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New Book | Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age
by Dhiraj Murthy 27 Feb '13

27 Feb '13

I wanted to introduce my recently published book, Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age, which is part of Polity's Digital Media and Society series. My book takes a historically-contextualized approach to understanding Twitter and presents specific case studies of citizen journalism, social movements, health, and disasters. Let me know via @dhirajmurthy if you want to learn more about the book, how to use it in classes, etc. Available in paperback at Amazon US at: http://amzn.to/WhQZ6K | Amazon UK at: http://amzn.to/12aYtes | and worldwide/review copies via Polity at: http://bit.ly/XFfaq4 Reviews: "Dhiraj Murthy's Twitter is a rich and informed consideration of one of the most commonly used sites in the US today. Drawing from multiple perspectives and incorporating literature from sociology, communication, political science, and media studies, Murthy's book includes chapters on the role Twitter plays in reshaping journalism, activism practices, disaster coordination, and the sharing of social support and medical information. Notably, the book pays special attention to historical context, drawing out connections between Twitter and earlier technologies, and using these comparisons to illustrate what is new and what is not so new about this fascinating communication platform. Murthy engages with sophisticated analytical frameworks but does so using accessible language and concrete examples, which will make this volume especially useful in the classroom." Nicole Ellison, Michigan State University "The 200,000 million tweets sent each day have been deserving of serious scholarly attention. Murthy addresses this gap in a pioneering book." The Global Journal "Dhiraj Murthy's Twitter is an excellent overview of the endless spirals of meaning and insignificance that characterize the micro-blogging phenomenon." Hal Niedzviecki, author of The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbours Description: Twitter has become a household name, discussed both for its role in prominent national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some malign as narcissistic "chatter." This book takes a critical step back from popular discourse and media coverage of Twitter, to present the first balanced, scholarly engagement of this popular medium. In this timely and comprehensive introduction, Murthy not only discusses Twitter's role in our political, economic, and social lives, but also draws a historical line between the telegraph and Twitter to reflect on changes in social communication over time. The book thoughtfully examines Twitter as an emergent global communications medium and provides a theoretical framework for students, scholars, and tweeters to reflect critically on the impact of Twitter and the contemporary media environment. The book uses case studies including citizen journalism, health, and national disasters to provide empirically rich insights and to help decipher some of the ways in which Twitter and social media more broadly may be shaping contemporary life. ******************************************** Dhiraj Murthy Assistant Professor of Sociology Director, Social Network Innovation Lab Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME 04011 207-721-5152 (o) 207-725-3023 (f) dmurthy [at] bowdoin [dot] edu http://bowdoin.edu/faculty/d/dmurthy/ http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
by Hakikur Rahman 27 Feb '13

