June 2012 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] the next step
by Mathieu ONeil 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

With the list you are guaranteed that everyone gets everything thereby avoiding the "research polarisation hypothesis". There is also a reasonably clear and exhaustive archiving system which can be organised in different ways. Re. "information" overload I can usually tell by glancing at the header or first few words if the message is relevant to my interests so it's not too big a problem. cheers, Mathieu On 06/18/12, Peter Gloviczki <glovi002(a)umn.edu> wrote: > the list is also what connects us: email is the platform, the list is > the thing. i suspect that if the list were a wiki, we would use the > wiki tools. i personally like the list in email format, it's > ubiquitious and easily accessible anywhere around the world > > peter > > > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:20 AM, Jeremy hunsinger <jeremy(a)tmttlt.com> wrote: > > we have in the past had all of those tools. want to why we don't use > > them much?... because you don't use them. you use the list, and that > > is about all you use. > > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:16 AM, Meelis Ojasild > > <meelis.ojasild(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Perhaps it's my subjective angle and isn't necessarily representative, but > >> for me it's rather weird that the interactions take place through an e-mail > >> list. It feels like the '90s. > >> > >> Why aren't we using better tools like wikis, blogs, collaborative blogs > >> etc? It would solve the tagging and recommendation problem as well. > >> > >> Meelis > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Murray Turoff <murray.turoff(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> > >>> not everyone in a professional community can read everything of possible > >>> interest, the most common problem we all face is information overload. if > >>> you look at hte paper it is based upon a study of another professional > >>> community. > >>> > >>> what you would be doing is collaborative tagging to create your own > >>> evolving index for the group as a whole and then voting on the "importance" > >>> of any paper entered by someone, but voting and indexing it by those that > >>> have read it. the paper suggest that the members would characterize their > >>> interests by using the same index to represent themselves and the voting > >>> would be summarized by the keys put on the paper. > >>> > >>> the paper suggests using thurstones law of comparative judgement so one can > >>> see the strength of the group agreements by distance between the ranked > >>> papers. however, a simple five star rating would work to start with. > >>> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Alexander Furnas <zfurnas(a)gmail.com > >>> >wrote: > >>> > >>> do it would be books, papers, reports, drafts, or anything on the general > >>> topic including maybe standard changes, etc. > >>> > >>> You are the group that should be using the technology you write about. > >>> "A seer upon perceiving a flood should be the first to climb a tree"- kalil > >>> gibron > >>> > >>> A recommender system for what? Academic articles? News of interest? Job > >>> > postings? > >>> > Because I think existing platforms could serve these purposes - we could > >>> > just create a Air Mendely group or something (does one already exist)? > >>> > Perhaps an Air subreddit? > >>> > > >>> > That said, I agree that some Air collaborative filtering might be a more > >>> > useful way to surface things of interest to the community than just email > >>> > blasts. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Jun 16, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Murray Turoff wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > this group could make a wonderful demonstration by adding > >>> > > a recommender system to your operation. A great phd project > >>> > > > >>> > > Turoff, M., Hiltz, S.R.: The Future of Professional Communities of > >>> > Practice. > >>> > > In: Weinhardt, C., Luckner, S., Stößer, J. (eds.) WeB 2008. LNBIP, vol. > >>> > 22, > >>> > > pp. 144-158. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg (2009) > >>> > > > >>> > > You would be the perfect group to demonstrate the benefits of adding > >>> that > >>> > > capability. > >>> > > -- > >>> > > *Distinguished Professor Emeritus > >>> > > Information Systems, NJIT > >>> > > homepage: http://is.njit.edu/turoff > >>> > > * > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > >>> > > 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/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *Distinguished Professor Emeritus > >>> Information Systems, NJIT > >>> homepage: http://is.njit.edu/turoff > >>> * > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 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/ > > > > > > > > -- > > jeremy hunsinger > > Communication Studies > > Wilfrid Laurier University > > > > Center for Digital Discourse and Culture > > Virginia Tech > > www.tmttlt.com > > > > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail > > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki > > http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary > > Studies:the book series > > > > I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn > > how to do it. > > -Pablo Picasso > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > -- > Peter Joseph Gloviczki, Ph.D. > http://petergloviczki.com > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > -- **** Dr Mathieu O'Neil Adjunct Research Fellow Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute College of Arts and Social Science The Australian National University email: mathieu.oneil[at]anu.edu.au web: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/mathieu.php

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the next step
by Murray Turoff 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

this group could make a wonderful demonstration by adding a recommender system to your operation. A great phd project Turoff, M., Hiltz, S.R.: The Future of Professional Communities of Practice. In: Weinhardt, C., Luckner, S., Stößer, J. (eds.) WeB 2008. LNBIP, vol. 22, pp. 144-158. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg (2009) You would be the perfect group to demonstrate the benefits of adding that capability. -- *Distinguished Professor Emeritus Information Systems, NJIT homepage: http://is.njit.edu/turoff *

