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Final CFP: IEEE TLT Special Issue on Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things in Education/Training
by Lee, Mark 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, This is a final reminder that manuscript proposals are being solicited for a special issue of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (Impact Factor: 1.22) on "Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things in Education and Training". The deadline for the submission of proposals (500-word extended abstracts plus 8-10 key references in IEEE format) is June 15, 2015. The authors of shortlisted proposals will have until the end of September 2015 to submit their full manuscripts. The Call for Papers is available at the following URL: http://goo.gl/R9l9yo Kindly share this with others at your institutions and within your networks who you think might be interested. Queries may be directed to the guest editor at the email address below , but note that proposals and full manuscripts are not to be sent to this address (see the CFP for submission instructions). Kind regards, Mark J. W. Lee Guest Editor, IEEE TLT Special Issue on "Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things in Education and Training" Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology, Charles Sturt University, Australia Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Engineering and IT, Federation University Australia Visiting Faculty, Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Email: tlt.wearablesiot(a)gmail.com

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Political Communication and Privacy Course
by Mathias Klang 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Hi, I am developing two courses for the fall semester. One in Political Communication and the other in Privacy, and would appreciate any tips on core literature and examples of syllabi. Looking forward to Phoenix! Mathias -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mathias Klang, From 1 September: Associate Professor UMass Boston http://klangable.com Cell: 215 882 0989 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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WEBCAST TODAY INETColombo 2015 – marking 20 years of Internet in Sri Lanka
by Joly MacFie 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

This is well underway but the archive is already forming at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetcolombo2015 Our relay of the local webcast started off a little rough as I tried to keep up while multiple remote hubs at local schools joined the source zoom, I got it settled by about the third session. The retrospective theme has thus far provided some very interesting stuff on the history of Asian Internet development, not only in Sri Lanka, but also Korea and Thailand. Raul Echeberria and Satish Babu are up now talking about Internet Governance and Net Neutrality joly posted: "Today Tuesday June 9 2015, marking 20 years of the Internet in Sri Lanka, INET Colombo 2015 will celebrate this milestone, looking back on how the Internet came into being in Sri Lanka, investigating how it has affected the society and envisioning the fut" [image: INET Colombo] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetcolombo2015>Today *Tuesday June 9 2015*, marking 20 years of the Internet in Sri Lanka, *INET Colombo 2015 <http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-colombo/>* will celebrate this milestone, looking back on how the Internet came into being in Sri Lanka, investigating how it has affected the society and envisioning the future promises. The event brings together bring together over 300 participants from the Government agencies, Internet service providers, mobile operators, academic institution, banks, ICT entrepreneurs, commercial companies and general public. The* live webcast <http://bit.ly/isoctv>* is being relayed through and archived at the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetcolombo2015>*. *What: INET Colombo 2015 <http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-colombo/>* * Where: The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka* * When: Tuesday June 9 2015 9am-5pm IST | 03:30-11:30 UTC | 23:30-08:30 EDT* * Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-colombo/sessions <http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-colombo/sessions>* * Webcast (local): http://bit.ly/isoctv <http://bit.ly/isoctv>* * Webcast (global): https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetcolombo2015 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetcolombo2015>* * Twitter: #inetcolombo2015 <http://twitter.com/hashtag/inetcolombo2015>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7822#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7822#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7822 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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QUT Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship in Intellectual Property
by Jean Burgess 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

