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List of Arab Spring and Media-related theory papers and empirical studies
by David Brake 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

Dear Colleagues, Several scholars both on-list and off (including myself) have put together a list of academic literature related to the Arab Spring from a media studies perspective - a Google Doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DU8AOlkTV6F0ZyoGcbk_060iBZG5tWKwj_n97EJ… (it started as a posting on my Facebook page - evidence it's not all about sharing cat pix!). I then produced a Zotero group https://www.zotero.org/groups/arabspringmedia from it which is now well behind the growth of the Google doc. Please use these docs, redistribute them and most of all add to them. I personally would be particularly interested in theoretical texts and/or textbooks for teaching which may not be directly about the Arab Spring but which would relate helpfully to its study (eg foundational texts about the role of new media in activism). I would also be grateful for help in maintaining and updating the Zotero group which is now 'out of sync' with the greatly-expanded Google Doc list. Contact me directly if you would like to be made an 'editor' of the Zotero group so you can add references to it and contact Patrick McCurdy (patrickmmccurdy [at] gmail.com) to be made an editor of the Google Doc. Special thanks to Patrick McCurdy, Radamis Zaky & Zeynep Tufekci who are the other principal co-contributors to the document to date. Hope you find this useful! -- David Brake (@drbrake http://davidbrake.org/) Senior Lecturer, Journalism & Communications, University of Bedfordshire http://www.beds.ac.uk/departments/jc +44 (0) 1582 743028

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Youth 2.0 - social media - 20-22 March 2013 - submission deadline: 30 November 2012
by Walrave Michel 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

Hi, I am pleased to inform you about the CFP of our upcoming Youth 2.0 conference. Best wishes, Michel YOUTH 2.0: CONNECTING, SHARING AND EMPOWERING? Affordances, Uses and Risks of Social Media March 20th – 22nd 2013, Antwerp, Belgium UCSIA & MIOS, University of Antwerp, are pleased to announce the organisation of an international, multidisciplinary workshop on young people’s uses of social media in general and social network sites in particular. Contributions from a wide range of theoretical and methodological perspectives and from diverse scientific fields are welcomed. Next to individual paper submissions, proposals for organized panel sessions will be taken into consideration. This international event will address a number of relevant questions related to the use of social media by children, adolescents and young adults. Keynote presentations and parallel sessions center around four main topics: 1. Identity construction (e.g. self-disclosure, impression management, privacy) 2. Social relations (e.g. social capital, social engagement, cyberbullying) 3. Interests at stake (e.g. social media marketing, advergames, viral marketing) 4. Supporting and empowering (e.g. media/digital literacy, online counseling, parental mediation). For a more detailed overview of questions and issues that will be covered, check our website: http://www.ua.ac.be/youth2.0 Confirmed keynote speakers are: Nicole Ellison, PhD, assoc. professor with the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University. Ola Erstad, PhD, full professor at the Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo. Mariann Hardey, PhD, assoc. director of the Centre for Communication Science, Durham Business School. Jochen Peter, PhD, full professor at ASCoR, Center for research on Children, Adolescents and the Media, University of Amsterdam. Sabine Trepte, PhD, professor at the Hamburg Media School, University of Hamburg. Submission The submission deadline (abstract) is November 30th 2012. Paper abstracts or panel session proposals can be submitted at: http://www.ua.ac.be/youth2.0 Selected papers will be presented in panel sessions. A selection of papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed book volume, published by an international renowned publisher. Practical information Venue: University of Antwerp, City Campus, Hof van Liere, Antwerp, Belgium Date: 20 - 22 March 2013 Participation fee: 100 euro (documentation, meals and conference dinner included). Contact: Barbara Segaert (UCSIA, barbara.segaert(a)ua.ac.be) & Michel Walrave (MIOS, michel.walrave(a)ua.ac.be) Website: http://www.ua.ac.be/youth2.0 Facebook: join our Youth 2.0 page for updates

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Any room for our new social software!
by laetitia le chatton 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

Dear scholars, I am a freshly gradutated master student in digital culture (ex humanistic informatics) from the University of Bergen in Norway. I presented a master thesis describing the vision I had of a new kind of social software you will find different from the existing twitters, facebook and co. Me and my small team of engineers have been developing the Socrator : "Upload your idea and make it chat!" Shortly, the Socrator is a motor for conversations - some users create and store interactive conversations on any topic, uploading all kinds of multimedia material they find necessary to the conversation - other users are meant to have these conversations: they access this material by having a chat with the Socrator -Søkrat was a java desktop prototype for 2 years during the elaboration of my master thesis -now the Socrator is becoming web technology and will have much more elaborated skills ( sept 2012 first version) I was wondering if any of you heard about strategies to get financial support in IT projects from the European Union (i am French) or from scandinavian governments (but the whole team leaves in Norway) Naturally; I am also open to propositions for articles or conferences I could use as a platform to describe the Socrator technology The student lifestyle doesn't get what big ideas are about! hehe Looking forward to see your answers private email at laetitia(a)socratons.com -- Laetitia

