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Call For Reviewers + Paper Deadline Reminder: HICSS Mini-Track!
by Nanette Levinson 26 May '16

26 May '16

Call for Reviewers: Social Media: Culture, Identity, and Inclusion Mini-Track at the 50^th^ Anniversary Hawaiii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS 50) Mini-Track Chairs, Shahper Vodanovich � Auckland University of Technology, Nanette S. Levinson � School of International Service, American University, and Amanda Menking � University of Washington invite reviewers for the HICSS 50 inaugural Minitrack on Social Media: Culture, Identity and Inclusion. Reviewers will receive 2-3 papers to review during the late June/July 2016 period. Please email Shapher Vodanovich, Shahper Vodanovich <shahper.vodanovich(a)aut.ac.nz> by June 10 should you be able to serve as a mini-track reviewer and include any research area preferences. (Note that reviewers do not need to attend HICSS 50 to serve as a reviewer; reviewer names will be recognized in the Conference Proceedings. Papers have a maximum of 10 pages plus references and have a double blind review. August 1 is the deadline for reviews. We truly appreciate your role as reviewer.) Below is a brief version of the Mini-Track Call for Papers, with a deadline of June 15: Social media brings diverse groups of people together in productive and, at times, troubling ways. Users from different cultures, genders, and generations have adopted social media in diverse and interesting manners, creating new norms and practices. It is important to examine the various communication and behavioral styles but also to explore the design, impact and influence that digital and social media have within these groups. Possible Topics include: Inter-cultural and Cross-cultural use of Social Media; Gendered Social Media; the construction and circulation of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion and disability through the use of social media; Governance and Rules in Action; Aging and Social Media; Impact and influence of social media on diversity; Social Media, MOOCS, & Inclusion; Social Media & Implicit Bias; Social Media, Culture & Change/Social Innovation; Social Media & Intersectionality; Designing Social Media for Inclusion; Social Media, Disruptive Innovation, and Capacity-Building For All. Nanette S. Levinson Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs School of International Service American University Washington, DC 20016-8071 www.american.edu/sis/levinson

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registration is open for AoIR 2016!
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 26 May '16

26 May '16

The AoIR 2016 conference committee is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Berlin conference, Internet Rules!, October 5-8 at Humboldt University, being hosted by our colleagues at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society<http://www.hiig.de/en/> and the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research<http://www.hans-bredow-institut.de/en>. You can register here<http://members.aoir.org/event-2243123>. Be sure to log in as a member to get member discounts! The Early Bird registration deadline is August 1st. After that the price increases, so take advantage of the discount. Please note: those who have had papers accepted and who do not register by the early bird deadline will be removed from the program. Unlike in past years, there is no dedicated conference hotel. We have identified several hotels<http://aoir.org/aoir2016/hotels/> with varying costs, all of which are quite near Humboldt University. We strongly encourage you to book early, as the weekend before the conference is a national holiday, and Berlin will be especially busy at that time. The conference program <http://aoir.org/aoir2016/program/> features José van Dijck as our keynote speaker. Dr. van Dijck is professor of Comparative Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam and has written extensively on Internet culture. Please note that her lecture kicks off the conference on Wednesday evening, October 5th. We have several preconference workshops<http://aoir.org/aoir2016/preconference-workshops/> as well on October 5th. For doctoral students looking for a chance to get feedback on dissertation ideas and to network with senior scholars in Internet Studies, be sure to apply for the Doctoral Workshop. In an effort to increase the diversity of attendees to the annual conference, AoIR has been growing a fund for travel scholarships. The deadline to apply for a travel scholarship is June 15th, and information about it can be found here<http://aoir.org/reminder-travel-scholarship-applications/>. And, for those of you who register, be generous and make a small contribution to help us sustain (and grow!) this fund. We are excited to see you in Berlin. Your conference committee, Jenny Stromer-Galley, President Cornelius Puschmann, 2016 program chair Christian Katzenbach, 2016 local host Larissa Wunderlich, 2016 local host Axel Bruns, Vice President Kelly Quinn, Treasurer

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EU Study on the impact of marketing through social media, online games and mobile applications on children's behaviour
by Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri 26 May '16

