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#SMSociety13: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for Posters (4 days left!)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 27 May '13

27 May '13

(Apologies for cross-posting) CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS (Due: May 30, 2013!) ----------------------------------------------------------- What: 2013 International Conference on Social Media and Society Where: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada When: September 14-15, 2013 Website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ Twitter hashtag: #SMSociety13 ----------------------------------------------------------- We are delighted to announce that we have a great line-up of presentations by researchers and practitioners from 43 institutions hailing from 14 different countries! Here is a list of accepted panel and paper submissions: http://socialmediaandsociety.com/?page_id=7 But there is still time to submit a poster abstract by *May 30, 2013*. Please share this with interested colleagues. For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd(a)dal.ca

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Final CFP: CSCW 2014, Papers due May 31st
by Irina Shklovski 27 May '13

27 May '13

[Please forward to those who might be interested -- Apologies for cross-posting] CALL FOR PAPERS, COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK AND SOCIAL COMPUTING 2014 (CSCW 2014) Baltimore, MD, Feb 15-19, 2014 http://cscw.acm.org CSCW is an international and interdisciplinary conference focused on how technology intersects with social practices. To support diverse and high-quality contributions, CSCW employs a two-phase review process and does not impose an arbitrary length limit on submissions. IMPORTANT DATES * May 31, 5:00pm PDT, 2013: Submission due * July 6: First-round notification (Revise & Resubmit or Reject) * July 26, 5:00pm PDT: Revised papers due * August 23: Final notifications We invite submissions that detail existing practices or inform the design or deployment of systems or introduce novel systems, interaction techniques, or algorithms. The scope of CSCW includes, but is not limited to, social computing and social media, technologically-enabled or enhanced communication, education technologies, crowdsourcing, multi-user input technologies, collaboration, information sharing, and coordination. It includes socio-technical activities at work, in the home, in education, in healthcare, in the arts, for socializing and for entertainment. New results or new ways of thinking about, studying or supporting shared activities can be in these and related areas: - Social and crowd computing. Studies, theories, designs, mechanisms, systems, and/or infrastructures addressing social media, social networking, user-generated content, wikis, blogs, online gaming, crowdsourcing, collective intelligence, virtual worlds, collaborative information seeking, etc. - System design. Hardware, architectures, infrastructures, interaction design, technical foundations, algorithms, and/or toolkits that enable the building of new social and collaborative systems and experiences. - Theories and models. Critical analysis or organizing theory with clear relevance to the design or study of social and collaborative systems. - Empirical investigations. Findings, guidelines, and/or ethnographic studies relating to technologies, practices, or use of communication, collaboration, and social technologies. - Methodologies and tools. Novel methods or combinations of approaches and tools used in building systems or studying their use. - Domain-specific social and collaborative applications. Including for healthcare, transportation, gaming (for enjoyment or productivity), ICT4D, sustainability, education, accessibility, collective intelligence, global collaboration, or other domains. - Collaboration systems based on emerging technologies. Mobile and ubiquitous computing, game engines, virtual worlds, multi-touch technologies, novel display technologies, vision and gesture recognition systems, big data infrastructures, MOOCs, crowd labor markets, SNSes, sensor-based environments, etc. - Crossing boundaries. Studies, prototypes, or other investigations that explore interactions across disciplines, distance, languages, generations, and cultures, to help better understand how to transcend social, temporal, and/or spatial boundaries. Papers should detail original research contributions. Papers must report new research results that represent a contribution to the field. They must provide sufficient details and support for their results and conclusions. They must cite relevant published research or experience, highlight novel aspects of the submission, and identify the most significant contributions. Evaluation is on the basis of originality, significance, quality of research, quality of writing, and contribution to conference program diversity. SUBMISSIONS Paper submissions must be made via the Precision Conference System. A link to the submission site will be made available by early May. Papers will be presented at the CSCW conference and will be included in the conference proceedings archived in the ACM Digital Library. CSCW does not accept submissions that were published previously in formally reviewed publications or that are currently submitted elsewhere. Send queries about Paper submissions to papers2014(a)cscw.acm.org<mailto:papers2014@cscw.acm.org>. ============================================== Irina Shklovski Associate Professor Interaction Design Research Group (ID) Digital Media & Communication Research Group (DMC) IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej, 7 2300, København S. Danmark http://www.itu.dk/people/irsh/ ==============================================