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CATaC'12 keynote on Egypt and social media today - follow on Twitter
by Charles Ess 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Dear AoIRists, Those of you interested in but unable to attend the CATaC'12 conference this year (<catacconference.org>) may get some nuggets from Twitter: #CATAC12 I'm hopeful this will be useful especially with our opening keynote this morning (+1 GMT) by (AoIRist) Dr. Rasha Abdulla (American University of Cairo): "Lessons from Egypt: The roles and limits of social media in political activism and transformation." In light of recent events, most especially today's (inofficial) victory of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy as first elected President of Egypt, Dr. Abdulla's comments should be of particular interest. Cheers and all best, - charles ess -- Professor MSO Media Studies, Institute for Aesthetics and Communication Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus Denmark ³At vove er at miste fodfæstet for en stund, ikke at vove er at miste sig selv² [To dare is to lose one's footing for an hour; not to dare is to lose oneself]- Kierkegaard

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Call for Papers - Media Ecology Association Convention June 20-23 2013 Michigan
by Janet Sternberg 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

The Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association Call for Papers Media Ecology Unplugged June 20–23, 2013 Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Convention Coordinators: Corey Anton (antonc(a)gvsu.edu) Grand Valley State University Valerie V. Peterson (petersov(a)gvsu.edu) Grand Valley State University In 2013, Grand Valley will happily host the Media Ecology Association’s 14th annual convention in the city of Grand Rapids. Our aim is to provoke academic dialogue, raise public awareness of media ecology, and discuss the relevance of media ecological thought to the broader culture. The 14th Annual Convention, with the theme of “unplugged,” invites papers, panels, creative projects, and other proposals presenting research and/or exploring topics and ideas related to the convention theme. Media ecology “unplugged” seeks to remind people that media technologies are simply plug-in devices. The “unplugged” theme is meant to capture the wide span of environmental mediation prior to the wired and plugged-in revolution of mass media, including architecture, literacy, urban design, transportation, art, and other discursive and non-discursive forms. It also turns attention to recent and cutting-edge technologies that have de-tethered from the plug, including satellites, nanotechnology, robotics, genetic engineering, modern pharmacology, cell phones, Bluetooth, e-readers, solar cells, green technologies, neuroscience, and much more. All abstracts, completed papers, and panel proposal submissions, etc., are welcome, but priority will be given to submissions that touch upon or align with the convention theme. A maximum of two submissions per author will be accepted. Authors who wish their papers to be considered for the Top Paper or Top Student Paper award must indicate this on their submission(s). All submissions will be acknowledged. The convention site, approximately 15 minutes by taxi from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, is located in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan at Grand Valley’s downtown campus. It has an assortment of hotels and a wide range of places to eat, from inexpensive eateries to fine restaurants, all within a few city blocks. Accommodation and excursion information is forthcoming. Guidelines for Submission For Manuscripts: 1. Suggested length of manuscripts is 15 to 25 double-spaced pages (4,000–6,000 words). 2. Include a cover page (or e-submission first page) with your academic or professional affiliation and other contact information. 3. Include a 150-word abstract, with the title. Use APA, MLA, or Chicago style. For Paper and Panel Proposals: 1. Include title, abstract, and contact information with your proposal. 2. Outline, as relevant, how your paper or panel will fit with the convention theme. Submission Deadline: November 1, 2012 For more on the Media Ecology Association, visit the website: http://www.media-ecology.org.

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New mailing list for geospatial web researchers: geoweb-r
by Alan McConchie 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Hello Air-Listers, Some of us geographers who work at the intersection of spatial data and social media (what we call the geospatial web or "geoweb") have created a new google group for geoweb research: "geoweb-r" http://groups.google.com/group/geoweb-r There is certainly a lot of overlap between our interests and the topics that come up on Air-L (and many of us lurk here), so possibly some of you would be interested in this new list. We intend to use this list for the usual CFPs, job postings, etc. We will also have longer form discussions as a complement to our bi-weekly twitter chats at the hashtag #geowebchat (http://mappingmashups.net/geowebchat) Please forward this link to anyone who would be interested. Thanks! Alan McConchie PhD Candidate University of British Columbia

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researcher in civic media
by Eric Gordon 16 Jun '12

