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Associate Editor: International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)
by Hakikur Rahman 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) (with several indices) is looking for a few Associate Editors. To follow the peer review process, after the review process been completed, we request that one associate editor briefly review the paper. We encourage scholars and academics on this list to show their interests by sending a request with a short CV. Looking forward to your requests and thanking you. On behalf of IJICTHD Hakikur Rahman Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) http://www.igi-global/ijicthd or http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-communi…

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Visualizing the democratic divide online?
by Steven Clift 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

(Please cc: clift(a)e-democracy.org with any replies) I've been working to present data from PewInternet.org's Civic Engagement in the Digital Age report in ways that help people see the relative importance of raising new voices. Here is a draft infographic concept: http://bit.ly/ecivicgapinfographic I run E-Democracy (world's first election info project from 1994) and our BeNeighbors.org effort. It is working to create the world's most representative local online civic engagement network. We actually go door to door in lower income, highly diverse, high immigrant neighborhoods to sign people for neighborhood-based online participation. We see our work more and more strongly in an R+D with a purpose role. Go deeper and deeper and share knowledge wider and wider. FYI - This is my "inclusion" summary from the Pew report: http://bit.ly/pewcivic and round table discussions we've been having http://bit.ly/digicivic Two questions: * How would you improve the first chart? (Besides displaying online-only and off-line only civic communicators within the chart) * What other recent surveys provide additional insights into gaps in civic engagement online and offline? Our view is the the civic tech/open government movement must do more to raise new voices and work to make engagement more representative in order for it to have a positive social/civic benefit. It must close the gaps left by .org e-advocacy, media, and .com social networking and neighbor connecting models. If it further or disproportionately empowers those who already so up, what good is it? By visualizing the gaps as well as hopeful slices, we can better prioritize our use of scarce resources of online civic engagement. Thanks. Steven Clift Executive Director E-Democracy.org

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Groklaw shutting down
by Richard Forno 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

The tinfoil-hat part of me (a little part, admittedly) wonders if we're well along the slippery slope of "if the government can't know or have access, then nobody can, and/or it'll be deemed illegal." We faced similar arguments in the early '90s but they're back with a vengence now, it seems. To wit: USG surveillance stuff aside, last week, Lavabit shut down & destroyed its data rather than fork over info to the USG -- and now its owner purportedly may be held in contempt of FISA court orders. Add to that Silent Circle discontinuing secure mail services rather than deal with government problems, etc .....and last evening I read that the DOJ is pushing SCOTUS to allow warrantless searching by police of mobile devices, too[1]. I suspect more such outcomes will follow in the coming weeks and months. We are living in interesting and troubling (depressing?) times. So while perhaps a bit extreme of a reaction, I sympathise with Jones' position and concerns in shutting down Groklaw, and will miss that site greatly. But life is not w/o a sense of irony: The USG loves to espouse the concept of "Internet freedom" in the world ... to whcih I am forced to ask: freedom from what? ---rick, grumpy and decaffinated [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/19/obama-administ… --- Richard F. Forno, Ph.D. Director, Graduate Cybersecurity Program A/Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity cybersecurity.umbc.edu Surveillance concerns bring an end to crusading site Groklaw A legally informed Web site critical of lawsuits from the SCO Group, Apple, Oracle, and patent trolls shuts down because its founder says e-mail can't be protected from government scrutiny. by Stephen Shankland August 20, 2013 4:11 AM PDT Citing concerns about privacy and government surveillance, Pamela Jones is shutting down her site Groklaw, which for years took on what she and vocal fans saw as wrongheaded legal action in the tech domain. "There is now no shield from forced exposure," Jones said in final blog post Tuesday. Groklaw depended on collaboration over e-mail, "and there is now no private way, evidently, to collaborate." Jones, a paralegal, started her site a decade ago taking on the SCO Group's legal attack on IBM and others involving Linux and Unix intellectual property. She rebutted the company's position, detailed the arcana of the lawsuit proceedings, and shared legal filings on which the case rested. Volunteers attended some hearings in person, and collaborative efforts found just any hole that could be poked in SCO's case. The site archives show hundreds of posts since its start in May 2003. < - > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57599288-38/surveillance-concerns-bring-a… --- Just because i'm near the punchbowl doesn't mean I'm also drinking from it.

