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British Sociological Association's Digital Sociology Study Group.
by Harry Dyer (EDU - Staff) 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

Dear all, As a quick follow up, as a few people have been in contact about this now, the BSA Digital Sociology chat is 13:00 - 13:45 on July 15th (GMT+1), apologies for not including this in the original message. We look forward to seeing you all at http://meet.jit.si/DigitalSociology<http://meet.jit.si/DigitalSociology.> All the best, Harry

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Digital Sociology seminar series launch
by Harry Dyer (EDU - Staff) 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

We would like to alert subscribers to the roll out of an ongoing series of discussions hosted by the British Sociological Association's Digital Sociology Study Group. Starting from July 15th 2020, The Digital Sociology Study Group will be hosting monthly discussions, workshops, and book launches with academics, researchers, authors, practitioners, and activists exploring a range of issues around digital sociology. These will be hosted online and available to all who wish to take part. The first session, taking place 13:00 - 13:45 on July 15th, will be a book-launch for ‘Designing the Social: Unpacking Social Media Design and Identity’<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-5716-3> written by Harry Dyer, a member of the Digital Sociology Study Group and a Lecturer in Education at the University of East Anglia. This will be a 20 minute introduction to the book from Harry, followed by a Q+A. Attendees will be able to purchase the book for a 20% discount from Springer.com using the code mE7nGdz4Kyd9TNn (valid Jul 15, 2020 – Aug 12, 2020). We would like to use this launch as a space to also hear from attendees about what you would like to see from these monthly discussions moving forward, so please do come with suggestions and ideas for the group going forward. We hope to make this a useful and accessible series for all levels. The event will be hosted using Jitsi, a secure, free open-source video-hosting alternative to Zoom with end-to-end encryption. To access the discussion, simply visit meet.jit.si/DigitalSociology<https://meet.jit.si/DigitalSociology>. We will be muting cameras and microphones upon arrival. To talk and contribute, simply unmute yourself. We look forward to seeing and talking to you all, and hope this monthly will be a useful resource moving forward, especially at a time where face-to-face meeting is restricted. All the best, British Sociological Association Digital Sociology Study Group

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Image and text analysis tools
by Gohar F. Khan 06 Jul '20

06 Jul '20

Hello everyone, I am looking for image and text analysis tools/applications (preferably cloud-based and free) (not requiring coding). Any pointers will be appreciated. Cheers, Gohar -- Dr. Gohar Khan | Senior Lecturer of Digital Business | Undergraduate and Graduate Convenor for Digital Business | School of Management & Marketing | Faculty of Management | University of Waikato Private Bag 3105 | Hamilton 3240 | New Zealand | +64 7 838 4233 | gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz | office: MSB.2.32D / Web: gfkhan.wordpress.com Check out my books on social media analytics and digital marketing analytics

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Social Media monitoring software via institutions
by Aya Yadlin-Segal 05 Jul '20

05 Jul '20

Hello all! Do any of you have, via your institution‘s library/institutional research resources a subscription for a Social Media monitoring software such as Crimson Hexagon, Brandwatch, Sysomos etc.? If so, which one? I am trying to compile a list of existing systems in use in academia. Thank you! Aya

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WEBCAST TODAY: Cybersecurity in Africa: Rising for the new challenge
by Joly MacFie 04 Jul '20

04 Jul '20

Security was so tight on this webinar, many may have missed it. Never mind, here it is! ISOC Live posted: "Today Friday July 3 2020 at 11:00 UTC the Internet Society Livestream Channel will transmit yesterday's webinar 'Cybersecurity in Africa: Rising for the new challenge'. This is the 3rd in the African Internet Resilience series, organized jointly by the In" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience3>Today *Friday July 3 2020* at *11:00 UTC* the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://isoc.live>* will transmit yesterday's webinar '*Cybersecurity in Africa: Rising for the new challenge <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-resilience/cybersec…>*'. This is the 3rd in the* African Internet Resilience <https://isoc.live/?s=%22African+Internet+Resilience%22>* series, organized jointly by the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* and the *African Union <https://au.int/en/commission>*, in particular this time the *African Union Commission Cybersecurity Expert Group <https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20191212/african-union-cybersecurity-expert…>* (AUCSEG). In the pandemic, as businesses and governments are increasingly relying on digital technologies, there is a corresponding growth in vulnerability to attacks, misinformation and fraud. Our expert panel discussed African Cybersecurity Strategy for an evolving continent, including responses of the African technical community to Covid-19 cybersecurity-related challenges, while at the same time considering human rights and educational opportunity. *SPEAKERS* - *Dr Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola* – Member, AUCSEG - *Olaf Kolkman* – Principal – Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy, Internet Society - *Dr. Sherif Hashem* – Vice President for Cybersecurity, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Egypt - *John-Robert Hountomey* – Founder and Director, AfricaCERT - *Dr Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo* – Member, AUCSEG - *Dr John Ubena* – Advocate, High Court of Tanzania *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience3 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience3>* (AI captions) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM (not available - recording)* *TWITTER #AfricanInternetResilience <https://bit.ly/AfricaInternetResilience> @ISOC_Africa @_AfricanUnion #StrongInternet @internetsociety* *MORE INFO* *https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/strong-internet/ <https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/strong-internet/>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/posts/2663990140368840 <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/posts/2663990140368840>* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience3 <https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience3>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12393/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for nominations, 2020 ASIS&T SIG SI (Social Informatics) Awards
by Adam Worrall 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