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internet, etc in Brasil
by Barry Wellman 26 May '13

26 May '13

read the wonderful recent book by Yuri Tahkteyev about software programming industry in Brasil, with specific case study of Lua. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor FRSC NetLab Director Faculty of Information (iSchool) 611 Bissell Building 140 St. George St. University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 3G6 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $22 Kindle $16 Old/NewCyberTimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 ________________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] Internet Historiography
by Kevin Driscoll 26 May '13

26 May '13

Hi Adam, On Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:26 +0100, Adam Fish <rawbird(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Anybody know of articles or books analysing 1) the political historiography > of the internet. Who has criticized the historiography of the internet as > being written for political gain? These are really interesting questions. Back in 1998, Roy Rosenzweig wrote a round up of recently published histories of the internet (including Hafner & Lyon, Norberg & O'Neill, and Edwards.) Not only is it an excellent integrative review but I found it helpful for reconstructing the stakes of telling different stories about the internet at that particular moment. Rosenzweig, Roy. "Wizards, bureaucrats, warriors, and hackers: Writing the history of the Internet." The American Historical Review 103, no. 5 (1998): 1530-1552. You might also look into the various documents produced by the FCC regarding the National Broadband Plan: http://www.broadband.gov/ I'm tracing some similar ground in my diss research right now. Looking forward to hearing more about what you turn up. Kevin Driscoll PhD candidate Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California

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Re: [Air-L] Call for Papers (Abstracts) Community Informatics and the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)
by michael gurstein 25 May '13

25 May '13

Please forward as appropriate. ================================================== Call for Papers: Special Issue Community Informatics and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net) Abstract submissions due June 15, 2013 Full papers due September 1, 2013 Anticipated publication date February 1, 2014 The international peer-reviewed Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net/) is a medium for the communication of research of interest to a global network of academics, community informatics practitioners and national and multilateral policy makers. A special issue of the journal will be devoted to examining the relationship between Community Informatics and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Community Informatics (CI) is the study and practice of enabling communities and the grassroots to improve their lives through Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This special issue will focus on how community-based use of ICTs can contribute to both the achievement of specific MDG targets and the development of the post-2015 global development agenda. The issue is expected to be published in early 2014 and thus provide inputs to ongoing discussions on the finalization of a new global development agenda. Call for papers The field of Community Informatics seeks to explore the potential of ICTs and their applications for social and economic development at the community level. It particularly seeks to ensure that marginalized individuals and communities can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can provide. Active and meaningful participation by people at the community/grassroots level is arguably one critical element for the successful achievement of the MDGs and any other development priorities, for that matter. As demonstrated in different parts of the world, ICTs enable the participation of people and give voice to the voiceless. For this special issue, we are inviting original, unpublished research, points of view, case studies, reviews and field notes. All research papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed. Insights and analytical perspectives from practitioners and policy makers in the form of notes from the field or case studies are also encouraged. These will not be peer-reviewed but will be assessed as to their suitability for publication. Expected topics in this special issue include: 1. National and local policies needed to foster synergies between CI and the MDGs 2. Local government, CI and ICTs: how to create a sound ecosystem for development and MDG achievement? 3. Enabling communities to participate in local MDG decision making processes via ICTs 4. CI and access to information and open data related to MDG development priorities 5. CI and local participation strategies to meet MDGs 6. CI and social inclusion of groups targeted in MDGs 7. CI and local MDG related capacity development: can ICTs close or widen the gap? 8. The potential role for CI in the post-2015 global development agenda; 9. Assessing the empirical evidence on the role of community ICTs in the MDGs to date And specifically related to individual MDG targets: 10. Using community-based ICTs to address extreme poverty and hunger 11. CI approaches to achieving universal primary education; 12. CI contributions to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment 13. CI influence to in the elimination of child mortality and achievement of maternal health 14. CI approaches to combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 15. CI and environmental sustainability 16. CI as a component of national and regional health information systems 17. CI and Environmental Sustainability 18. CI contributions to developing global MDG partnerships Special Issue Editors: Charles Dhewa CEO, Knowledge Transfer Africa (Pvt) Ltd, charles(a)knowledgetransafrica.com / charlesdhewa7(a)gmail.com Jude Genilo Head, Media Studies and Journalism Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, jude.genilo(a)ulab.edu.bd / jgenilo(a)yahoo.com Raul Zambrano Cluster Leader, Senior Policy Advisor, ICTD and e-governance, UNDP, raul(a)undp.org Chris Zielinski CEO, International Alliance on Information for All, chris(a)chriszielinski.com Special Issue Assistant Michel Castagné castagne(a)alumni.ubc.ca Abstracts should be sent to the Assistant castagne(a)alumni.ubc.ca no later than June 30, 2013.