26 May '16

For those of you interested, we have just published the final report of large multi methods, multi country study on the impact of marketing through social media, online games and mobile applications on children's behaviour funded by the European Commission. Below is the abstract and link to the document http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumer_evidence/behavioural_research/impact… Abstract The European Online Games, Social Media and Mobile Application sector has grown substantially in recent years and children are exposed to increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques online which are often outside the purview of existing regulatory frameworks. This study aims to provide a better understanding of online marketing to children and to inform effective policy measures for the protection of children as consumers. The study uses a range of information sources, including a systematic literature review, a review of legislation and regulatory framework at EU and Member State level, in-depth analysis of games, focus groups with parents and children, a survey with parents, and behavioural experiments on advergames and in-app purchases. The study finds that online marketing practices have an impact on children, and that children have difficulties recognizing marketing content, in activating defence mechanisms and in taking decisions. The analysis also shows that although parents play an important role in mediating their children’s online behaviour, parents are often not fully aware of the risks their children are exposed to in online environments. The study concludes with policy recommendations focussing on policies to address children as a particularly vulnerable consumer group. Best wishes, Giuseppe ---------------------------------------- Dr Giuseppe A. Veltri Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology of Communication & Program Director of the MA ‘New Media & Society’ Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK Homepage | ResearchGate | Academia.edu t: +44 (0)116 223 1626 e: g.a.veltri(a)le.ac.uk w:https://giuseppe-veltri.squarespace.com/

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It’s not too late to join us for ELD16 and catch these amazing sessions:
by AJ Kelton 26 May '16

26 May '16

It’s not too late to join us for ELD16 and catch these amazing sessions: - Designing the ELD16 Game: A Panel of Students and Faculty <http://eld.montclair.edu/2016/04/23/designing-the-eld16-game-a-panel-of-stu…> - Meet Leah Buechley: An Open Q&A <http://eld.montclair.edu/2016/05/01/meet-leah-buechley-an-open-qa/> - Crowd-sourced Legal Database: Use technology to think like a lawyer <http://eld.montclair.edu/2016/04/24/crowd-sourced-legal-database-use-techno…> - Corpora as Digital Humanities Tools for Learning Foreign Languages <http://eld.montclair.edu/2016/04/24/corpora-as-digital-humanities-tools-for…> - Come Fly With Me: The NMC Horizon Report in 5 minutes or Less <http://eld.montclair.edu/2016/05/05/come-fly-with-me-the-nmc-horizon-projec…> Check out our full schedule <http://eld.montclair.edu/eld16-schedule/> with session descriptions At $149 for a two-day conference, you just can’t beat the value. Register today <http://eld.montclair.edu/registration/> Have questions? No problem, chat LIVE with us from ANY page on the ELD site. You’ll find our Live Chat app in the lower right hand corner. -- ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Candidate, ABD Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- Emerging Learning Design 2016 Conference Chair http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> Hashtag: #ELD16 ELD Question? LIVE CHAT <http://eld.montclair.edu/> (lower right hand corner) ---------- Journal of Emerging Learning Design Co-Editor-in-Chief http://eldj.montclair.edu ---------- http://www.ajkelton.net Twitter: @aj_kelton <http://twitter.com/aj_kelton>

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 142, Issue 29
by Kevin Driscoll 26 May '16

