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Re: [Air-L] Open Internet (speech) and Economics
by Ren Reynolds 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

I’m pondering the question: can one argue that free speech is an economic good - or at the very least correlates to an increase in some economic measures such as, but not limited to, aggregate measures such as GDP. There may be richer arguments about relationships to access, opportunity wealth distribution etc, but of the moment I’m just pondering gross measures. Thought i would be interested in these arguments too e.g. I could see that increased ‘speech’ of the privileged may lead to more private for them with drags gross economic indicators up. ren > On 25 Jun 2015, at 17:53, Sarah Myers <sarahmye(a)usc.edu> wrote: > > Hi Ren, > > Could you be a little more specific about what you're interested in? I've been doing a lot of work on free speech issues and commercial Internet platforms, if that's relevant. > > Best, > > Sarah > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Ren Reynolds <ren(a)aldermangroup.com <mailto:ren@aldermangroup.com>> wrote: > If anyone is working on the relationship between free speech on the internet and economics, particularly from a public policy point of view - I’d be interested in having a chat. > ren > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org <mailto:Air-L@listserv.aoir.org> mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org <http://aoir.org/> > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org <http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ <http://www.aoir.org/> > > > -- > Sarah Myers West > Doctoral Student and Wallis Annenberg Graduate Research Fellow > Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism > University of Southern California > E-mail: sarahmye(a)usc.edu <mailto:sarahmye@usc.edu> > Twitter: @sarahbmyers

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Out Now: In the Facebook Aquarium—The Resistable Rise of Anarcho-Capitalism by Ippolita
by Geert Lovink 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

Last night, at the Facebook Farewell Party in the National Theater in Amsterdam on Leidseplein our Institute of Network Cultures proudly presented its latest publication: In the Facebook Aquarium—The Resistable Rise of Anarcho-Capitalism by Ippolita Read it online or download the publication here: http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-15-in-the-facebook-aquarium-… In their new work the Italian research collective Ippolita provides a critical investigation of the inner workings of Facebook as a model for all commercial social networks. Facebook is an extraordinary platform that can generate large profit from the daily activities of its users. Facebook may appear to be a form of free entertainment and self-promotion but in reality its users are working for the development of a new type of market where they trade relationships. As users of social media we have willingly submitted to a vast social, economic and cultural experiment. By critically examining the theories of Californian right-libertarians, Ippolita show the thread connecting Facebook to the European Pirate Parties, WikiLeaks and beyond. An important task today is to reverse the logic of radical transparency and apply it to the technologies we use on a daily basis. The algorithms used for online advertising by the new masters of the digital world – Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon – are the same as those used by despotic governments for personalized repression. Ippolita argues we should not give in to the logic of conspiracy or paranoia instead we must seek to develop new ways of autonomous living in our networked society. Ippolita are an interdisciplinary research group active since 2005. They conduct wide-ranging re- search on technology and its social effects. Their published works include Open non è Free (2005), The Dark Side of Google (2013) and La Rete è libera e democratica. FALSO! (2014). The collective also run workshops on digital self-defense for girls, children, academics, affinity groups, computer geeks and curious people. See: http://ippolita.net First published in Italian, 2012. English edition revised and updated, June 2015. Author: Ippolita. Translator: Patrice Riemens and Cecile Landman. Copy-editing: Matt Beros. Editorial support: Miriam Rasch. Design: Katja van Stiphout. EPUB development: Gottfried Haider. Printer: ‘Print on Demand’. Publisher: Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam 2015. ISBN: 978-94-92302-00-7.