QUT Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship in Intellectual Property $86,657 to $102,916 pa (Level B); $106,160 to $122,424 pa (Level C) Fixed-term, full-time for three years; $20,000 Research Support Grant in 1st year Open to Australian and International applicants. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Closing date: 29 June 2015, 11:30 PM (AEST) QUT is offering up to 20 Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowships for leading postdoctoral researchers at Level B and C on a three year fixed-term basis. These prestigious fellowships are available in a number of selected target areas, including Intellectual Property. The Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at QUT is particularly keen to support applications from scholars interested in working with us on issues related to the regulation of digital media and the digital economy. Applicants need not have a legal background. We call for strong applicants, and welcome expressions of interest. The DMRC conducts world-leading research that helps society understand and adapt to the social, cultural and economic transformations associated with digital media technologies. One of the Centre’s key research priorities is a program on 'Economies, policies and regulation’. In this program we are developing an interdisciplinary framework for understanding and critically engaging with the digital creative economy. We focus on the interaction between socio-technical innovations and legal, regulatory, educational and policy environments. The Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship Scheme has been established to promote and grow research capacity at QUT through the appointment of high calibre research staff in identified areas. The key objectives of the scheme are to: .. build capacity in targeted areas of research strength .. attract and develop talented staff who will underpin the future research aspirations of the University .. increase collaboration with quality national and international research partners .. produce high quality outputs that deliver impact to the community .. increase the university’s competitiveness in externally funded fellowship schemes In addition to salary, Fellows will also be entitled to a one-off Research Support Grant of $20,000 in the first year of appointment. Further details and how to apply:https://goo.gl/qPU0ly About the QUT DMRC:https://www.qut.edu.au/research/dmrc Inquiries can be sent to: Dr Nicolas Suzor Senior Lecturer, QUT School of Law Chief Investigator, QUT Digital Media Research Centre n.suzor(a)qut.edu.au

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CfP: Hypertext Workshop on Social Media Archiving - deadline approaching
by Heravi, Bahareh 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

International Workshop on Social Media Archiving (#SMArchiving2015) Northern Cyprus – 1 September 2015 At the 26th ACM Hypertext and Social Media Conference. http://www.socialmediaarchiving.net<http://www.socialmediaarchiving.net/> Important Dates Paper submission: 12 June 2015 Notification to authors: 10 July 2015 Camera-ready: 17 July 2015 Workshop date: 1 September 2015 ====================================================== The exponential growth of social media as a central communication practice has changed the information landscape. Social media is agile when it comes to breaking news, and expansive in its ability to document social events from a wider variety of voices than traditional media. From a news media perspective, social media has been adopted as a significant source by professional journalists, and conversely, citizens are able to use social media as a form of direct reportage. Broadly, social media content now forms a significant part of the digital content generated every day, and provides a platform for voices that would not reach the broader public through traditional journalistic media alone. In this emerging environment, citizen microblogs and other user generated content constitute an important part of history and popular memory, in particular when attempting to capture significant events and the varied perspectives that accompany these events. The flow of citizen generated reporting through social media is ephemeral and disordered; it quickly becomes inaccessible if not captured and stored in an organised fashion. This is in contrast to traditional journalism, which has well-developed archival practices, enabling researchers to reuse and rediscover content. If social media is not preserved, or if it is preserved without careful attention to subsequent access and discoverability, there is a risk of losing the diversity this rich social narrative contributes to traditional news media, and more broadly, to our socio-cultural record. Therefore, this new landscape calls for technologies and methodologies to: 1) Rapidly and efficiently capture, filter and verify content in a way that generates immediate value for journalistic and research purposes; 2) Properly annotate and archive this information for longer-term preservation; 3) Provide access to archived social media for scholarly research, and for reuse in the news life-cycle (e.g. for contextualisation, investigative reporting or comprehensive storytelling.) This workshop addresses a variety of research questions from both theoretical and pragmatic perspectives. For example, what technologies can we use for filtering, aggregating and contextualising social media content? How can we assess the veracity of social media content and sources? What moral, legal, and ethical issues arise in social media archiving? What are the methodological considerations in organising and interpreting the social media ‘record’ of an event? What data models should be employed for archiving and preservation, and how should metadata be structured? What does this record contribute to our larger understanding of communication and media? How can rigorous archiving and preservation of social media help researchers and journalists in their work on social movements, citizen engagement, political events, and network formation? Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Social media archiving and annotation - Metadata for social media archiving - The role of user generated content in the news production life-cycle - Citizen Journalism and the Archive - Veracity, trust and provenance of social media sources and content - Event and topic detection and clustering - Social network and community analysis - Semantic Web and Linked Data technologies for archival, discovery and enrichment of social media content - Story curation, contextualisation and recommendation - Ethical challenges in archiving and broadcasting social media content Co-Chairs Bahareh Heravi<mailto:bahareh.heravi@insight-centre.org>, Insight @NUI Galway, Ireland - @Bahareh360<https://twitter.com/Bahareh360> Natalie Harrower<mailto:n.harrower@ria.ie>, Digital Repository of Ireland, Ireland - @NatalieHarrower<https://twitter.com/natalieharrower> Stefan Decker<mailto:Stefan.Decker@insight-centre.org>, Insight @NUI Galway, Ireland - @StefanjDecker<https://twitter.com/stefanjdecker> Submissions We welcome full papers on original research that present novel ideas, and we also encourage the submission of short papers on research in progress, which present the early stages of cutting-edge research and development. Position papers on new work and industry papers are also welcome. The Workshop Proceedings will be published in the ACM Hypertext Extended Proceedings that will be published open-access at CEUR-WS. Papers submitted should be at most 6 pages long for full research papers and 4 pages long for short papers (position and research in progress papers). Papers must be formatted according to the official ACM SIG Proceedings Template. Papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EasyChair<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smarchiving2015> by 12th June 2015 at 23:59 Hawaiian Standard time. At least one author must be registered order secure publication in the Conference Proceedings. Programme Committee Jefferson Bailey, Internet Archive, USA Jessica Bushey, University of British Columbia, Canada Niels Brügger, Aarhus University, Denmark Cosmin Cabulea, Deutsche Welle, Germany Kathryn Cassidy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Sandra Collins, Digital Repository of Ireland, Ireland Helen Hockx-Yu, British Library, UK Amin Mantrach, Y! Labs, Spain Jarred McGinnis, Logomachy, UK Edward Summers, University of Maryland, USA ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Bahareh R. Heravi Group Leader, Digital Humanities and Journalism, Insight @NUI Galway Adjunct Lecturer & Programme Board Member of Journalism Studies National University of Ireland, Galway Tel: +353 91 495727<tel:%2B353%2091%20495727> Web: http://bahareh.net/ @Bahareh360 ------------------------------------------------------------