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Re: [Air-L] Any room for our new social software!
by laetitia le chatton 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

> Hello Elijah Wright, > > Let me check the patent organism first, lol. Questions here are super > interesting. Thanks. > >> >So users* upload material* and... tag it as related to a particular term >> or *concept framework*? Or is there a more complicated system in play, >> there? > > the Socrator will only use the information uploaded by the user in order > to get the conversation going, more than one concept framework can be used, > it involves tagging but also other strategies > >> >Are they tagging/labeling the multimedia content, or tagging >> the whole conversation as a 'topic'? >> > yup the user creates words and expressions eventually associated with > material like vids , all the trick consist in imagining how they can be > found during an automatized conversation. many strategies are available to > the user and provided by our motor > >> >What are the affordances made possible by the system? What are the >> costs (time, attention, entering detail about content) demanded of the >> user? > > most interesting affordances are > 1)the possibility to have a real chat based on language and style of the > users creators of the conversation:. You will not feel like talking to > Eliza especially or a chatbot personality but with the people who created > the conversation themselves, despite their absence. In fact Eliza ( its use > of substitions rules) is one concept framework among other available to the > user > 2) Socrator can find and rank the most interesting conversations for a > given chat input, before the user selecting one of those > 3) Socrator can choose the best strategy to convey the > information,diminishing workload from the user creating the conversation > the costs demanded on the user are big for earlier version of engine > (prototype) the point is for me to provide a very easy to use platform for > development (why I need financial resources and bigger team!) BUT you > didn't ask html to be a css styleshit the very fist day : html was occasion > to develop a whole range of applications, the same is happening here, > really really. > >> >What makes it interesting such that someone would want to talk about >> it at CHI or in JCMC? :-) > > I think it is now pretty obvious :-) but, among scholars, could be a very > nice software to use in order to test context frameworks and their impact > on conversation > > Best, > thanks again > > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Elijah Wright <elijah.wright(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 5:22 AM, laetitia le chatton >> <laetitia.lechatton(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Shortly, the Socrator is a motor for conversations >> >> I really like the idea of "a motor for conversations" - like a finite >> state machine or a cog/sprocket assembly for moving things along. >> >> Mental sidelink - the Agora. >> >> > - some users create and store interactive conversations on any topic, >> > uploading all kinds of multimedia material they find necessary to the >> > conversation >> > - other users are meant to have these conversations: they access this >> > material by having a chat with the Socrator >> >> So users upload material and... tag it as related to a particular term >> or concept framework? Or is there a more complicated system in play, >> there? Are they tagging/labeling the multimedia content, or tagging >> the whole conversation as a 'topic'? >> >> You might have luck looking for funding / publishing opportunities >> related to: >> >> - semantic web / linked open data >> - ontology development >> - knowledge management / document management >> - information discovery / inquiry >> >> What are the affordances made possible by the system? What are the >> costs (time, attention, entering detail about content) demanded of the >> user? >> >> What makes it interesting such that someone would want to talk about >> it at CHI or in JCMC? :-) >> >> best, >> >> --elijah wright >> > > > > -- > Laetitia > -- Laetitia

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New position at the OII researching big data
by Eric Meyer 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

Apologies for cross-posting. http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/newpositions/ Job title: Researcher Vacancy: 103705 Grade and salary: Grade 7 (£29,249-35,938 p.a.) Hours: Full time Contract type: Fixed-term (20 months from 1 October 2012) Reporting to: Eric T. Meyer Research topic: Accessing and Using Big Data to Advance Social Science Knowledge Funding partners: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation The Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford is looking for a full-time Researcher to work on the newly funded project, "Accessing and Using Big Data to Advance Social Science Knowledge". The project will use mixed methods to follow 'big data' from its public and private origins through open and closed pathways into the social sciences, and document and shape the ways they are being accessed and used to create new knowledge about the social world and the behaviour of human beings. This will be done primarily through five case studies, interviews of approximately 125 participants, and observations of data scientists in their workplaces. Applicants should hold a PhD in information science, sociology, anthropology, political science, internet studies, or related disciplines, have a strong interest in the social aspects of online technologies and proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, and will be able to take a lead in project management, data collection and analysis, and the dissemination of results. This position is available from 1st October 2012 for 20 months. The closing date for applications is 12:00 BST on Wednesday 22 August 2012 and only applications received before then can be considered. Details of how to apply are online at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/newpositions/ Eric T. Meyer Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford eric.meyer(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:eric.meyer@oii.ox.ac.uk> Web: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=120 SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=912385

