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invest in the popularity of weblogs or rather speculate on the shifts of attention within the network. http://hoder.com/weblog/archives/006744.html A. Randolph Kluver School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University 31 Nanyang Link Singapore, 637718 (65) 6790-5770 Fax (65) 6792-4329 =20

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Freshman: The war seems to be something separate from school. The news, media, horror, bombings, and Saddam Hussein seem a million miles away. When I was home, that was all I would pay attention to and now that I'm here I haven't watched or heard anything about it. Friend: Is it that the war seems separate from school, or that school has A Separate Peace? Freshman: I read that book (or part of it) in one of my English classes in high school, though I regret that I don't remember much of it. I find peace at school and peace at home as far as my well-being is concerned. Each kind is a different kind of peace, but I feel comfortable in both. But somehow things feel more real at home than they do at college. At college it seems I can look out on the world and say, "Uh huh, that's nice," when something bad or good happens. That is what I seem to be doing now as I look out at Iraq. ------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com

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have a hard time justifying. You don't even need to be a historian to feel that pressure. I dread the moment in time when i'll have to explain to my children what is about to happen just now. I'm sorry, this text has gone a bit personal, but hey, it's war, and i shouldn't be hiding behind a mask of professionalism. I am 21 years old. This is the 8th war that I'll have the privilege of witnessing "live" on the media. (though there have been countless others during my lifetime) I was raised in the belief that mankind would never repeat the great mistakes of the 20th century, that the big nations would have realized their responsibility by now. Sounds naive? by now, yes. sadly. When walking through the center of Berlin one can see the ruins of an old church bombed during WW2. Seeing it today really freaked me out. again, many apologies if this does not concern internet research and does not stick to the guidelines of professionalism. but still it would be nice to know how others feel. regards, max d berlin Free University

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feel worn out from hearing the report of bombs already being underway), it seemed to be clear that this war will come. In about an hour the deadline will arrive.

