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Deadline tomorrow: CFP for First Monday special issue: “A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond”
by Michael T Zimmer 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

A final reminder that abstracts for this special issue of First Monday on “A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond” are due September 1. -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor and PhD Program Director, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org ------------- 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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unofficial aoir fantasy football league
by Jeremy Hunsinger 30 Aug '15

30 Aug '15

Hi Everyone, We have up to 3 slots available for our fantasy American-Style football (Runny, Holdy, Catchy Ball) league. this league was founded very long ago as part of a theoretical research project, but has continued until today. If you'd like to join several internet researcher in playing fantasy football, drop me an email at jhuns(a)vt.edu. We play for fun and frustration. It is on Yahoo fantasy football. Jeremy

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the evolution of twitter's global town square and its geographic reach
by kalev leetaru 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

Thought many of you would find my latest visualizations of interest, exploring the geographic evolution of Twitter over the last three years, finding that it has largely expanded in-place in much of the world and that its growth has stalled, with new users predominately listening rather than contributing: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/08/twitter-global-soc… This high-resolution zoomable map shows the footprint of all geotagged tweets in the Streaming API over the last three years: http://blog.gdeltproject.org/a-zoomable-map-of-the-twitterverse-2012-2014/ This is a high-resolution version of the animated map in the Atlantic piece that shows the footprint of regular Twitter use by month January 2012 to December 2014, as seen through the Streaming API: http://data.gdeltproject.org/blog/twittervis-mastermap-2012-2014/animation-… In particular, given how much analysis of Twitter and social media in general these days is facilitated through bulk data mining, I thought many of you would find the discussion towards the end of the article about the shift away from the global town square and towards more controlled distribution of content, with private and ephemeral communications taking over, as well as the shift towards image and video content that cannot be as robustly machine processed, of considerable interest in the implications for the future role of social media in social-scale exploration. ~Kalev http://blog.gdeltproject.org/ http://kalevleetaru.com/

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tracking media coverage of the 2016 election cycle
by kalev leetaru 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

For those on this list that focus on media and politics, I thought you'd be interested in my new collaborative visualization with The Atlantic that uses the Internet Archive's Television News Archive to monitor all mentions of the 2016 presidential candidates across the major domestic national television networks monitored by IA and create a live visualization of how the candidates are doing, updated daily: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/graphic-whos-the-most-p… There is also an interactive drill-down tool that lets you drill in by network, candidate, etc: http://television.gdeltproject.org/cgi-bin/iatv_campaign2016/iatv_campaign2… For those interested in comparing against online news coverage, my article in The Guardian's Data Blog last week comparing print coverage through LexisNexis against mainstream online coverage, Google News coverage, and television coverage might be of particular interest - especially the degree to which Google News and television deviate from mainstream online news coverage and LexisNexis print coverage: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/aug/20/donald-trump-dominatin… ~Kalev http://blog.gdeltproject.org/ http://kalevleetaru.com/

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Generous PhD stipends on offer in Hong Kong
by Herold, David [APSS] 28 Aug '15

28 Aug '15

Dear colleagues, Hong Kong Universities are looking for PhD students with evidence of academic excellence, research ability and potential, and good communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities for full-time PhD study in Hong Kong within the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. The scheme pays for: - Full 3 year tuition scholarship - Monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600) - Annual book and equipment allowance of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600) - not at all universities !!! - Annual Conference Funding of HK$10,000 (approx. US$1,300) - not at all universities !!! THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS VERY COMPETITIVE! DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: December 1, 2015 for a September 2016 start. HOW TO APPLY: General information: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html - Identify and approach potential supervisors as soon as possible (see below); - Develop a research proposal with an interested supervisor; - Submit application forms (incl. references) and research proposals by the deadline. University websites to start looking for departments and supervisors: Hong Kong University - http://www.hku.edu.hk/ Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - http://www.ust.edu.hk/ Chinese University of Hong Kong - http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ City University of Hong Kong - http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ Hong Kong Polytechnic University - http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ Hong Kong Baptist University - http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/ Lingnan University - http://www.ln.edu.hk/ Hong Kong Institute of Education - http://www.ied.edu.hk/ My own info for interested students: Dr. David Kurt Herold, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS), HK Polytechnic University Email: David.Herold(a)polyu.edu.hk<mailto:David.Herold@polyu.edu.hk> Research interests: - Internet in China; Internet users and their practices (=culture?); online/offline crossovers - Cross-cultural comparisons; cross-cultural (mis-)communication - Qualitative Research Methods, online research methods - Social Theory, Theories of knowledge, Theories of society FROM EXPERIENCE, THE FOLLOWING ARE EXPECTED OF APPLICANTS: - Undergraduate degree and postgraduate degree from different universities, preferably in different countries; - Good universities, very good GPAs (at both undergrad and postgrad levels; - Very good research proposal (incl. literature review, interesting and doable project, etc.); - There is a preference for non-Chinese (there are different programs for Chinese students) to increase their ratio among Hong Kong students. Additional information: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/ Best, David ==================== Dr. David Kurt Herold Assistant Professor Department of Applied Social Sciences HK Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon Hong Kong Phone: (+852)-3400 3015 Email: David.Herold(a)polyu.edu.hk ==================== [http://mlm.polyu.edu.hk/intimate/templates/images/PolyU/PolyU_Email_Signatu…] Disclaimer: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and notify the sender and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (the University) immediately. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The University specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through University E-mail Facilities. Any views and opinions expressed are only those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the University and the University accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damages incurred or caused to any party as a result of the use of such information.

