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Quantitative analysis of online pornography
by Antoine Mazieres 22 Mar '14

22 Mar '14

Dear IRs, I am looking at available data of online pornography and looked at available studies made out of them. I'm very surprised to mainly only find studies on impact/effect of pornography on humans with almost none study on topology/dynamics/evolution of the object itself. Does some of you have some references in mind that dig in that direction ? (If I manage to arrange a dataset out of available data on public website, I would be glad to share it, let me know if you're interested.) Thanks for your help, All best, Antoine http://mazier.es/

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Call for Paper: Computers in Human Behavior Special Issue on "Newcomer Participation in Online Communities", Deadline: Sept. 30, 2013
by Aditya Johri 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Special Issue of Computers in Human Behavior: "Newcomer Participation in Online Communities" Special Issue Editors Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech Vandana Singh, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Rosta Farzan, University of Pittsburgh Oded Nov, NYU Polytechnic Online communities have become one of the most common forms of organizations on the Internet. They are integral to the functioning of resources such as Wikipedia and form the backbone of many software development efforts, particularly Open Source Software. Going back at least a decade, researchers have examined various issues related to online communities. They have examined different forms of participation and highlighted the problems encountered in maintaining and growing these communities. One important finding from this literature is that it is critical to nurture and support newcomers for communities to thrive. Newcomers are essential for any organization and their successful participation determines their performance, turnover, motivation, and overall productivity and innovation in an organization. Empirical literature on how newcomers become part of an organization focuses primarily on socialization and assimilation. Studies have examined how newcomers proactively seek information, how information acquisition leads to formation of social relationships and assimilation in the work environment, and how newcomers move from peripheral to full participation within a community of practice. Despite the recognition of the importance of newcomers, few studies have looked at how newcomers actually participate in online communities and what role, if any, technology plays in this process. In this special issue we plan to further explore the role of newcomers in online communities. Some Suggested Research Topics . What role does the experience that newcomers bring with them play in their participation in online communities? How do newcomers influence practices within the community? . How does a newcomer integrate into the community and move from the peripheral circles to the core of the community? . Are newcomers and their support different in different forms of online communities such as Open Source Software or Wikipedia or Citizen Science? . What lessons can we synthesize for learning analytics? . Can newcomers be classified? The special issue will consist of around 8-12 articles. All papers will undergo peer review. Submit any queries to: CHB.newcomer(a)gmail.com. Deadlines April 30, 2013 Abstract submission(optional) (500 words) Submit abstracts to: CHB.newcomer(a)gmail.com May 15, 2013 Initial notification sent to authors Aug. 31-Sept. 30, 2013 Submission of full papers (5000-10,000 words) Submit at: Elsevier system: http://ees.elsevier.com/chb/ November 30, 2013 First round of review feedback January 31, 2013 Revised submissions due March 1, 2014 Final decisions and feedback April 30, 2014 Submission of final manuscripts _______________________________________________________ Aditya Johri Assistant Professor Engineering Education Computer Science (courtesy) Industrial and Systems Engineering (courtesy) 616 McBryde Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 24061, USA. <ajohri(a)vt.edu><540-231-0653> http://filebox.vt.edu/users/ajohri _________________________________________________________

