality, and human-computer interaction - art works for smart public or indoor spaces, mobile phones, museums, or cultural applications - context awareness, sensor perception, context sensitive Internet, and smart daily objects - personalization, multimodal interaction, smart user interfaces, and ergonomics - ambient human computer interaction, experience design, usability, and audience research - software, hardware, middleware, and technologies for pervasive and ubiquitous - theoretical methods and algorithms in ubiquitous and ambient systems - business models, service models, media economics, regulations, x-commerce, and policies - user positioning, location awareness - augmented reality in ubiquitous applications - device interoperability, remote user interfaces, inter-device connections 3. Media Business, Media Studies, and Media Management - media policy, politics, practices, conception, and media regulation - organizational structures, practices, and strategies - production technology, processes, and optimization - business models, service models, public funding, and media economics - patterns of media use, engagement, and consumer experiences - advertising, media consumption, new audience models, and media user models - competition analysis, media governing, assessment, performance indicators - business and media management: gaming, social media, Internet, digital cinema, iTV - traditional media business and management: broadcasting, publishing, journalism, and movie industry - innovative service designs, strategies, and ideas - teaching & training of media management and media business 4. Human-Computer Interaction - user experience and experience design - interaction design techniques and methods - user interaction and HCI design - creativity, practices and innovation in HCI - analysis, theories, and procedures in interaction design - methods, systems, and toolkits supporting HCI - human centered computing and understanding interaction - interactivity methods - designing for experience and interactivity - design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive systems - phenomena surrounding interactivity 5. Open Source - forms of openness: open source software, open standards, open content, open media, open source hardware, and open access - establishment of an open source community - practices on developing open source systems - practices for maintaining a successful project - open source processes and techniques - differences on open source and closed source systems - using open source in commercial context - challenges of open source development - teaching open source in academia and industry 6. Digital Games - theoretical and analytical approaches on games and play - analysis of player experience - game design research - economy and business models in the game industry - innovation in and around games - digital distribution of games - online gaming - social and casual gaming - player-created content - pervasive and ubiquitous gaming - mobile and cross-media gaming - gamification, funware and playful designs PAPER SUBMISSION - Please follow the style guidelines on http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates for formatting your paper - Note that since the papers will be published by the ACM digital library all authors need to sign an ACM copyright form. (For further guidelines see: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html) - Submit papers here http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012mindtrek/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Artur Lugmayr, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Helj? Franssila, Tampere Univ. (UTA), FIN Karsten Wolf, Univ. Bremen, GER Hannu K?rkk?inen, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere (UTA), FIN Theresa Champel, Univ. of Lisbon, PT Yuan Fu, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Moyen Mustaquim, Uppsala University, SE Dominik Strohmeier, Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin), GER CONTACT Questions concerning academic content, papers, tutorials, workshops, scientific contributions: Email:academic-mindtrek-chairs@listmail.tut.fi General questions concerning payments, administration, copyright forms, local arrangements, and the venue: Email: academic-mindtrek-info(a)listmail.tut.fi PAPER SUBMISSIONS http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012mindtrek/ FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.academicmindtrek.org SUPPORTED BY MindTrek Association, City of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Tampere University (UTA), Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), Ambient Media Association (AMEA).

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readings on network neutrality...
by Burcu Bakioglu 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Hi all, I am humbly knocking on your door yet again... Looking into revising my Digital Cultures class for next term and I was wondering what readings you would recommend for network neutrality... Any chapters/online readings/etc. would be of most use to me. EFFs site will be there, of course. Thank you in advance :) -- Thanks, Burcu S. Bakioglu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow in New Media Lawrence University http://www.palefirer.com http://palefirer.com/blog/

