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New book: Wikipedia, Work and Capitalism
by Arwid Lund 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Hi! This could be of interest to some of you. My book Wikipedia, Work and Capitalism (Palgrave Macmillan) has finally been published online (the hardcover will be out within weeks). It situates Wikipedia and peer production within a Marxist perspective on cognitive capitalism, and uses ideology analysis to study the Wikipedians' perceptions of their own activities as well as their understanding of the project's relation to capitalism. If it sounds interesting you can have a look here: http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319506890?wt_mc=ThirdParty.SpringerLink… All the best, Arwid Lund Arwid Lund PhD in Information Studies Department of ALM, Uppsala University Email: arwid.lund(a)abm.uu.se

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2017 Steve Jones Internet Research Lecture Features Larry Smarr
by Sarina Chen 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

The 2017 Steve Jones Internet Research Lecture will feature Larry Smarr, Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), at UC San Diego. Smarr, a physicist and leader in scientific computing, supercomputer applications, and Internet infrastructure, will address, “Building the Pacific Research Platform: Supernetworks for Big Data Science.” Smarr’s lecture will be presented during the 2017 annul conference of International Communication Association (ICA), on Friday, May 26, 11:00 – 12:15 pm in Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 3, Aqua 313. In the lecture, Smarr will discuss the exponential rise of Big Data which is demanding new technological solutions in visualization, machine learning, and high performance cyberinfrastructure. Smarr believes that the rise of artificial intelligence will both be powered by these developments and be essential for deriving understanding from the tsunami of data. Smarr will illustrate how NSF-funded Pacific Research Platform, which provides an Internet platform with 100-1000 times the bandwidth of today's commodity Internet to all the research universities on the West Coast, is being designed from the application needs of researchers from particle physics to climate to human health. Even fields like archaeology, digital libraries, and social media analysis are engaged. Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research (CCCSIR, www.cccsir.com) established Steve Jones Internet Research Lecture Series in 2003 to bring leading Internet researchers to annual ICA conventions to promote the development and interest of Internet research. With the interdisciplinary nature of Internet research, the lecture series would like to bring researchers from various disciplines as well as industry leaders to establish dialogues with communication researchers about topics and issues of Internet research. The theme of Steve Jones Lecture Series is " The Internet as Culture.” This event is co-sponsored by University of Illinois, Chicago, and the International Communication Association. For more information about this event, please contact Shing-Ling Sarina Chen, sarina.chen(a)uni.edu.

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CfA Individual Research Stays at GESIS, Germany
by Schulze, Heidi 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Dear colleagues, EUROLAB - Gateway to Research Stays at GESIS is pleased to invite applications for one month research visits. Individual researchers, who want to work on data available at GESIS<http://www.gesis.org/en/services/data-analysis/>, may apply for support to access EUROLAB for a maximum period of one month from September to December 2017. An international selection panel will evaluate the applications on a competitive basis. The applications will be assessed depending on the expected scientific merits. Successful applicants will receive a travel grant that covers travel costs (economy class, up to EUR 500 for short-haul flights and up to EUR 900 for long-haul ones) and accommodation. During their stay, visiting researchers will profit from a wide range of services<http://www.gesis.org/angebot/daten-analysieren/eurolab/services/> including an individual workspace, access to data and to GESIS library<http://www.gesis.org/en/institute/gesis-infrastructure-and-administrative-d…> with various online databases, as well as direct contact to GESIS experts. In order to apply, applicants have to fill in the online application form<https://www.hidden-professionals.de/HP/P_shorts/Now_Candid.aspx?jo=131772>. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2017. Further details on eligibility and the application procedure can be found here<http://www.gesis.org/en/services/data-analysis/eurolab/grants-application/>. Applications for self-funded research stays are accepted all year round. For more information on EUROLAB, please visit our website<http://www.gesis.org/en/services/data-analysis/eurolab/> or email us at eurolab(a)gesis.org<mailto:eurolab@gesis.org> Best regards, Heidi -- Heidi Schulze, M.A. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Knowledge Transfer EUROLAB Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8 D-50667 Cologne phone: +49 221 47694-572 email: heidi.schulze(a)gesis.org<mailto:heidi.schulze@gesis.org>