27 Feb '13

CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2013 Full Chapter Submission Deadline: July 30, 2013 Information Systems and technology for Organizational Agility, Intelligence and Resilience A book edited by Dr. Hakikur Rahman and Dr. Rui Dinis de Sousa, Centro Algoritmi, 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/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/931>http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/931) Introduction The contemporary global economy requires innovative organizations and employees with novel skills, attitudes, and intellectual agility. Organizations and individuals must be able to take advantage of scientific and technological developments to become more innovative and competitive by pursuing flexibility in communication and decision making, as well as knowledge sharing and collaboration, in a trustworthy and secure organizational and technological environment. In these aspects, information systems and information technology (IS/IT) play a central role as promoters of new initiatives to communicate, work, do business, relate, act, manage, and lead. Similarly, manifestations like e-/m-commerce, e-/m-markets, e-/m-business, e-/m-tourism, e-/m-governance, e-/m-learning, e-democracy, e-/m-collaboration, crowdsourcing, intermediation, and others have emerged in recent years, conveying IS/IT that influence the way individuals and organizations see themselves, others, and the possibilities for vibrant interaction. At the same time, Web technologies and IT applications such as decision support systems, workflow management systems, enterprise systems, value-chain management systems, and document and content management systems have allowed these systems to increase organizational productivity, bring the organization closer to its stakeholders, and create new forms of competition and inter-organizational collaboration. Foremost, a variety of theories, methods, best practices, and tools have been developed in different scientific areas to support the design and implementation of initiatives aimed in promoting organizational learning, organizational memory, and the transformation of organizational identity to improve organizational agility, intelligence, and resilience. Overall Objective of the Book The main contributor of this book is comprised of a group that carries out research on IS/IT through interdisciplinary research and development projects (such as transfer of knowledge, dissemination of knowledge, and various other research approaches including basic, transactional, and clinical research), as well as advanced training projects aiming to develop systematic and comprehensive strategies that promote overall organizational well-being. The main aim is to advise and support organizational agents who want ensure success in terms of financial, social, and environmental aspects as well as in the aspect of human development in a more sustainable way. The broad objective of this book will be to incorporate methods and technologies for the development of a sustained organization among the contemporary issues, such as increased globalization, economic crisis, short product life cycle, augmented competition, and amplified innovation. However, in specific, the scope of the book would like to include conceptual research, methodological aspects, empirical cases (using conventional instruments like survey, interview, literature review, case studies, and others), and especially success cases illustrating practices of the above mentioned instruments. Target Audience The target audience may incorporate academics, researchers, intermediaries, policy initiators, associations, subsidiaries, and individuals who would like to initiate a start-up, rejuvenate the existing enterprise, or collaborate with other partners for better competencies and value addition, not only in terms of finance, but also in respect to knowledge gain that, in the long run, assists in financial gain. In these aspects, this book will be a valuable asset to the small and medium entrepreneurs; associations dealing with small organizations; corporate business sectors; intermediaries; knowledge managers including academics, researchers, government, and non-government staffs; and policy initiators. Recommended topics for chapters include, but are not limited to, the following: Information Systems and Technologies in Organizations with a Broad Vision of the Field, like Issues of Research and Development in IST e-/m-commerce e-/m-market e-/m-business e-/m-tourism e-/m-governance e-/m-learning e-democracy e-/m-collaboration e-research Innovation Crowdsourcing Intermediation The Future of IST in Organizations Emerging Issues in IST in Organizations of Various Industrial Sectors Organizational Intelligence (OI) Frameworks and diagnostic tools Collective intelligence and IST that promote OI Distributed Cognition Open business models and technologies Open innovation Knowledge networks Social networks On-line communities Collaboration and future prediction Organizational Agility Frameworks and diagnostic tools Innovation strategies and technologies Organizational processes and structures Politics, culture, and IST IST role in building trust and reputation IST role in building identity and image Organizational Resilience Frameworks and diagnostic tools Adopting IST to become more resilient IST to monitor environment and predict changes Technologies to support individuals and organizations to connect, collaborate, and act collectively during the response and recovery phase of disasters Citizen engagement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies that increase resilience The IST Focus and Cases in Organizational Well Being Knowledge & Innovation Management Business Process Management (BPM) IS Security Management IS Development Case Studies from Various Business Sectors and Organizations Entrepreneurships Not-for-profit or non-profit entities (sustained cases) Government organizations Research organizations Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 30, 2013, 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 30, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent case guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 30, 2013. All submitted chapters 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 2014. Important Dates: March 30, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline April 30, 2013: Notification of Acceptance July 30, 2013: Full Chapter Submission September 30, 2013: Review Result Returned October 30, 2013: Final Chapter Submission Editorial Advisory Board Members: João Alvaro Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal Kevin DeSouza, Arizona State University, USA Anabela Mesquita, Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, Portugal Gilberto Perez, Universidade Mackenzie de São Paulo Brazil Amiram Porath, College for Academic Studies, Israel Paresh Rathod, Lauria University, Finland 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: hakik(a)dsi.uminho.pt

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Call for Collaborators | Future Tools. Interactivos?'13 workshop on Libre Graphics
by Medialab-Prado Comunicación 27 Feb '13