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International Symposim "The Secret Life of Objects: Media Ecologies"
by Ricardo Oliveira 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Dear friends, bellow is the web address for the International Symposium "The Secret Life of Objects: Media Ecologies" that will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in August, 2015 (3rd, 5th and 6th). We hope to have an English version of the site very soon (and with more information). This one is in Portuguese, but you can at least check the list of participants. Cheers, Erick Felinto. https://vidadosobjetos.wordpress.com/ Abstract: There are strong indications that a significant transformation is underway in the so-called “Human Sciences” (Geisteswissenschaften, sciences humaines, Humanities). After a period of intense crisis and uncertainty, in which the Human Sciences have frequently sought to mirror or approach the Natural and Physical Sciences, the first decades of the twenty-first century have seen a broad renewal of disciplines, approaches and methodologies. By questioning its traditional foundations, the Human Sciences are reinventing themselves through a broad reconfiguration of its borders and even of the notion of the “human” that has served as its cornerstone. One of the areas where the wealth of this new scenario is most clearly displayed is that of media studies. Spurred by the impact of new digital technologies, media studies cleverly learned to appropriate the epistemological principles and major theoretical issues that have come to characterize the contemporary cultural scene. The objective of the Seminar "The Secret Life of Objects: Media Ecologies" is to sketch a systematization of this scenario from a transdisciplinary perspective, but with a decisive focus on media theory, aesthetics, and cultural studies. The main topic structuring the Seminar represents an emerging field that cuts across different disciplines in the Humanities, from Sociology to Philosophy, but acquires special meaning in the context of new media studies. The underlying assumption is that we need to radically rethink the notion of epistemic agency in a context where the action and impact of objects, media and technological materialities have become increasingly important. In this context, it is incumbent upon us to explore new (and possibly less harmful) forms of relationship between human agents, nature, and technology. Thus, it is not only necessary to investigate the place of human actors in a world enriched by the life of polymorphic objects, but also to highlight the issues that the strong humanities tradition of hermeneutics has often obscured. What new models of historical research of techniques and culture are emerging within the current epistemological paradigms? In what ways is the material dimension of experience combined with the intangible dimensions of culture? In what sense does the category of the human reconfigure itself in light of our new relations with objects and nonhuman entities? How important is the legacy of the genealogy and archeology of knowledge (Nietzsche, Foucault) to a perspectivization of the impacts of "new" digital culture? Most importantly, by focusing on the idea of “media ecologies”, we also hope to tackle issues that have become pressing in the last years, such as ecological and climatological disaster (including the disposability of the toxic materials used in our electronic gadgets), the ongoing integration between media devices and urban spaces, the development of new research techniques devoted to the analysis of our media environments and the complex new forms of interrelation between culture and nature. By means of interdisciplinary panels, in which philosophers, anthropologists, artists and scientists will discuss with experts in media studies, we intend to address these issues in order to elaborate a preliminary cartography of an epistemological territory still in its early stages of exploration.