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Fwd: [Critics-l] Call for EoIs: Future Fellowships in Cultural & Social Research
by jeremy hunsinger 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

> > (With apologies for cross-posting) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Call for Expressions of Interest: > Future Fellowship applications in Cultural and Social Research > > Institute for Culture and Society > > The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) within the University of > Western Sydney (UWS) was launched in 2012. ICS is a major national and > international centre for the pursuit of engaged interdisciplinary > cultural and social research. Rated 5 (“well above world standard”) > for Cultural Studies in the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia > (ERA) rankings, the Institute coordinates interdisciplinary cultural > research across the humanities and social sciences and connects > Australian cultural and social research to relevant research overseas, > particularly in Asia. > > With this last confirmed funding round of Australian Research Council > Future Fellowships (see the website: > http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/future_default.htm) and a > University commitment of significant new funding, ICS is investing in > leading cultural and social researchers from Australia and overseas by > supporting innovative and outstanding Future Fellowship proposals. > Mid-career researchers 5–15 years post-PhD are eligible to apply. > > ICS Research Program > > ICS’s research program is currently organised into the following > research groups: > > KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE STRANDS > > 1. Methods, Disciplines and Social Change > > 2. Digital Research and Cultural Transformation > > BRIDGING THEME > > Australian Cultural Fields > > CULTURE AND SOCIETY RESEARCH THEMES > > 1. Cultural Diversity and Transnational Practices > > 2. Institutions, Governance, Citizenship > > 3. Cultural Economy and Globalisation > > 4. Heritage, Environment and Society > > 5. Cities and Urban Cultures > > ICS Research and Researchers > > ICS researchers approach culture as a vital dimension of social, > political, and economic life. Their practice-oriented, > interdisciplinary research produces cutting-edge work in and across > the fields of cultural studies, media studies, sociology, cultural and > human geography, cultural economy, Asian studies, education studies, > and museum and heritage studies. The Institute hosts UWS’s role in the > Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre. > > Expressions of Interest > > ICS will offer expert assistance to Future Fellowship applications > where these fit closely with one or more aspects of our research > program. Please consult the Institute’s website > (http://uws.edu.au/ics) for further details of the Institute’s > research program. > > Please note that applicants seeking the endorsement of ICS need to > complete an Expression of Interest form and submit a CV. Please > contact icsro(a)uws.edu.au for an EoI form and return completed forms > to this address by 5pm Australian Eastern Seaboard time on Thursday 29 > August 2013. > > Prospective applicants are also advised to speak with UWS Senior > Project Development Manager, Annette McLaren (a.mclaren(a)uws.edu.au) > before completing the Expression of Interest form, for guidance > regarding the fit between their proposed project and the Institute’s > research, and the levels of research performance that applicants will > need to demonstrate. > _______________________________________________ > Critics-l mailing list > Critics-l(a)listserv.cddc.vt.edu > http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/critics-l jeremy hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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The 8th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2013): Call for Submissions!
by g.akmayeva＠icitst.org 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

