February 2016 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Call for help - scraping 'historic' geotagged social media data
by Alexander Callum Harrison 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear All, It would be a fantastic help if any of you might be able to assist with this issue. I am looking into trying to scrape 'historic' geotagged social media data. Specifically, I want to pull in as much publicly available geotagged social media data from within Ferguson (USA) between August and December, 2014. I've been in contact with Geofeedia who have informed me that significant events are 'recorded,' and the information is archived and available..for subscribers. However I'm not really in the position to be able to afford the annual subscription. Does anyone have any potential leads or ideas as to how I might be able to access such information? Any help with this would be hugely appreciated. Thank you in advance. Best wishes, Alex Harrison Doctoral Candidate Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road E1 4NS Tel (+44) 7801994247 / a.c.harrison(a)qmul.ac.uk

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Reminder: Call for Two Volumes of Emerald Studies in Media and Communication on Latin America (Deadline March 15th)
by Laura Robinson 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Reminder: Call for Two Volumes of Emerald Studies in Media and Communication on Latin America VOLUME 12: ICTs and the Politics of Inclusion in Latin America VOLUME 13: Brazil: Media from the Country of the Future Deadline: March 15, 2016 Emerald Studies in Media and Communication is delighted to announce the call for 2016. We are inviting submission of original, unpublished papers for two volumes to be published on Latin America with guest editors from Argentina and Brazil. Thanks to a short publication cycle, authors will see their work in print within 12 months of submission by the deadline. Submissions should be 6,000-12,000 words in length inclusive of abstract, references, and notes. British or American spelling may be used. While no special formatting is requested at the outset, upon acceptance authors must format their manuscripts in accordance with the series' guidelines. Contributions will be peer-reviewed through editorial screening and anonymous refereeing by external reviewers. For more information, please see http://www.emeraldmediastudies.com/ VOLUME 12: ICTs and the Politics of Inclusion in Latin America This volume assembles relevant research focusing on ICTs in Latin America. The mobile broadband revolution is taking place in Latin America. Despite various constraints faced by Latin American countries, the spread of mobile telephony and broadband Internet has reached very high levels even among low-income populations. However about half of the continent’s population remains unconnected, and the benefits of connectivity have been slow to materialize. Submissions may examine any aspect of the theme of digital divide in Latin America and the politics of digital inclusion. We welcome submissions on different dimensions of the theme such as mobile youth identities, technology affordability, school transformation by digital media, the diffusion of e-commerce platforms and digital technology in SMEs. We are interested in submissions that address theoretical and/or methodological issues on the topic. Guest Editors: Hernan Galperin, Alejandro Artopoulos, and Jason Beech VOLUME 13: Brazil: Media from the Country of the Future This volume assembles research on any aspect of Brazilian media and communication in its various forms. The parameters are set as broadly as possible as long as the research speaks to a facet of the topic as defined in the call for submissions. Submissions may be empirical, theoretical, or methodological--using any method or approach. The volume aims to encompass research on emergent phenomena, as well as studies with a historical or longitudinal dimension. Comparative studies are welcome as long as Brazil is one of the central case studies. Guest Editors: Sonia Virgínia Moreira, Monica Martinez, Heloisa Pait, Joseph D. Straubhaar, Antonio C. La Pastina, Samantha Nogueira Joyce, and Pedro Aguiar Laura Robinson www.laurarobinson.org laura(a)laurarobinson.org Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University Affiliated Faculty, UC Berkeley ISSI CITAMS Past Chair Series Editor, Emerald Studies in Media and Communication <laura(a)laurarobinson.org> <laura(a)laurarobinson.org> <laura(a)laurarobinson.org>