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Re: [Air-L] Nvivo for facebook pages
by Silvana di Gregorio 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Hi Everyone, If you are new to NVivo, you might want to first watch this video which includes how you can capture social media using NCapture - the browser add-on that comes with NVivo and how you can analyse Twitter and Facebook data in NVivo. This is at a high level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQrEufwtCQ If you have specific queries, let me know. Best wishes, Silvana Silvana di Gregorio, PhD QSR Research, Director QSR International (UK) Limited Vanguard House, Keckwick Lane Daresbury, Cheshire WA4 4AB United Kingdom T +44 (0)1925 357 960 D +44 (0)1925 357 962 F +44 (0)1925 357 980 E s.digregorio(a)qsrinternational.com qsrinternational.com Disclaimer This transmission may contain information which is confidential and privileged and intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee you may not use, disseminate or copy this information. If you have received this information in error please notify the sender immediately. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen) [mailto:K.H.A.Leurs@uu.nl] Sent: 19 April 2017 15:11 To: Silvana di Gregorio <S.DiGregorio(a)qsrinternational.com>; mona arslan <mona_arslan(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Nvivo for facebook pages Dear Silvana and Mona, I would also be interested in hearing about using Nvivo to study Facebook, Best wishes, Koen. Koen Leurs, PhD Assistant professor Gender & Postcolonial Studies | Department of Media and Culture Studies | Utrecht University, the Netherlands | Muntstraat 2a, 3512 EV room 0.05 | T. + 31 30 253 7844| www.koenleurs.net <http://www.koenleurs.net/> Teaching: Coordinator minor Gender studies, minor Postcolonial studies, TCS hoofdrichting Gender and Postcolonial Studies. Research: NWO Veni Postdoc Young Connected Migrants (2016-2019), read the blog here <http://connectedmigrants.sites.uu.nl/>. Network: Chair Diaspora, Migration and the Media Section, European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) Recent publications: -w/ Michael Zimmer. Special issue on Platform values #AOIR2016 Berlin. Information, Communication & Society, 20(6). Introduction available through this open access Download link <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2017.1295464>. -w/ Tamara Shepherd. Datafication and discrimination. In. K. van Es & M. Schaefer (Eds.) The Datafied Society. 2017 Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Open access Download link <http://oapen.org/search?identifier=624771>. -Young connected migrants and non-normative European family life. International Journal of E-Politics, 2016, 7(3). Open access Download link <http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/67930/>. -w/ Myria Georgiou Digital makings of the cosmopolitan city. Young people’s urban imaginaries of London. International Journal of Communication, 2016, 10, 3689-3709. Open access Download link <http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/4425/1736>. -Questioning Europe in 4D. Digitisation, datafication, discrimination & diversity. InterkulturRuhr. http://interkultur.einskommanull.com/node/184 -Digital Passages. Diaspora, Gender & Youth Cultural Intersections. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2015. Open access Download link <http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=559550>. On 19/04/17 16:06, "Air-L on behalf of Silvana di Gregorio" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of S.DiGregorio(a)qsrinternational.com> wrote: Hi Mona, I work for QSR, the developers of NVivo. I would be happy to talk to you off-line about using Facebook and NVivo. Best wishes, Silvana Silvana di Gregorio, PhD QSR Research, Director QSR International (UK) Limited Vanguard House, Keckwick Lane Daresbury, Cheshire WA4 4AB United Kingdom T +44 (0)1925 357 960 D +44 (0)1925 357 962 F +44 (0)1925 357 980 E s.digregorio(a)qsrinternational.com qsrinternational.com Disclaimer This transmission may contain information which is confidential and privileged and intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee you may not use, disseminate or copy this information. If you have received this information in error please notify the sender immediately. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of mona arslan Sent: 19 April 2017 14:51 To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Nvivo for facebook pages I would be very happy to talk to anyone who has managed to capture content from facebook page for NVIVO. Facebook pages as a data set specifically is my interest( not groups or conversation and not as a PDF, but as a dataset) Many thanks in advance! Mona Arslan, Teacher Assistant (AASTM) and PhD Candidate (Digital Media) Founder of The Egyptian Social Media Initiative @monarslan _______________________________________________ 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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Collecting snaps and building archives
by Anders Hougaard 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Anybody got experience with capturing/collecting Snapchat messages - large scale or small scale, manually, automatically, with screen recording, building archives, etc.? I'm interested in all of it. I'm surveying technologies, methodologies, ethical issues, etc. And I'm potentially interested in getting into collaborations. Thanks in advance, Anders Hougaard Assoc. prof., PhD University of Southern Denmark Red Hen Lab Consortium: http://www.redhenlab.org/ [http://www.redhenlab.org/_/rsrc/1479152099240/home/RedHenRing.png]<http://www.redhenlab.org/> Red Hen Lab<http://www.redhenlab.org/> www.redhenlab.org Home Page of the Red Hen Lab