Apologies for cross-postings! Kindly email this Call for Papers to your colleagues, faculty members and postgraduate students. CALL FOR PAPERS, EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, POSTERS, SPECIAL TRACKS, WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS! ************************************************************ The 8th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2013), Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter December 9-12, 2013, London, UK (www.icitst.org) ************************************************************ The 8th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2013) is Technical Co-sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter. The ICITST is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on information technology evolution. The ICITST aims to provide a highly professional and comparative academic research forum that promotes collaborative excellence between academia and industry. The topics in ICITST-2013 include but are not confined to the following areas: Internet Application and Technology: * Internet Architecture * Internet of things * Broadband Access Technologies * Application Agents * Boundary Issues of Internet Security * Database Management * Data Models for Production Systems and Services * Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems * IPSec Quality of Service * Knowledge Management * Embedded Systems * Defence Systems Ubi/Cloud Computing: * Authentication and Access Control for Data Protection in Ubi/Cloud Computing * Context-Awareness and its Data Mining for UbiCom * Data Grids * Distributed Information Systems * Human-Computer Interface and Interaction for UbiCom * Ubiquitous Systems * USN/RFID Service * Smart Homes and its Business Model for UbiCom Service * Security and its Data Management for UbiCom * Peer to Peer Data Management * New Novel Mechanism and Application for Ubi/Cloud Computing Information Security: * Trust, Privacy and Data Security * Network Security Issues and Protocols * Security Challenges and Content Authoring * Cryptography * Secure Communications * Authentication Techniques * Chaos-based Data Security * MANET Security * Wireless Sensor Network Security * Organization Considerations in Security Policy Formulation and Implementations * Digital Forensics and Crimes * Biometrics * Cyber Security Multimedia and Web Services: * Intelligent Multimedia and its Data Management * Multimedia Information Systems * Multimedia Security * Web Databases * Web Metrics and its Applications * Web Mining including Web Intelligence and Web 3.0. * Web Services * XML and other extensible languages * Semantic Web and Ontology Infonomics and e-Technology: * Infonomics * Information Visualization * Information Management * Information Quality * Technology-Enabled Information * e-Learning * e-Commerce * e-Business * e-Government * e-Society * System Design and Security for e-Services * Synchronizing e-Security Paper/Extended Paper submission: - Please submit your paper/extended paper at http://www.icitst.org/Paper%20Submission.html or email it to papers(a)icitst.org OR extendedabstract(a)icitst.org *Poster Submission: - Please submit your poster to posters(a)icitst.org *Workshop/Tutorial Submission: - Please email your Workshop/Tutorial proposal to workshop-tutorial(a)icitst.org * Special Track Submission: - Please email your Special Track to specialtracks(a)icitst.org IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Submission Date: September 15, 2013 Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date: September 01, 2013 Workshops and Tutorials Submission Date: August 15, 2013 Notification of Workshop and Tutorial Acceptance: August 25, 2013 Special Track Submission Date: August 20, 2013 Notification of Special Track Acceptance: August 31, 2013 Poster/Demo Submission Date: July 31, 2013 Notification of Poster/Demo Acceptance: August 10, 2013 Proposal for Industrial Presentation: August 20, 2013 Notification of Extended Abstract Acceptance/Rejection: September 30, 2013 Notification of Industrial Presentation Acceptance: September 15, 2013 Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection July 31, 2013 Extended October 10, 2013 Camera Ready Extended Abstract Due: November 01, 2013 Camera Ready Paper Due: November 01, 2013 Early Registration Deadline (Authors only): October 20, 2013 Late Registration Deadline (Authors only): November 15, 2013 Participants Registration: May 01 to December 01, 2013 Conference Dates: December 09 - 12, 2013 For more details, please contact info(a)icitst.org

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Fwd: DEADLINE & REGISTRATION: Fan Studies Network Symposium
by Bertha Chin 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

Dear all, The deadline for submissions to the Fan Studies Network Symposium is fast approaching. We invite abstracts by *FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST* for both individual 20 minute papers and expressions of interest for those wishing to participate in ‘speed geeking' sessions. Proposals may address any aspect of fandom or fan studies. More information is available here: http://www.uea.ac.uk/politics-**international-media/events/** fan-studies-network-symposium<http://www.uea.ac.uk/politics-international-media/events/fan-studies-networ…> Registration for the event is also now open via our Eventbrite site: http://fanstudiesnetwork-es2.**eventbrite.co.uk/<http://fanstudiesnetwork-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/> We are pleased to offer the low prices of £16.75 for students/unwaged and £37.75 for waged delegates. For enquires/abstracts please contact fsnconference(a)gmail.com Best, FSN Symposium Team -- Dr. Bertha Chin Independent Scholar <http://cardiff.academia.edu/BerthaChin> Board Member, Fan Studies Network (http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/)