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Re: [Air-L] YouTube Data
by Main 24 May '13

24 May '13

Have you tried Webometric Analyst? It's free software available from Wolverhampton University. I've not played with the youtube function myself but I have seen research which does similar things to the project you describe. You will need to download the manual and I recommend Mike Thelwall's work on webometrics to help make sense of the program. Cassian --- Original Message --- From: "Megan Zahay" <meganzahay(a)gmail.com> Sent: May 23, 2013 10:54 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] YouTube Data Hi everyone, I have been lurking on the list for about a year now and really enjoying the wealth of insights and information, but this is my first addition to it. I am currently working on a project which would like to track the network of some YouTube videos, so that includes things like referrals from other videos, embedding videos on external sites, video comments, text comments, etc. I would also like to use any demographic data available. Can anyone inform me about the reliability of the statistics provided on YouTube itself for each video, or point me in the direction of some publications on the subject? Additionally, if anyone is aware of any programs that would allow me to view the network between groups of videos or research that has been done in this area I would be very appreciative. Thank you in advance! Megan Zahay B.A. Arcadia University _______________________________________________ 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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Fwd: =DEADLINE EXTENSION= Call for Papers Games for Health Europe 2013
by Alex Gekker 24 May '13

24 May '13

Dear all, Due to several requests we are prolonging the submissions deadline till Friday, June 7th 23:59 CET. looking forward to your submissions. To submit: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gfheu2013 ______________________________ __________ From: Schouten, B.A.M. [bschouten(a)tue.nl] -Apologies if you receive multiple times, please circulate this to your colleagues who might be interested, thank you so much- Call for Papers for the peer-reviewed track of the third European Conference on Games for Health Europe,4-5 November 2013 Utrecht, The Netherlands. Founded in 2004, the Games for Health Project supports community, knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care. The Games for Health Conference brings together researchers, medical professionals and game developers to share information about the impact of games, playful interaction and game technologies on health, health care and health policy. Over three days, more than 400 attendees will participate in over 60 sessions provided by an international array of 80+ speakers, cutting across a wide range of activities in health and health care. Topics include exergaming, physical therapy, disease management, health behavior change, biofeedback, scientific validation, rehab, epidemiology, training, cognitive health, nutrition and education. The aim of the conference is to bring together academics and practitioners working within the field of Game & Play Design, Design Research, Game Development and the Medical Community to explore and innovate within the area of Health. The conference provides an excellent opportunity to showcase practice and to mainstream research ideas and outcomes. It will introduce a wider audience to key findings and products from research and will illustrate how practice feeds back into and informs research. The conference will create a forum for two-way communication between the academic and practitioner communities and particularly welcomes user led presentations and workshops. The programme will include presentations of papers, workshops, a doctoral consortium and an exhibition space for demonstrations and posters. Themes and topics: The conference encourages papers from multi disciplines, especially from game & play as well as from health practitioners and researchers. This call for papers is intended to solicit contributions from an international audience on recent developments and experiments that: • Present innovative and state-of-the-art design and applications that use playful concepts in health care settings, • Describe game-based and playful solutions to behavior change and pervasive healthcare problems, • Share experiences, insights, best-practices and lessons-learned, • Report the results of technical and social evaluations with regards to playful interaction and serious game design related to health care, • Report scientific insights on development and efficacy of gameplay in professional an patient education, • Report results of longitudinal studies, • Discuss and highlight the key challenges and future developments within the domain. Selected (peer reviewed) papers will be published by Springer Publishers. Submission Deadline: June 7th, 2013 Notification of Acceptance: June 21th, 2013 Final Submission: July 15th, 2013 Please find more information on http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/academic<http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org/academic-track>or mail: Alex Gekker ( a.gekker(a)uu.nl) The editors: Prof. Dr. B.A.M. Schouten BA (Eindhoven University of Technology) Dr. Marlies Schijven, MD MHSc (Academic Medical Center of Amsterdam) Dr. Ir. M.M. Bekker (Eindhoven University of Technology) Prof. Dr. Ben A.M. Schouten BA Playful Interactions Department of Industrial Design Eindhoven University of Technology P.O Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands Main Building 3.38 phn: 31(0)40-2472481 fax: 31(0)40-2475376 cel: 31 (0)653758997