26 May '16

Hi Amanda, Dourish, Paul. “No SQL: The Shifting Materialities of Database Technology : Computational Culture.” Computational Culture 1, no. 4 (November 9, 2014). http://computationalculture.net/article/no-sql-the-shifting-materialities-o… . Driscoll, Kevin. “From Punched Cards to ‘Big Data’: A Social History of Database Populism.” Communication +1, no. 1 (August 29, 2012). http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cpo/vol1/iss1/4. Kevin On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 6:00 PM, <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 09:53:47 -0400 > From: Amanda Licastro <amanda.licastro(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Database reading list > Message-ID: > < > CAMOm-_uh8EE38A2RuxFEmogoSh5PrBSHFs4buB7PyrfoUOWKSg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello Air Followers, > > I am looking to compile a list of readings on the database. I am > specifically looking for information about how data is collected, > organized, and manipulated in the humanities and social sciences, and even > more specifically in terms of our teaching/assessment materials. Take, for > example: > > Drucker, Johanna. “Database Narratives in Book and Online.” *Journal of > Electronic Publishing* 18.1 (2015): n. pag. Web. > http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jep/3336451.0018.113?view=text;rgn=main > > Price, Kenneth M. “Edition, Project, Database, Archive, Thematic Research > Collection: What’s in a Name?” *Digital Humanities Quarterly* 3.3 (2009): > n. pag. Print. > http://digitalhumanities.org:8081/dhq/vol/3/3/000053/000053.html > > I will create a public Zotero group of these materials and invite anyone on > the list who is interested once I collect your suggestions. > > Thank you in advance, > Amanda > > Amanda Licastro, PhD > Assistant Professor of Digital Rhetoric, > Stevenson University in Maryland > http://digitocentrism.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ > @amandalicastro >

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Reminder: Noise&Silence [URBAN/RURAL] Call for Submissions
by Marilou Polymeropoulou 26 May '16

26 May '16

Apologies for cross-posting, this may be of interest to some AOIRites out there. Call for Submissions: NOISE & SILENCE Themed Issue 'URBAN / RURAL', Summer 2016 NOISE & SILENCE is an adventurous publication that brings you fresh and informed pieces on issues facing all kinds of music and sound as conceptualised in today's 21st century society. The project was founded in November 2015 by Oxford University students, and our team has now expanded to include graduates, post-graduates, and early-career researchers across the UK. Our aim is to create a platform that bridges the gap between music lovers and cutting-edge music research. NOISE & SILENCE will relaunch in Summer 2016. We are currently looking for submissions for our new, curated themed editions. The aim of these themed compilations will be to provoke discussions and reactions to nuanced discourses across disciplines. We hope this challenges conventional binaries on popular topics of research through academic and creative responses. Our current theme for summer 2016 is: URBAN / RURAL. We're looking for a variety of submissions - visual, textual, and musical - to create a rich, diverse, and interdisciplinary response to the theme. These include four suggested styles of response: Keynote articles (1500-2000 words), Comment articles (shorter, more creative, blog-style pieces, 600-800 words), Lists (interpreted fluidly as playlists, listicles, photography, artwork, or creative non-fiction) and Music (compositions, in various formats). KEYNOTE ARTICLES (1500-2000 words): We invite submissions of accessible, academic articles. The aim for these articles will be to open up debate, provoke discussion, and inspire conversation and ideas. We're looking for informed, thoroughly researched articles. Contributions should have a clear argument and show a sense of opening up or contributing to a debate. These keynote features will provide considered interpretations of the theme URBAN/RURAL. COMMENT ARTICLES (600-800 words): We also invite submissions of shorter, blog-style pieces. These will be sharp, focused posts on a single specific point in response to the theme, illuminating a particular viewpoint. We encourage the use of multimedia and links to digital resources. LISTS (upper limit 2000 words): We're looking for a diverse range of creative lists, playlists, thought-provoking listicles, creative non-fiction, artwork and photography related to the theme 'URBAN/RURAL'. MUSIC: Send us your SoundCloud compositions, A4 scores (graphic or otherwise); commentaries on your songwriting, music writing, and musicking practices. The deadline for pitching ideas for URBAN / RURAL is 31st May 2016, with final submissions due by 1st July 2016. In your pitch, please include a brief biography or short CV, along with a preference of submission format (i.e. a longer 'Keynote' article, a shorter, blog-style 'Comment' article, or an alternative creative response). NOISE & SILENCE continues to welcome other submissions outside of the reach of the curated themes on a rolling basis. Please submit all queries, pitches and submissions to <mailto:noiseandsilence.magazine@gmail.com> noiseandsilence.magazine(a)gmail.com. The following theme will be: NUMBERS & LETTERS. Dr Marilou Polymeropoulou Research Associate University of Oxford

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Database reading list
by Anne Helmond 26 May '16

