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Digital Social Science Essay Competition
by Mark Carrigan 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

The Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) and Big Data & Society (BD&S) intend to award a prize of CHF 1,000 for the best essay on the topic ‘Influence and Power’. This is a topic, not a title. Accordingly, authors are free to choose an essay title within this field. The winner will also be invited to present the work during a special event at Social Media & Society 2016 and will have the conference fee waived and travel costs covered. See the Digital Social Science Forum website for more information: http://www.digitalsocialscience.org/2015/08/digital-social-science-essay-co… ____________________ Sent From My Desktop www.markcarrigan.net @mark_carrigan *Social Media for Academics. Now available for pre-order <https://wordery.com/social-media-for-academics-mark-carrigan-9781446298695>!*

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Call for Papers: Digital Methodologies – Beyond Big & Small Data
by Mark Carrigan 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Digital Methodologies: Beyond Big & Small Data 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology (RC33) September 11th – 16th, 2016, University of Leicester (http://www.le.ac.uk/) Session Organizer Christian Bokhove, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, C.Bokhove(a)soton.ac.uk Mark Carrigan, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, mark(a)markcarrigan.net Sarah Lewthwaite, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, s.e.lewthwaite(a)southampton.ac.uk <selewthwaite(a)gmail.com>Richard Wiggins, Institute of Education, United Kingdom r.wiggins(a)ioe.ac.uk Session Abstract In recent years the challenge of Big Data has become a dominant theme within discussions of social science methodology. But these debates have too often been played out within a limited methodological frame of reference, in which the virtues and vices of Big Data are counterpoised or the call is made to supplement Big Data with Small Data. This stream will critically analyse this methodological framing of Big Data, its strengths and limitations, with a view to developing digital methodologies which move beyond Big Data and Small Data. In doing so, we hope the stream will also addressed a broad range of related issues, such as: - The methodological challenge of big data and digital social research - The practical challenges of mixed methods approaches to digital social research - The role of theoretical ideas in digital methodologies - The relationship between Virtual Methods, Digital Methods, Technology Enhanced Methods etc. - The methodological utility of data mining and the dangers of data fishing - The continued utility of sampling in digital social research, for example with regard to collection methods involving Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and Twitter streams. - What are the ethical and social implications of linking and accessing administrative data? - What are the implications for epistemologies, data collection and analysis of the pace of change in which social life is increasingly played out online? The stream seeks to incorporate technical issues pertaining to digital methods into a broader discussion of the impact of digital methodologies. We are particularly keen to receive papers that reflect upon and bridge existing methods and draw out a vision for the future of social science research and practice. The session is organised jointly between the *Independent Social Research Foundation’s* *Digital Social Science Forum* and the *International Journal of Social Research Methodology*. DEADLINE: 21st January, 2016 Submission Instructions: 1. To submit a paper abstract for the RC33 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology, you should visit: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/sociology/research/rc33-conference After landing on the homepage, navigate to ‘Abstract Submission’, which appears in the top left hand column of the webpage, see image below: [image: Abstract submissions screenshot] <https://markcarrigan.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/11.png> 2. Complete the form in full. You may wish to cut and paste your abstract into the Abstract field from another document. 3. Choose the relevant session for your stream. To do so you will need to select the relevant lead session organiser from the drop-down menu highlighted in the image below. To check you are submitting to the correct session, you can view a table of sessions and session convenors by clicking the link entitled ‘View the list of sessions and session convenors’. Once complete, click submit. [image: Session details screenshot] <https://markcarrigan.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/2.png> ____________________ Sent From My Desktop www.markcarrigan.net @mark_carrigan *Social Media for Academics. Now available for pre-order <https://wordery.com/social-media-for-academics-mark-carrigan-9781446298695>!*

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CFP: 3rd Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (Austin, Texas)