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Final Call for Submissions - Amsterdam Conference on Global Cultures of Contestation (15 & 16 October 2015)
by Thomas Poell 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

CFP - Global Cultures of Contestation University of Amsterdam, October 15 & 16, 2015 >From the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011, via the Spanish indignados, the Occupy movement and the Gezi Park protests, to the Umbrella movement in Hong Kong and the New University/Rethink UvA in Amsterdam, over the past years different parts of the world have seen major forms of popular contestation. http://acgs.uva.nl/news-and-events/news/item/call-for-papers-global-culture… Keynote Speakers: Paul Gilroy (King's College London) Zeynep Tufekci (TBC) (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Thomas Poell & Robin Celikates (University of Amsterdam) Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 June 2015 This conference—organised by the Amsterdam Centre for Globalisation Studies—examines this global wave of protest, characterised by the occupation of squares, streets and buildings—a diversity of tactics prominently involving online communication and emerging new political imaginaries. Particularly striking is that these protests have not been initiated or directed by traditional social movement organisations, but appear to be spontaneous political movements ‘from below.' Yet, while these instances of popular contestation have been celebrated for their mobilisations, their creativity and their innovative use of social media, their long-term efficacy has been called into question. So far, this debate has primarily focused on the political and social consequences of the protests. For this conference, we would like to invite scholars from around the globe to expand the debate by critically reflecting on the cultural dimensions of contemporary forms of popular contestation. We are especially interested in research that examines emerging global cultures of contestation from one of the following perspectives (following the four research programs at the ACGS; see here): - Reflecting on questions of 'mobility': how the protests challenge and transform cultural boundaries, as well as established understandings of security, belonging and home? And what form of mobility is implied in the global spread of these protests? - How are issues of 'sustainability' addressed? In what ways are the precarity of labor, ecological degradation and the preservation of objects of cultural and historical value put on the agenda? And to what extent are the protests themselves sustainable as effective forms of contestation? - What are the 'aesthetics' of contemporary protest movements? In this context, we welcome explorations of the global circulation and proliferation of new imaginaries (including their linguistic, visual and acoustic manifestations), as well as of how these new imaginaries challenge and/or reproduce dominant cultural regimes. - What are the 'connective' platforms that facilitate and structure today’s protest communication and mobilisation? How do these platforms not only enable contestation, but also shape its focus and dynamics? Please submit an abstract (200-300 words) and short bio (max. 100 words) by 1 June 2015 to (E: acgs-fgw(a)uva.nl) In your abstract, indicate for which of the four streams—mobility, sustainability, aesthetics or connectivity—you would like to be considered. Notice of acceptance will be given by 1 July 2015. For any inquiries, please contact Amani Maihoub (E: a.maihoub(a)uva.nl)