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Call for Conference Locations
by Kendall, Lori 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Please share widely... Call for Proposals to Host the Internet Research (IR) conferences in 2015 and 2016. The Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers is seeking statements of interest for hosting the annual meeting of the Association in October of 2015 and 2016. The Internet Research conference draws an international group of researchers and practitioners to present and discuss work at the cutting edge in understanding the social and cultural aspects of the internet. Organizations or consortia who may be interested in hosting the conference should contact Lori Kendall at vp (at) aoir.org. We will provide a guide to a full proposal for those invited to apply. At this stage, we seek an indication of interest and intent. We are most likely to entertain applications for North American locations for 2015 and elsewhere for 2016, but all strong proposals are welcome. Hosting AoIR provides visibility to your institution and city from researchers from around the world, drawing a group of well-known scholars to your city during the period of the conference and providing lasting connections. Geography still matters in an internet age, and hosting Internet Research represents one way of locating important centers of innovation in social computing. The most recent conference was held in Salford, UK and the upcoming conferences will be held in Denver, USA and Bangkok, Thailand. (See the full list of locations at http://aoir.org/conferences/past/.) We generally seek hosting cities that are reasonably accessible by international visitors, and provide a range of lodging, dining, entertainment and cultural attractions within reasonable proximity of the venue. The venue should provide a central hall and breakout meeting rooms for a minimum of 400 attendees, as well as the necessary infrastructure for presentations and high-speed wireless internet access. There are generally 7-8 concurrent presentation rooms over a period of 3 days, plus a day of 3-6 preconferences. The conference generally provides some form of onsite refreshments during the day (snacks, coffee, and in many cases lunch), as well as a banquet and receptions. The Association generally handles registration, and will (with the aid of a program chair) provide assistance with the infrastructure for the peer review and the publication of selected papers. Officers of AoIR serve on the organizing committee and are involved closely with the planning and execution of the conference. The local hosts are responsible for coordinating all on-site arrangements, contracts, transportation, arrangements with local hotels or other lodging, technology, supporting staff for the event. The hosts should be willing and able to mobilize local support for the conference, including volunteers, fund-raising, and cost-sharing. At this time, we are seeking brief letters of interest. For those sites the Executive Committee feels are suitable for the upcoming conference, we will provide organizers with instructions for a full proposal, and are happy to work with them to provide a strong proposal. At this time, please provide some indication of what you could offer in terms of hosting. In particular: 1. Who makes up your group, who the proposed local chair would be, and your connection to internet research and AoIR. 2. Information about the venue, including recent conferences held there. We have, in the past, held AoIR in hotels and conference centers, as well as university and research campuses. Please give some indication of the layout of the facility and its proximity to lodging and dining (including less expensive options), as well as to its suitability for a conference like Internet Research. 3. Proposed dates. IR is generally held in early October, and usually over a Thursday-Saturday, with pre-conferences on a Wednesday, though there is some flexibility. It is helpful if we are able to avoid conflicts with other major conferences of interest to attendees. 4. What makes your city and venue particularly attractive to the Internet Research community? The committee will review letters of interest as they are submitted, through the end of July 2013. Best, Lori Kendall (AoIR Vice President)

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Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany
by Steffen Schilke 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany We run a one day workshop on 20th of September 2013 about digital preservation at the Informatik 2013 conference of the GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik). The deadline for papers is the 22th of April 2013. Acceptance notice will be given 20th of May. Camera ready papers have to be submitted until 1st of July. There is an ever increasing number of digital objects which need long-term preservation solutions. Standards are evolving in this domain and their implementation is in progress in various organizations. We want to foster the exchange of ideas, methods and best practices between organizations working in this domain. Possible topics are: • Existing or developing standards in the domain of long-term archiving / preservation • Examples of implementations / applications of long-term archiving / preservation • Scalable and automatic working systems • Metadata, exchange formats and long-term capable file formats • Ingest and archiving of database, applications, web sites with dynamic and multimedia content • Archiving of complex digital objects like software, audio/visual material, games and 3D objects • Preservation in e-Government, e-Justice (digital files) • Long-term archiving and preservation in the medical computer science domain • Selection of digital objects for preservation • Emulation and migration approaches in organizations • New approaches for long-term archiving / preservation Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings as Lecture Notes of Informatics. Please use the author guide lines (available in English as well): http://www.gi.de/service/publikationen/autorenrichtlinien.html Papers can be between 5 and 15 pages (using the layout provided). Submissions can be in English or German. At least one of the authors has to register for (and attend) the conference. Please use the conference system for your submissions: https://www.conftool.pro/informatik2013/index.php?page=newPaper&form_contri… Your Contacts: Steffen W. Schilke, Projektleiter / Technischer Berater bei der Hessischen Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung, Lehrbeauftragter, steffen.schilke(a)gmail.com Armin Straube, Geschäftsstelle des nestor-Kompetenznetzwerk für digitale Langzeitarchivierung, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, a.straube(a)dnb.de Workshop Homepage (with the program committee): http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/Subsites/nestor/DE/Veranstaltungen/Termi…