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CFP- Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on ONLINE SECURITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS
by Mariariosaria Taddeo 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Apologies for cross-posting Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on ONLINE SECURITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS GUEST EDITOR Mariarosaria Taddeo INTRODUCTION Online insecurity is like a Hydra with many heads - from e-commerce and online banking scams to malware, from hacking to cyberwar. It requires Herculean efforts to slay the Hydra, but, unfortunately, fighting insecurity may easily cause serious ethical problems, since security measures can also undermine civil rights, such as individual liberty, privacy, and freedom of speech and expression, because such measures often rest on the collection, storage, access, or elaboration of individuals’ personal information. Clearly, any democratic government, fair society and responsible organisation need to identify an ethical balance between online security and civil rights, in order to implement the former successfully while respecting and furthering the latter. At the same time, it is also clear that the problem is growing and becoming increasingly pressing. Nowadays, when the US and several EU countries are debating which rights should be protected on the Internet and how extended online security measures should be, ethical guidelines for the management of cyber security are urgently sought. Following the organization of the international workshop on Online Security and Civil Rights: A Fine Ethical Balance (http://www.informationethics.net/CRCSworkshop/Home.html) to be held on October 26-27, 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire with the support of the University of Hertfordshire, the UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, and Google’s Public Policy Department, a special issue of Springer’s Philosophy & Technology is planned (http://www.springer.com/13347) TOPICS We solicit the submission of philosophically-oriented papers that investigate topics such as the balance between civil rights and cyber security; the rights that citizens of democratic countries should claim for themselves when using the Internet; and the need to establish new individual rights pertaining to the digital sphere. Areas of relevance include information and computer ethics, (philosophy of) law, political sciences, human rights, Internet studies, cyber security, philosophy of technology, and STS. TIMETABLE January 1, 2013: Deadline papers submissions March 1, 2013: Deadline reviews papers May 1, 2013: Deadline revised papers 2013: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select as article type: "SI on Online Security and Civil Rights” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editors. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: Mariarosaria Taddeo, mariarosaria.taddeo(a)philosophyofinformation.net -- Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo Marie Curie Fellow - University of Hertfordshire Senior Research Associate - Information Ethics Group (IEG), University of Oxford http://taddeo.philosophyofinformation.net/index.html

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CFP: CCA 2013/Technology and Emerging Media
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

(version française plus bas) * CCA 2013 Annual meeting: Call for papers on the theme "Technology and Emerging Media" * Spurred by the success of last year¹s call (over 85 proposals), we once again invite you to submit a communication to the Technology and Emerging Media track for the next Canadian Communication Association Conference that will take place in Victoria, British Columbia from June 5 to 7, 2013. While the first "TEM Proceedings" are about to be published, we also invite you to submit a short paper (2500-3000 words) relating to the presentation you plan to do in the TEM track next June. Detailed guidelines will be posted on the proceedings website and e-mailed later on. The "Technology and Emerging Media" track covers works on research objects or problematics which address the following topics: - Information and communication technologies, notably from the points of view of their design, diffusion, and uses; - Digital media and related social phenomena; - Issues related to recent technological developments in the field of communication: social media/social Web, mobile media, online games, and newdiffusion platforms for traditional media. Encouraged by the positive response wereceived to the idea of establishing a formal interest group on this theme within CCA, we would like to go ahead with this project. A 2nd meeting will be held during the conference. This time we will discuss the goals, structure and activities of the future interest group, the creation of which will be formally submitted to CCA Annual General Meeting. Furthermore, we experiment for the first time the "open panel" formula, by inviting you to submit proposals on the theme "Newness and Emergence in Digital Media: Theoretical, Epistemological, and Methodological Considerations"(see the call for papers posted separately). REMINDER: Deadline for submitting proposals to CCA conference is: December 1st, 2012. Submission details at: http://www.acc-cca.ca/ <http://www.acc-cca.ca/> Looking forward to meeting you in Victoria next Spring, Guillaume Latzko-Toth and Florence Millerand, theme co-chairs, ³Technology and Emerging Media² guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca <mailto:guillaume.latzko-toth@com.ulaval.ca> | millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca <mailto:millerand.florence@uqam.ca> * Colloque annuel de l'ACC 2013: Appel à contributions sur le thème "Technologie et médias émergents" * Forts du succès de l¹appel de l¹année dernière (plus de 85 propositions reçues), nous vous invitons à nouveau à soumettre une proposition de communication dans la section « Technologie et médias émergents » du colloque de l¹Association Canadienne deCommunication qui se tiendra du 5 au 7 juin 2013 à Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique. Alors que les premiers « Actes TEM » sont sur le point d¹être mis en ligne, nous vous invitons aussi à nous soumettre un court article (2500 à 3000 mots) développant la communication que vous présenterez dans la section TEM en juin prochain. Des consignes deprésentation détaillées seront disponibles sur le site des actes et envoyées par courriel ultérieurement. La thématique « Technologie et médias émergents » regroupe les travaux dont les objets de recherche ou les problématiques concernent : - Les technologies de l'information et de la communication, notamment sous l'angle de leur conception, de leur diffusion, et de leurs usages; - Les médias numériques et les phénomènes sociaux qui leur sont associés; - Les enjeux liés aux récents développements technologiques dans le champ de la communication: médias sociaux/Web social, médias mobiles, jeux en ligne, et nouvelles plateformes de diffusion des médias traditionnels. Suite à l¹accueil très encourageant qui a été réservé à l¹idée de créer un groupe d¹intérêt formel sur cette thématique au sein de l¹ACC, nous souhaitons aller de l¹avant avec ce projet. Une 2e rencontre se tiendra durant le colloque où seront cette fois discutés les objectifs, la structure et les activités du futur groupe d¹intérêt dont la création sera soumise à l¹Assemblée Générale Annuelle de l¹ACC. De plus, pour la première fois nous expérimentons la formule de la « séance thématique ouverte » en vous invitant à proposer des contributions sur le thème « Le nouveau et l¹émergent dans les médias numériques : considérations théoriques, épistémologiques et méthodologiques » (voir appel à contributions transmis séparément). RAPPEL : Date limite de soumission des propositions de communication au colloque de l¹ACC : 1er décembre 2012. Détails sur la procédure : http://www.acc-cca.ca/ <http://www.acc-cca.ca/> Au grand plaisir de vous rencontrer en juin prochain à Victoria, Guillaume Latzko-Toth et Florence Millerand, co-responsables de la thématique "Technologie et médias émergents" guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca <mailto:guillaume.latzko-toth@com.ulaval.ca> | millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca <mailto:millerand.florence@uqam.ca>