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Survey on Internet Researchers’ Data Sharing Behaviors
by Seungahn Nah 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Title: Survey on Internet Researchers’ Data Sharing Behaviors Hello, we are Seungahn Nah and Youngseek Kim, the faculty researchers in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. We have been studying Internet researchers’ data sharing behaviors. We are writing to ask your help in conducting this important research, which investigates the reasons Internet researchers make their decisions to share or not to share the research data of published articles with other researchers outside their research group(s). *This survey will take you about 5-7 minutes to complete.* The survey is anonymous and does not collect any identification information. Although you will not get personal benefit from taking part in this research study, your responses would help us understand more about promoting scientific data sharing among Internet researchers. You have a choice about whether or not to complete the survey, but if you do participate, you are free to discontinue at any time. Please follow this link to reach the survey: Take the Survey <https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0OFD6HfyLeyrEuV> <https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0OFD6HfyLeyrEuV> Or copy and paste the URL below into your Internet browser: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0OFD6HfyLeyrEuV This study is reviewed by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Kentucky (IRB #). If you have any questions about this study, please feel free to ask; our contact information is given below. If you have complaints, suggestions, or questions about your rights as a research volunteer, please contact the staff at the University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity at 859-257-9428 or toll-free at 1-866-400-9428. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this important research. Sincerely, Seungahn Nah, Ph.D. Associate Professor Youngseek Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Information Science College of Communication and Information University of Kentucky Email: seungahn.nah(a)uky.edu and youngseek.kim(a)uky.edu Phone: (859) 257-1509 and (859) 218-2295 ********************************************** Seungahn Nah, PhD President, Korean American Communication Association (KACA) Associate Professor Community Communication, Dept. of Community & Leadership Development Information Communication Technology, School of Information Science University of Kentucky <seungahn.nah(a)uky.edu>

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Call for Participation: Symposium on Media, Communication, and Film Studies Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges
by Beth Corzo-Duchardt 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Call for Participation: Symposium on Media, Communication, and Film Studies Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges May 24-25, 2016 Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA Due date for proposals: April 4 We invite proposals for papers, panels, and exhibits for a two-day symposium devoted to media, communication and film studies programs housed at small liberal arts colleges (SLACs), to be held at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. The symposium---sponsored by Muhlenberg, Ursinus, and Lake Forest Colleges---will bring together faculty from existing programs at liberal arts colleges for two days of resource sharing, student-work showcases, workshops, and panel sessions. The symposium organizers hope to build off the insight and momentum generated by Mellon-sponsored gatherings in 2004, 2008, and 2011. The landscape of liberal-arts-college media programs is changing rapidly---a mirror, in some respects, of the wider U.S. university scene. Programs with diverse names and remits were established as far back as the 1950s, often out of existing journalism or speech departments. The most elite colleges, however, tended to shun media and communication as pre-professional and insufficiently scholarly. This began to change in the 1980s, as a number of institutions established interdisciplinary film studies programs staffed by faculty from existing humanities departments. Since then, and with gathering momentum in recent years, these colleges have established departments and dedicated tenure track lines, often with an expanded "media studies" scope. At the same time, speech- and journalism-derived media and communication programs have expanded and evolved at liberal-arts institutions across the country. With digital (and nomenclatural) convergence, the lines that once separated these departments and programs have become increasingly arbitrary. The purpose of the symposium is to gather together faculty from a diverse range of SLAC programs to compare curricular models, discuss the challenges and opportunities of teaching media in the liberal-arts context, and explore establishing an association of liberal arts college programs in media, film, and communication. Such an association might support a resource- and curriculum-sharing web presence, as well as sponsor periodic gatherings of faculty in follow-up symposia. We invite proposals (250 to 500 words) for the following formats: * individual paper abstracts * panel session abstracts (identifying three to four participants) * student-work showcases (featuring scholarship, media work, and/or hybrids in digital or other formats) * pedagogy workshops (on core assignments, capstone courses, and/or pedagogical techniques) * research workshops (on projects, strategies, publishing models, and/or research/exhibit tools) Relevant topics include: * curricular models for majors and minors * capstone projects and courses * faculty research collaborations * integration into the liberal arts missions of host institutions * challenges and opportunities of blending (critical) theory and (pre-professional) practice * navigating the disciplinary/interdisciplinary borderlands * challenges and opportunities of the cross-campus spread of digital pedagogies * the intersection of media studies and digital humanities initiatives * media studies and production practices in relationship to social justice, diversity, and challenging racism on liberal arts campuses Sessions and workshops that involve other participants in active discussion, hands-on engagement, and/or resource exchange are especially encouraged. The symposium will take place at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, May 24 and 25, 2016. Registration is free, with breakfast and lunch included. Limited funds for student and junior faculty travel may be available. Submissions (250-500 words) are due April 4th, to bcorzo-duchardt(a)muhlenberg.edu <mailto:bcorzo-duchardt@muhlenberg.edu>. Please include submitter(s) names, affiliations, email addresses, and the abstract of your proposal. Decisions will be made by April 15, with a tentative program, plenary speakers, and other details to follow soon after. Chief organizer: Beth Corzo-Duchardt (Muhlenberg College) Organizing committee: Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz (Muhlenberg College), Nicholas Gilewicz (Ursinus College), David Park (Lake Forest College), Jeff Pooley (Muhlenberg College), and Louise Woodstock (Ursinus College). Questions? Contact Beth Corzo Duchardt, at bcorzo-duchardt(a)muhlenberg.edu <mailto:bcorzo-duchardt@muhlenberg.edu> Beth Corzo-Duchardt, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Media & Communication Muhlenberg College bcorzo-duchardt(a)muhlenberg.edu <mailto:bcorzo-duchardt@muhlenberg.edu> bethcorzoduchardt.com <http://bethcorzoduchardt.com/>