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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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Call for Book Chapters - Networked China: Global Dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement
by wenhong chen 02 Apr '13

02 Apr '13

Dear colleagues, Happy New Year! My colleague Dr. Stephen Reese and I are co-editing the book Networked China: Global Dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement (Routledge, 2014). Please feel free to forward the call for book chapters - below and attached - to interested groups. best, Wenhong ********************* CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS********************* Networked China Global Dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement Call for Book Chapters for the New Agendas in Communication Series Co-editors Wenhong Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-TV-Film Stephen D. Reese, Professor, School of Journalism College of Communication, the University of Texas at Austin Aim and Scope The Internet and digital media have become conduits and locales where millions of Chinese share information and engage in creative expression and social participation. The Arab Spring and the relative lack of comparable social upheaval in China highlight once again the importance of understanding the implications of digital media and technologies for civic life in the social and historical context. Yet, compared to their growing prevalence and significance, research on the contingent, non-linear, and sometimes paradoxical impacts of digital media and technologies in Chinese societies remain theoretically underdeveloped and empirically understudied. Departing from previous studies centered on censorship or online activism, the proposed volume aims to cast a wider net and explores how people navigate, negotiate, and transform social landscapes rooted in the Chinese context, revealing both the power and limitations of the Internet and other new communication technologies. Chapter authors are encouraged to update prevailing theoretical frameworks and revisit the prosumption of digital media and their implications for globalization, transnational networks and public life. In calling for theory-driven empirical research with scholarly and policy relevance, we welcome chapters engaging with diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, especially interdisciplinary and comparative research. Chapters will be organized around three interrelated themes: digital media access and use, transnational/global networks, and civic engagement. 1. Mapping the Terrain / Digital Media Practices: What are the patterns of digital media access and use in China? What are the impacts of persistent censorship and aggressive marketization? 2. Exploring Glocalized Transnational Networks: What are the patterns of glocalized, transnational networks straddling boundaries of geography, identities, and issues? How do digital technologies and media allow local actors to form these networks in the cloud and on the ground? How does access to and memberships in such networks vary by class, gender, generation, urban-rural location, as well as differential digital media skills and literacy? How does this restructuring work to subvert and transcend traditional social and official hierarchies? 3. Understanding Civic Engagement Online and Offline: How do digital mediated communication and interactions contribute to an informed, connected, and engaged public in China? To what extent do digital media and technologies facilitate transparency and enhance the visibility of oppressed groups, particularly compared with print and broadcast media under tighter government control? To what extent do glocalized transnational networks affect access to and mobilization of resources for social development and changes? Conference The New Agendas in Communication Series is a conference and publication initiative of the College of Communication, the University of Texas at Austin. It aims to call attention to important emerging new areas of study, stimulate needed forms of intellectual inquiry, accelerate the research careers of the conference participants, build community across disciplinary divides for an important young cohort, and produce edited volumes appealing to a broad audience. Contributors should be junior scholars, including recently tenured associate professors, assistant professors, and advanced doctoral students. Single-authored work is preferable, but co-authorship is acceptable as long as all are junior scholars. Selected authors will be invited to participate in the Networked China: New Agendas conference at the University of Texas at Austin to present and help strengthen each others work for publication. As such, a full draft chapter submission is required from participants prior to the conference. Travel and lodging expenses will be supported. Logistics and timeline The book will be published in the New Agendas in Communication Series (Routledge) in 2014, 250-300 pages, with 8-12 chapters. A 300-500 word abstract should be sent to wenchen2006(a)gmail.com by March 1, 2013. Initial screening decisions will be made by April 1, 2013. Authors of accepted abstracts will be expected to submit a full chapter two weeks prior to the conference, to be held in Austin in the third week of October 2013. Wenhong Chen Assistant Professor Department of Radio-TV-Film, College of Communication 1 University Station A0800, CMA 6.136 University of Texas at Austin 2504 Whitis Ave Stop A0800 Austin, TX 78712-1067 T: 512-471-4952 F: 512-471-4077 wenhong.chen(a)austin.utexas.edu