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Book out: Digital Passages. Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections (pb print & open access)
by Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen) 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

Dear list members, Apologies for cross-posting, I’m happy to announce the print paperback and free open-access publication of my book Digital Passages. Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections. The book has just been released by Amsterdam University Press as part of their Media Matters series, you can download the open access pdf here: http://oapen.org/search?identifier=559550 If you have any questions, comments or feedback, do get in touch! All the very best, Koen Leurs Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Media and Communications, LSE Incoming assistant professor Gender and Postcolonial Theory, Dept of Media and Culture, Utrecht University www.koenleurs.net<http://www.koenleurs.net> ******************************************************************************** Digital Passages. Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections Increasingly, young people live online, with the vast majority of their social and cultural interactions conducted through means other than face-to-face conversation. How does this transition impact the ways in which young migrants understand, negotiate, and perform identity? That's the question taken up by Digital Passages: Migrant Youth 2.0, a ground-breaking analysis of the ways that youth culture online interacts with issues of diaspora, gender, and belonging. Drawing on surveys, in-depth interviews, and ethnography, Koen Leurs builds an interdisciplinary portrait of online youth culture and the spaces it opens up for migrant youth to negotiate power relations and to promote intercultural understanding. ********* Details ********* Amsterdam University Press, Media Matters Series Release date: 15 June 2015 Pages: 324 Figures: 20 Tables: 8 Paperback print: 39.95 €, see http://nl.aup.nl/books/9789089646408-digital-passages-migrant-youth-2-0.html Free open access download: http://oapen.org/search?identifier=559550 ********* Endorsements ********* "Koen Leurs' work on Moroccan-Dutch youth in the Netherlands with a focus on their use of new media makes a very important contribution to research on race, ethnicity and diasporas. The work is informed by theories in postcolonial studies, critical geography, migration and transnationalism and gives us a clear look at the everyday use of new technology by these young people while revealing the power hierarchies that shape the production, use and circulation of media made by and for these young people. His methods allow us to see these young people as agents who make decisions in their media use and production. He also shows how anti-immigrant feelings manifested in offline community are reproduced in computer game culture online. Overall the extent, depth and scope of this project makes it a strong contribution to the study of youth cultures in global media contexts." - Radhika Gajjala, Professor of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University "Nothing else has been published on these topics that can match the rigour and insight of Koen Leurs' innovative book. Neither cheerleader nor nay sayer, he blasts apart every over simple assumption about social media in the everyday life of these marginalised and misunderstood young Dutch people. Digital Passages: Migrant Youth 2.0 will find a broad resonance beyond the Netherlands. It should be read by everybody interested in the power of network technologies that have altered solidarity, place and belonging and are now transforming the meaning of culture itself." - Paul Gilroy, Professor of American and English Literature at King's College London "This book analyzes data about the everyday digital lives of Moroccan-Dutch youth gathered by a gifted researcher over many years. A rich and complex picture emerges, one that adds substantially to the existing scholarship on xenophobia, youth and social media, and identity. Strikingly interdisciplinary, humane, and fascinating research from a nuanced feminist perspective." - Lisa Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *********Table of contents********* Introduction Methodological Trajectory Voices from the margins on Internet forums Expanding socio-cultural parameters of action using instant messaging Selfies and hypertextual selves on social networking sites Affective geographies on YouTube Conclusions Bibliography Appendix 1: meet the informants Index

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Global Kids Online: Postdoctoral research officer position available now, deadline 9 July
by Livingstone,S 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

