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CfP: Special Track Science 2.0 (#STS20) at i-KNOW 2012
by Peter Kraker 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

********************************** Special Track Science 2.0 (#STS20) ********************************** 5 September 2012 Graz, Austria http://i-know.tugraz.at/i-science/science-2-0 Science 2.0 deals with the involvement of the web in science. It spans from the utilization of Web 2.0 tools and technologies in research to a more open and sharing approach to science. Some definitions of Science 2.0 even include notions of a methodological change due to the abundance of data, and the nature of the socio-technical systems on the web. For this special track, we would like to address four issues in Science 2.0 that have proven both promising and challenging at the same time: 1. The management of scientific data, both primary and secondary data (such as publication metadata, and other scientific content on the web) as a precondition for Science 2.0. 2. The recommendation of people and resources as a consequential next step in an exponentially growing scientific environment. 3. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of science based on data from scholarly communication on the web. 4. The change in scientific practices due to the involvement of Science 2.0 tools and technologies in the research process and the effects this has on science itself. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Definition of data schemes and interoperability formats * Semantic Web standards for Science 2.0 * Social mining and metadata extraction in academic resources * Metadata quality and quality assessment * Design and architecture of data sharing facilities * Systems design accounting for standardized data sets * Applications for recommendation in science * Specific challenges for recommendation in science * Information retrieval in academic papers * Recommendation algorithms and quality indicators * Changes in scientific practices due to Web 2.0 * Methodological issues and interdisciplinarity in Science 2.0 * Opportunities and threats for researchers and research organizations * Applications in and for Science 2.0 * Awareness-support for Science 2.0 activities * Crowd-sourcing in science * Robust methods for dealing with noisy crowd sourced data Important Dates --------------- 30 April 2012: Submission of full papers (8 pages) and demos (4 pages) 31 May 2012: Notification of acceptance 30 June 2012: Camera ready version (8 pages) 5 Sept.-7 Sept. 2012: i-KNOW 2012 Conference Submission Procedure -------------------- We are inviting research papers of up to 8 pages including references and an optional appendix. Furthermore, we invite demos for the special track. Demo submissions should consist of a 4 page description that allows us to judge the quality of your demonstration. The Conference Proceedings of i-KNOW 2012 will be published by ACM ICPS. Paper Submission Details: http://i-know.tugraz.at/i-science/paper-submission In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at pkraker[at]know-center.at Notification of Acceptance and Publishing ----------------------------------------- Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 31 May 2012. Accepted papers and demos will be included in the Conference Proceedings. The Conference Proceedings of i-KNOW 2012 will be published by ACM ICPS. At least one author of an accepted paper must register for i-KNOW 2012 before the deadline for camera ready versions (30 June 2012) in order to get the paper published in the conference proceedings. Chairs of Science 2.0 --------------------- The organization team of the Science 2.0 Special Track consists of the following people: * Peter Kraker, Know-Center Graz (Austria) * Roman Kern, Know-Center Graz (Austria) * Kris Jack, Mendeley (UK) Program Committee (preliminary) ------------------------------- * Hendrik Drachsler, Open Universiteit Nederland (Netherlands) * Erik Duval, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) * Olivier Ferret, CEA Saclay Nano-INNOV (France) * Michael Granitzer, University of Passau (Germany) * Greg Grefenstette, Exalead (France) * Paul Groth, VU University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) * Denis Gillet, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland) * Min-Yen Kan, National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Daniel Lemire, LICEF Research Center (Canada) * Isabella Peters, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Germany) * Jason Priem, University of North Carolina (United States) * Wolfgang Reinhardt, University of Paderborn (Germany) * Katrin Weller, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Germany) * Fridolin Wild, The Open University (UK)