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CFP, DL for Extended Abstracts TODAY: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media Graduate Student Special Issue - Old Against New, or a Coming of Age? Rethinking Broadcasting in an Era of Electronic Media
by Airi Lampinen 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Final reminder: *Call for Papers* Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media Special Issue *Old Against New, or a Coming of Age? Rethinking Broadcasting in an Era of Electronic Media* In this special issue edited and authored by graduate students, JOBEM is calling on emerging scholars to redefine “broadcasting” and explore the relevance of this term in an age of electronic media. We believe that graduate students are uniquely situated to change the conversation around new and old media, rethinking both what it means for media to come of age and how to study such a phenomenon. *Special Issue Coordinating Editor-in-Chief* Stacy Blasiola (University of Illinois at Chicago, sblasi2(a)uic.edu) *Special Issue Guest Editors* R. Stuart Geiger (University of California, Berkeley) Airi Lampinen(Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT & University of Helsinki) *Deadline for Extended Abstracts:* August 19, 2013 *Full Paper Invitation:* September 22, 2013 *Deadline for Full Papers:* January 6, 2014 *Final Decisions:* May 6, 2014 *Contact:* JOBEMgradIssue(a)gmail.com As guest editors for the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, we know that the term “broadcasting” certainly has the connotations of a rapidly-disappearing era. There is a strong temptation to sharply distinguish between old and new media, and “broadcasting” (and even “electronic”) is a term that is now often associated with the old. We are constantly told that we are in the midst of a digital/social media revolution that will make the unidirectional, mass communication model obsolete. Yet a cursory glance into either the history of media technology or the contemporary use of new media platforms complicates these dominant narratives. Do we need new terms to help us think about what it means for new media to come of age, or do we need to reappropriate old terms? Do ideas about new media revolutions help us better understand the complicated relationships between radio and early television programming, telegraph networks and emerging telephone infrastructure, or musicians and the various shifts in the recording industry? Do notions of social media disruptions help us understand how participation takes place in sites like Wikipedia, reddit, or YouTube, or how these sites are situated in relation to more established news and media industries? What is the relevance of “old media” terms such as “broadcasting” for studying today’s social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, and Pinterest? We call on graduate students to start a new thread in the conversation about what it means for media to be old and new. For us, rethinking “broadcasting” in an era of electronic media is to neither hastily disregard the legacy of these terms nor cling to them too rigidly. As graduate students, we feel a curious resonance with the contradictory expectations surrounding new media forms. We are called to be apprentices, learning to participate in a longstanding and well-established institution; yet at the same time we are called to be radical revolutionaries, disrupting old ways of thinking. Graduate students, like many new media services and platforms, face many anxieties about what it means to come of age in a landscape already filled with towering figures. Many of the issues we face are longstanding problems that every generation before us also confronted, but we also face many concerns that are unique to our current historical situation. As emerging scholars, we believe that graduate students are uniquely situated to change the conversation around new and old media, rethinking both what it means for media to come of age and how to study such a phenomenon. In this special issue, we call on graduate students to redefine what “broadcasting” means and explore the relevance of this term in an age of electronic media. We intentionally leave this open to interpretation. We