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Call for Applications VOX-Pol Research Fellowship 2017 - 2018
by Reem Ahmed 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

*VOX-POL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2017 - 2018 * 12-month fixed-term contract The VOX-Pol Research Fellowship Programme recruits promising researchers in the area of Violent Online Political Extremism, trains them in related research and analysis, and mentors them in delivering excellent completed projects. We are seeking innovative research proposals in the area of Violent Online Political Extremism. In particular, we encourage applications focusing on, _but not limited to_, the following areas: - Linguistic analysis of online threats to discriminate signal from noise; - Social media policy and practice of extremist content removal and filtering online; - Ethics of monitoring extremist content online; - Online radicalisation of school shooters, public shooters and grievance fuelled violence; - Right-wing nationalism and white-supremacists online; - Comparison of IS-related online activity with that of other violent jihadi online activity. *Selection Criteria* Applicants _must_: Submit a research proposal in the area of Violent Online Political Extremism, which should go beyond state-of-the-art, and show excellent methodological skills and theoretical knowledge of the field. Have obtained a PhD (or be close to completion by the date of commencement) or hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and 5+ years relevant professional experience in a relevant profession/institution (e.g. law enforcement, intelligence analysis, think tank, Internet company) or an MA in a relevant area and 3+ years relevant professional experience in a relevant profession/institution (e.g. law enforcement, intelligence analysis, think tank, Internet company). Applicants should have research/professional experience in either the area of the Internet or violent political extremism, but ideally both. The Research Fellow will be hosted and mentored by either one or two VOX-Pol partner institutions for twelve months in total. The Fellowship may also include a short stay at an associated end-user of VOX-Pol (details upon request). The provisional commencement date for the Fellowship is October 2017. This is an EU-funded position. The gross Fellowship salary will be €37,750 per annum, payable via Dublin City University (the VOX-Pol Coordinator), and therefore subject to Dublin City University conditions, Irish taxation, Irish social insurance, public-service pension, etc. Dublin City University is an equal opportunities employer. *For further details:* About VOX-Pol, see http://www.voxpol.eu/ Potential topic/partner supervision, please see http://www.voxpol.eu/download/Partner-Competencies-Contact-Details.pdf Further information, please contact rmp(a)voxpol.eu <mailto:rmp@voxpol.eu> *Applications should include:* - A cover letter specifying how you meet the requirements of the position, which host institution(s) you are interested in, and a justification for your choice(s); - A 5 to 10 page research proposal (incl. theoretical and methodological considerations); - A current CV; - A list of publications, or a 20+ page single-authored writing sample; Details of three professional referees. Applications should be submitted to rmp(a)voxpol.eu <mailto:rmp@voxpol.eu> no later than _Wednesday, May 10, 2017_. -- Reem Ahmed *Researcher* *VOX-Pol Network of Excellence* Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg Beim Schlump 83 D-20144 Hamburg E-Mail: ahmed(a)ifsh.de Tel: +49 4086607745 Website: https://ifsh.de/en/staff/ahmed/