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CFP: What is Media? | April 14-16, 2016
by Jeremy Swartz 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

CALL FOR PAPERS WHAT IS MEDIA? Experience • Exploration • Emergence UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • PORTLAND, OREGON, USA • APRIL 14-16, 2016 What is media today? How is media studies defined? How have media technologies transformed media theory and practice? What are the futures of media and how are they evolving? With media including a wider and wider range of concepts, products, services, and institutions, the definition of media continues to be in a state of flux. Important questions abound and we will address a sweeping range of issues at the What is Media? event next April in Portland. The conference will feature a unique coalescing of media scholars, government and community officials, industry professionals, alumni, and students, as well as artists, filmmakers, grassroots community organizations, and the public. The event will feature keynote speakers, roundtables, paper presentations, and special events, in an attempt to answer questions about the ever-evolving nature of media. Presentations/papers/installations may include the following topics (as well as others): • What is a medium? What distinguishes a medium from the media? How are they changing? What are the new emerging media? What are immersive media? • What is media studies? What is the relationship between media, communication, and film studies? • How does media studies relate to other areas of inquiry and other disciplines? • What are current approaches to the study of media effects, media audiences, and media psychology? • What can media professionals learn from media studies and vice versa? • What is media industry studies? and its relationship to political economy and media economics? • What is citizen/civic media? and the roles/responsibilities of the media in contemporary democracy? • What are media ecologies? In what ways do they address the environmental crisis? • How is media similar/different in various cultures? and the significance of media in a global context? • What new economic, cultural, political, and social factors are affecting media? • How does media studies highlight gender, race, and/or indigenous concerns? • What is the philosophy of media? media ethics? media aesthetics? • How does science and technology studies deal with media? • What is mediation and/or mediatization? • What are the relationships between media technologies and media content? • What are the positive/negative consequences of media technologies for the public interest? • What are the current trends in media education and media literacy? • How have media technologies been embraced by spiritual/contemplative organizations? • Where do media, the arts and sciences converge (e.g. intermedia, biomedia, etc.)? • What laws, regulations, and/or policies are appropriate for the media today? • What are the emerging discourses of media, surveillance and cybersecurity? • What is media archaeology? What can media history teach us about the future of media? Conference Organizers: Janet Wasko (University of Oregon) and Jeremy Swartz (University of Oregon) Send 100-150 word abstracts of papers or presentations by November 2, 2015 to: Janet Wasko • jwasko(a)uoregon.edu School of Journalism and Communication University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1275, USA