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Qualitative analysis of Twitter data
by Satarupa Joardar 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Dear Scholars, I am conducting research on the social media (Twitter) discourses of the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement in India. I have a corpus of tweets collected during five days that are significant for the movement. I would highly appreciate any recommendations for literature on qualitative (thematic/discourse/content) analysis of Twitter data, especially in the context of a social/protest movement. Please feel free to write to me off the list if you have any questions. Thanks a lot in advance! Satarupa Joardar PhD Candidate, Language, Literacy and Culture Program University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Looking for best practices re privacy education
by Terri Senft 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

Hi All, Another question that I know some of you are total experts on: I'm looking for examples of best practices (ideally case studies) of education efforts re internet user privacy. These could be grassroots, government efforts, corporate efforts, activist efforts. Could be for kids, seniors, university students, consumers, whatever. Could be about parsing terms of service agreements, negotiating option bottons, etc. As long as people have praised them as being useful in some way, I'd be interested in seeing them. I seem to recall Canada being big in this area. Am I wrong about that? Thanks in advance, pals. Terri -- <http://goog_689013053> <http://goog_689013053> Dr. Theresa M. Senft Global Liberal Studies Program School of Arts & Sciences New York University 726 Broadway NY NY 10003 home: *www.terrisenft.net <http://goog_689013053>** * facebook: www.facebook.com/theresa.senft twitter: @terrisenft

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Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] NATURE: The future of publishing
by gene loeb 30 Mar '13

30 Mar '13

Hi, This is a very interesting issue on future of publishing. Thought some of you would be interested. Gene ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: gene loeb <geneloeb(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:44 PM Subject: Fwd: [bytesforall_readers] NATURE: The future of publishing To: michael gurstein <gurstein(a)gmail.com> Mike, I thought you would be interested in this-future of publishing-in Science Journal. Best, Gene ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا < fredericknoronha(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM Subject: [bytesforall_readers] NATURE: The future of publishing To: bytesforall_readers(a)yahoogroups.com ** Specials See all specials <http://www.nature.com/nature/archive/specials.html> The future of publishing After nearly 400 years in the slow-moving world of print, the scientific publishing industry is suddenly being thrust into a fast-paced online world of cloud computing, crowd sourcing and ubiquitous sharing. Long-established practices are being challenged by new ones – most notably, the open-access, author-pays publishing model. In this special issue, *Nature* takes a close look at the forces now at work in scientific publishing, and how they may play out over the coming decades. http://www.nature.com/news/specials/scipublishing/index.html?WT.ec_id=NATUR… FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 fn(a)goa-india.org Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings Goa,1556 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa __._,_.___ Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxODZrbnV…> Reply to sender <fredericknoronha@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20NATURE%3A%20The%20future%20of%20publishing> Reply to group <bytesforall_readers@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20NATURE%3A%20The%20future%20of%20publishing> Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlc2o4ZTZ…> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/message/15258;_ylc=X3oDMT…>(1) Recent Activity: - New Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYjFv…> 1 Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers;_ylc=X3oDMTJlajI0dXY5BF9T…> [image: Yahoo! Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkNGhkYnVtBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM1M…> Switch to: Text-Only<bytesforall_readers-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, Daily Digest<bytesforall_readers-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• Unsubscribe<bytesforall_readers-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>• Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> • Send us Feedback <ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback+on+the+redesigned+individual+mail+v1> . __,_._,___ -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D. -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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Re: [Air-L] online etiquette
by Andrea Weckerle 29 Mar '13

29 Mar '13

Hi Louise, The list members have made some wonderful suggestions. Perhaps my book, *Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph over Haters, Trolls, Bullies, and Other Jerks, *released last month, would make a good addition to an already strong list of works. It identifies and addresses a host of online etiquette misbehaviors and violations, and offers a framework for trying to effectively manage them. Best regards, Andrea ----- *Andrea Weckerle, MA, JD* *Founder* of CiviliNation Taking a Stand Against Online Hostility, Character Assassination and Adult Cyberbullying * **Learn more about CiviliNation* Website: http://www.civilination.org/ Twitter: @Civilination Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CiviliNation

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