Department of Media and Communications, LSE: Postdoctoral Research Officer, Global Kids Online Full-time for eleven months, to begin as soon as possible: £33,450 to £36,520 per annum The Department of Media and Communication at the London School of Economics and Political Science is seeking to appoint a full time postdoctoral research officer to work on a timely and original research project on children's rights in a global digital age. Applications are invited from outstanding and dynamic candidates with a PhD in the fields of media and communications, social research methods, education, childhood studies or allied social sciences. The appointee will play a key role in developing a research framework and methodological toolkit to guide the conduct of cross-national pilot studies into the opportunities and barriers faced by children as they go online with increasing frequency around the world. The project is directed by Professor Sonia Livingstone and funded by UNICEF as part of a global effort to generate high quality evidence to underpin policy and practice to promote children's rights to protection, provision and participation in the digital age. Candidates should have advanced expertise in research methods, preferably quantitative or multi-method and a developing record of excellent quality publications in refereed journals. You should also demonstrate an ability to write for and communicate with a range of audiences, and experience of research management, administration and dissemination, preferably including web content management. In addition to a good salary the benefits that come with this job include a defined benefits pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities. To apply for this post, please go to www.lse.ac.uk/Jobs<http://www.lse.ac.uk/Jobs>. The closing date for receipt of applications is 9th July 2015 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Interviews are likely to take place during w/c 27th July 2015. See here: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQ3NTkyOSZ2dF90… LSE values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels, including its employees, students, customers and associates. Unfortunately this role will not meet the Resident Labour Market Test required by the UKVI in order for the School to be eligible to apply to sponsor candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK or who are currently working under Tier 2 of the UKVI Points Based System. Please do forward to those likely to be interested and thanks Professor Sonia Livingstone, DPhil, FBPS, FRSA, OBE Department of Media and Communications, LSE S105, St Clements Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK Web: www.sonialivingstone.net<http://www.sonialivingstone.net> Blog: www.parenting.digita<http://www.parenting.digita@Livingstone_S>l Twitter: @Livingstone_S EU Kids Online: www.eukidsonline.net<http://www.eukidsonline.net> TEDx talk: http://ow.ly/wwWiC Open access papers: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/view/lseauthor/Livingstone,_Sonia.default.html Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Fellow and past President, International Communication Association Books: Meanings of Audiences (2013), Digital Technologies in the Lives of Young People (2014)

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Re: [Air-L] Facebook for tracking study participants
by diananeal 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

Is this a Facebook page or profile? I know you said profile, but just want to clarify. It may be that the account has been flagged. I'm not sure if you contacted Facebook directly, but that's what I would do. It may have looked like SPAM, or someone reported it as SPAM, and/or the account is still locked. In the future try using a page for the actual study, and connect it to the organization in which the study is being conducted. But contact Facebook directly, and once you are able to get into your account, make a copy of your participants contact information. I hope this helps. Diana Neal Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "Dr. Neema Trivedi-Bateman" <nt284(a)cam.ac.uk> Date: 06/24/2015 03:07 (GMT-06:00) To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Facebook for tracking study participants Good morning, I hope somebody might be able to help me with an issue we are having using Facebook for our research. We are attempting to use a Facebook profile to send inbox messages to the participants of our longitudinal study, many of which have become uncontactable by all other methods (letters, calls, text messages, etc). We have successfully tracked and arranged to interview many of our 700 participants via Facebook but now Facebook are asking us to verify our identity to use our account. The account name is the study name followed by a researcher name. We have submitted identification to Facebook under the listed researcher's name but are still unable to login to our account. We are writing to enquire whether any other researchers have experienced this problem, or have used Facebook to contact participants successfully? Many thanks for your time, Neema Dr. Neema Trivedi-Bateman The Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+) University of Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA 01223 767177 _______________________________________________ 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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Summer relaxation from Photomediations: photo tai chi, urban wanderings & uncanny holiday resorts
by Joanna Zylinska 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