27 Feb '13

*MEDIALAB-PRADO* Área de Las Artes del Ayuntamiento de Madrid Arts Department of the Madrid City Council http://medialab-prado.es* * * * Call for Collaborators. Interactivos?'13 Tools for a Read-Write World Open call to collaborate in the project development workshop Interactivos?'13: Tools for a Read-Write World (April 15 - 27, 2013 in Madrid, Spain). Collaborators will participate in the production of selected projects, aimed at the creation of tools to design, edit, draw and write together. This edition focuses on (re)inventing a Libre Graphics workflow that supports collaboration and exchange Medialab-Prado offers free lodging to collaborators in a Youth Hostel during the workshop (limited seating). This call is part of the Libre Graphics Research Unit project and is preceeded by the international event Libre Graphics Meeting (April 10 - 13, 2013). Collaborators can also take part in the meeting. Registration is required. Advisors: Libre Graphics Magazine editorial team (ginger coons, Ana Carvalho and Ricardo Lafuente); Comunes Collective - KUNE collaborative software (Vicente Ruiz Jurado, Samer Hassan) and Jennifer Dopazo. Curated by Femke Snelting (LGRU, Constant) Deadline: April 9, 2013. Free registration. More information and submission form: http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_colaboradores_lgru -- Nerea García Garmendia Comunicación / Press Medialab-Prado Intermediae Matadero Madrid Paseo de la Chopera, 14 28045 Madrid (Temporary Location) Tel. +34 915 177 288 difusion(a)medialab-prado.es www.medialab-prado.es http://www.facebook.com/MedialabPradoMadrid Twitter: @medialabprado

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LATE CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
by Nancy Baym 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

5th ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci '13) May 2-4, 2013. Paris, France http://www.websci13.org<http://www.websci13.org/> Deadline for abstracts: March 16, 2013 LATE CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Social Science/Digital Humanities and Late-Breaking Research You still have time to submit an extended abstract for Web Science 2013. Essential Information: Extended abstracts should describe either (1) thought-provoking ideas with the potential for interesting discussions at the conference, or (2) works-in-progress for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, or fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. We particularly seek extended abstracts from the full range of disciplines involved in Web Science research. Archival publication is optional. (If accepted you can choose whether to have the paper appear in the proceedings) The conference separates mode of presentation from mode of publication. (The committee will recommend the appropriate presentation mode for each paper) Extended abstracts can be up to 6 pages, and should be formatted according to the official ACM SIG abstract template (extended abstract format) here<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pl130rtd134fxu6/hiyzXgWwTs> The full call is at http://www.websci13.org/late-call/ ==================================================== Web Science is the emergent science of the people, organizations, applications, and policies that shape and are shaped by the Web, the largest informational artifact constructed by humans in history. Web Science embraces the study of the Web as a vast universal information network of people and communities. As such, Web Science includes the study of social networks whose work, expression, and play take place on the Web. The social sciences and computational sciences meet in Web Science and complement one another: Studying human behavior and social interaction contributes to our understanding of the Web, while Web data is transforming how social science is conducted. The Web presents us with a great opportunity as well as an obligation: If we are to ensure the Web benefits humanity we must do our best to understand it. The Web Science conference is inherently interdisciplinary, as it attempts to integrate computer and information sciences, communication, linguistics, sociology, psychology, economics, law, political science, philosophy, digital humanities, and other disciplines in pursuit of an understanding of the Web. This conference is unique in the manner in which it brings these disciplines together in creative and critical dialogue, and we invite papers from all the above disciplines, and in particular those that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Deadlines * March 16th 2013: Submissions of extended abstracts due * April 9th 2013: Notification of acceptance * May 2-4, 2013: Web Science 2013, Paris, France General Chairs Hugh Davis, University of Southampton, UK Harry Halpin, W3C/IRI, France Alex "Sandy" Pentland, MIT, USA Program Chair Mark Bernstein, Eastgate Systems, Inc. USA Website: http://www.websci13.org<http://www.websci13.org/>

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Research about linkedin, Research with linkedin
by יוחנן ועקנין 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

Hello everyone, I am looking for any relevant source and literature recommendations regarding Research about LinkedIn and / or research process managed with LinkedIn tools or data (survey, sample, data extraction, API, etc.). Thank you ! Yohanan -- Yohanan Ouaknine <http://www.ois.co.il/> <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=&hl=en>yohanan.ouaknine(a)ois.co.il *http://il.linkedin.com/in/yohananouaknine* See who we know in common <http://www.linkedin.com/e/wwk/32969976/>

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E-research ethics: What are the issues?
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