The *Special Interest Group for Social Informatics* (SIG SI) of the *Association for Information Science and Technology* (ASIS&T) is issuing a *call for nominations* for the 2020 Annual *ASIS&T SIG SI Awards*, with *nominations due by July 10*. Self-nominations are welcome and the nomination process is quite short, as detailed below. For those familiar with our prior awards structure please note there are a few changes this year. We seek nominations in the following two categories: 1. *Best Paper**:* For a paper published either in a *peer-reviewed journal* or in *peer-reviewed conference proceedings*, during the *2019 calendar year*, on a *topic informed by social informatics*. Submissions from all researchers at any career stage are welcomed. The winning author(s) will receive a *$750 (USD) cash award* and be *invited to attend* and have their work recognized at the *Social Informatics Research Symposium* as part of the ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting. The Symposium is co-organized by SIG SI, SM (Social Media), and IEP (Information Ethics & Policy) and will be held online later this fall. 2. *Emerging Social Informatics Researchers*: For up to *two students* whose research is on *topics informed by and/or relating to social informatics*. First consideration will go to *students who are an author* on a paper or poster *accepted for the ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting *or to the* Social Informatics Research Symposium* to be held as part of the conference. Up to two winning students will be reimbursed for or otherwise receive *free* *registration *to the *ASIS&T 2020* Annual Meeting and the* Social Informatics Research Symposium*, an approximate *$250 (USD) value*. The winning student(s) will be recognized at the symposium and have ample opportunity to interact with researchers and scholars in social informatics, social media, information ethics and policy, and cognate fields. To nominate for these awards, please send the following to *Adam Worrall (worrall(a)ualberta.ca <worrall(a)ualberta.ca?subject=Social+Informatics+Best+Paper+Awards>)*, SIG SI Awards Coordinator, by *July 10*, 2020, 11:59pm EDT (UTC-4): - For the *Best Paper Award*: A full *reference* of the article being nominated, including the authors, title, and publication venue; a brief *explanation* of why you are nominating this article; and a digital *copy* of the article (PDF preferred). - For the *Emerging Social Informatics Researchers Award*: Your *name*; university / institutional *email address*; the *university* / *institution* and* department *you are part of as a student; and a *short statement* of approximately 300 words (plus any references)* briefly describing your research and scholarship in social informatics*. Please also ensure the statement *references any relevant paper or poster* submitted or accepted to the ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting or Social Informatics Research Symposium. These can either be included directly in the body of your email or in one attached document (PDF preferred). Our intention is to notify award winners no later than *August 7, 2020*, in time for ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting early bird registration (ends August 8). Good luck to all who apply! Adam Worrall, Ph.D. Awards Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI Assistant Professor, University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies 5-168 Education North Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5 worrall(a)ualberta.ca (780) 492-0179 http://www.adamworrall.org

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Fw: Call for Applications: CDCS Postdoctoral Fellowship
by Lingel, Jessa 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

Apologies for cross posting, please let your students and contacts know about a postdoc/admin role with the Center for Digital Culture and Society at Penn Annenberg. Center on Digital Culture and Society University of Pennsylvania Call for Applications for a Post-doctoral Fellowship The Center on Digital Culture and Society (https://cdcs.asc.upenn.edu/) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication invites applications to fill one postdoctoral fellowship position for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications are welcomed from scholars who have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last three years. The term of appointment is: September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021. Founded in July 2019, the Center on Digital Culture and Society (CDCS) supports critical, interdisciplinary scholarship on digital culture, technology, and society. CDCS aims to develop critical approaches to digital cultural studies and create spaces for dialogue and collaboration among academics, citizens, and activists. CDCS postdoctoral fellowships support research on all aspects of digital culture and society which fall within CDCS’s broad mission. Fellows at the CDCS pursue their own research and participate in the activities of the Center. This fellowship comes with a stipend of $75,000, a $3,000 research fund, and health insurance. In addition to research, responsibilities of this fellowship include managing the CDCS website, the speakers series, workshops, and other CDCS office and academic activities. The University of Pennsylvania is an EO/AA employer and we welcome applications from women and minorities. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by August 1, 2020. To apply, please send a cover letter, a C.V., a research statement, and a writing sample as one pdf document to: cdcs(a)asc.upenn.edu<mailto:cdcs@asc.upenn.edu>. Please arrange two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same email.

