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Twitter Book Launch in London tomorrow (April 25th)
by Dhiraj Murthy 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

Book Launch | Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age by @DhirajMurthy [Polity Press, Digital Media Series] Goldsmiths College, London Location: 326, New Academic Building Time: 25 April 2013, 18:00 - 20:00 Campus Map: http://www.gold.ac.uk/media/campus-map.pdf Book info: http://bitly.com/S3emIq There will be introductions by Matthew Fuller (Centre for Cultural Studies), Robert Zimmer (Computing) and Roger Burrows (Sociology), plus the opportunity to purchase copies of the book. Hope to see you there! ******************************************* Dhiraj Murthy @dhirajmurthy Director, Social Network Innovation Lab http://bowdoin.edu/faculty/d/dmurthy/ http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/

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VIDEO: Jason Farman - Mobile Interface Theory
by Joly MacFie 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

I have just posted some recent video of list member Jason Farman talking about Mobile Interface Theory. http://youtu.be/KdJT0CmMwIc -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Community Informatics readings
by Wallis, Jacob 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

Thanks to those who provided guidance on community informatics readings. Those identified were: Goodwin, I. (2012) Theorizing Community as Discourse in Community Informatics: "Resistant Identities" and Contested Technologies. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 9(1), pp. 47-66. Goodwin, I. (2008) Community Informatics, Local Community and Conflict: Investigating Under-Researched Elements of a Developing Field of Study. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 14(4), pp. 419-437. Goodwin, I. (2007) Community Informatics and the Local State in the UK: Facilitating or Assimilating an Agenda for Change? Information, Communication and Society 10(2), pp. 194-218. Gurstein, M. (2000) Community informatics: enabling communities with information and communications technologies. Idea Group Publishing Schuler, D. (1996) New community networks: wired for change. Available at http://www.publicsphereproject.org/ncn/ The archives of the Journal of Community informatics (http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/archive) was identified as a great resource, along with the listing of most viewed articles (at http://www.ci-journal.net/reports/) Regards, Jake Jake Wallis Lecturer | School of Information Studies Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Tel: +61 2 6933 4397 Fax: +61 2 6933 2733 Email: jwallis(a)csu.edu.au www.csu.edu.au Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email. Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 http://www.codetwo.com

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Looking for papers on sharing culture
by Jean-François Blanchette 24 Apr '13

24 Apr '13

Hello everyone, I am looking for papers/research on the emerging culture and technological infrastructure of sharing --- e.g., car sharing, bike sharing, ride sharing, time banks, etc. Beyond journalistic accounts, I am not having much luck, so if anyone is aware of papers on the topic, I'd much grateful. Many thanks in advance, Jean-François Blanchette -- Jean-François Blanchette, Associate Professeur Dept. of Information Studies, UCLA http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/blanchette

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Doing research on Social Media and/or Online Communities?
by Anatoliy Gruzd 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Calling all Social Media and Online Communities Researchers! Please consider submitting your paper to one or more of the CFPs below. Deadlines are fast approaching. Please contact Anatoliy Gruzd <gruzd(a)dal.ca> if you have any questions about these calls. ******************************************* (1) American Behavioral Scientist – Special Issue on Measuring Influence in Social Media Editors: Anatoliy Gruzd (Dalhousie University), Barry Wellman (University of Toronto) Papers Due: April 30, 2013 More info: http://socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=7645 (2) International Conference on Social Media and Society (#SMSociety13) Location: Halifax, NS, Canada When: September 14-15, 2013 Paper Abstracts/Panel Proposals Due: May 1, 2013 Poster Abstracts Due: May 30, 2013 More info: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ (3) Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Minitracks: Social Networking & Community | Social Media & Learning, Location: Big Island, Hawaii, USA When: January 6-9, 2014 Papers Due: June 15, 2013 More info: http://haythorn.wordpress.com/hicss-minitracks-cfp/ *******************************************