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Polite brag
by Barry Wellman 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

I received a note from the University of Hong Kong that I have been selected as the "ICT Educator of the Year" for their 25th International Education and Technology Conference. In the modern tradition, I will give my lecture from Toronto by Skype, April 11-12. Exact time/date tba Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ Visiting Prof Schl of Information University of Arizona NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $18 Kindle $11 _______________________________________________________________________

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deep learning global news imagery annotations dataset
by kalev leetaru 21 Feb '16

21 Feb '16

Apologies for cross posting. Given the tremendous interest we've been receiving about our work applying Google's Cloud Vision API deep learning algorithms to an ever-growing fraction of global news imagery over the last two months, we've decided to box up the computed tags for all 14.6 million images that we've processed to date (of which the most recent 3.9 million include the raw JSON output of the Cloud Vision API that adds a wealth of additional characteristics about each image including facial landmarks and the color profile of the image) and make them available as a single download file totaling 7.1GB compressed / 31GB uncompressed. This dataset does not contain the images themselves, only the output of Google's deep learning algorithms applied to each image and the URL of the image and the URL of the article the image was found in. All of the Cloud Vision API features ( http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2016/02/Google-Cloud-Vision-API-ent…) are requested for each image, including object/activity descriptive labels, logo detection, content-based georeferencing, face detection/landmarks and facial sentiment, SafeSearch, and OCR text recognition (the most recent 3.9 million images pass language hints to the OCR engine for maximal accuracy - we've even seen some handwriting recognized to date). This is a snapshot dataset containing all metadata for images processed through noon EST today, though the GDELT Visual Global Knowledge Graph is a live feed and updates every 15 minutes, allowing you to access the same data for global news imagery on an ongoing basis every 15 minutes going forward. The full snapshot dataset is available below: http://blog.gdeltproject.org/visual-global-knowledge-graph-vgkg-february-20… The live feed this dataset was snapshotted from, which updates every 15 minutes, is available: http://blog.gdeltproject.org/gdelt-visual-knowledge-graph-vgkg-v1-0-availab… Remember that you can combine this with the main Global Knowledge Graph feed to study patterns in images versus the text of the articles containing them: http://blog.gdeltproject.org/gdelt-2-0-our-global-world-in-realtime/ http://blog.gdeltproject.org/gcam-reaches-40-dictionaries/ Email me directly if you have any questions! ~Kalev http://kalevleetaru.com/ http://blog.gdeltproject.org/

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Out Now: 'Internet and Ideological Movements in Russia' Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa (University of Cambridge) with Emil Pain (Higher School of Economics), the NLO (New Literary Observer) Publishing House, 2016
by Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Out Now: 'Internet and Ideological Movements in Russia' Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa (University of Cambridge) with Emil Pain (Higher School of Economics), the NLO (New Literary Observer) Publishing House, 2016 http://www.nlobooks.ru/node/6703 -- Dr Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa Department of Slavonic Studies University of Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA https://cambridge.academia.edu/GalinaNikiporetsTakigawa

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IFIP (I3E) Conference Submission Deadline Approaching Soon – 15th March 2016
by Hall, Margeret (KSRI) 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