by Nicole Crenshaw 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

apologies for any cross-posting! ***************************************************************************** * * CHI PLAY 2016: First CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * Submission Deadlines: * April 18, 2016: Full papers * May 27, 2016: Workshop and course proposals, Student game competition * July 15, 2016: Doctoral consortium, industry case studies, and works-in-progress * * CHI PLAY 2016 * The 3rd ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play * http://chiplay.org * Twitter: #chiplay * * Austin, Texas * October 16 - 19, 2016 * ***************************************************************************** CHI PLAY is an international and interdisciplinary conference (by ACM SIGCHI) for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games and human-computer interaction (HCI). We call this area “player-computer interaction”. The goal of the conference is to highlight and foster discussion of current high quality research in games and HCI as foundations for the future of digital play. To this end, the conference will feature streams that blend academic research and games with research papers, interactive demos, and industry case studies. CHI PLAY grew out of the increasing work around games and play emerging from the ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) as well as smaller conferences such as Fun and Games and Gamification. CHI PLAY is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI). IMPORTANT DATES FULL PAPERS AND NOTES Paper deadline: 18th April, 2016 Reviews sent to authors: 7 June, 2016 Rebuttals due: 14 June, 2016 Decisions: 5th July, 2016 Camera-Ready Deadline: 12th August, 2016 STUDENT GAME COMPETITION Student game competition submissions: 27th May, 2016 Student game competition notifications: 24th June, 2016 WORKSHOPS/COURSES Workshop proposal submissions: 27th May, 2016 Workshop proposal notifications: 24th June, 2016 Workshop participation submissions: 12th July, 2016 Workshop participation notifications: 12th August, 2016 WORKS-IN PROGRESS, DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM Paper deadline: 15th July, 2016 Review deadline: 5th August, 2016 Decisions: 12th August, 2016 Camera-Ready Deadline: 19th August, 2016 SUBMISSIONS As a SIGCHI-sponsored conference, CHI PLAY will consider submissions related to games and play. We encourage submissions on novel and innovative game interactions and mechanics and acknowledge that contributions on systems research may involve less extensive evaluation than more traditional research papers. We welcome submissions from all topics in interactive game research that are relevant to player-computer interaction, including but not limited to the following: - Game Interaction - Novel Game Control - Novel Implementation Techniques that Affect Player Experience - Evaluation of Feedback and Display Technologies for Games - Gamification - Neurogaming - Persuasive Games - Games for Health, Learning and Change - Exertion Games - Player Experience - Virtual and Augmented Reality Games - Games User Research - Game Evaluation Methods - Psychology of Players and Games - Player Typologies - Accessible and Inclusive Game Design - Novel Game Mechanics Impacting Player Experience - Casual Game Design Studies - Social Game Experiences - Serious Games - Alternate Reality Games - Tools for Game Creation - Developer Experiences and Studies of Developers - Industry Case Studies Although we are interested in papers on the effects of various technologies, software, or algorithms on player or developer experience, technical contributions without clear indications of the impact on players or developers are not within the scope of CHI PLAY. SUBMISSION TYPES We encourage the following research submission types: PAPERS (4 pages notes and 10 page papers, references excluded from page limit) Papers must be in the two-column ACM SIGCHI format and in the English language (paper failing to meet these criteria will be desk rejected with a brief review from the papers chairs). All accepted papers must be presented as a talk at the conference with the option of also presenting a demo or video at the conference. Paper length must match the size of the contribution, and the same general review criteria hold for all papers. All papers will undergo the same review process and be published in the same way: all accepted submissions in this category will be included in the conference proceedings and we intend to publish through the ACM Digital Library. Authors are invited to submit high-quality original work to advance the field. Papers will be subject to blind peer reviewing and all identifying information about authors needs to be removed from the submitted manuscripts. Citations to own work must not be anonymous, but should be described in a way that does not reveal you as the author of the cited work. Submissions must be made using the Precision Conference System (PCS). We encourage authors strongly to submit a video figure to support and accompany their submission. The committee will choose the