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Position available: Head of School, School of Journalism & Communication, UQ
by Sean Rintel 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Position: Head of School, School of Journalism and Communication, The University of Queensland http://uqjobs.uq.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=493187&lWorkTypeID=&lLocatio… Job No.: 493187 Area: Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences Salary: Academic Level E ($151,735.67 - $151,735.67) Work type: Full Time - Continuing Location: St Lucia Application closing date: 23 Mar 2012 11:55pm E. Australia Standard Time School of Journalism and Communication The School of Journalism and Communication offers the longest-standing Journalism program in Australia. It also has a distinctive program in Communication for Social Change, and Communication degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels with growing higher research degree enrolments. The School is responsible for a number of undergraduate degrees (Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Communication) and teaches majors in the Bachelor of Arts. It is also responsible for the Masters of Journalism and the Masters of Communication. It teaches a student load of 650 EFTSL with an academic staff of 31. The School's aggregated research measured through ERA has been assessed by the University at the rank of 4. The School's strengths are reflected in its awards for teaching excellence, a research centre, and active engagement with industry and the professions. Details of the areas of interest of academic staff in the School may be accessed on the School's web site at http://www.uq.edu.au/sjc. In addition to research conducted by staff the School includes a research centre - Centre for Communication and Social Change http://www.uq.edu.au/ccsc/. The school is one of six schools within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and is based at St Lucia Campus. The Role The University now wishes to appoint a new Head of the School of Journalism and Communication. The new Head will provide a future vision that will give teaching and research programs in Journalism and Communication an outstanding international profile within higher education. The vision will be implemented by the Head providing academic, research, teaching and organisational leadership to expand research output, increase external funding support, build postgraduate culture, and broaden the undergraduate teaching base. The Person Applicants must possess a PhD in a relevant field of study. The successful appointee will have excellent leadership and management skills that will enable the School to develop and realise a vision that builds an excellent teaching and research culture. The new Head will be expected to have and to maintain an international reputation for excellence in research in journalism and/or communication. Remuneration This is a full-time, continuing appointment at Academic Level E. The remuneration package will be $151,735 per annum, plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be $177,530 per annum). Enquiries To discuss this role please contact Bill Newton at HigherEd Appointments, the firm assisting the University, by phoning +61 (0)419 275 583 or email search(a)higheredappointments.com.au for initial enquiries or information on the role. Applications with full supporting documentation should be forwarded to the above email address by 23 March 2012. --- Dr. Sean Rintel Lecturer in Strategic Communication School of Journalism & Communication The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia 4072 E: s.rintel(a)uq.edu.au T: +61-7-3346-8297 CRICOS Provider Number 00025B

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Fwd: [techrhet] Looking for way to search Twitter
by Kathie Gossett 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Hello all, I'm forwarding an email from a colleague on another list. He has a student that needs some help finding a tool that can do Twitter searches (please see below for specific needs). I know I've seen several recommendations come across this list in the past, so I'm hoping someone here can offer some suggestions. Thanks! Kathie _____________________________ Kathie Gossett, PhD Asst. Professor of Digital Humanities Dept. of English, Iowa State University kgossett(a)iastate.edu http://www.kathiegossett.com Assoc. Editor, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, & Pedagogy http://kairos.technorhetoric.net Begin forwarded message: > From: Mark Sutton <suttonwriter(a)yahoo.com> > Date: March 7, 2012 11:42:23 AM CST > To: "techrhet(a)interversity.org" <techrhet(a)interversity.org> > Subject: [techrhet] Looking for way to search Twitter > Reply-To: Mark Sutton <suttonwriter(a)yahoo.com> > > I'm hoping someone on the list can help me and one of my students doing thesis work. He's looking for a program that will allow him to search Twitter on specific dates to see if specific topics were discussed. In particular, the program would need to be able to sort tweets by straight chronology, without privileging people with a lot of followers. He found Topsy, but it seems to focus on relevance with no way to do straight time. > > Any suggestions anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. Contact me off-list at suttonwriter(a)yahoo.com > > Thanks in advance, > > Mark > > > --- > Dr. Mark Sutton > Assistant Professor of English--Writing > Coordinator, College Composition Program > Kean University > Office: CAS 320 > Office phone: 908-737-0398----------------------------------------------- > Report list problems to listmom(a)interversity.org > Archive User: techrhet / pw: blogeater

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Ensuring privacy in online interviewing
by Jenni Whitmer 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