First of all, we are delighted to announce the recent launch of our sister project called Photomediations: An Open Book, which redesigns a coffee-table book as an online experience. It uses open content drawn from various online repositories (Europeana, Wikipedia Commons, Flickr Commons). More here: http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/05/22/photomediations-an-open-book/ Some other projects we have recently published: - Photo Tai Chi, or how to confuse your smartphone http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/05/22/photographic-tai-chi/ - The Man with the Movie Projector: get to know Taiwan’s most celebrated artist http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/05/22/the-man-with-the-film-projecto… - Exploration of the wireless topography of the Dutch city of Utrecht: http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/05/22/warchalking-utrecht/ - A dancer uncovers somatic memory, with the help of a scanner http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/06/23/enmesh/ - The possibilities and limitations of astronomic vision http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/06/23/your-penumbra/ - And the Whole World Stops: meditative video landscapes as a study in perception and stillness http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/06/23/and-the-whole-world-stops/ Last but not least, for those in the northern hemisphere who are celebrating the summer holidays now, the uncanny nature of a generic holiday resort – in the midst of London! http://photomediationsmachine.net/2015/06/23/resort/ ************************************************ PHOTOMEDIATIONS MACHINE http://www.photomediationsmachine.net Photomediations Machine is a curated online space where the dynamic relations of mediation as performed in photography and other media can be encountered, experienced and engaged. Photomediations Machine adopts a process-based approach to image making by tracing the technological, biological, cultural, social and political flows of mediation that produce photographic objects. Showcasing theoretical and practical work at the intersections of art and mainstream practices, Photomediations Machine is both an archive of mediations past and a site of production of media as-we-do-not-know-them-yet. Photomediations Machine is non-commercial, non-profit and fully open access. Curated by Joanna Zylinska and Ting Ting Cheng, Photomediations Machine has an International Advisory Board which includes Katherine Behar, Lisa Cartwright, Alberto López Cuenca, Asbjørn Grønstad, Richard Grusin, Sarah Kember, Max Liljefors, Melissa Miles, Nicholas Mirzoeff, W.J.T. Mitchell, Luiza Nader, Nina Sellars, Jonathan Shaw, Katrina Sluis, Marquard Smith, Hito Steyerl and Bernadette Wegenstein. It is a sister project to the online open access journal Culture Machine (http://www.culturemachine.net) established in 1999. Website: http://www.photomediationsmachine.net Follow us on Twitter: @Photomediations Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photomediations.machine Submissions invited: http://photomediationsmachine.net/submissions/ -- Professor Joanna Zylinska Department of Media and Communications Goldsmiths, University of London http://www.joannazylinska.net Curator of Photomediations Machine & Photomediations: An Open Book http://www.photomediationsmachine.net http://photomediationsopenbook.net NEW BOOK, Minimal Ethics for the Anthropocene, available open access: http://www.openhumanitiespress.org/minimal-ethics.html

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Are you attending AOM? Let's discuss emerging ethical issues!
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

Hello business academics and students in AOIR-- is anyone attending the Academy of Management meeting in Vancouver? If so, please join this caucus about ethics and contribute to the discussion! *Ethics and Self-Governance in the Academy* ProgramSession #: 1943 | Submission: *17618* | Sponsor(s): *(CAU) * Scheduled: *Tuesday, Aug 11 2015 1:15PM - 2:45PM* at *Vancouver Convention Centre* in *Room 218* (See infographic: http://bit.ly/1HNsJuM) In a rapidly-changing, digitally-connected world do Academy of Management members face new ethics issues as academics, professionals, and students? To what extent does the Academy of Management Code of Ethics <http://vision2lead.com/?p=899>provide guidance for ethical actions? This lively Caucus session will involve small group discussions about: · *Global membership: *Nearly half of the 18K plus AOM members are from countries outside North America. · *Scholar-Practitioners in Management and Consulting Professions: *AOM is attracting more professionals who are not full-time academics. · *Communication and Data in the Digital Age: *Privacy issues given access to online data and social media have emerged in academic and professional life. · *Scholar as Role Model: *Whether teaching online or in the classroom, or supervising research, academics face ethical dilemmas. · *Publication Process:* Ethical dilemmas abound from the perspectives of editors, peer reviewers and writers. The AOM Ethics Education Committee will collect and review small group discussion notes to determine needs for new directions and recommendations to the Academy. The Caucus is convened by the AOM Ethics Education Committee and the Social Issues in Management Division. Laura Spence joins me as co-organizer. *See you there!* *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Chair, AOM Ethics Education Committee* *Indie Scholar @ Vision2Lead* Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter @einterview >From Sage:* Qualitative Online Interviews *(now in Kindle edition) On Amazon: *Social Media in Social Research* PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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Facebook for tracking study participants
by Dr. Neema Trivedi-Bateman 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