seek papers that will theoretically and empirically advance our understanding of the diverse array of practices, content, people, technologies, industries, and policies that collectively constitute our contemporary media ecology. We call for papers from a wide variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields, recognizing that scholarship can take a variety of different forms. We invite authors to: - propose novel theoretical or methodological frameworks to the study of media and broadcasting - critically review and synthesize existing academic literatures about media and broadcasting - discursively analyze various rhetorics and narratives around/in media and broadcasting - document case studies about historical and/or contemporary media and broadcasting forms - relate ethnographic, qualitative, or quantitative studies about the role of media and broadcasting in various social contexts - contact us about any other paper forms, or if you are unsure if your paper is suitable for this special issue * * *Deadlines and Submission Instructions* Timeline Deadline for Extended Abstracts: August 19, 2013 Invitations to Submit Full Papers: September 22, 2013 Deadline to Submit Full Papers: January 6, 2014 Final Decisions to Authors: May 6, 2014 Final Revisions for Full Papers: May 26, 2014 Publication of the Special Issue: September 2014 All submissions must be graduate student driven, meaning that the primary authors should be enrolled as graduate students (at least) at the time of submitting extended abstracts. Although collaborative work with non-graduate students is acceptable, we seek papers that are primarily conceptualized and authored by graduate students. Collaborative work with other students is highly encouraged. Importantly, the corresponding, lead author–who will be responsible for the paper and interactions with the editors–must be a graduate student. Because we anticipate a large number of submissions, we will not initially accept full papers for review. Interested authors must first send a proposal of their paper in an extended abstract format of 600-800 words, not including references. The extended abstract should clearly introduce and outline the paper, giving reviewers from a wide variety of academic fields enough context and detail to evaluate its feasibility as a full paper, intellectual merit, relevance to the special issue theme, and broader impacts. As the research for these papers may not yet be complete, we do not expect that extended abstracts will necessarily include all of the paper’s findings or conclusions. However, the extended abstracts should outline what kinds of findings or conclusions the authors expect to present in the final paper. Specifically, extended abstracts should include: - a title - a description of the paper’s core topic, case, problem, and/or argument - the methodological approach, theoretical background, and/or disciplinary field - the paper’s relevance to related academic literatures - expected findings or conclusions - expected contributions to the study of media Extended abstracts must be mailed as an attachment to JOBEMgradIssue(a)gmail.com and must be sent in .rtf, .doc or .docx format. We cannot accept .pdf submissions. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to submit a full paper of no more than 7,500 words (including references). Invited full papers will be subject to a formal peer review process, and papers will only be published if they pass JOBEM’s standard reviewing process. Authors must adhere to a strict schedule for submission and revisions. Authors whose manuscripts do not get accepted to the special issue are encouraged to consider submitting revised papers to JOBEM through the normal submission process. All submissions must adhere to the formatting guidelines for Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Manuscripts must adhere to APA style format. Complete submission guidelines can be accessed at http://www.beaweb.org/jobem-guidelines.htm.Full papers must be submitted online at:http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hbem (select “Special Issue: Grad Issue” as a manuscript type). CFP also available at: http://socialmediacollective.org/2013/06/07/old-against-new-or-a-coming-of-…