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Audiovisual Thinking - Call for videos
by oranit klein 24 May '13

24 May '13

Please post on the air list: *Audiovisual Thinking - Call for videos Issue #2013:7* *The creative economy* This issue of Audiovisual Thinking focuses on ‘the creative economy’, which has become a central focus of government policy in many states. In the belief that cultural production is now central to economic life, and an essential part of global competitiveness, governments have intervened in various ways to try and stimulate cultural production and financial returns. How does this look from the standpoint of those in cultural work? Topics could include (but are not limited to): - Case studies of cultural workers at work. - Reflections on intervention by government bodies and cultural agencies: the exercise of power. How do subsidies, tax breaks, training and other kinds of support impact on the structures and strategies of creative businesses? - Cultural work and intellectual property – are there connections? Who benefits? - How is digital technology affecting cultural work and intellectual property? - How do ideas about the creative economy circulate? - What links are there between cultural work, philanthropy and other forms of patronage? - What do we know about the self-organisation of cultural collectives? *Further reading:* Richard E. Caves, Creative Industries, Harvard University Press, 2000. John Howkins, The Creative Economy, Penguin Books, 2007. John Hartley (ed.) Creative Industries, Blackwell Publishing, 2005. David Hesmondhalgh, The Cultural Industries, Third Edition, Sage 2012. Philip Schlesinger , 'Creativity: from discourse to doctrine?' Screen 48(3) 2007: 377-387 Philip Schlesinger, ‘Creativity and the experts: New Labour, think tanks and the policy process’, International Journal of Press Politics 14(3) 2009: 3-20. *Guest Editor: Professor Philip Schlesinger<http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/philipschlesinger/> . THIS CALL IS NOW OPEN <http://www.audiovisualthinking.org/submissionform/>. DEADLINE 15th OCTOBER 2013.* What is Audiovisual Thinking <http://www.audiovisualthinking.org/>? Audiovisual Thinking is a peer reviewed academic online journal and pioneering forum where academics, practitioners and educators can articulate, conceptualize and disseminate their research about audiovisual culture through video. International in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, the purpose of Audiovisual Thinking is to develop and promote academic thinking in and about all aspects of audiovisuality and audiovisual culture. Advised by a board of leading academics and thinkers in the fields of audiovisuality, communication and the media and hosted by Copenhagen University, the journal seeks to set the standard for academic audiovisual essays now and in the future. We study, teach and research the moving image, media and audiovisuality, yet we rarely mediate in these same forms and media. Audiovisual Thinking hopes to change this.

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YouTube Data
by Megan Zahay 24 May '13

24 May '13

Hi everyone, I have been lurking on the list for about a year now and really enjoying the wealth of insights and information, but this is my first addition to it. I am currently working on a project which would like to track the network of some YouTube videos, so that includes things like referrals from other videos, embedding videos on external sites, video comments, text comments, etc. I would also like to use any demographic data available. Can anyone inform me about the reliability of the statistics provided on YouTube itself for each video, or point me in the direction of some publications on the subject? Additionally, if anyone is aware of any programs that would allow me to view the network between groups of videos or research that has been done in this area I would be very appreciative. Thank you in advance! Megan Zahay B.A. Arcadia University

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Lectureship in Media and Communication Studies, University of Leeds
by Helen Kennedy 23 May '13

23 May '13

Available from 1 September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter You will have a PhD in media and communication studies, or another relevant subject area. You will be able to teach journalism studies and aspects of ‘promotional culture’, including the critical analysis of public relations, marketing, branding and advertising. You must be able to demonstrate a developing record of research in media and communication studies, with a clear indication of potential to achieve internationally recognised standards of excellence, preferably in the areas indicated above. University of Leeds Grade 8 (£37,382 - £44,607 p.a.) Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Stephen Coleman, email s.coleman(a)leeds.ac.uk. Closing Date: 11 June 2013 Interviews are expected to be held on 10 July 2013 Further details can be found at: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AGN686/lectureship-in-media-and-communication-stu….

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