I'm in the midst of revising an IRB protocol for my dissertation. I will be interviewing fashion bloggers about their experiences with blogging and their thoughts on the relation between blogging and fashion media. The bloggers I will be interviewing are all public figures, to one degree or another, and I don't see the questions I'm asking as being very sensitive in nature. I planned to interview respondents using their choice of Skype or instant messaging service. The IRB reviewer asked me to clarify how I plan to ensure privacy and confidentiality over Skype and IM specifically because they are online. I'm a little unsure of what to say. I suppose I can't guarantee privacy 100% over a public network, but is the threat really much more notable than being overheard during a face to face or phone interview? I was wondering if anyone had any advice or could refer me to any articles that address this issue. Are there any IM programs I could use that might minimize threats to privacy? -- Jennifer Whitmer, MA Dept. of Sociology University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 89154-5033 phone: 440-429-5957

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New Book Announcement: Stories and Social Media
by Page, Ruth E. (Dr.) 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

New Book Notification: [apologies for cross posting] I'm delighted to announce the recent publication of 'Stories and Social Media: Identities and Interaction' (Routledge, 2012), http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415889810/. Please see below for a brief description and Table of Contents. Best wishes Ruth Description: This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media. Taking examples from discussion boards, blogs, social network sites, microblogging sites, wikis, collaborative and participatory storytelling projects, Ruth Page explores how new and existing narrative genres are being (re)shaped in different online contexts. The book shows how the characteristics of social media, which emphasize recency, interpersonal connection and mobile distribution, amplify or reverse different aspects of canonical storytelling. The new storytelling patterns which emerge provide a fresh perspective on some of the key concepts in narrative research: structure, evaluation and the location of speaker and audience in time and space. The online stories are profoundly social in nature, and perform important identity work for their tellers as they interact with their audiences - identities which range from celebrities in Twitter, cancer survivors in the blogosphere to creative writers convening storytelling projects or local histories. Stories and Social Media brings together the stories told in well-known sites like Facebook and lesser-known community archives, providing a landmark survey and critique of personal storytelling as it is being reworked online at the start of the 21st century. Contents: Preface 1: Introduction: Stories and Social Media in Context 2: Second Stories Told in Discussion Forums 3: Narratives of Illness and Personal Blogs 4: Storytelling Styles in Facebook Updates 5: Celebrity Practice: Stories told in Twitter 6: Narrative and Commentary in Collaborative Storytelling 7: Space and Identity in Stories on the Move 8: Fakes, Fictions and Facebook "Rape": Narrative Authenticity 9: Familiar, Reconfigured and Emergent Dimensions of Narrative Dr Ruth Page Room 1509, Attenborough Tower School of English University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK +44 (0)116 223 1286