Good morning, I hope somebody might be able to help me with an issue we are having using Facebook for our research. We are attempting to use a Facebook profile to send inbox messages to the participants of our longitudinal study, many of which have become uncontactable by all other methods (letters, calls, text messages, etc). We have successfully tracked and arranged to interview many of our 700 participants via Facebook but now Facebook are asking us to verify our identity to use our account. The account name is the study name followed by a researcher name. We have submitted identification to Facebook under the listed researcher's name but are still unable to login to our account. We are writing to enquire whether any other researchers have experienced this problem, or have used Facebook to contact participants successfully? Many thanks for your time, Neema Dr. Neema Trivedi-Bateman The Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+) University of Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA 01223 767177

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Question about social media tracking
by Tanja Michelle Porter 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

What's the easiest tool to use to gain information about the traffic on Twitter from an organization (a newspaper) to a person (a political figure) about a particular topic in a particular date range? I've looked at a number of tools that claim to be able to achieve this level of tracking but they all have limitations, or have simply 'fallen over' in the process of my searching. Grateful for any advice. Tanja PhD Candidate School of Political Science Australian National University E: Tanja.Porter(a)anu.edu.au<mailto:Tanja.Porter@anu.edu.au>

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IR 16 conference workshop: Digital Methods in Internet Research
by Patrik Wikstrom 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

Hi all, We'd like to give you some more details about the full-day preconference workshop "Digital Methods in Internet Research" at IR16. The workshop is organised by Axel Bruns, Jean Burgess, Tim Highfield, Ben Light, Patrik Wikstrom (all at QUT Digital Media Research Centre) and Tama Leaver (Curtin University). It offers the participants hands-on experience of a number of cutting-edge data-driven research methods and their applications in media, cultural and internet studies. The workshop is structured into the following four sessions: 1 Data visualisation: Especially when working with large social media datasets, data visualisation is now an indispensable part of the scholarly research and publication process. This data visualisation session will focus on a number of emerging standard tools for large-scale analysis, including Tableau for processing and visualising large datasets. 2 Agent Based Modelling: Many phenomena in our field are inherently complex and dynamic: They change over time; everything is connected to everything else; they have "tipping points" or "virtuous" (or "vicious") circles; and so on. Our traditional methods are often lacking in the analysis of such systems. This session introduces agent-based modelling (ABM), which is a method that has proven to be a useful approach for unpacking dynamic complexity. 3 Software and app studies: In order to study the social media platforms and software applications that populate the digital media environment, we need to take into account not only content and user practices, but also socio-technical features, interface design elements, and business models - but doing this empirically is a challenge. In this session, you will be introduced to a novel approach to critical and qualitative digital methods: the App Walkthrough, which borrows from vernacular digital media culture, User Experience research and STS to undertake an 'ethnography of affordances', as part of a broader software and app studies approach to mobile dating and hook-up applications. 4 Instagrammatics - analysing visual social media: This session's exploration of visual social media uses Instagram as a focus but with applications beyond this specific platform. The session provides a hands-on means for approaching visual social media, giving participants the opportunity to interrogate what they might do with such data and what visual media and methods might contribute to research. You can sign up for this workshop when you register for the conference. Hope to see you there, and let us know if you have any questions about format or content! Axel, Ben, Jean, Patrik, Peta, Tama & Tim (patrik.wikstrom(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:patrik.wikstrom@qut.edu.au>) ----------------------------------------------------------- Associate Professor Patrik Wikström | Principal Research Fellow & Chief Investigator | Digital Media Research Centre | Creative Industries Faculty | Queensland University of Technology | Z1-515 | Musk Ave | Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 | Australia | e: patrik.wikstrom(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:patrik.wikstrom@qut.edu.au> | w: http://www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc | CRICOS 00213J

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