best to be part of a plenary session at the conference. WORKS-IN-PROGRESS (6 pages in ACM SIGCHI Extended Abstract format excluding references, poster presentation at the conference) Works-in-progress provide a unique opportunity for late-breaking results to be presented in a poster format. Accepted submissions will be presented as a poster at the conference. Posters papers will be lightly peer-reviewed and archived in the proceedings planned to be published in the ACM digital library. We encourage authors to submit a video figure to support their submission, and the committee will choose the best videos to be part of a plenary session at the conference. CHI PLAY STUDENT GAME COMPETITION (6 pages in ACM SIGCHI Extended Abstract format excluding references, interactive demonstration at the conference) The CHI PLAY Student Game Competition will provide a unique opportunity for students to showcase their interactive play systems and designs. Students will need to submit a video of their game as well as proof of student status (full-time or part-time, all levels up to Ph.D.). A jury panel will nominate the best submissions for an interactive presentation at the conference, where a panel of experts choose the winners. WORKSHOPS (6 pages in ACM SIGCHI Extended Abstract format, workshop at the conference) Workshops allow conference participants that share a common interest to deepen their knowledge and meet in an interactive hands-on learning and discussion environment. They provide great opportunities for community-building at CHI PLAY. Workshops should focus on a theme in one of CHI PLAY’s core areas mentioned above. We especially welcome workshops that bridge the gap between practitioner and researcher knowledge or between communities. Workshops should provide novel perspectives and generate ideas about player-computer interaction. If you are passionate about this field, please consider organizing a workshop. Workshops can independently from the conference result in special issues of journals, wikis, websites, or books. COURSES (4 pages in ACM SIGCHI format, course at the conference) Courses at CHI PLAY should allow participants to learn new hands-on knowledge about player-game interaction, development and evaluation. They are great opportunities for industry pros to teach their knowledge to an interested audience and allow interdisciplinary knowledge development between practitioners and researchers. If you work in game development and are eager to teach a workshop at CHI PLAY, we look forward to your submission. DEMOS/PLAY CHI PLAY offers a chance for game developers and researchers to showcase their commercial game or to deploy multiplayer social games at the conference. Please contact the DEMOS/PLAY chairs if you are interested in showcasing your game during the conference breaks. REVIEW PROCESS: All PAPERS We have selected a program committee of experts in human-computer interaction and game research to lead the formal review process. Once your paper is submitted as a blind manuscript in the correct format, our program committee and external reviewers will provide at least 3 high quality reviews (at least two from our PC members). The Associate Chair (AC) will contribute their own opinion about the paper and summarize the individual reviews, meta-reviewing the paper and providing advice to the authors regarding the rebuttal. A rebuttal is a chance to clarify any misconceptions that the reviewers might have about the paper. This is an opportunity for authors to rebut factual error in reviews or to answer questions asked by reviewers. Rebuttals are required to be written in a very short timeframe after the reviews are sent out. CHI PLAY rebuttals are 2500 characters in length. The PC and conference chairs will review and discuss all submitted rebuttals. The papers chairs will then deliberate in close communication with the committee members about the acceptance of papers. Authors will then be recommended to make certain changes before the camera-ready submission and acceptance might be tentative until those changes are included. At least one author of the paper must register for the conference and present the paper at the conference. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE CHAIR Anna Cox, University College London, UK Zachary O. Toups, New Mexico State University, USA TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR Paul Cairns, York University, UK Regan Mandryk, University of Saskatchewan, Canada PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS CHAIRS Daniel Johnson, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Vero vanden Abeele, KU Leuven, Belgium WORKS-IN-PROGRESS, VIDEOS AND DEMOS CHAIR Conor Linehan, University College Cork, Ireland Luc Geurts, KU Leuven, Belgium STUDENT GAME COMPETITION CHAIRS Charlene Jennett, University College London, UK Joshua Tannenbaum, University of California, Irvine, USA WORKSHOPS AND COURSES CHAIRS Guenter Wallner, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria Kathrin Gerling, Lincoln University, UK DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIR Peta Wyeth, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia PUBLICITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRS Nicole Crenshaw, University of California, Irvine, USA Roger Altizer, University of Utah, USA STUDENT VOLUNTEER CHAIR Josh Andres, IBM Research, Australia Erik Harpstead, Carnegie Mellon University, USA LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIRS Jo Iacovides, University College London, UK Sarah Spofford, Electronic Arts, Austin, USA Bill Hamilton, Texas A&M University, USA PLAY/DEMOS CHAIRS Jose Zagal, University of Utah, USA Frank Lee, Drexel University, USA SPONSORSHIP CHAIRS Lennart Nacke, University of Waterloo, Canada Andre Thomas, Texas A&M University, USA -- Nicole Crenshaw PhD Candidate Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine http://sites.uci.edu/nicolecrenshaw/