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specificity, our concepts of race and gender, and hopefully more. Yes, I agree with Art (may I call you Art?) that *blackpeopleloveus* is an excellent site in which racism is satirized and villified. I just worry that some white progressives might raise that site up as the end of the discourse - as a *see, we are willing to ridicule ourselves.* *blackpeopleloveus* was covered a while back by the New York Times, so the message has entered the extended mass media arena. However, I found it interesting that the article was published in the *Styles* section of the newspaper. In other words, the site was deemed *cool.* Why wasn't it published in *Circuits*, or *Art*? The website is great, but how is the world rerframing it to suit the grander discourse on racism? -Robert On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, nicola green wrote: > > maybe its just me, but i don't think this page is about about humour, or > about people that are concerned or engaged about life, or about having a > good laugh about themselves (which i think is essential in any political > concern - at least as a starting point) > > >http://www.bullymag.com/7.12.02/jokes-071202.asp > > i would more than welcome *jokes* about white people's habits - i think > people in general are pretty funny (really, we are - please do insert jokes > about me at this point, and point out that 'we' is terribly subjective) - > sometimes (maybe especially?) when we take ourselves so terribly seriously, > we are at most risk of misinterpreting cultural trends. and i think > politically, we ignore the role of humour at our peril. > we can be serious in our messages whiile laughing at ourselves - but i > think this is exactly what this site (quoted above) doesn't do - you could > say that its 'anti-racist' becuase it just makes jokes about white people - > but at the same time its incredibly sexist - many of the 'white people' > jokes are directed at 'white' women, and have to do with gender and > sexuality far more than the politics of ethnicity - (and actually, those > jokes aint even funny....) do we really, 20 years on, want to revert to > that kind of crap? > > nic > ------ > > Dr. Nicola Green > > Department of Sociology > University of Surrey > Guildford > Surrey GU2 7XH > Ph: +44-(0)14-8368-6972 > Fax: +44-(0)14-8369-9551 > Mob: +44-(0)79-5153-8955 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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on the internet (as the posts in question did) is relevent, and I should imagine that all on this list are mature enough and level headed enough to not start a full on flame war. A discussion group will go little way to discussion if people cannot 'discuss'. With regard to the msg in question however, I'm all for being pro-active in these temultuous times, but do you actually believe the power of email is so great it will make any difference? I am assuming all messages will be promptly deleted. :o( Angela VERY Happy with the list and it's varied and interesting content. --------------------------- Sociopranos - Society Redefined: All new members welcome! www.sociopranos.com eLearning, ICT and Social Inclusion Discussion Forum http://bbs.odeluce.stir.ac.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quentin (Gad) Jones" <qgjones(a)acm.org> To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:25 PM Subject: [Air-l] Is this What the Air List Is For???? > I am concerned that the discussion on the AIR list has moved from > question of the impact on internet technology on global politics and > activism to politics. Who should be emailed what etc. > > I am quite certain that a variety of political views exist on this list. > I think posting for ignoring the threat posed by the fascist Iraq > Baath party, appeasement, peace sit-ins, happenings, new forms of > containment, military intervention, regime change, or war is an > inappropriate use of the list!!! > > Thank You > Quentin > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Technology and Institutional Change: This important study brings institutional theory and the adoption of Internet technologies by the modern state into sharper focus than any previous work. The "Virtual State" is one in which networked, computerized information systems and interorganizational networks rather than bureaucratic agencies increasingly become the locus of government. The book integrates a vast amount of theoretical work from several disciplines to formulate an analytic framework and provides three very interesting case studies in the development of "virtual agencies." The seven propositions that constitute a summation of the theoretical material are clear, intelligent, and thought-provoking. The prose is spare but not simple, and the endnotes are rich and detailed. This pathbreaking study clears away much nonsense about information technology in government organizations and gives future researchers in a number of fields an intellectual framework with which to begin to understand significant future events. One can only hope that practitioners and policy analysts read this book as the war on terrorism proceeds and agencies are increasingly forced to deal with Internet technologies. Fountain has been at the forefront of development of the new field of global technology and governance. The National Center for Digital Government, founded and led by Fountain, is the pre-eminent research center in the world to focus on global information and communications technology, institutions, and governance. The Center's mission is to build global research capacity, to advance practice, and to strengthen the network of researchers engaged in the analysis, development, use, and implications of information and communication technology and government.