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AoIR Executive Committee Election Results
by Kendall, Lori 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Folks, I am excited to announce the results of our recent election for the AoIR Executive Committee. But first, some thank yous and some information about the election. I would like to thank everyone who helped set up and run the election, especially Anna Lauren Hoffmann, our Association Coordinator. I also thank our election monitors, Dylan Wittkower and Jan Fernback, who, in accordance with the terms of our Bylaws, oversaw the election process and certified the results. And of course thanks to everyone who ran for office, and everyone who voted! We had more candidates and more voters than ever. We received 169 ballots, fully one-third of our membership. We had one unusual result, a tie for the third open seat. As the Bylaws make no provision for how to proceed in such a case, the AoIR Board of Directors met to discuss this. We have decided that the Executive Committee benefits from a wide range of voices and that the best way to honor the intent of the membership as expressed through their votes was to add a fourth open seat to this 2015-2017 Executive Committee. The new Executive Committee will officially take office in October at the Association General Meeting. We hope you'll join us in Phoenix to meet with them and provide your input regarding the future direction of the Association. And with that, here is your 2015-2017 Executive Committee! President (elected as Vice President in the 2013 Election): Jenny Stromer-Galley Vice President (becomes President in two years): Axel Bruns Immediate Past President (elected as Vice President in the 2011 Election): Lori Kendall Secretary: Annette Markham Treasurer: Kelly Quinn Graduate Student Representative: Jenny Ungbha Korn Open Seats: André Brock, Jang Hyun Kim, Adrienne Massanari, Susanna Paasonen Thanks again to everyone who participated in the election. Lori Kendall President, AoIR

