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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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|| 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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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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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 96, Issue 34
by Patricia Jeter 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

I either create a PDF or JPEG screen capture of any web pages I use and save them along with all of my other references. I hope this helps. -----Original Message----- >On Jul 26, 2012, at 1:22 PM, Maria Eronen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Would anyone know what are the criteria concerning internet material's validity? Is it common that you as a researcher will be asked to prove that the material you have collected from the internet is real. Since a lot of internet data disappears everyday, mere url addresses are not enough. Even html files can be modified after saving webpages. >> >> I would appreciate if someone had time to answer. >> >> Maria >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 96, Issue 34 > *************************************

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Re: [Air-L] additional suggestions for Twitter aggregating & analytic tools
by Maurice Vergeer 30 Sep '12

30 Sep '12

Axel Bruns beat me to it. Yes, I would advise YourTwapperkeeper for data collection as well. I've been using it for a while and am very pleased with it. Things are indeed very well described in the First Monday manuscript: http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArtic… As for handling the data, I prefer to use SPSS. Yes, a statistical tool. But I use it primarily to handle the data. Also I use SPSS to match external data to the Twitter data. The data Twitter provides are of course somewhat limited. However if one taps into external data sets one is able to enrich Twitter data for more advanced analyses. Also, SPSS has recently incorporated many text handling features to create new variables based on text strings. It thus also allows for creating your own metrics because - as Axel Bruns states - Twitter's metrices are biased. See my blogpost: http://blog.mauricevergeer.nl/2011/04/18/bias-in-twitter-api-measurements/ As for Big Data analysis: without going for the Big Data, the number of observations already increases rapidly anyhow. See my presentation held at WAPOR Amsterdam: http://www.slideshare.net/maver/candidates-communication-patterns-on-twitter. SPSS can easily handle large amounts of data. As for large networks, I would recommend Pajek: http://mrvar.fdv.uni-lj.si/pajek/. They even released another version Pajek XXL for very very large networks. Finally I know R the statstical / programming software also has a Twitter package (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/twitteR/index.html) Have tried it once, but because I am noy (yet) an R-expert haven't used it since then. The advantage of using it in R would be that one cold stay within a single software environment. R also has text ( http://gking.harvard.edu/readme) and several network analytical packages. HTH Maurice . ___________________________________________________________________ Maurice Vergeer To contact me, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/5 To see my publications, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/1 ___________________________________________________________________

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#MINA2012
by Max Schleser 30 Sep '12

30 Sep '12

2nd Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium http://mina2012.eventbrite.co.nz [Early bird tickets available till 15th OCT] The Mobile Innovation Network Aotearoa [MINA] creates interactions between people, content and the creative industries. In its second edition the Mobile Creativity and Mobile Innovation Symposium provides a platform for filmmakers, artists, designers, researchers, ‘pro-d-users’ and industry professionals to debate the prospect of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies in a changing art and design environment and the creative industries. The symposium will explore these developments and dynamics in a transdisciplinary context. As part of the program MINA also presents the International Mobile Innovation Screening 2012 at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington on Friday 23rd November at 6.30pm (http://mina2012screening.eventbrite.co.nz/) The Mobile Creativity and Innovation Symposium will take place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2012 including a keynote by Prof. Gerhard Goggin (University of Sydney). Please see www.mina.pro for further details and symposium program. On Sunday the 25th November the MINA events conclude with an unconference session (featuring the Mobile Art Lab and eBook Production using iBooks Author workshop by Apple). Symposium registration: http://mina2012.eventbrite.co.nz w: http://mina.pro e: max(a)mina.pro t: @MINAmobile

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NYU Digital Media position
by Solon Barocas 30 Sep '12

30 Sep '12

> From: Marita L Sturken <marita.sturken(a)nyu.edu> > Subject: [MCC Talk] NYU Digital Media position -- Please Circulate > Date: September 28, 2012 3:53:16 PM EDT > To: MCC Talk <mcctalk-group(a)nyu.edu> > Reply-To: mcctalk-group(a)nyu.edu > > Department of Media, Culture, and Communication > > Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development > > New York University > > Assistant Professor, Digital Media, Tenure-Track > > > The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2013. > > > We are seeking to fill a position in the area of digital media, open to candidates from a wide range of sub-areas and methodological perspectives, including software/code studies, network theory, social media, game studies, digital cultures, activist/tactical media, digital design studies, mobile media culture, digital communities, and information policy. > > > The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is home to 28 full-time faculty and serves approximately 750 undergraduate majors, 120 MA students, and 35 PhD students. NYU’s dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, and international programs and academic centers around the world. The department is active in the NYU Global Network University, with a particular emphasis on sites in Paris, Prague, Buenos Aires, and Shanghai. NYU Steinhardt faculty may be afforded the opportunity to work at these global study and research sites. For more information see: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/ > > > NYU is committed to building a culturally diverse educational environment and strongly encourages applications from historically underrepresented groups. > > > Qualifications: Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. and an active agenda of externally funded research, publication, and teaching. > > > Responsibilities: Teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students, conduct research, and engage in program, department, school-level, and university service. > > > Applications: Please apply via e-mail with a cover letter, CV, names and contact information for three references, and a sample of work to: mccnyusearch(a)gmail.com > > > Applications should be addressed to: > > Professor Charlton McIlwain > > Chair, Digital Media Search Committee > > Department of Media, Culture, and Communication > > Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development > > New York University > > 239 Greene St, 3rd floor > > New York NY 10003 > > > > Further information about the position can be obtained from Marita Sturken, Department Chair: marita.sturken(a)nyu.edu. > > > Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. > > > New York University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Book Announcement: Social Media as Surveillance
by Dan Trottier 29 Sep '12