26 May '16

Hi Amanda, A few more suggestions: Liu, Alan. 2008. Local Transcendence: Essays on Postmodern Historicism and the Database. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Zwick, Detlev, and Janice Denegri Knott. 2009. “Manufacturing Customers The Database as New Means of Production.” *Journal of Consumer Culture* 9 (2): 221–47. doi:10.1177/1469540509104375. Manoff, Marlene. 2010. “Archive and Database as Metaphor: Theorizing the Historical Record.” *Portal: Libraries and the Academy* 10 (4): 385–98. Driscoll, Kevin. 2012. “From Punched Cards to‘ Big Data’: A Social History of Database Populism.” Communication+ 1 1 (1): 4. Mackenzie, Adrian. 2012. “More Parts than Elements: How Databases Multiply.” Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 30 (2): 335–50. doi:10.1068/d6710. I'd love to join the whole list on Zotero, I'll email you my username. Best regards, Anne

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Persistent Conversation CFP | 50th Anniversary HICSS | Deadline June 15
by Yoram Kalman 26 May '16

26 May '16

The Persistent Conversation minitrack at HICSS is back. We invite you to submit your work to the upcoming 50^th anniversary HICSS. The CFP is here: [1]http://www.hicss.org/#!persistent-conversation/c236g ABOUT THE MINITRACK: A significant consequence of communication technologies is that conversations are no longer ephemeral and volatile. Most conversations mediated by technology leave a persistent record and become persistent conversations. This persistence transforms the essence of conversation, and it is the focus of extensive academic and applied research. The persistent conversation minitrack is the home of this research at HICSS. The minitrack was launched in 1999 by Susan Herring and Tom Erickson, and was led by them until 2010. For details of the rich history of this minitrack and the accepted papers see Tom Erickson's page at: [2]http://tomeri.org/HICSS_PC_History.html The submission deadline is June 15. For other important dates, see [3]http://www.hicss.org/#!importantdates/c1j3s If you have any questions, contact the minitrack co-chairs: Sheizaf Rafaeli (Primary Contact( University of Haifa [4]sheizaf(a)rafaeli.net Yoram M Kalman The Open University of Israel [5]yoramka(a)openu.ac.il Carmel Kent University of Haifa [6]kent.carmel(a)gmail.com -- Yoram Kalman, PhD [7]www.kalmans.com Cell: +972 54 574 7375 References Visible links 1. http://www.hicss.org/#!persistent-conversation/c236g 2. http://tomeri.org/HICSS_PC_History.html 3. http://www.hicss.org/#!importantdates/c1j3s 4. mailto:sheizaf@rafaeli.net 5. mailto:yoramka@openu.ac.il 6. mailto:kent.carmel@gmail.com 7. http://www.kalmans.com/ Hidden links: 8. http://www.hicss.org/#%21persistent-conversation/c236g 9. http://www.hicss.org/#%21importantdates/c1j3s 10. mailto:sheizaf@rafaeli.net 11. mailto:yoramka@openu.ac.il 12. mailto:kent.carmel@gmail.com

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Call for abstracts: Making sense of the value of personal data (MyData 2016 workshop)
by Tuukka Lehtiniemi 26 May '16