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CFP for First Monday special issue: “A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond”
by Michael T Zimmer 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Call for Papers: Special Issue of First Monday (June 2016) “A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond” Special Editors: Michael Zimmer and Anna L. Hoffmann 2015 marks 10 years since the publication of “What Is Web 2.0?” [1], Tim O’Reilly’s influential declaration of Web 2.0’s practical and conceptual underpinnings. In the intervening years, the popularity of Web 2.0 as a descriptive term has waxed and waned. At the same time, however, the platforms, principles, and ideologies that ushered in the Web 2.0 Era have only grown in their relevance: concerns over labor and social production have persisted in, for example, critical discussions of personal data ownership or the “sharing economy;” questions of exploitation and dominance are increasingly pressing in the face of the power and reach exhibited by companies like Google, Facebook, or Twitter; as knowledge platforms like Wikipedia have flourished, so have concerns over diminished critical-thinking skills and the monopolization of knowledge; and, finally, critical attention to the (often tenuous) relationship between democracy and participatory platforms remains vital to understanding the power of social media tools for facilitating social and political protest at the same time as it enables new opportunities for surveillance and political repression. In addition, while social networking sites and tools have provided unparalleled opportunities to connect, communicate, and share, they’ve also given rise to problems of identity management, cyberbullying, revenge porn, and (sometimes cruel) practices of trolling. Under various guises, Web 2.0 has retained an ability to expand social, political, and economic opportunity while at the same time fostering resistance and controversy in its reach and ideological commitments. In 2008, First Monday published a special issue on “Critical Perspectives on Web 2.0” [2] bringing together a diverse group of scholars to “expose, explore and explain the ideological meanings and the social, political, and ethical implications of Web 2.0”. These contributions addressed issues of labor, privacy, exploitation, and broader conceptual and practical implications of participatory platforms and social production online. In light of Web 2.0’s continued relevance and impact, we are pleased to edit a new special issue of First Monday – A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond – that aims to update and extend previous critical assessments of online social and participatory platforms and practices. We seek submissions from a broad array of disciplines and perspectives representing a diverse collection topics, including, but not limited to: • identity and pseudonymity • algorithms and the filter bubble • exercise of power and protest • social media and democracy • privacy and data flows • memes and virality • labor and exploitation • commodification and corporatization • content production and appropriation • cyberbullying and online harassment • law and regulatory interventions • social data and research ethics In addition, we especially encourage submissions that examine the above (or other) issues as they intersect with issues of race, gender, sexuality, disability, or socioeconomic status. Timeline: • Extended Abstracts Due: September 1, 2015 • Feedback from Editors: October 1, 2015 • Full Submissions Due: February 1, 2016 • Peer Review Feedback: April 1, 2016 • Final Submissions Due: May 15, 2016 • Issue Appears: June 2016 Logistics: Authors are requested to submit an extended abstract of 400-500 words to DecadeOfWeb20(a)gmail.com for review by the editors. Selected authors will be invited to submit a full paper for the special issue, which will then undergo formal external peer-review. Final submissions must follow the Author Guidelines [3] for First Monday. Editors: • Dr. Michael Zimmer, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • Dr. Anna Lauren Hoffmann, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley References: [1] http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html [2] http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/issue/view/263 [3] http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/about/submissions#authorGuidelines -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Locative Social Media: Place in the Digital Age
by Leighton Evans 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Dear list members, The following book has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan, and may be of interest to those working on new media, digital media, social media and locative or spatial media. Please email me if you would like any queries or would like further information. *Locative Social Media: **Place in the Digital Age* Palgrave Macmillan, London (2015) *Leighton Evans* /Locative Social Media/offers a critical analysis of the effect of using locative social media on the perceptions and phenomenal experience of lived in spaces and places. It includes a comprehensive overview of the historical development of traditional mapping and global positioning technology to smartphone-based application services that incorporate social networking features as a series of modes of understanding place. Drawing on users accounts of the location-based social network Foursquare, a digital post-phenomenology of place is developed to explain how place is mediated in the digital age. This draws upon both the phenomenology of Martin Heidegger and post-phenomenology to encompass the materiality and computationality of the smartphone. The functioning and surfacing of place by the device and application, along with the orientation of the user, allows for a particular experiencing of place when using locative social media termed attunement, in contrast to an instrumentalist conception of place. *Reviews* "Locative Social Media is a fine book that is theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded. In it, Leighton Evans develops a rigorous post-phenomenology of location-based social media, and explores how mood or orientation, embodied practices involving mobile technology use, and the data-infused environment, are all 'co-constitutive of place'." - *Rowan Wilken, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design,****Swinburne University of Technology, Australia* "In this book, Leighton Evans accomplishes something very ambitious: a deep theoretical reflection on the phenomenology of place experience as it occurs in the context of physical/digital interactions, interwoven with a thorough empirical account of situated use of location-based social networks. Evans' study of Foursquare users details complex place-related agencies in the age of what he calls a 'computationally infused world', including gathering, mapping, bridging, broadcasting, reputation management and building social capital. His findings resonate with and holistically consolidate the state of the art of interdisciplinary investigations of locative social media. The most impressive achievement in this book, however, is how the empirical evidence builds the basis for an exciting conceptual revisitation of the phenomenology of place; Evans proposes an original 'digital post-phenomenology of place' that connects key aspects of situated socio-technical systems: from embodied practices, to new and emergent mappings, occurrences and representations enabled by code and by locative infrastructures." - *Luigina Ciolfi, Reader in Communication in the Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, UK*** "Transporting Heidegger from the Black Forest to the urban Foursquare-world, Leighton Evans discusses the persistently collective nature of space and place in digital culture. This important study opens different ways how location based social networks function to frame space for us but also how users participate in this process of defining belonging. Evans' book addresses algorithmic situations as digital post-phenomenology of place; the book is a valuable research text for scholars and students in media, sociology and cultural studies of technology." - *Jussi Parikka, Professor of Technological Culture and Aesthetics, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK* For more information, please visit: http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/locative-social-media-/?K=9781137456106 Many thanks, Leighton -- Dr Leighton Evans Postdoctoral Researcher Programmable City Project National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) Maynooth University Maynooth Co. Kildare Republic of Ireland Tel: 353-1-708-6187 leighton.evans(a)nuim.ie www.nuim.ie/ProgCity @ProgCity

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