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NEW BOOK: Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy?
by Heather Ford 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Very exciting new book by Stephen Coleman just out. NEW BOOK: Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? by Stephen Coleman, Professor of Political Communication, University of Leeds - Polity Press; paperback, £9.99 From its inception as a public communication network, the Internet was regarded by many people as a potential means of escaping from the stranglehold of top–down, stage–managed politics. If hundreds of millions of people could be the producers as well as receivers of political messages, could that invigorate democracy? If political elites fail to respond to such energy, where will it leave them? In this short book, internationally renowned scholar of political communication, Stephen Coleman, argues that the best way to strengthen democracy is to re–invent it for the twenty–first century. Governments and global institutions have failed to seize the opportunity to democratise their ways of operating, but online citizens are ahead of them, developing practices that could revolutionise the exercise of political power. "This is a really outstanding book; Coleman’s ideas, as always, are compelling and clear, and presented in a way that grips the reader. This will be the most authoritative and up–to–date text on the topic." Peter Dahlgren, Lund University "Democracy is old and it is about compromise, not about getting one′s way. Technologies are new, and they attain popularity as they promise ultimate, personalized experiences. Rather than being put to use to reinvent democracy, much new technology has been retrofitted to serve dated civic practices. Coleman′s Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy? brilliantly recognizes this and asks why a new democratic future has not been presented for citizens yet. This books helps us imagine what the future might look like if technology were used to turn the flaws of democracy into strengths and produce a democratic system of governance built for the future. It is bold, it is engaging, and it is like nothing you have read before." Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois, Chicago "Since the early days of the web Stephen Coleman has been at the forefront of research into Internet and democracy, and has had a steady hand in pinpointing the difference between promotional rhetoric and experiments that yield dividends. His latest edition is no exception." Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam http://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9781509508365 Dr Heather Ford University Academic Fellow, University of Leeds www.hblog.org @hfordsa

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Meet the nominees of the future Executive Committee
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Discussion has commenced by members of AoIR and the candidates running for all the seats on the Executive Committee that will take over in October of this year. You can read up on the amazing and committed people who heeded the call to serve by logging into members.aoir.org, then going to the Members section to read the nomination statements of the candidates, and you can participate in a discussion with them. If you're not a member but have been part of this list and community, you can go the next step and join (it's not expensive, especially relative to most other academic associations out there) by clicking the Join AoIR button on aoir.org. I am hoping for a spectacular turnout of voters this year as a sign of the commitment and energy we have for this community. Voting begins April 24th, and information will be shared then on the process for voting. Cheers, ~Jenny Jennifer Stromer-Galley | Professor Director, Center for Computational and Data Sciences President, Association of Internet Researchers School of Information Studies 220 Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 e jstromer(a)syr.edu<mailto:jstromer@syr.edu> My 2016 political social media project: illuminating.ischool.syr.edu<http://illuminating.ischool.syr.edu/>

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AoIR Election Schedule Updates
by Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Dear AoIR Members, We are in the middle of our election process. The actual voting will begin on 24 April 2017. You must be a current AoIR member to vote. *NOW* is the time to ask questions of your potential Executive Committee Members. Right now is the Open Discussion session with your candidates. Ask questions. Read responses to the questions already asked. Get involved! *Graduate Students *- You should read through the candidate statements and ask questions. The individual elected as Graduate Student Representative will be representing you for two years on AoIR's Executive Committee. *AoIR Members *- The individuals running for the Executive Committee will shape the next two years of your association. The individual elected as Vice-President will be on the Executive Committee for 6 years. Make sure the individuals selected will represent this association as it moves forward. To see the candidate statements and to ask them questions, log in to the AoIR membership system at members.aoir.org. *To log in,* you need to know the email that you used to register as a member and your password. (If you've forgotten your password, you can follow the on-screen instructions to have a new one emailed to you. If you've forgotten the email you used to register, please contact Association Coordinator Michelle Gardner at ac <at> aoir.org.) Once you've logged in, you'll find the candidate statements under Members -> Elections -> Candidate Statements and you'll see a link there for the discussions as well. Each discussion includes a Reply button that you can use to participate. Log in and get to know the candidates and please vote! *Reminder of election time table:* 1. Call for Nominations: opens March 20, 2017 and will remain open for fifteen (15) days. 2. Nominations close for all positions April 3, 2017. 3. Candidates will be listed on aoir.org and further information will be made available on our membership system, where discussion forums will let you ask questions of the candidates. 4. Voting begins April 24, 2017 at our online balloting site and will remain open for ten (10) days. (Details for accessing this site will be sent in a later message through our membership system.) 5. Voting ends May 3, 2017, expiring at 12:00 noon, U.S. Eastern Time in the State of Delaware. Election results will be announced on air-l. The new committee is formally introduced and assumes its duties during the AoIR conference in Tartu, 18-21 October 2017. We are grateful to all the candidates for putting their names forward. Your willingness to help form the future of AoIR is appreciated! Regards, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator

