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Registration for BAAL Language and New Media SIG: Multimodality in social media and digital environments
by Agnieszka Lyons 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Dear colleagues, Registration for the next event of the BAAL SIG Language and New Media is now open. For links to registration and other information, please go to http://eshop.qmul.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=34&ca… [http://eshop.qmul.ac.uk/includes/ImageServerup.asp?images=BB6F-A898-903A-93…]<http://eshop.qmul.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=34&ca…> BAAL Language and New Media SIG Event: Multimodality in ...<http://eshop.qmul.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=34&ca…> eshop.qmul.ac.uk This workshop brings together researchers interested in the multimodal aspect of social and digital language and communication, to discuss methodological ... Looking forward to welcoming you to London, Agnieszka (and Colleen) ?--- Multimodality in social media and digital environments Queen Mary University of London (SLLF), 15 April 2016 (9am-6pm) Gestures, positioning in space, and other forms of embodied communication are frequently recognised as bearing meaning-making potential in interpersonal interactions and print media alongside (or instead of) language. There is also a feeling of urgency to systematically account for multimodal aspects of digital environments, particularly as they increasingly focus on multimodal content and foster intertextuality and interactivity. This relatively new scholarly interest brings with it a number of methodological considerations as well as questions related to the application and interpretation of semiotic resources beyond language in digital contexts. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers interested in the multimodal aspects of social and digital communication, to discuss methodological considerations in multimodal social media research, and explore the possible ways forward. The event will consist of invited plenaries, paper presentations and discussions. Plenary speakers Prof. Rodney Jones (Reading University) Dr Myrrh Domingo (UCL) --- Dr Agnieszka Lyons Lecturer in Applied Linguistics Language Centre/Department of Linguistics, SLLF Queen Mary University of London

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Final CfP AoIR 2016 Berlin (submit by March 1st)
by Cornelius Puschmann 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