How do you make decisions about ethical questions when designing online research? Where are the gray or sticky areas? What resources have helped-- including the AOIR Ethics Guide (http://aoir.org/documents/ethics-guide) or other disciplinary or institutional guidelines? What do you need-- as a researcher, faculty member or dissertation supervisor, student, editor or peer reviewer? The New Social Media, New Social Science project would like your input so we can assess what is working and what new resources would be beneficial. Please share your insights, frustrations, suggestions and questions in this short questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/e-ethics. For more on NSMNSS, see: http://nsmnss.blogspot.com/2013/02/thinking-ethically.html. Thanks! Janet Janet Salmons Ph.D. Capella University School of Business and Vision2Lead, Inc. Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at #einterview Now available as Kindle e-books: Cases in Online Interview Research PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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[IMPORTANT NOTICE] DATE CHANGE for the 2013 ICS PhD Conference: "The Non-Financial Crisis: Politics, Media and Culture in the Present Economic Context"
by cristina Miguel 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

This is a very important notice to inform you that the date for the 2013 ICS PhD Conference has been changed. This year's conference entitled "The Non-Financial Crisis: Politics, Media and Culture in the Present Economic Context" will now take place on 10th June 2013, a few days later than previously announced. Furthermore, we are pleased to confirm our two keynote speakers for the conference: Professor Colin Sparks and Professor Kate Oakley. [UPDATED] CALL FOR PAPERS Apologies for cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS The 7th Annual PhD Conference The Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds THE NON-FINANCIAL CRISIS: POLITICS, MEDIA AND CULTURE IN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC CONTEXT 10 June 2013, Leeds Keynote speakers: Professor Colin Sparks (Hong Kong Baptist University/University of Westminster) Professor Kate Oakley (University of Leeds) The recent financial crisis that caused the collapse of large financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and the struggle of national and trans-national governments in tackling the crisis, has signalled the need for fundamental changes in economic and political systems. In this conference we hope to interrogate the various aspects of the crisis. These aspects span beyond economic considerations to broader issues related to socio-political systems, media and cultural production. Almost all fields are affected by the crisis and forced to change. The changes in these fields are interdependent and will have important implications for our future. With this aim in mind we invite submissions which could address any of the following questions or investigate related issues: 1. Politics - How is the crisis changing the way leaders appeal to audiences? - How has the crisis influenced political agendas? - How have governments been dealing with the communication of the crisis? - Has the crisis brought about new forms of political action? - Is the economic crisis encouraging citizen participation? - Is it still possible for the public sphere to influence national government in times of transnational crisis? - Has the crisis in anyway influenced the legitimacy of transnational institutions? 2. Media and Journalism - How has the media represented the crisis? - What are the challenges for communicating the crisis? - Have journalistic practices changed due to the influence of the crisis? - How have the economic crisis and budget cuts influenced media production? - Have new media changed the way news is produced and distributed during crisis? - Will the media play a different role in society after the crisis? - Has new media been shrinking or expanding disparity between the North and the South during the crisis? 3. Culture - Cultural labour and value creation: what impact has the crisis had on the dynamic between creative autonomy and market imperatives? - Are the creative industries more resilient to the impact of the economic crisis than traditional manufacturing industries? - What might the implications be of public subsidy cuts for culture and the cultural labour market? - What roles can the cultural and creative industries play in promoting job creation and economic growth? - Could the cultural industries play a real and significant role in the development and adoption of new socioeconomic models? - Where does the culture industry debate lie today: what have been the effects of the commodification of culture? - What is art’s relationship to social change? Is there legitimate faith in the autonomy of art as bound to the promise of a better world to come? - What might be the outcomes of the economic crisis for European culture? Please email 250-300 word abstract, with any institutional affiliation and brief biography, to the following email address by 1 March, 2013 (earlier submissions welcome): ics-pg-conference(a)leeds.ac. This call for papers is also available online: http://www.ics-phd-conference.leeds.ac.uk/

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New book: Social Media and Minority Languages
by Rhodri Ap Dyfrig [rla] 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