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1st CFP - Crowds at Risk: Exploitation, Creative Destruction, and the Unintended Effects of Crowdsourcing Workshop @ ECSCW 2017
by Karin Hansson 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

[Apologies for cross-postings] 1st Call for Papers Crowds at Risk: Exploitation, Creative Destruction, and the Unintended Effects of Crowdsourcing Workshop at the 15th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW 2017, August 28 – September 01) Location, Date: Sheffield (UK), August 29 2017 Organizers: Thomas Ludwig (University of Siegen), Karin Hansson (Stockholm University), Tanja Aitamurto (Stanford University), Christoph Kotthaus (University of Siegen), Elizabeth Anne Watkins (Columbia University), Ujwal Gadiraju (Leibniz Universität Hannover), Enric Senabre Hidalgo (Open University of Catalonia) Deadline for Submission: May, 19 2017 Webpage: http://crowdsatrisk.hci-workshop.org/ <http://crowdsatrisk.hci-workshop.org/> Abstract: Crowdsourcing comes with a number of positive promises for organizations: Cost reduction, a 24-hour workforce, and short-term knowledge gathering. On the other hand, this „creative destruction“ undermines labor rights and regulations. Unfair and opaque payment systems and socio-spatial inequalities among crowd workers are some of the pitfalls of crowdsourcing. ICT can lead to exploitation of the crowds and other negative (unintended) effects of crowdsourcing. This workshop examines crowds that are at risk (e.g. children), their characteristics and behaviors and the role of ICT within the crowd work. We welcome researchers from a diversity of disciplines and perspectives to illuminate insights into crowds at risk and trying to shed light on questions about what the destructive forces at work are, how work is changing, and what unregulated areas of “work” are exploited. Topics: – Ethical issues and groups at risk within crowdsourcing – ICT tools and attempts to establish sustainable work cultures online – Empirical studies about crowds at risk – Crowdsourcing contexts vulnerable for exploitation – ICT-driven new forms of labor – Crowd-workers responsible for their own infrastructures – Cybersecurity – Laws and regulating of child work/consumption online – Cases of exploitation of children as crowd workers – The gamification of the lifeworld – Citizen-based crisis management groups at risk – Cases of crowdsourcing as self fulfilment or self-exploitation – Crowd work and ownership in Platform Cooperativism Schedule: May 19: Submission May 19 – June 02: Review Phase June 02: Notification The position paper should be 2-4 pages and follow the ECSCW exploratory papers template. Send submissions and inquiries to the following email address: crowdsatrisk(a)listerv.uni-siegen.de <mailto:crowdsatrisk@listerv.uni-siegen.de>. At least one author of the position paper must attend the workshop. All participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the conference. With best regards, Karin Hansson (on behalf of all organizers). -- ____________________________________ Karin Hansson PhD Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences Stockholm University Postbox 7003, 164 07 Kista, SWEDEN Visiting address: Borgarfjordsgatan 12, Kista E-mail: khansson(a)dsv.su.se <mailto:khansson@dsv.su.se> people.dsv.su.se/khansson <http://people.dsv.su.se/khansson> ____________________________________

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