** Apologies for Cross-Posting ** As a Program Committee member I am pleased to make you aware about, and invite the submission of research papers to, the 15th IFIP I3E Conference to be held 13-15th September 2016 in Swansea, UK. The theme of the conference is ‘Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!’. Deadline for submission of papers for review is 15th March 2016. Please visit the conference website http://www.swansea.ac.uk/som/i3e2016/. Submission is now open and can be made online at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=i3e2016. The Conference Co-Chair, Professor Yogesh K. Dwivedi, welcomes any queries regarding the conference and/or submission via email y.k.dwivedi(a)swansea.ac.uk<mailto:y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk>. The ubiquity of social media has had a profound effect on the way we communicate and is of significant importance to society and business. Social media tools have helped break down geographical barriers that once restricted communication and have led to an explosion of e-participation, virtual presence, and online communities. Professional benefits of social media include sharing of information, publicity, and giving and receiving support and advice. Consumers have become increasingly empowered to exert an influence on brands through online communities and businesses are able to acquire rapid feedback and garner insight into individual preferences without observer effects. Analysis of social media content via automated techniques and systems can also help to safeguard society from organized crime but such uses remain a delicate issue. With seemingly endless benefits it is easy to overlook the disadvantages of social media, which are an increasingly important consideration as social media platforms continue to proliferate. Social media has facilitated a loss of ownership and control of content as private, public and institutional domains increasingly overlap. There is a need for careful balancing of professionalism and freedom of speech, to ensure that posts do not cause offence or harm reputations. Other drawbacks include time pressure, plagiarism, misrepresentation, addiction, and negative psychological consequences. While providing a means to protect public safety, social media also provides a means of threatening it and enabling new forms of cyber-crime. This conference aims to bring together a variety of disciplines and a community for the advancement of knowledge regarding the adoption, use, impact, and potential of social media. To achieve this goal, we invite researchers and practitioners to present their ideas and findings at the 15th IFIP Conference on eBusiness, e-Services, and e-Society to be held at Swansea University, UK in 2016. Theoretical and empirical papers employing quantitative, qualitative, and/or critical methods are welcomed. PAPER SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS Authors should submit original, unpublished research papers. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Submissions should not be under consideration for any other conference or journal outlet. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended and revised version of their paper for fast track review and publication in Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, or International Journal of Electronic Government Research. Further information is on the conference website www.swan.ac.uk/som/i3e2016<http://www.swan.ac.uk/som/i3e2016> Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe Service Research Institute (KSRI) Institute of Information Systems and Marketing (IISM) Dr. Margeret Hall Head of Research Group: Participation and Collaborative Services Strategic Initiative Leader: Participation and Crowd Services Englerstr. 11, 11.40 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany Phone: +49 721 608-45873 Fax: +49 721 608-48399 Email: hall(a)kit.edu<mailto:hall@kit.edu> Web: http://www.ksri.kit.edu/ P Do you really need to print this email? KIT – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association

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Lecturer and Senior Lecturer Positions in Media Theory at the University of Westminster
by Christian Fuchs 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

The University of Westminster's School of Media, Arts & Design seeks to hire one Lecturer and one Senior Lecturer in Media Theory. Lecturer in Media Theory: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANA284/lecturer-in-media-theory/ Senior Lecturer in Media Theory: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANA279/senior-lecturer-in-media-theory/ Expertise in social media theory/research or television studies is welcome. Application deadline: March 16, 2016 -- Prof. Christian Fuchs University of Westminster, Director of the Communication and Media Research Institute http://www.westminster.ac.uk/camri @fuchschristian c.fuchs(a)westminster.ac.uk

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ACM IUI 2016 Call for Participation
by Denis Parra 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- ACM IUI 2016: ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- Sonoma, CA, USA March 7 - 10, 2016 http://iui.acm.org/ The time for this year's IUI conference is fast approaching and a few seats are still open to attend the conference and learn about the latest advances in intelligent user interfaces! We have a fantastic program headlined by 2 keynotes and featuring 49 long and short papers, 21 demos and posters, and the presentation of several recently published papers from TiiS. See the full program here: http://iui.acm.org/2016/program.html Unfortunately, the early registration deadline has passed, but we are now offering one-day registrations for those on a budget! For info on the conference location and how to register, please visit: http://iui.acm.org/2016/attending.html We look forward to seeing you in Sonoma, CA! Jeffrey Nichols, Jalal Mahmud, John O'Donovan General Chairs, IUI 2016 Denis Parra Publicity Chair, IUI 2016

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