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communication streams? (This is meant as an objective question, not the beginning of a reactionary rant.) To take the other extreme: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is some 600 pages, developing an argument in that "space" that took him some 10 years to uncover and refine (an argument that, in the view of most historians of philosophy and science, is as revolutionary as the "Copernican turn" of the 16th ct., both for its own sake and for its consequences - most notably, its interesting influence / application in Einstein and the Copenhagen school of Quantum Mechanics). It took little old thickheaded me, in turn, more time and attention than I care to confess to "get it" - something on the order of months, if not years (depending on what one counts). After many years of practice, I can lay this argument out for undergraduates in a couple of classes - they can "get" the outline, but for them to learn how to read this argument in Kant's own writings takes considerably longer (most won't do this until graduate school - those who go, that is). The point is: we have examples of a kind of extended attention and focus on (more or less) one thing is possible, not uncommon, and perhaps even desirable for at least certain contexts and kinds of knowledges. Hence the simple question: are AoIR folk engaged in and/or aware of research - published and/or ongoing - that focuses on (a) attention spans and other "cognitive indicators" (my term) - i.e., what's going on (at least by inference, perhaps from a phenomenological framework) in the consciousness / awareness of media users, perhaps with a view towards (b) making comparisons between "traditional" media users (text, writing on paper, etc.) and electronic multi-media users, perhaps with a view towards (c) scenting out possible correlations (acknowledging the great difficulty of establishing causal connections) between media use and cognitive patterns and abilities? I'm aware of a few studies that, for example, examine the impact of SMS usage on language patterns - very useful and interesting! But I'm wondering if this can pushed another level or two. Perhaps I should also add here that I'm looking for empirical research, whether qualitative or quantitative, that would help illumine these questions. I'm acutely aware that a form of this question was heavily debated among postmodernists, especially in the 1990s, i.e., with regard to the "electronic culture of secondary orality" favoring a postmodern subject marked by fragmentation, decentering, ephemerality, etc. But what I'd like to see, beyond those philosophical debates (smile), is careful research, informed by central attention to these sorts of cognitive issues. A long question (our sense of length itself strongly shaped by the frames and limits of e-mail) - thanks in advance for any suggestions and ideas. Cheers, Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Co-chair, CATaC 2002: http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac02/ Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 > From: jeremy hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 20:48:47 -0500 > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Re: SMS > > likewise, today i saw what i thought might be my first 5x media usage. > I was passing through the bridge on a library here, we have an open > networking area, and i glanced to the side to see a young gentleman's > screen who appeared to have his cell phone and headset going as he was > talking quietly into it, a book propped up on his keyboard, a video > going on the screen that i could not make out in passing, a webpage in > the background, and a chat system which looked like yahooim in the > foreground, so he could glance up from the book, catch the video and > the chat, and go back reading and typing simultaneously while talking > on his cellphone. I consider myself fairly media adept, reading, > while chatting on irc, watching videos and writing, etc., I might get > to 3 or 4 textual arenas if i am coding or the like, but by adding the > video and having the phone going just shocked me. > > has anyone seen similar things? i know campuses are probably a limit > experience in some cultural settings, but at what level does plural > mediations go beyond immersion? and how do we tell when something like > 5 media environments is immersive to any particular person? > jeremy hunsinger > jhuns(a)vt.edu > on the ibook > www.cddc.vt.edu > www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy > www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy/blog > > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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The Internet is transforming business, education, and maybe even = ourselves. In this timely and unique text, Adam Joinson provides a clear, engaging = and lively summary of the psychology of the Internet, while at the same = time drawing lessons from previous technologies as diverse as the early telephone, telegraph and even radio hams. Mixing anecdote with findings = from psychological studies, this book provides a clear, compelling and = insightful vision of the psychology of the Internet, and the implications for the design of future technologies. It is an invaluable resource for anyone studying Internet behaviour or interested in their own or others' = online behaviour. Table of Contents: =20 Preface Chapter 1: Putting Psychology and the Internet in Context=20 Chapter 2: From Tools to Behaviour=20 Chapter 3: Negative Aspects of Intra and Interpersonal Internet = Behaviour=20 Chapter 4: Depression, Deception and Pornography: The Dark Side of Life Online=20 Chapter 5: Positive Intra and Interpersonal Aspects of Internet = Behaviour Chapter 6: Sharing and Surfing: The Benefits of Online Communities and = Web Browsing=20 Chapter 7: A Framework for Understanding Internet Behaviour=20 Chapter 8: Looking to the Future, Learning from the Past=20 References=20 Subject and Author Index Link to publishers' site: UK and Europe:=20 http://www.palgrave.com/catalogue/results.asp?Title=3D&Author=3Djoinson&= Keyword=3D &ISBN=3D&Series=3D&PubYear=3D0&ICS=3D&PrintOnDemand=3D&iPage=3D1&AuthorF= orename=3D US and Canada http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalogue/index.asp?isbn=3D0333984684 - - - - - - - - -=20 Adam Joinson, PhD The Open University, UK www.joinson.com - - - - - - - - -=20

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Filmwinter =AD Festival for Expanded Media. For the first time the online competition will be realized with the support and the cooperation of DASDIN= G (SWR). A prize amounting 1.000 Euros will be given to the website with the highest number of votes. You find the 22 selected websites at http://www.dasding.de and http://www.filmwinter.de Further festival information (film programme, medi= a installations, entry fees...) are also available at http://www.filmwinter.d= e -- Gru=DF / Best regards, Benjamin Fischer | benjamin(a)typedown.com | http://www.typedown.com

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