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#MINA2012
by Max Schleser 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

CALL FOR PAPERS / Call for Mobile Films 2nd International Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium #MINA2012 Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa 23rd -25th November 2012 Massey University, Wellington, NZ As part of the BLOW Festival 2012, the MINA symposium will take place in the College of Creative Art’s magnificent new Te Ara Hihiko building. MINA [www.mina.pro] is an international network that promotes cultural and research activities to expand the emerging possibilities of mobile media. MINA aims to explore the opportunities for interaction between people, content and the creative industry within the context of Aotearoa/New Zealand and internationally. The symposium will provide a platform for filmmakers, artists, designers, researchers, ‘pro-d-users’ and industry professionals to debate the prospect of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies in art and design environments and the creative industries. MINA invites paper proposals relating (but not limited) to; mobile lens media, iPhoneography, mobile video production, mobile-mentaries (mobile documentaries), mobile network and transmedia, mobile communities, mobile media and social change, mobile visual arts, mobile locative media, citizen journalism, mobile visual literacy, mobile media in education and mobile technologies and civic media. Mobile phones have evolved rapidly from a communication device to a creative and educational tool. For communities world-wide mobile technologies provide access to a vast amount of new services. Mobile media has also established new forms of connectivity and sociability within contemporary art and design practices. The current mediascape can be described as a dynamic ecosystem that has seen the emergence of new media aesthetics and formats, such as iPhoneography and mobile-mentary (mobile documentary) filmmaking. The participatory turn in media culture (collaboration, co-creation and crowd-sourcing) also creates new opportunities and challenges for visual communication design. (Mobile phone) users (or rather pro-d-users), artists, designers, filmmakers and independent creatives can define new modes of mobile media practices transcending the realm of established disciplines and transform the contemporary mediascape. Innovative business models utilise mobile apps and redefine the distribution of media content. Mobile devices enable us to see the world from new viewpoints and angles. The 2nd International Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium will explore these developments and dynamics in a transdisciplinary context. Paper proposals should be submitted by the 15th August 2012. MINA also welcomes presentations in a variety of formats including workshops, poster presentations, performances, project showcases and screenings. The international symposium will also provide the opportunity to present papers via live video and live web-broadcasts. Papers will be published in the Intellect Journal Ubiquity #MINA2012 Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation special edition. Please send a proposal of approximately 350 words including a title and brief biographical note to max(a)mina.pro MINA symposium committee Anna Jackson (Transmedia:AM, NZ) Anders Weberg (Artist and Curator, Sweden) Dr. Avnesh Ratnanesan (International Mobile Screenfest, Australia) Dr. Camille Baker (School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK) Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath (Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies, AUT University, NZ) Daniel Wagner (Performing and Screen Arts, Unitec, NZ) Dean Keep (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia) Gavin Wilson (PhD Research Student, The Graduate Centre, York St John University) Geraldene Peters (School of Communication Studies, AUT University, NZ) John Bavaro, Associate Prof. of Art Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Director of Bruce Gallery of Art, USA) Karen Curley (College of Creative Arts, Massey University) Laurent Antonczak (Graphic Design and New Media, AUT University, NZ) Associate Professor Lynne Ciochetto (College of Creative Arts, Massey University) Marcelo Godoy (Associated Director IAI - Instituto de Artes Interativas and Mobilefest) Prof. Mark Amerika, Professor of Art and Art History (University of Colorado) and Principal Research Fellow at La Trobe University (Melbourne) Dr. Max Schleser (College of Creative Arts, Massey University, NZ) Mia Robinson (Co-founder/President iAMDA and Artist, New York, USA) Michael Okkerse (Wellington City Council, NZ) Miss Pixels (iPhoneographer, Canada) Muhammad Razlan Rashid Ali (Head of Programme, Faculty of Communication and Media, Universiti Selangor, Malaysia) Patricia Thomas (College of Creative Arts, Massey University, NZ) Professor Roger Guetta (Art, Media, Theatre, Vanier College, Montreal, Canada) Dr Thomas Cochrane (Centre for Learning And Teaching, AUT University, NZ) The #MINA2012 Mobile Innovation and Mobile Creativity Symposium will run in conjunction with the International Mobile Innovation screening in the National Film Archive, Wellington. Further information: www.mina.pro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Call for Mobile Films Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [www.mina.pro] 2nd International Mobile Innovation Screening 2012 in partnership with IdN and the National Film Archive, Wellington, New Zealand 23rd November 2012 The International Mobile Innovation Screening 2012 will showcase short films produced on and with mobile devices by international filmmakers at the National Film Archive in Wellington, NZ. Selected mobile films will be featured in the IdN (International designers’ Network) Magazine v19n6 issue DVD. The MINA program is curated by Laurent Antonczak, Karen Curley, Benoît Labourdette and Dr. Max Schleser. Deadline for submission of Mobile Films: 15th August 2012 The Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [MINA] aims to explore the possibilities of interaction between people, content and the creative industries. International designers' Network (IdN) is an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community. It is devoted to bringing designers from around the globe together to communicate with, learn from and inspire one another. It has truly become what the initials of its title proclaim it to be — an international designers' network. Deadline for submission of Mobile Films: 15th August 2012 Please send proposals of approximately 250 words including the mobile film title, two still images, link to online preview (if available) and a brief biographical note to max(a)mina.pro Contact: Dr. Max Schleser for further assistance regarding submission enquiries. [email: max(a)mina.pro | mobile: +64 [0] 22 692 0872]. Work can be sent in digital format, via post or courier: Dr. Max Schleser, c/o MINA, Institute of Communication Design, Po Box 756, Wellington, New Zealand