***Apologies for cross-postings*** 3rd (and final) Call for Proposals ================================ AoIR 2016: INTERNET RULES! Workshops: 5 October 2016 Main Conference: 6-8 October 2016 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany AoIR 2016 is the 17th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, a transdisciplinary gathering of scholars interested in the place of networked technologies in social processes. This year's conference ist jointly hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans-Bredow-Institut for Media Research. AoIR 2016 will emphasize the relevance of the Internet in today’s culture and politics. The conference theme addresses the significance of the codes and rules that frame the Internet, as well as their playful circumvention, from technical protocols and popular platforms to the emerging, established, and contested conventions of online communities. Who are the actors both in practices of rule-making and rule-breaking, what are their motivations and resources, and how can their power relations and communicative figurations be described? How does the Internet influence the proliferation of the values that its platforms, services and infrastructures embody, and what spaces of creative resistance persist? How do various forms of technical, social, and cultural hacking subvert these orders? The committee calls for proposals for papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and other events that engage with the conference theme or the field more generally. Topics could include (but are not limited to): - coordination and rule-making online - media, culture and identity - (h)activism and social justice - critical approaches to algorithms, platform studies - codes and practices of internet culture - connected devices and the internet of things - big data and predictive analytics - techno-social interfaces - digital labor, crowdsourcing and co-creation - internet governance and regulation - (global) social media - communication, participation and polarization online - philosophy of information and knowledge We particularly invite submissions that engage with or challenge the conference theme in new and exciting ways, are innovative, or present a novel approach to the topic. We encourage “experimental sessions” that extend research in unusual directions (via method, topic or presentation structure). We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference theme. The committee extends a special invitation to students, researchers, and practitioners who have previously not participated in an Internet Research event to submit proposals. *PROPOSALS* We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions to encompass the breadth of relevant research. We welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. We invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. Finally, doctoral students are invited to participate in the DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM preceding the main conference. *IMPORTANT DATES* 15 January 2016 Submission site opens for AoIR 2016 in Berlin 1 March 2016 Submissions due for PAPERS, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES and FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 15 March 2016 Nominations for Nancy Baym Book award and Best Dissertation Award due 5 May 2016 Notification of acceptances for presenters 15 June 2016 Applications due for conference travel SCHOLARSHIPS and for DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 1 August 2016 Early Bird Registration Deadline for all presenters For further information and updates, please visit the conference website at aoir.org/aoir2016. *SUBMISSION TYPES* Traditional papers: Paper submissions should articulate the issue or research question to be discussed, the methodological or critical framework used, and indicate the findings or conclusions to be presented and/or the relevance to wider conference themes. Papers can present any kind of research or analysis, but should be written so that the importance of the work can be understood by reviewers working in different disciplines or using different approaches. Cross- or trans-disciplinary work is especially encouraged. Paper submissions should be approximately 1200 words long, including references. Please note that paper submissions must adhere to AoIR’s pre-formatted template and should give an indication as to the consistency, rigor and relevance of the work. (More information on submission formats and templates available here: aoir.org/aoir2016/submissions) Presentations at the conference are generally intended to be dynamic, and provide a broad overview of the scholarship being engaged, with the hope of generating useful conversation. Preconstituted panels: Panels should present a coherent group of papers on a single theme. Panel proposals should include 1200-word abstracts as above for each of the constituent papers, as well as a brief statement articulating the papers’ relationship to each other. It is recommended that panels include four papers, although submissions of three to five papers will also be considered. The organizer is responsible for compiling the proposal into a single document for submission. Preconference workshops: Workshops may be either half or full-day events that occur on the first day of the conference and focus on a particular topic. They may be a workshop of some kind (e.g., a publishing workshop), a methodological “bootcamp” (e.g., on ethnography or statistical analysis), an exploration of a theoretical tradition or topical area (e.g., symbolic interaction, political economy, or GIS) or anything else that may be of interest to conference delegates. Proposals for workshops should explain for a general scholarly audience the goals of the workshop, the way it will operate, and an indication of potential audience or attendees who may be interested in attending (such as “early career scholars” or “researchers using statistical analysis”). Proposals for workshops should be approximately 600-800 words in length, and should name the workshop facilitators. Roundtable Sessions: Roundtables encourage discussion and interaction among delegates. They may involve brief introductory presentations by organizers. Proposals should include details on the theme or topic of discussion and its relevance, along with names of the organizers/initial participants. Roundtables can include no more than 5 initial participants. Roundtable submissions should be between 250-300 words long (to be included as the “abstract” in the submissions process–no separate document need be uploaded). Open Fishbowls: Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community, and create a space for dialogue across different types of research. Submitted proposals should include a brief statement as to the core idea or theme for the fishbowl, emphasizing its relation to conference themes or relevance to the IR community. Fishbowls can include no more than 5 initial participants (named fish). Experimental Sessions: Experimental sessions are those that, while of interest to members or engaging with conference themes, meaningfully “push the envelope” beyond more traditional forms of conference engagement and participation and as such do not fit into any of the other proposal formats. Examples may include Ignite or pecha-kucha presentations, demonstrations, performances, installations, short-form workshops, unsessions, maker or code-based projects, or interactive experiences. Proposals for experimental sessions should describe for a general scholarly audience the goal or idea of the session and how it will operate, and discuss why the proposed format will be of interest to AoIR delegates. Organizers of experimental sessions will be responsible for supplying any necessary equipment beyond that usually provided for conference presentations, and should be prepared to coordinate closely with the conference committee as necessary to enable a successful presentation of the alternative format. To encourage this kind of submission, we are again offering the “Halavais Prize for Weirdness” this year for the most interesting and successful submission in a non-traditional format. Doctoral Colloquium: The Association of Internet Researchers believes that its emerging researchers are the best in its disparate constituent fields. In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship, we continue the tradition of bringing emerging and established scholars together through the AoIR 2016 Doctoral Colloquium. The colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special, day-long forum, to be convened on 5 October 2016. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to a concentrated amount of time with senior scholars to share research projects, address methodological and theoretical challenges, and exchange informal advice on juggling the multiple pressures associated with job searching, publishing, and finishing the dissertation Interested students should prepare a) a two-page summary of your research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and primary concerns and issues; and b) A brief statement indicating why you want to participate in this doctoral colloquium and what you hope to get out of it. These are due on or before 15 June 2016. For further questions, don't hesitate to contact Ben Light, the doctoral colloquium chair, at aoir2016dc [at] aoir [dot] org. *CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS* In order to increase the diversity of participation in the AoIR conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available conference fee waivers and partial travel stipends ($500) per year. The number of fee waivers and travel stipends will depend first of all upon the ability of the conference budget to sustain such waivers (a judgment to be made by the AoIR Executive Committee upon the advice of the AoIR Treasurer and the local organizing committee) as well as upon the quality of the applications for fee waivers. Conference scholarships are made available only to participants who have had papers accepted via the peer review process, and applications are due on 15 June 2016, after acceptances have been announced. More information will be made available regarding the scholarship application process at the conference website: aoir.org/aoir2016. *CONTACT INFORMATION* Please address any questions to the conference chair, Cornelius Puschmann, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, aoir2016 [at] aoir [dot] org. ================================ -- Dr. Cornelius Puschmann Postdoctoral Researcher (DFG) Berlin School of Library and Information Science (BSLIS) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dorotheenstraße 26 10117 Berlin, Germany www.ibi.hu-berlin.de Research Associate Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) Oberwallstraße 9 10117 Berlin, Germany www.hiig.de Faculty Associate Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor Cambridge, MA 02138, USA cyber.law.harvard.edu p: +49 7541 6009-1321 e: cornelius.puschmann(a)hiig.de e: cpuschmann(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu w: cbpuschmann.net

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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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