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Re: [Air-L] HASTAC seeking Postdoctoral Scholar for NSF EAGER Social Network Data Grant
by Kristan Shawgo 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Please note that the deadline to apply for this Postdoc position is 5pm EST on Wednesday, May 15 (there was conflicting deadline info listed in the initial email posted to the listserv). Thanks! All the best, Kristan Kristan E Shawgo, MSLS, MSW HASTAC Special Projects Manager and CI-BER Library Liaison kristan.shawgo(a)duke.edu 919-668-4129 Get involved with the Duke STEAM Challenge! http://dukesteamchallenge.org, Facebook, Pinterest & Twitter ________________________________________ From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Sheryl Grant [sherylgrant(a)gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:09 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] HASTAC seeking Postdoctoral Scholar for NSF EAGER Social Network Data Grant HASTAC is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to carry out social network data analysis for a newly awarded $294,000 NSF EAGER project "Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network.” Through a large-scale analysis of the HASTAC social network, the Postdoc will investigate the interplay of cyberinfrastructure and scholarly communication, combining cutting-edge data mining methods with thoughtful human and institutional questions to examine how virtual interdisciplinary connections and mentoring can promote new modes of research, learning, teaching, and career development. Computational analysis, data extraction, and social networking analysis will be used to examine six years’ worth of data from the HASTAC website, which is built on the Drupal platform. The full call, as well as the abstract and a link to the full proposal, is posted below. *Interested parties should submit their materials by Wednesday, May 15, 2013.* *OPEN POSTDOCTORAL POSITION:* NSF OCI-1243622 Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Division of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation *Title*: “Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network” *Skills*: Demonstrated experience with social network analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods (including case study and ethnographic) for mapping collaborative networks, citation networks, professional networks, mentoring relationships, structural cohesion and integration within and across disciplines and institutions. Candidate must be able to communicate findings, in written and graphical form, to an interdisciplinary audience, to participate in and generate dialogue with faculty and students, and test hypotheses using HASTAC’s data or gathering new data (survey, interviews, case study, ethnography). *Organizational assignment*: The postdoctoral fellow will work in the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at Duke University or possibly in the Information Futures Project Space (under construction) and will be part of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Technology-Aided Participation Advisory Board. The fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the HASTAC site, regularly reporting on preliminary findings through blog posts, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. *Position availability*: Start date late July/early August 2013; residency at Duke University highly desirable. In an exceptional case, fellow may reside virtually, with a telepresence accessible during business hours and a monthly residence (week long) for site-specific meetings, collaborations, and events. There will be a one-week period of overlap with the outgoing Fellow, to facilitate your transition into the project. *Outcomes*: In addition to working with the HASTAC team to produce a number of local and webcast events (seminars, webinars, conferences), the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the www.hastac.orgsite, reporting on preliminary findings, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. The fellow will also be expected to present papers at scholarly conferences and to submit final work to refereed journals in social science, science studies, and other relevant fields. *Type of contract*: 1 year *Salary*: $48,000-55,000 annually, prorated for months worked and commensurate with experience *Application deadline*: 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 *To apply*: Please submit your letter of interest and CV to Mandy Dailey, Director of Administration, HASTAC and EAGER Program Manager at mandy.dailey(a)duke.eduby 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Read more details and see the full NSF proposal at http://goo.gl/cEDgF _______________________________________________ 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/

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HASTAC seeking Postdoctoral Scholar for NSF EAGER Social Network Data Grant
by Sheryl Grant 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