16 Jun '12

apologies for the cross posting... Researcher in Civic Media Department of Visual and Media Arts Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts www.emerson.edu<http://www.emerson.edu/> Emerson College seeks a researcher in civic media, technology and engagement. This is a one‐year term, non‐tenure track appointment that begins September 1, 2012 and concludes June 30, 2013. With funding from the MacArthur Foundation the Engagement Game Lab, http://engagementgamelab.org<http://engagementgamelab.org/>, has partnered with the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics to establish a research agenda around the city’s civic technology projects. This researcher will be responsible for maintaining an active research agenda, co‐authoring a white paper on civic media in the city of Boston, and teaching one course per semester in the Visual Media and Arts Department at Emerson College. A Ph.D in communications, media studies, or related field is required (ABDs will be considered). The ideal candidate will have experience with qualitative research in the areas of civic engagement, mobile media, serious games, civic media, and or community‐based technologies. Please submit a cover letter, research statement, current curriculum vita, and three names of references to eric_gordon(a)emerson.edu<mailto:eric_gordon@emerson.edu> by July 15, 2012. The College also requires all applicants to submit an online data form at http://www.emerson.edu<http://www.emerson.edu/>. Review of applications will begin July 15, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. Emerson College values and has placed an institutional priority on multiculturalism in the campus community. Through its constantly evolving curriculum it seeks to prepare students for success in an increasingly multicultural society. The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Emerson College is the nation’s only four‐year institution dedicated exclusively to majors in communication and the arts. Emerson College is located in the center of Boston, surrounded by major health care and research centers, which provide a wide range of clinical and research opportunities for faculty and students. The College enrolls approximately 3,000 full‐time undergraduates and nearly 1,000 full and part‐time graduate students in its School of the Arts and School of Communication. Eric Gordon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of New Media Director of Engagement Game Lab Department of Visual and Media Arts Emerson College 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 824-8828 http://engagementgamelab.org http://placeofsocialmedia.com

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What Steve Jones taught me
by Barry Wellman 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

Was Patience I was on AoIR's first executive and got involved in its Toronto conference. We needed to define what AoIR would be like and to deal with urgent Toronto issues. Steve handled all calmly, even in the Sky is Falling days. Thanks 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 Just published: NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman. MIT Press. http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12791 http://www.amazon.com/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/r… http://www.amazon.ca/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/re… _______________________________________________________________________

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CFP -- 1st SSI International Workshop for Young Researchers (Japan)
by Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