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EXTENDED FINAL DEADLINE 15th JANUARY 2016 CFP Special Issue of Popular Communication: Self-(Re)presentation Now
by Nancy Thumim 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Hi all Please note EXTENDED DEADLINE JANUARY 15th. Seasons Greetings, Nancy. Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture Special Issue: Self-(Re)presentation Now Guest Editor: Nancy Thumim *Call for Papers* The editors of Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture invite submissions for a special issue on the topic of Self-(Re)presentation. We welcome critical approaches in new media, film, television and cultural studies; media and communication studies; museum studies and allied fields. We seek manuscripts that examine the politics, practices and aesthetics of self-(re)presentation and that engage critically with questions of conceptualization and methodology. >From a time when self-(re)presentation was arguably a marginal, often political, practice at the edges of media culture, we are at a moment in media and cultural spaces in diverse local and national contexts where we are seeing: 1) An explosion of individual and group self-(re)presentations; 2) an explosion of popular and media discussion about the practice, possibilities and promise for presenting and representing the self and others; 3) a corresponding explosion of academic research tackling different kinds of presentations, performances and representations of individual selves and communities. This special issue of Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture aims to showcase intersecting, contradictory, complementary and critical approaches to self-(re)presentation. We are aiming for a multi-disciplinary issue that will showcase excellent scholarship on self-(re)presentation with the aim of highlighting key areas of debate and contention in research that invokes the concept of self-(re)presentation. We welcome proposals for articles addressing topics including (but not limited to) the following: ·Questions of methodology and conceptualisation of self-(re)presentation ·Historical approaches to self-(re)presentation ·Visual studies of self-(re)presentations ·Audiences for self-(re)presentations ·Practices and uses of self-(re)presentation by particular individuals, groups and communities ·The relationship of audio visual and digital self-(re)presentation to political representation and questions of citizenship ·Self-(re)presentation and Big Data ·Self-(re)presentation, surveillance and sousveillance ·Selfies ·Self-(re)presentational photography and film making as political practice for groups and communities ·Community Media and self-(re)presentation ·Self-(re)presentation and documentary ·Self-(re)presentation and photography ·Invited, facilitated and co-produced self-(re)presentation ·Digital storytelling Submitted papers should be *6,000 -7,000 words* in length (inclusive of all elements). Thedeadline for submission is *15 JANUARY 2016*. Peer review and author responses to peer review will then be completed by *30th December 2016*,*with anticipated publication of the special issue in early 2017*. NancyThumim n.thumim(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:n.thumim@leeds.ac.uk>welcomes email queries before this date. Instructions for submitting your article can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hppc20/currentSome manuscripts may not be sent out for review if deemed inappropriate for the journal. Popular Communication provides a forum for scholarly investigation, analysis, and dialogue on communication symbols, forms, phenomena and systems within the context of popular culture across the globe. Popular Communication publishes articles on all aspects of popular communication, examining different media such as television, film, new media, games, print media, radio, music, and dance; the study of texts, events, artefacts, spectacles, audiences, technologies, and industries; and phenomena and practices, including, but not limited to, fan, youth and subcultures, questions of representation, digitalisation, cultural globalization, spectator sports, sexuality, advertising, and consumer culture. Yours sincerely Patrick C Burkart, Miyase Christensen, Mehdi Semati, Nabeel Zuberi and Nancy Thumim

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Asiascape: Digital Asia – open-access to first two volumes