HASTAC is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to carry out social network data analysis for a newly awarded $294,000 NSF EAGER project "Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network.” Through a large-scale analysis of the HASTAC social network, the Postdoc will investigate the interplay of cyberinfrastructure and scholarly communication, combining cutting-edge data mining methods with thoughtful human and institutional questions to examine how virtual interdisciplinary connections and mentoring can promote new modes of research, learning, teaching, and career development. Computational analysis, data extraction, and social networking analysis will be used to examine six years’ worth of data from the HASTAC website, which is built on the Drupal platform. The full call, as well as the abstract and a link to the full proposal, is posted below. *Interested parties should submit their materials by Wednesday, May 15, 2013.* *OPEN POSTDOCTORAL POSITION:* NSF OCI-1243622 Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Division of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation *Title*: “Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network” *Skills*: Demonstrated experience with social network analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods (including case study and ethnographic) for mapping collaborative networks, citation networks, professional networks, mentoring relationships, structural cohesion and integration within and across disciplines and institutions. Candidate must be able to communicate findings, in written and graphical form, to an interdisciplinary audience, to participate in and generate dialogue with faculty and students, and test hypotheses using HASTAC’s data or gathering new data (survey, interviews, case study, ethnography). *Organizational assignment*: The postdoctoral fellow will work in the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at Duke University or possibly in the Information Futures Project Space (under construction) and will be part of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Technology-Aided Participation Advisory Board. The fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the HASTAC site, regularly reporting on preliminary findings through blog posts, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. *Position availability*: Start date late July/early August 2013; residency at Duke University highly desirable. In an exceptional case, fellow may reside virtually, with a telepresence accessible during business hours and a monthly residence (week long) for site-specific meetings, collaborations, and events. There will be a one-week period of overlap with the outgoing Fellow, to facilitate your transition into the project. *Outcomes*: In addition to working with the HASTAC team to produce a number of local and webcast events (seminars, webinars, conferences), the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the www.hastac.orgsite, reporting on preliminary findings, posting working papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. The fellow will also be expected to present papers at scholarly conferences and to submit final work to refereed journals in social science, science studies, and other relevant fields. *Type of contract*: 1 year *Salary*: $48,000-55,000 annually, prorated for months worked and commensurate with experience *Application deadline*: 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 *To apply*: Please submit your letter of interest and CV to Mandy Dailey, Director of Administration, HASTAC and EAGER Program Manager at mandy.dailey(a)duke.eduby 5pm EST, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Read more details and see the full NSF proposal at http://goo.gl/cEDgF

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advice/literature on interviews via Facebook Chat (with minors)
by Erica Ciszek 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Hi everyone, I was wondering if folks have advice or suggestions on literature pertaining to synchronous interviews via Facebook Chat. For my dissertation research I am looking to interview youth (ages 13-18) online and am hoping to do so through Facebook Chat. I've considered other instant message platforms but Facebook has the most ecological validity for my current research. However, I am obviously concerned with issues of confidentiality and protection of participants. I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice. All the best, Erica Ciszek Doctoral Student Graduate Teaching Fellow School of Journalism and Communication University of Oregon eciszek(a)uoregon.edu www.ericaciszek.com

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Urban Informatics - Registration Open
by Andrea Forte 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Symposium on Urban Informatics: Exploring Smarter Cities Philadephia PA | June 11, 2013 ExCITe Center | 3401 Market Street http://ischool.drexel.edu/urbaninformatics Registration is open and the program has been posted. The symposium on Urban Informatics will bring together designers, city planners and managers, technologists, scholars and entrepreneurs in Philadelphia, at the heart of the U.S. northeast urban corridor, to explore the frontiers of the urban environment. The event will be hosted at the Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) research center on the Drexel University campus. The opening plenary will be delivered by Dr. Keith Hampton and several panel discussions are planned that will bring together diverse perspectives on urban technologies. Participants will be encouraged to take time to form ad-hoc discussion groups throughout the day. PLENARY BIO | After receiving his doctorate from University of Toronto in Sociology, Keith Hampton joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty as the first professor of "technology and the city" in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and later joined the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as chair of the American Sociological Association's section on Communication and Information Technologies from 2007-2009, and past-chair from 2009-2010. Hampton is currently an associate professor of communication at Rutgers University's School of Communication. Registration will close on May 15th. Please contact Kris Unsworth at ku26(a)drexel.edu with questions. Hope to see you there! -- :: Andrea Forte :: Assistant Professor :: The iSchool | College of Information Science and Technology :: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA :: http://andreaforte.net | aforte(a)drexel.edu | 215.895.0543

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Open Position for Medialab-Prado's Director
by Medialab-Prado Comunicación 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Madrid Arte y Cultura S.A (MACSA) announces a job opening for the new Medialab-Prado director. Complete description of the position available for download from: http://medialab-prado.es/article/macsa_director_medialab Candidates must send their applications, together with the required documentation, within a month from the day this announcement is published. -- Medialab-Prado Plaza de las Letras Calle Alameda, 15. 28014 Madrid difusion(a)medialab-prado.es http://www.facebook.com/MedialabPradoMadrid Twitter: @medialabprado <https://twitter.com/medialabprado> /"Antes de imprimir este documento asegúrate de que es realmente necesario. ¡Gracias por tu colaboración!"/ madrid2020

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