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CIPR Student Travel Grant for AoIR 2012 Internet Research Conference
by Michael Zimmer 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

I'm again pleased to announce this funding opportunity for students attending Internet Research 13 in Salford, UK: CIPR Student Travel Grant for AoIR 2012 Internet Research Conference http://www4.uwm.edu/cipr/blog/cipr-student-travel-grant-aoir-2012-internet-… The UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is pleased to again offer a CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics, to sponsor one student (undergraduate, graduate or post-doc) for the Association of Internet Researchers IR 13 Conference in Salford, UK. The amount of the award is US$500. The student’s research must focus on some aspect of information policy or ethics, and internet studies, broadly conceived. The recipient must have an accepted paper at IR12 and must attend to present the research. To apply, please send the following documents to Dr. Michael Zimmer, CIPR Director, at zimmerm(a)uwm.edu: • Accepted paper abstract • Curriculum Vitae • Brief statement describing how the paper/research will make an impact on the fields of information policy, ethics, and/or internet studies Application deadline is August 31, 2012. Notification of award will be received by September 15. The recipient should acknowledge the CIPR grant at IR13. The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s multidisciplinary research center for the study of the intersections between the policy, ethical, political, social and legal aspects of the global information society. It is directed by Dr. Michael Zimmer, Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Re: [Air-L] Is there any published research on "trolling"?
by Theo Plothe 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

This may not be helpful, but in my experience, some trolls are simply anti-fans, and Jonathan Gray has done some excellent work on anti-fans. Matt Hills has written some on the phenomena, and Lawrence B. McBride and S. Elizabeth Bird wrote an excellent piece on anti-fandom and smarks in pro wrestling. -- Theo Plothe Ph.D. Candidate New Media & Technology/Social Networking American University School of Communication

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Is there any published research on "trolling"?
by Tom Williamson 25 Jul '12

25 Jul '12

Hello everyone, I am new to Internet research, and I was wondering if anyone had published anything on "trolling"? Trolling is a big problem in the blogosphere, and I am interested in ways to combat it. I come from a bioinformatics background, and I have devised an experiment, based on randomized double-blind controlled trials, to test the various ways to combat trolling. Would anyone be interested in such a trial? Thanks, Tom ------------------------------------- Read by blog at www.skepticcanary.com

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by Rémi Bachelet 25 Jul '12

25 Jul '12

(apologies for cross-posting) Hi all, Wikimédia France, a non-profit organization supporting Wikimedia projects in France, is launching an international research prize to reward the most influential research work on Wikimedia projects and free knowledge projects in general. What is quite new about this award is that everyone can participate: 1. by ranking nominated papers to elect the winner (ranking is shared with the award jury). 2. by submitting important articles in this field of research for the Award. Regarding the latter, we are now in the process of proposing papers and we'd appreciate if some of you can lend a hand. If you consider a paper has been particularly important in the field of free knowledge/Wikipedia studies and must be taken into account, do not hesitate to submit it now! Please use this form: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikimedia_France_Research_Award/pap…. Deadline for paper suggestion is August 1st. After that, the next phase is shortlisting nominated papers. The Wikimedia Award Jury will study all proposed papers to submit 5 papers to the final vote in September. The announcement of the winner is planned in November. Please find all details here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikimedia_France_Research_Award If you have any questions, please use the project talk page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Wikimedia_France_Research_Award Thanks!

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