26 May '16

Dear AoIR people, FYI a conference & workshop that some on this list might be interested in. -------- Call for abstracts: Making sense of the value of personal data (http://mydata2016.org/call-for-abstracts/) MyData 2016 is an international conference that takes place in Helsinki in end of August / early September. The purpose of the conference is to find ways to unleash the value of personal data through human-centric data management and technological innovation. The event will bring together up to 1000 participants from businesses, the research community, civil society, government and local communities. One track in the conference takes the form of an academic workshop on August 31st. RATIONALE In the workshop we aim to unpack and clarify the “ways to unleash the value of personal data,” both the unleashing and the value, from the point of view of people. What does it mean for personal data to be valuable to people? What is the value of disclosing data, choosing to keep it secret, or the ability to harness it for individual, social or societal purposes? In particular, how to understand and assess this value? Personal data is clearly valuable to firms, who are able to aggregate data over several individuals and contexts. Personal data does bring valuable benefits to people themselves too. Valuable outcomes to people might include personalized or targeted services, and the possibility to generate and employ personal data for self-reflection. At the same time, the increasing necessity to submit to ubiquitous data extraction processes brings along subjective privacy harms. Disclosing data can also lead to tangible, but as of yet unforeseeable, negative consequences at some point in the future. The social nature of personal data makes this also a social question: data about me, and the consequences of sharing it or keeping it secret, may concern also others or the society at large. Online services are often accessible only after agreeing to data collection and use policies, and firms have framed this as a value exchange of personal data to services. In cases, the users of services may see themselves as the rightful beneficiary of more of the value generated via their data. The current data collection and use practices expect people to be able to make an informed analysis of the benefits and costs of disclosing their data, a practice that is riddled with conceptual and practical difficulties. The consequences of disclosing data are in many cases not transparent or understandable, and the downstream markets of personal data make this even more problematic. People are not intrinsically capable of valuing abstract things – perhaps something to aid people in valuing personal data would be needed? Discussion of personal data is often framed in abstract terms like privacy – perhaps we are also lacking the terminology and concepts to approach the issue? MOTIVATING QUESTIONS Your contribution in the workshop could concern the following, or related, questions: - Is the value of personal data a relevant concept or a useful framework? What new framings or concepts could we employ to better make sense of the uses of personal data? - How can the consequences of personal data collection and use to our everyday lives be made transparent or understandable? - What tools could help people in assessing the value of data? What socio-technical solutions could be developed and employed? - What rights do people have over their personal data? How could the politics of data enhance or endanger individual freedoms? - What alternatives to the current notice & choice paradigm can be developed? What are the problems these alternatives aim to solve and how? - How to approach the complexities of personal data vs. aggregated data, and personal data vs. social consequences? - How to make personal data value exchanges understandable to people who participate in these exchanges? PRACTICALITIES Important dates: Workshop on August 31st, abstract DL May 31st Other details: see http://mydata2016.org/call-for-abstracts/ ------- Regards, Tuukka Lehtiniemi Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT tuukka.lehtiniemi(a)hiit.fi +358 50 328 2462

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Re: [Air-L] [ciresearchers] Research about ICT-Mediated Citizen Engagement
by Cristhian Daniel 26 May '16

26 May '16

Dear Cristian, We are currently working on a systematic literature review on the topic, and as part of this process, we have been collecting link to tools in this spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YBZLdNsGohGBjO5e7yrwOQx78IzCA6SNW6T…>. I hope it helps. Best Regards, On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 2:09 PM Stevanus Wisnu Wijaya < stevanus.wisnu(a)usd.ac.id> wrote: > Dear Cristian, > > > We published a chapter on A conceptual model o f Migrant Workers > Empowermet in Online communities. Wijaya, Stevanus Wisnu > <http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Wijaya,_Stevanus.html>, Watson, > Jason <http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Watson,_Jason.html>, & Bruce, > Christine S. <http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Bruce,_Christine.html> (2014) > Migrant worker empowerment in online communities. In Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi > (Ed.) *Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology [Third > Edition].* IGI Global, pp. 6503-6513. > > > > Thanks, > > > St. Wisnu Wijaya > > Department of Informatics > Faculty of Science and Technology > Sanata Dharma University > Indonesia > > > Mobile +62 821 370 63636 > Skype: st.wisnuwijaya > ------------------------------ > *From:* ciresearchers-owner(a)vancouvercommunity.net < > ciresearchers-owner(a)vancouvercommunity.net> on behalf of Cristian Berrio > Zapata <cristian.berrio(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 17 May 2016 9:18:49 AM > *To:* AOIR list; ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net > > *Subject:* [ciresearchers] Research about ICT-Mediated Citizen Engagement > > > Dear colleagues: > > > > We are developing a state of the art about ICT-Mediated Citizen Engagement > and its relation to promotion of democratic governance and new governance > regimes. > > > > Although we are working with classics like Pippa Norris, we like to > explore also any literature related to this problem in Latin America and > hopefully, the case of Columbia in South America. Any ideas? > > > > All suggestions will be most welcome. > > > > Thanks! > -- > *Cristian Berrío Zapata* > -- *Cristhian Parra* *cdparra(a)berkeley.edu <cdparra(a)berkeley.edu>* Postdoctoral Researcher Social Apps Lab @ CITRIS, UC Berkeley & INRIA, France

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