This is my first post to the list so hi all! I thought some subscribers to the list would be interested in this new publication edited by Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones (Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK) and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia) which investigates uses of social media and other digital media through the lens of minority language speakers. Here's the blurb: "As a field in its own right, Minority Language Media studies is developing fast. The recent technological and social developments that have accelerated media convergence and opened new ways of access and exchange into spaces formerly controlled by media institutions, offer new opportunities, challenges and dangers to minority languages, and especially to their already established media institutions. This book includes debates on what convergence and participation actually mean, a series of case studies of specific social media developments in minority language, as well as comparative studies on how the cultural industries have engaged with the new possibilities brought about by media convergence. Finally, the book also offers a historical review of the development of Minority Language Media worldwide, and evidences the areas in which more extensive research is required." Full details here: http://multilingualmatters.com/display.asp?k=9781847699046 ; and a Google Books preview here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NaVr-sc2BZQC&hl=en Rhodri ap Dyfrig PhD Candidate Prifysgol Aberystwyth University http://apdyfrig.com

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Canadian Internet Governance Forum in Ottawa Thursday February 28th. Also online webcast.
by Peter Timusk 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

If you are in Ottawa this Thursday this may be of interest. Its free and I always see and hear some Canadian Internet researchers there. http://www.cira.ca/news/events-page/2013-cif/ 2013 Canadian Internet Forum The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) is the place for Canadians to share their thoughts on the development, deployment and governance of the Internet in Canada. Consisting of an annual event and an online discussion forum, the CIF brings together leading thinkers and experts to discuss a variety of Internet-related topics. This year the CIF national event will be kicking off the online discussion forum on February 28, 2013 in Ottawa, so that Canadians can further explore the topics discussed during the national event online. This year Digital Literacy, Cyber-security, and Internet governance will be explored: * Policy and Governance: including topics such as broadband speed access, who runs the Internet. * Digital literacy: including topics such as privacy, parental controls, educating people on how to use the Internet, lack of digital literacy, and language barriers. * Cyber-security: including topics such as regulating content, governance of the Internet and net neutrality. The event will also feature a keynote from Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart <http://www.priv.gc.ca/au-ans/bio_e.asp> about privacy on the Internet landscape in Canada. As well, the event will also feature panel sessions on digital literacy, cyber security and policy and governance featuring: * Tim Denton <http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/about/denton.htm> , CRTC * Steve Anderson <http://openmedia.ca/staff> , Openmedia.ca * Karen Mulberry <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/staff/karen-mulberry> , Internet society * Matthew Johnson <http://mediasmarts.ca/about-us/staff#m_johnson> , MediaSmarts * Shane Schick <http://shaneschick.com/> , Journalist * Kerry Augustine <http://www.mts.net/%7Ekinetix/Index_files/About.htm> , Canadian Cyber Defense Challenge * Bill Woodcock <https://www.pch.net/about/people/woodcock.html> , Packet Clearing House * Byron Holland <http://blog.cira.ca/> , Canadian Internet Registration Authority Participants who are unable to attend in-person will be able to join the event by webcast. Details are available below. There will also be an interactive session, where you will be able share your views and contribute to a discussion on cyber-security! Event: 2013 CIF National Event Time and date: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), February 28, 2013 Location: Ottawa Convention Centre, Canada Hall 3, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa Webcast: Join the webcast <http://webcast.cira.ca/CIF> beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Don't forget! Test your system <http://webcast.cira.ca/p12891713/> before joining the webcast. View the day's agenda <http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Resources/2013-CIF-Agenda.pdf> . Register <http://www.regonline.ca/2013cif> for the 2013 CIF event. There is no cost for participation and lunch will be served. This is the third year CIRA has hosted the CIF. In previous years, the discussions at the event and the online forum were used to develop a white paper for presentation <http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Publications/challenges-opportunities-c anada-2012.pdf> to the United Nations co-ordinated Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The white paper from the 2013 CIF will also be presented to the IGF. Read past CIF white papers <http://www.cira.ca/knowledge-centre/white-papers/> . For more information, please contact cif(a)cira.ca <mailto:> . Stay up-to-date, follow @CIRANews <http://twitter.com/ciranews> or join CIRA on Facebook <http://facebook.com/cira.ca> .

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Engineer
by Engineer 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

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