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Does anyone know of an Internet Archive for traffic metrics?
by Yosem Companys 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Hi All, I'm trying to find historical traffic data for blogs. In other words, if I want to find out what was the most read blog in December 2002, where would I find such data? Thanks, Yosem

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Fwd: [geoweb-r] Next #geowebchat: The Geoweb and the Internet Off Switch
by Alan McConchie 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear Air-Listers. On Tuesday our regular internet geography twitter chat will be discussing the recent internet blackout in Syria. Although most of the participants in this chat tend to be geographers, we welcome anyone interested in internet research. Please forward this info to anyone else who might be interested. For more details about #geowebchat, go here: http://mappingmashups.net/geowebchat Thanks, Alan McConchie PhD Candidate Department of Geography University of British Columbia Begin forwarded message: > From: Johnathan Rush <rush16(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [geoweb-r] Next #geowebchat: The Geoweb and the Internet Off Switch > Date: November 30, 2012 10:41:50 AM PST > To: geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com > Reply-To: geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com > > The Internet has gone dark in Syria, and it's not the first time that a regime has limited or eliminated access to the Internet. In Syria, the outage is likely intended to limit the ability of rebels to communicate and for dissent to foment. We saw both total Internet outages and targeted outages of social media in Libya and Egypt last year as well. State-curtailed Internet access is hardly limited to conflict zones, however, and China's censorship of particular issues and websites are frequently covered and speculated upon. > > What does all this mean for the geoweb? How are rebels and protesters affected by a loss of access to the geoweb, and how does their loss of access affect outsiders' knowledge of their conflict? Join the #geowebchat on Tuesday 12/4 for a discussion of what happens to the geoweb when the state hits the "off" switch. If you've got an Internet connection, join us on Twitter at 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. @rushgeo will be your guest host this week. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoweb-r" group. > To post to this group, send email to geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoweb-r+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoweb-r/-/7sZpzHNoYNUJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >

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10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013
by Unger, Johann 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Call for papers: Twitter and Microblogging: Political, Professional and Personal Practices<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/twitter_and_microblogging/> Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 10 - 12 April 2013 Submission deadline: 10th December 2012!! Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms, with their short messages, in some cases circulated to millions of followers, were at first viewed with condescension and amusement: famously David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, opined, "Too many tweets make a twat." Other media initially treated Twitter as offering platforms for celebrities, pools of banality, streams of dumbed-down opinions. But people using Twitter quickly found an enormous range of diverse uses, revelling in opportunities for creativity that microblogging and associated applications offered. People involved Twitter in organising revolutions, disseminating scientific findings, promoting brands, communicating with friends and crafting new forms of artistic endeavours and communications. Where Twitter is not allowed, as in China, other microblogging platforms have taken on similar functions. This conference brings together a range of researchers doing detailed analyses of the discourse, practices, and social interactions of microblogging communities. Plenary speakers include: Janet Jones, University of the West of England Nathan Jurgenson, University of Maryland Greg Myers, Lancaster University Ruth Page, University of Leicester Lee Salter, University of the West of England Contributions are sought in a variety of formats. See http://bit.ly/LUtwit Tweet about #LUTwit: http://bit.ly/T82ViM Any queries email lutwit13(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:lutwit13@lancaster.ac.uk>

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