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Assistant/Associate Professor Tech Comm/Media Studies Mercer Univ
by Pam Estes Brewer 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Dear Colleagues- Mercer University's Department of Technical Communication in the School of Engineering seeks applicants for Assistant/Associate Professor of Technical Communication/Media Studies. Mercer's TCO program is located on the Macon campus approximately 1 hour south of Atlanta. I have copied the position announcement below. Best! Pam Pam Estes Brewer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Director, Master of Science in Technical Communication Management Department of Technical Communication/ Mercer University School of Engineering U.S. 478.301.4146 Brewer_pe(a)mercer.edu<mailto:Brewer_pe@mercer.edu> Assistant/Associate Professor, Technical Communication/Media Studies Responsibilities: The Technical Communication Department (TCO) announces openings for tenure-track positions at the Associate or Assistant Professor level. Applicant's areas of emphasis should include digital/social media and expertise in current industry standard tools. Candidates are expected to excel in teaching and contribute to outstanding degree programs. Mercer University is one of only a few schools offering technical communication degrees from a school of engineering. The department offers bachelor's and master's degrees in technical communication, and provides service courses for the School of Engineering. Mercer University enjoys an excellent reputation, being consistently recognized in national surveys. Technical Communication faculty are active in STC, IEEE PCS, and other professional organizations. All faculty are expected to maintain currency in the field and conduct scholarly activity. Because the primary mission of Mercer is teaching, scholarship is broadly defined. TCO faculty typically teach three courses each semester. These include courses in the BS in Technical Communication and the MS in Technical Communication Management, as well as a two-course sequence in technical communication required for all students in the School of Engineering. Graduate teaching is done entirely online using WebEx and Blackboard. The curricula are under constant review to keep up with current trends and research, and to improve the quality of learning. Laboratories-including usability and digital media labs-are well equipped with current technologies. TCO faculty are expected to advise students and keep regular office hours. All faculty attend departmental meetings, participate in SACS and ABET assessment reviews, and serve on committees in the School of Engineering and the University. Start Date: Spring Semester 2016 Qualifications: A doctoral degree in technical communication and/or media studies from an accredited college/university is required. In addition, candidates must have industry experience as a technical communicator, demonstrate competence to teach undergraduates, demonstrate experience or capability of teaching graduate students via distance learning, and demonstrate ability to work in a team environment. For more information about Mercer University, the School of Engineering, the TCO Department, or the degree programs, please visit http://www.mercer.edu, http://engineering.mercer.edu/, http://engineering.mercer.edu/academics/undergraduate/technical-communicati… , or http://engineering.mercer.edu/academics/graduate/technical-communication-ma… . Applicants should apply at https://www.mercerjobs.com and attach the following materials: cover letter, complete resume, and list of references with current phone numbers. Those invited to interview will submit official copies of all transcripts and samples of work. Review begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the positions are filled. Direct inquiries to the search chair: Dr. Helen M. Grady Mercer University School of Engineering 1400 Coleman Avenue Macon, GA 31207 Voice: 478.301.2211 E-mail: grady_h(a)mercer.edu<mailto:grady_h@mercer.edu> AA/EEO/Veteran/Disability

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Approaches to studying Snapchat and other ephemeral social media
by Liam Pomfret 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hello all, I'm currently doing some RA work for my PhD supervisor regarding consumer responses to social marketing campaigns in social media. One area of particular interest with this has been in consumers' use of ephemeral social media platforms such as snapchat. A brief review of the literature doesn't seem to turn up all that much having been written in this area though. Would anyone here possibly be able to recommend some studies (published or unpublished) or approaches to studying these kinds of environments that we should be looking at? Kind regards, Liam Pomfret _______________________________________________________ Liam Pomfret l PhD Student l UQ Business School The University of Queensland l Brisbane QLD 4072 l AUSTRALIA E: l.pomfret(a)business.uq.edu.au | T: @LiamPomfret | W: https://business.uq.edu.au

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Work on Vine?
by Alice E. Marwick 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

hi all, I'd love to get pointers to any published work on Vine, especially Vine celebrities. So far I have Peter Kunze's excellent article in Comedy Studies, "Kidding around: children, comedy, and social media." Anything else? Warmly Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Director, McGannon Center Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick(a)fordham.edu http://www.mcgannoncenter.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org>

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Re: [Air-L] Work on Vine?
by info＠greenheroninfo.com 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Hello everyone: Well if you are looking for more research based articles etc. on Vine and are working in a cost-constrained environment, take a look at Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) The trick for using Google Scholar is to use the Advanced Search which can be found by clicking on the carat on the right hand side of the search box. I would suggest searching on terms such as vine celebrities and limiting your search just to the last 2-3 years. If you want to do a more complete and thorough search, you will probably want to get access to a large university library such as the one at Fordham. I would search suggesting Academic Search Premier, Communications, Scopus and Web of Science. Since you already have one relevant article you can also see in Scopus and Web of Science who may have cited that article as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me off-line at: info(a)greenheroninfo.com Best Regards, Matthew Von Hendy MLS/MA Green Heron Information Services info(a)greenheroninfo.com (240) 401-7433 www.greenheroninfo.com @GreenHeronInfo Author: Fifty Shades of Scientific and Technical Grey Literature -------- Original Message -------- Me too. I want to know. ________________________________________ Subject: [Air-L] Work on Vine? hi all, I'd love to get pointers to any published work on Vine, especially Vine celebrities. So far I have Peter Kunze's excellent article in Comedy Studies, "Kidding around: children, comedy, and social media." Anything else? Warmly Alice -- Alice E. Marwick, PhD Director, McGannon Center Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University amarwick(a)fordham.edu http://www.mcgannoncenter.com http://www.tiara.org <http://www.tiara.org> _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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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