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
by Hakikur Rahman 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS Proposal Submission Deadline: April 01, 2012 Full Chapter Submission Deadline: July 01, 2012 Ethical Data Mining Applications for Socio-Economic Development A book edited by Dr. Hakikur Rahman and Dr. Isabel Ramos, University of Minho, Portugal To be published by IGI Global: <http://www.igi-global.com>http://www.igi-global.com (Call for the chapter: http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookc…) Introduction Data mining is the process of discovering significant, valuable and interesting structures and relationships in large and complex volumes of data, especially in data-enriched areas like finance, insurance, marketing, technology, science, engineering, research, environmental and biomedical sciences, and in many other socio-economic domains. In the socio-economic aspect of a society, data mining applications essentially act as effective instruments for providing support to health care facilities, electronics-based commerce, supermarket purchases, stock trades, insurance claims conducted on-line, or measuring socio-economic pattern of a society. This way, a wealth of information can be amassed about not only on clients´ habits and their preferences, but also about the behavior pattern, purchase pattern, sales pattern, stock pattern and even profit forecast. However, practitioners often seek personal information not directly from the participants themselves, but from other collected sources, and this may lead to unreliability about the source with privacy protection, and raises ethical concern. Social and ethical matters are nowadays concerns to the society, of which people are the only elements. Furthermore, in the days of technology innovations, computers are being manipulated with programs to act more like people, and eventually several social and ethical matters come into focus related to computer programming, or artificial intelligence. Hence, learning about ethical issues on data mining applications is an important area of research interest. Overall Objective of the Book The ethical conduct of research is becoming an important element of modern scientific research. In these days, computer science and its technological remnants touch nearly every aspect of human life, and computer scientists must conduct and report their research in an ethical manner. The book will provide an overview on ethical issues in research for development of ICTs, and socio-economic development aspects. This book will also collate scientific developments with ethical issues, develop theories in relation to researches with ethical impediments, examine potential ethical dilemmas in this discipline, synthesize experimental cases to develop models as success cases and discuss how ethical concerns may be addressed to tackle these situations. Finally, the book looks to make an in-depth study on other areas of ethical concern and future development of a common acceptable code for ethical computer science research. Target Audience As an emerging subject, the target audiences are expected to be from the scientists, researchers, and practitioners working in the field of data mining, data warehousing, database management and information systems technologies. Furthermore, the audience will include among various stakeholders, like academics, research institutes, and individuals those are interested in this field, and most of all among the huge audience in the public sector comprising government agencies, ministries, education institutions, health service providers, financial service providers, social service providers and other types of government, commercial and not-for-profit agencies. Recommended topics for chapters include, but are not limited to, the following: * primary data, methods and procedures to create compilations of accurate reporting with ethical issues; * primary data that are based on human observation to be treated for prompt recording and accurate presentation; * preservation of record for future use and intelligent decision making; * recording sufficient detail of data to preserve the record of factors that might turn out to be significant; * develop methods that minimizes doubt about the time of the occurrence or the time at which it was recorded; * data record that should be kept reasonably free from risk of damage or ethical concerns; * necessary research materials that should be made available to others who attempt to replicate similar research works; * creation, maintenance and preservation of large amount of data, content and record; * preserving the confidentiality of sensitive information about human subjects, if any, in the data record; and * preservation of research data for a reasonable number of years after the appearance of final reports or publications resulting from the research. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 01, 2012, a 2-3 page proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 15, 2012 about the status of their proposals and sent case guidelines. Full cases are expected to be submitted by July 01, 2012. All submitted cases 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, and IGI Publishing imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit <http://www.igi-global.com>www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013. Important Dates: April 01, 2012: Proposal Submission Deadline April 15, 2012: Notification of Acceptance July 01, 2012: Full Chapter Submission August 30, 2012: Review Result Returned September 30, 2012: Final Chapter Submission Editorial Advisory Board Members: Ali Serhan Koyuncugil, University of Baskent, Turkey. Ángela-Jo Medina, Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, USA. Derya Altunbas, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey. Kam Hou Vat, University of Macau, Macau. Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to: Prof. Hakikur Rahman University of Minho DSI, Azurem 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal Tel.: +351 253 510 319 FAX: +351 253 510 300 GSM: +351 960193872 e-mail: email(a)hakik.org

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FW: [JoCI] New Issue: Community Informatics and Older Persons
by michael gurstein 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