29 Sep '12

Social Media as Surveillance: Rethinking Visibility in a Converging World, Ashgate Daniel Trottier, Department of Informatics and Media Uppsala University, Sweden This book develops a surveillance studies approach to social media by presenting first hand ethnographic research with a variety of personal and professional social media users. Using Facebook as a case-study, it describes growing monitoring practices that involve social media. What makes this study unique is that it not only considers social media surveillance as multi-purpose, but also shows how these different purposes augment one another, leading to a rapid spread of surveillance and visibility. ‘Internet platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google have become very popular in recent years. They process, store, analyse, and commodify a lot of personal data, usage behaviour data, communication data, and social network data. Daniel Trottier’s book is a crucial and critical resource and must-read for all who want to understand the implications social media has for surveillance at the interpersonal and institutional level and for surveillance conducted by companies and the police.’ – Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University, Sweden ‘Social media are not just sites that we visit, but increasingly places where we reside. Such spaces are manufactured to augment surveillance, fostering types of visibility that are central to new forms of sociality and power relations. Professor Trottier’s book is an invaluable analysis of how a complex assortment of groups are making a home in this new domain of interactive monitoring.’ – Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada ‘Looking for a wide-ranging, well-informed, up-to-date critical sociology of social media surveillance, focused on the Facebook phenomenon? This is it.’ – David Lyon, Queen’s University, Canada More info and sample pages available at: http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409438892 To order, please visit: www.ashgate.com All online orders receive a discount

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[JVWR] Asian Perspectives: A New Issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
by Tzafnat Shpak 29 Sep '12

29 Sep '12

[image: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research]<http://jvwresearch.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+Annou…> Dear members, We are happy to announce the new publication of The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research: *Volume 5, Number 2: Asian Perspectives* The editorial team for this issue: - *Kenneth Y T Lim*,* *National Institute of Education, Singapore - *Young Hoan Cho*, National Institute of Education, Singapore - *Michael Vallance*, Future University, Hakodate, Japan East vs. West? More like East and West. There is a lot the West and the East can learn from each other. Virtual worlds are perhaps one of the best examples. China, Singapore, Korea and Japan all present different approaches to virtual life. Technical and social norms reshape each other. These unique Asian perspectives about virtual worlds were the seed for this issue. In this issue you will find perspectives from East Asia and Southeast Asia; the contrasts and comparisons are at once diverse and revealing. - Managing Editor Corner: East vs. West? More like East and West<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6915?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Yesha Y. Sivan - Issue Editors' Corner: Virtual Worlds Asian Perspectives: a Landscape with Peaks and Valleys<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6918?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Kenneth Y T Lim - Escaping the World: A Chinese Perspective on Virtual Worlds<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6206?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> David Kurt Herold - The Demographic Distribution and Social Experience of Chinese MMO Players<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6282?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Li Xiong - The Abyss Observatory - Designing for Remote Collaboration, Self-directed Discovery and Intuition Development in Multi-user Interactive 3D Virtual Environments<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6304?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Hajime Nishimura, Kenneth Y T Lim, Koji Koyamada - Assessment and Learning in the Virtual World: Tasks, Taxonomies and Teaching for Real<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6283?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Michael Vallance, Stewart M. Martin - Effects of Digital Game Play Among Young Singaporean Gamers: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6357?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Dongdong Li, Hyekyung Choo, Angeline Khoo, Albert K. Liau - Collaboration in Virtual Worlds: The Role of the Facilitator<https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/6225?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtu…> Benjamin G Wigert, Gert-Jan de Vreede, Imed Boughzala, Ikram Bououd We are also happy to let you know of the following: - Our next issue *Managerial and Commercial Applications* will be led by Shu Schiller, from Wright State University, USA - Check our web site's special page on* events<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09?utm_source=Journal+of+…> * in our field. - Review* past issues<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/past-issues/all-issues?utm_source=Journal+…> *on our website's special *all issues cover view* page. - We welcome you to join our Facebook page 'theJVWR<https://www.facebook.com/TheJVWR?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Resea…>' and follow* @theJVWR<https://twitter.com/TheJVWR?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+A…> * on Twitter - And/or subscribe to our mailing list (on the top left of http://www.jvwreserach.org<http://www.jvwreserach.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+A…> ). Wishing you all an interesting reading in this special *"Asian Perspectives" * issue, and a joyful journey in the* Journal of Virtual Worlds Research*, *Tzafnat Shpak* Coordinating Editor *Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan* Managing Editor TheJVWR - The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research http://jvwresearch.org<http://jvwresearch.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+Annou…> [image: Vol.5 No.2: Asian Perspectives]<http://jvwresearch.org/?utm_source=Journal+of+Virtual+Worlds+Research+Annou…> © 2012 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research All rights reserved.

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suggestions for Twitter aggregating & analytic tools
by Erica Ciszek 29 Sep '12

29 Sep '12

Dear Colleagues, I was wondering if anyone can suggest particular tools for aggregating and analyzing Twitter content. What are the best tools for gathering tweets (by hashtags) and for analyzing activity (by these hastags)? Appreciate any suggestions. Best, Erica Ciszek Doctoral Student Graduate Teaching Fellow School of Journalism and Communication University of Oregon eciszek(a)uoregon.edu

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