<apologies for cross-posting> The Society for Socio-Informatics (SII) has issued a CFP for the 1st SSI International Workshop for Young Researchers with the theme "Adoption of Social Networking." We are looking for up to two (2) young presenters from outside Japan (please see the guidelines available by accessing the URL below). Deadline for application is VERY soon (June 20, 2012, JST). More details here and links to the application form and guidelines: http://www.gcoe-intimacy.jp/article.php/20120521203741401_ja Best regards, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Ph.D., Associate Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Email: tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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CFP: IFIP WG9.4 Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
by Yanuar Nugroho 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Dear colleagues Please circulate this call to your networks - and if you also have something in mind, let's discuss! With best wishes, yanuar ----------- WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries 12th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries Theme: "Into the Future: Themes, insights and agendas for ICT4D research and practice" Ocho Rios Jamaica, 19-22 May, 2013 Submission Deadline: 26 November 2012 TRACK 14: Social Media and Development http://www.ifipwg94.org/track-13-social-media-and-development Track Chairs Brian Nicholson University of Manchester Brian.nicholson(a)mbs.ac.uk Anita Greenhill University of Manchester a.greenhill(a)manchester.ac.uk Yanuar Nugroho University of Manchester yanuar.nugroho(a)mbs.ac.uk Track Description This stream invites contributions on Social Media and Development with an emphasis on societal change and poverty alleviation. Social Media refers to a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of User Generated Content (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010). Mobile and fixed line web-based social media offer potential in developing countries to empower individuals and groups by supporting such applications as citizen reporting, crowd sourcing and education. Social media may contribute to poverty alleviation by facilitating sharing of resources (time, expertise, support); information (job opportunities, benefits advice, influence) ; opportunities for capacity-building (to develop skills or start an enterprise); and enables collective action and influence (improving a local area, social campaigning, ensuring a voice in local affairs). It can also reduce corruption and increase institutional transparency, thus improving the effectiveness of state poverty reduction initiatives (Afridi 2011, Bertot et al., 2010). Papers in this stream will contribute to debates on : * "development 2.0" (Thompson, 2008), "open development" (Smith et al., 2011) * investigations of the informational, capacity-building and enabling role of social media for poverty alleviation building on Heeks (2010) and Madon and Sahay, (2002) for example. * social media for political activism building on Ameripour et al., (2010). * The impacts and the broader notion of new ICT-enabled development models are still debated and this stream will contribute to this discourse. Papers and panel proposals may include (but are not confined to) : * Examples and best practices: How are social media being used in development? How may these applications be analysed and theorised? This may include empirical cases theorised appropriately and methods for supporting and studying social media in development. Examples may include social media and disaster relief, reducing corruption in developing countries; or use of particular social media (e.g. Twitter, Blogs, Facebook etc.) in particular countries for political activism (eg. Indonesia). * Social issues of digital development: social practices of online life, for example dealing with disparate communities, social organising for pleasure or survival; issues of access and digital divide. Privacy, intellectual property, protection of young people. * Development and Empowerment equalities and inequalities, the slowing down and speeding up of experience and life in the digitised social media environment. Topics may include how beneficiaries of power are redistributed, if any, in course of technological exchange. Does the fall of regimes in the so called Arab Spring for example provide examples of enlivened radicalism and empowered populations resulting from social media? or is this explanation reflective of a naive technological determinism? Studies that support or critique utopian / dystopian perspectives on social media effects are welcomed. * Reflexivity between the studies of Social Media and Development: analysis of how discourses around social media affect use of technology and how discourses of social media affect the study of development for example the role of language, ethnicity, technological shortfalls, ethics; ways in which methodological approaches in each field can inform each other. Links between social media in the developing world and development, for example the potential of social media for Open Development. We welcome panel discussion proposals, work in progress and full research papers to explore the theme of this stream. For paper format and submission guidelines please refer to the main conference website. Indicative Sources: * Afridi, A., (2011). Social networks: their role in addressing poverty. Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation Programme Paper on Poverty and Ethnicity. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. * Ameripour, A. Nicholson, B, Newman, M (2010) Conviviality of internet social networks: an exploratory study of internet campaigns in Iran. Journal of Information Technology. 25(2): p244-257 * Bertot, J.C., Jaeger, P.T., Grimes, J.M., (2010). Using ICTs to create a culture of transparency: E-government and social media as openness and anti-corruption tools for societies. Government Information Quarterly 27(2010), 264-271. * Ekine, S (2009) SMS Uprising: mobile phone activism in Africa, Fahamu/ Pambazuka, Oxford. * Garrett, R. K. (2006). Protest in an Information Society: A Review of Literature on Social Movements and New ICTs. Information, Communication and Society, 9(2), 202-224 * Greenhill A. & Fletcher, G (2009), Blog/shop: its authentic so dont worry Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society, 7(1), pp 39-53 * Heeks, R., (2010). Conceptualising ICTs, Enterprise and Poverty Alleviation. Report. Geneva: UNCTAD. * Kaplan,A Haenlein,M (2010) Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media, Business Horizons, 53,(1) 59-68, * Madon, S., Sahay, S., (2002). An information-based model of NGO mediation for the empowerment of slum dwellers in Bangalore. The Information Society 18(1), 13-19. * Morozov, E. (2011) The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World. Allen Lane, London * Nugroho, Y. (2011) Opening the black box: The adoption of innovations in the voluntary sector The case of Indonesian civil society organisations, Research Policy, 40(5):761-777 * Rheingold, H. (2002) Smart Mobs: the Next Social Revolution, Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. * Smith, M.L., Elder, L., & Emdon, H. (2011) Open Development: A new theory for ICT4D. Information Technology and International Development, 7(1), iii-ix. * Thompson, M., (2008). ICT and development studies: Towards development 2.0. Journal of International Development 20, 821-835. -- _________________ Dr. Yanuar Nugroho Hallsworth Research Fellow Manchester Institute of Innovation Research MIoIR/PREST The University of Manchester Suite 6.15 MBS Harold Hankins Building Precinct Centre, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom T. +44-161-275-5904 F. +44-161-275-0923 E. yanuar_DOT_nugroho_AT_manchester_DOT_ac_DOT_uk U. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/ U. audentis.wordpress.com

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CFP: Third Virtual Conference on Business and Management (VCOBAM-2012)
by Kamna Malik 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Apologies for cross postings, if any. Please feel free to forward it to others who may be interested in joining this conference. ------------------------- Dear Colleagues, Moving forward with its objective to enable a forum for high quality intellectual discourse in least time and cost and beyond geographical boundaries, VCOBAM-2012 invites students, researchers and practitioners to share and discuss their original thoughts and findings around the current practices, potential and pitfalls related to applications of social media for business, learning and society. A brief about the conference is as follows: Theme: Social Media Applications for Business, Learning and Society Theme Tracks: Tools and Technologies of Social Media Learning through Social Media Business through Social Media Women Empowerment through Social Media Types of Submission: Presentation only, case study, short research paper, full research paper Full Submission: July 15, 2012 Decision Notification: Aug 31, 2012 Conference Dates: October 26-27, 2012 Location: Online Review Process: Peer Reviewed Mode of Conference: Real time through web conferencing tool Submission Link: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=vcobam2012 For full details, please check the conference website www.imtcdl.ac.in/vcobam For individual queries, please write to vcobam(a)imtcdl.ac.in Best regards, Kamna Malik Conference Chair - VCOBAM 2012

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