-----Original Message----- From: michael gurstein [mailto:gurstein@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:27 PM To: ci-research-sa(a)vcn.bc.ca; cracin-canada(a)vancouvercommunity.net Subject: FW: [JoCI] New Issue: Community Informatics and Older Persons The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue at http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics, Vancouver CANADA Phone 604-602-0624 gurstein(a)gmail.com The Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue: Community Informatics and Older Persons Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/33 Editorial -------- Community Informatics and Older Persons: The Necessary Connection Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Overview: Technology and Aging Issue Gene. Loeb Articles -------- Revisited: Communication Media Use in the Grandparent/Grandchild Relationship Ulla Bunz What Seniors Value About Online Community Oliver Kisalay Burmeister Sustaining Online Communities Involving Seniors Oliver Kisalay Burmeister, Ros Foskey, June Hazzlewood, Ray Lewis Tele-Physical Examination and Tele-Care Systems for Elderly People Maiga Chang, Jia-Sheng Heh, Hwei-Nung Lin "I communicate with my children in the game": Mediated Intergenerational Family Relationships through a Social Networking Game Yunan Chen, Jing Wen, Bo Xie Can The Nintendo Wii(tm) Sports Game System Be Effectively Utilized In The Nursing Home Environment: A Feasibility Study? Justin W.L. Keogh, Nicola Power, Leslie Wooler, Patricia Lucas, Chris Whatman Life-Based Design Against Loneliness Among Older People Jaana Leikas, Pertti Saariluoma, Rebekah Ann Rousi, Erkki Kuisma, Hannu Vilpponen Roadblocks and Resolutions in the Technological Journey Norma J Linton Online Communities As A Resource In Older Adults' Tourism Galit Nimrod Recareering happily ever after: An analysis of job transition storytelling in AARP message boards Elizabeth Louise Spradley Tomorrow's Seniors: Technology And Leisure Programming Lynda Jeanine Sperazza, Ph.D., CPRP, Jason Dauenhauer, Ph.D., MSW, Priya Banerjee, Ph.D. Case Studies -------- A Case Study: Growing Community Partnerships with a Service-Learning Intergenerational Computing Course Jean F Coppola Older Adults and Video Communications: A Case Study Susan O'Donnell, Kerri Gibson, Betty Daniels, Mary Milliken Notes from the field -------- Broadband project for the aging in Victoria Paul Gerard Budde Older and Online: Enhancing social connections in Australian rural places Helen R Feist, Kelly Parker, Graeme Hugo Ageing, Vision Impairment and Digital Inclusion in Ireland Blaithin Anna Mary Gallagher, Emma Murphy, Antoinette Fennell Seniors Skyping: A Professional, Academic, and Community Collaboration Adrian Kok Empowering Chronically Ill Patients and Caregivers using Remote Monitoring Technology Jeremy Rich, Janelle Howe, Lori Larson, Chan Chuang Reports -------- Serving Seniors with Simple Technology - From Indoor to Outdoor Emergency Support and Care Carmen Ng The Getting Illinois Low Income Seniors and People with Disabilities Online Demonstration BTOP SBA project: A Case Study Don Samuelson, Jim Ciesla Community Radio Provides Elderly a Platform to Have Their Voices Heard in rural Macha, Zambia Gertjan van Stam, Fred Mweetwa Points of View -------- How Not to Forget Your Next Appointment: Use Technology to Combat the Effects of Aging Brian D. Beitzel ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net

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Fluxus Reader – Free Digital Edition
by Ken Friedman 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Fluxus—the international laboratory of art, architecture, design and music—Swinburne University of Technology has released a free digital copy of The Fluxus Reader. Fluxus began in the 1950s as a loose, international community of artists, architects, composers and designers. By the 1960s, Fluxus had become a laboratory of ideas and an arena for artistic experimentation in Europe, Asia and the United States. Described as 'the most radical and experimental art movement of the 1960s', Fluxus has challenged conventional thinking on art and culture for half a century. Fluxus artists had a central role in the birth of such key contemporary art forms as concept art, installation, performance art, intermedia and video. Despite this influence, the scope and scale of this unique phenomenon have made it difficult to explain Fluxus in normative historical and critical terms. In The Fluxus Reader, editor Ken Friedman offers the first comprehensive overview of this challenging and controversial group. The Fluxus Reader is written by leading scholars and experts from Europe, the United States and Australia. First published in 1998, the book was out of print for several years and only available from rare book dealers and galleries. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fluxus in 2012, Swinburne University arranged for a complete digital edition in PDF format, copy-enabled with full search features. To download The Fluxus Reader please visit http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/42234 Ken Friedman is now University Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Design at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Friedman is a practicing artist and designer active in the international Fluxus laboratory. Friedman had his first solo exhibition in New York in 1966. His work is represented in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, and Stadtsgalerie Stuttgart. The University of Iowa Alternative Traditions in the Contemporary Arts is the official repository of Friedman's papers and research notes. The Silverman Fluxus Collection at the Museum of Modern Art, Archiv Sohm at Stadtsgalerie Stuttgart and the Mandeville Department of Special Collections at the University of California also hold extensive archives on Friedman's work of the 1960s and 1970s. Swinburne University of Technology is based in Melbourne, Australia. Swinburne's PhD program in design is recognised as among the world's best, as is the design research unit. The Faculty of Design has a history of cutting-edge teaching and revolutionary programs such as Design Anthropology, Product Design Engineering, Design & Business, Communication Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design. Swinburne Design began its Industry Placement program in the 1970s, and in 2011 year opened the Swinburne Design Factory in collaboration with Aalto University of Helsinki, Finland. www.swinburne.edu.au/design

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FW: [CIOP] welcome to new list Community Informatics for Older Persons
by michael gurstein 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