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Study on language and personality
by Nicola Fox Hamilton 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Hello everyone, I am currently investigating the connection between the language we use and attraction in online dating. I have just started to collect data for my second study and I was wondering if you have 15 minutes to spare to take part in my online survey? I will be very grateful for anyone who can help by taking part - or by passing it along to colleagues or students who can participate. I am also happy to sure my results with anyone who is interested. Please click on the following link to take part: http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1295588/Language-and-attraction Thank you for your help, it is much appreciated. Regards, Nicola ---------------------------------------------------- Nicola Fox Hamilton, MSc. Cyberpsychologist & PhD Researcher Designer & Art Director +353 (0)86 224 2416 www.NicolaFoxHamilton.com www.commaworkspace.com www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=33254 ----------------------------------------------------

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research position on internet revenue models at INC (Amsterdam, NL) for one year
by Geert Lovink 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/about/vacature-researcher-alternativ… The Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences, is looking for a Researcher Alternative Revenue Models (1,0 fte) (Occupation by two persons in part time is possible.) The position The function is vacant in the program ‘Alternative Revenue Models’, that has as a goal to carry out research on alternatives, possibilities, opportunities and pitfalls within the network economy, with a national as well as an international perspective. The program has three main focuses of the research: 1. Mobile money, 2. Crowdfunding and 3. Bitcoin and other internet currencies. The researcher will perform research in these areas, and will map the creative industries in this domain, with the aim of realizing a conference, a publication, and teaching material. The project runs in close cooperation with other universities of applied sciences (AHK, InHolland), universities (UvA, University of Warwick, Leuphana Universität etc.) and NGOs and companies (IICD, Finance Lab, Amsterdam Economic Board, MPTI, etc.). Criteria The researcher has a masters degree (minimum). He/she is aware of the developments in the field, especially of the new media and network cultures. The researcher has an affinity with the subject of alternative revenue models and the creative industries. He/she has excellent skills in written and spoken English. The researcher is flexible, pro-active, enthusiastic, investigative and enterprising, can deal with a complex educational environment and can cooperate with different partners such as companies and institutions. He/she has a proven track record as researcher and has possibly written one or more scientific publications. The department Within the education program Interactive Media the lectorate Interactive Media in the Public Domain started in January 2004. This lectorate is transformed into the Institute of Network Cultures (INC) and meanwhile is part of the Centre of Expertise CREATE-IT. The work of the lectorate includes research, the organization of theoretical education and the development and performance of a program of seminars, conferences, events and publications for the purpose of knowledge development and knowledge transfer. The lectorate consists of a team of four people, including Geert Lovink, who together coordinate the applied research in the field of network cultures. CREATE-IT applied research is the centre of expertise of the School of Design and Communication of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. At this centre teachers, students and researchers perform applied research by order of the creative and computer industries. We cooperate with universities and other expertise centres. The research results are transferred to the benefit of the professional and educational field. Applied research gives an answer to urgent questions in practice, keeps education up to date, stimulates dissemination of knowledge and adds to the professionalisation of students and teachers. What we offer The tasks are part of the job description of researcher 4. The pay scale complies with pay scale 10 (CAO-HBO – labour agreement for higher professional education). The maximum wage is EUR 3740,- per month for full-time employment. Salary depends on education and experience. This is an initial appointment for one year. An extension will be considered subject to satisfactory performance. The position can be occupied by two people in part time. The HvA has a comprehensive package of secondary benefits. Information Further information: Geert Lovink, lector Networkcultures, e-mail: geert(a)xs4all.nl. For information on the Institute of Networkcultures: www.networkcultures.org For information on the School of Design and Communication: www.dmci.hva.nl For information on CREATE-IT applied research: www.create-it.hva.nl How to apply Go to http://www.hva.nl/vacatures to apply online. Application that are sent directly to the contact person or in a different way will not be processed. Apply before September 1st, 2013. During the application process the HvA subscribes to the HvA Sollicitatiecode (HvA recruitment code). Acquisition is not appreciated.

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IM interviews not interviews?
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Dear Jenny and list, I consider IM chat interviews to be "real" interviews. In *Online Interviews in Real Time (see * http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233088)-- which focuses on synchronous interviews-- I discuss interview methods using four main types of online communication: text-based, videoconference, web conference multi-channel meeting space (such as Adobe Connect) and immersive virtual worlds (such as Second Life or games.) Text IM is often combined with these other forms. For example, many people prefer to use IM rather than voice when communicating in Second Life, and researchers may include text exchanges in interviews conducted in a videoconferencing space like Skype. Based on my research on these technologies for interview purposes, text-only interviews may work best when a semi-structured approach is used. It may be best to have at least some main questions prepared before the interview, so you can review them and decide: should this big question be divided into several smaller questions? The point being that you want to keep the exchange flowing, you want to keep the attention of the participant, and you don't want to create a situation where someone would need to type for 20 minutes to answer one question. Two cases in the book *Cases in Online Interview Research* (see http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book235442) use text-only IM interviews. Three cases use IM interviews in studies conducted in virtual worlds. In that book I also discuss the use of "near-synchronous" text exchanges, which can take the form of an ongoing text conversation with the participant. *Online Interviews in Real Time and **Cases in Online Interview Research *are available as e-books from Amazon or you can order from Sage. If you order from Sage directly, here is a coupon code for 30% off: N130726. If you have more specific questions, contact me off list. Happy interviewing! 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: Online Interviews in Real Time & Cases in Online Interview Research PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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