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WEBCAST TODAY: Building Community Networks to bridge the Social and Economic Divide @ISOC_Kenya
by Joly MacFie 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

The Internet Society Global Volunteer Training Programme is the gift that keeps on giving! Today we have another fellow presentation, this time from ISOC Kenya. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday 2nd July 2020 from 16:00-17:30 EAT (13:00-14:30 UTC) The Internet Society Kenya Chapter will host a webinar 'Building Community Networks to bridge the Social and Economic Divide'. There is widespread recognition of the opportunities and potent" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kenya-cns>On *Thursday 2nd July 2020* from *16:00-17:30 EAT* (13:00-14:30 UTC) The *Internet Society Kenya Chapter <https://www.internetsociety.ke>* will host a webinar '*Building Community Networks to bridge the Social and Economic Divide*'. There is widespread recognition of the opportunities and potential benefits of expanding access to the Internet, as recognized by the *Sustainable Development Goal <https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/>* (SDG) targets.* Community networks <https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/community-networks/>* are increasingly being proposed as a solution to connect the unconnected. This webinar will be facilitated by Miss *Irene Misoi*, a fellow in the *Internet Society Global Volunteer Training Programme <https://www.internetsociety.org/chapters/2020-training-program/>*, a fellowship engagement and learning programme that focuses on developing new community leaders who can work together with Internet Society to create local awareness on the *Internet Society 2020 Action Plan* <https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2020/>. She will be supported by *Kennedy Ronoh* and* Hawi Rapudo*. *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kenya-cns <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kenya-cns>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3ibI3fh <https://bit.ly/3ibI3fh>* *TWITTER @ISOC_Kenya #CommunityNetworks <https://bit.ly/3ifqzPd> * *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12368/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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The impact of online platform transparency of information on consumers’ choices
by Giuseppe A. Veltri 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

FYI Paper available here in Behavioural Public Policy Journal https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-public-policy/article/i… Abstract Millions of Europeans use online platforms with almost blind trust that the platforms operate in the interests of the consumer. However, the presentation of search results, transparency about contractual parties and the publication of user reviews that contribute to the value of online platforms in Europe's Single Digital Market also pose significant risks regarding consumer protection and market competition. The current study investigates how enhanced information transparency in online platforms might affect consumers’ trust in online activities and choice behaviour. Following an exploratory qualitative study, three online discrete-choice experiments were conducted with representative samples of 1200 respondents in each of four countries: Germany, Poland, Spain and the UK. The objective of the experiments was to test whether increased transparency in the presentation of online search information, details of contractual entities and the implications for consumer protection and user reviews and ratings would affect consumers’ choices. The results show that increased online transparency increases the probability of product selection. A comparison across the four countries found that the similarities in responses to online transparency were far greater than the differences. The findings are discussed in relation to the biases and heuristics identified in behavioural science. In conclusion, recommendations are made to increase online transparency, which the empirical evidence of this study shows would benefit both users and platform operators. ----------------------------------- Giuseppe A. Veltri Personal Webpage <https://sites.google.com/a/unitn.it/giuseppe-a-veltri/home>

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CFP - MDPI Sensors (IF: 3.031) Special Issue “Recent Advances in Sensing and IoT Technologies
by simone.bolettieri＠iit.cnr.it 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

(Apologies if you received duplicate copies of this CFP) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CALL FOR PAPERS for Special Issue of MDPI Sensors on “Recent Advances in Sensing and IoT Technologies” https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/SIoTT Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2020 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Special Issue Information The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network connecting billions of physical objects and devices that are capable of sensing and sharing data between themselves and the Internet. Hence, one of the core goals of an IoT system is to provide a digital overlay of information over the physical world, in domains such as industries, smart cities, transportation, and energy. Thus, sensing and embedded systems are key enabling technologies for the IoT vision. The increasing popularity of IoT applications is driving an exponential growth in connected IoT devices and generated data. As a result, the current IoT system architectures and communication technologies are facing significant technical challenges to meet the requirements of connectivity, scalability, and interoperability, as well as to efficiently support the transmission and processing of large volumes of data. Hence, there is a need for new enabling technologies, end-to-end architectures, and data management platforms. This Special Issue aims to foster the dissemination of high-quality research with emerging ideas, approaches, theories, and practice to resolve the challenging issues related to the development of IoT ecosystems. Comprehensive review papers on the emerging research trends in the IoT domain are highly encouraged. This special issue belongs to the section “Internet of Things”. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Sensor technologies and protocols for IoT systems - IoT technologies and wireless sensor networks for smart cities and smart homes - IoT in 5G and beyond 5G networks - Edge, fog, and cloud computing architectures for IoT systems - SDN and NFV solutions for IoT systems - Mission-critical IoT applications like smart grid, healthcare, connected vehicles, and so on - Security, privacy, and trust management in IoT - IoT solutions for crowdsourcing and crowd-sensing Special Issue Editors Dr. Raffaele Bruno Prof. Sherali Zeadally ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com (https://www.mdpi.com/) by registering (https://www.mdpi.com/user/register/) and logging in to this website (https://www.mdpi.com/user/login/) Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form (https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload/?journal=sensors) Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/instructions) page. Sensors (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/) is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/instructions) page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) (https://www.mdpi.com/about/apc/) for publication in this open access (https://www.mdpi.com/about/openaccess/) journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service (https://www.mdpi.com/authors/english) prior to publication or during author revisions.

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