-----Original Message----- From: ci-for-older-persons-owner(a)vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ci-for-older-persons-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of geneloeb(a)gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:48 AM To: ci-for-older-persons(a)vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [CIOP] welcome to new list Community Informatics for Older Persons There recently has been an expansion of technology applications for older persons. These efforts include communications for elderly with others, connections with families, medical monitoring, group activities, assistance with hospital transitions, and tele-health. An important aspect is the framework of communities, either as a way to view applications or the use of the inforrmation and communications technology application in a grroup setting, such as a wii activity by a group. Especially promising are the research activities being done internationally. This is demonstrated by the latest issue of the Journal of Community Informatics on Technology and Older Persons, with a significant collection of varied current studies. The work on this journal included the cooperation of an international group of professionals for nearly a year. It will be exciting and worthwhile to have the discussions and online meeting of professional minds. To subscribe to new elist Community Informatics for Older Persons send an email To: sympa(a)vcn.bc.ca Message: subcribe ci-for-older-persons Or go to http://vancouvercommunity.net/lists/info/ci-for-older-persons Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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Unlike Us 2: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives (this week in Amsterdam)
by Geert Lovink 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Unlike Us 2: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives Date: March 8-10, 2012 Location: TrouwAmsterdam, Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam Website: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/unlikeus/ Book now at https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/get-dates/rid/7YKX5M9F/eid/12281… Contact: marc[at]networkcultures.org Unlike Us 2 is the second event on ‘alternatives in social media’, where artists, designers, scholars, activists and programmers gather. This international research network analyzes the economic and cultural aspects of dominant social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Through workshops, conferences, online dialogues and publications, the Unlike Us network intends to both analyze the economic and cultural aspects of dominant social media platforms and propagate the further development and proliferation of alternative, decentralized social media software. Whether or not we are in the midst of internet bubble 2.0, we can all agree that social media dominate internet and mobile use. The emergence of web-based user to user services, driven by an explosion of informal dialogues, continuous uploads and user generated content have greatly empowered the rise of participatory culture. At the same time, monopoly power, commercialization and commodification are also on the rise with just a handful of social media platforms dominating the social web. These two contradictory processes – both the facilitation of free exchanges and the commercial exploitation of social relationships – seem to lie at the heart of contemporary capitalism. On the one hand new media create and expand the social spaces through which we interact, play and even politicize ourselves; on the other hand they are literally owned by three or four companies that have phenomenal power to shape such interaction. Whereas the hegemonic Internet ideology promises open, decentralized systems, why do we, time and again, find ourselves locked into closed corporate environments? Why are individual users so easily charmed by these ‘walled gardens’? Do we understand the long-term costs that society will pay for the ease of use and simple interfaces of their beloved ‘free’ services? Unlike Us will ask fundamental and overarching questions about how to tackle these fast-emerging monopoly powers. Situated within the existing oligopoly of ownership and use, this inquiry will include the support of software alternatives and related artistic practices and the development of a common alternative vision of how the techno- social world might be mediated. Facebook makes everyone believe There Is No Alternative, but Unlike Us dares to differ. [8 March] Showcasing alternatives in social media: There is currently a multitude of decentralized social network software in the making which allows users greater autonomy to define with whom to share their data. Visit Unlike Us 2 and discover the latest alternatives (Lorea, Secushare, Social Swarm, Thimbl, TheGlobalSquare, Diaspora, Crabgrass, Social Swarm, Freedombox and more). The best way to undermine platform monopolies is to support alternative open source/free software. Get out of the Cloud, take control of your realm and install your own social network locally. Come along to find out more. [9-10 March] Conference themes: Social what? Defining the Social, Artistic Responses to Social Media, The Private in the Public, Software Matters, Pitfalls of Building Social Media Alternatives, Social Media Activism, Critique of Liberation Technology. Confirmed speakers and presenters: David M. Berry (UK), Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius (NL), Philipp Budka (AT), Thomas Chenesau (FR), Jodi Dean (USA), Carolin Gerlitz (UK), Seda Guerses (TR/BE), Spideralex (ES), Anne Helmond (NL), Walter Langelaar (NL), Ganaele Langlois (CA), Carlo v. Loesch/lynx (DE), Caroline Nevejan (NL), Arnold Roosendaal (NL), Eleanor Saitta (USA), Max Schrems (AT), Elijah Sparrow (USA) and James Vasile (USA).

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