by Schneider, F.A. 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Dear colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting, but list members interested in digital media and Asia may find the following useful: the first two volumes of our academic journal Asiascape: Digital Asia<http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/22142312> are currently available online, open-access, upon registration with the publisher Brill<http://www.brill.com/products/journal/asiascape> (see instructions on the web page). Asiascape: Digital Asia is a peer-reviewed academic journal that explores the political, social, and cultural impact of digital media in Asia. Recent articles include contributions by authors such as Prasenjit Duara (on area studies in the anthropocene), Chris Goto-Jones (on gamic orientalism), Larissa Hjorth (on mobile media in South Korea), Thomas Lamarre (on affective media geographies in East Asia), John Postill (on internet activism in Malaysia), and many more. The open access offer is available until 31 December. Beyond this, individual authors will of course continue to benefit from Brill’s green publishing policy, allowing them to share their contributions on their personal websites. Asiascape: Digital Asia welcomes submissions all-year-round from inter- and multi-disciplinary scholars in the area studies, arts and humanities, communication and media studies, information and computer sciences, and social sciences. The journal’s focus lies specifically with the role that information, communication, and digital technologies play in Asian societies, as well as in intra-regional and transnational dynamics. Prospective contributors may find this introductory video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKJMsF08Omw> to the journal helpful and are welcome to contact the managing editor (Florian Schneider<https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/florian-schneider>, Leiden University) or the reviews editor (Martin Roth<http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~japan/cms/?id=62>, Leipzig University) for more information. All the best Florian ________________________________ Dr. Florian Schneider Lecturer for the Politics of Modern China Managing Editor of the academic journal Asiascape: Digital Asia Chinese Department, Leiden University Institute of Area Studies Arsenaalstraat 1, Room 009 P.O.Box 9515 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)71 - 527 2544 Fax: +31 (0)71 - 527 2526 Web: www.PoliticsEastAsia.com<https://webmail.campus.leidenuniv.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=XxWGPCVp6EeeAuifBOjwE…> Twitter: @schneiderfa77

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Hypertext 2016: Call for Papers and Call for Workshops/Tutorials
by Denis Parra 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

-------------------------- Call for Submissions --------------------------- HYPERTEXT 2016 27th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media 10-13 July 2016 - Halifax, Canada http://ht.acm.org/ht2016/ Submission deadline: 19 February 2016 CONFERENCE SCOPE The ACM Hypertext conference is a premium venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research including social media, semantic web, dynamic and computed hypertext and hypermedia as well as narrative systems and applications. Hypertext 2016 will focus on missing links on the WWW: how can the Hypertext paradigm and research inspire and improve the Web? Which missing links (and linking paradigms) can improve connections, communication and collaboration? Apart from the regular research tracks, Hypertext 2016 will feature a creative track. The conference will take place at the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia and the major cultural centre of Canada’s Atlantic provinces. SUBMISSION CATEGORIES Papers must report new results substantiated by experimentation, simulation, analysis, or application. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original, not previously published works. Submission categories include: - Regular research papers (max 10 pages + references) discussing mature work. - Short papers (max 5 pages + references) describing preliminary results of on-going work or novel thought-provoking ideas. - Posters and demos (max 2 pages + references) presenting innovative research ideas, preliminary results, system prototypes or industry showcases. Submission deadline: 19 February 2016 Accepted papers will appear in the Hypertext 2016 Conference Proceedings that will be published by ACM and additionally be made available through the ACM Digital Library. ORGANIZATION General Chairs: - Jamie Blustein, Dalhousie University, Canada - Eelco Herder, L3S Research Center, Germany Program Chairs: - Helen Ashman, University of South Australia - Jessica Rubart, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany CONFERENCE TRACKS ------------------------------- Collaboration in the Social Web ------------------------------- Track Chair: Weigang Wang, University of Manchester, UK In the past few years, we have witnessed the proliferation of social media and mobile devices. Mobile social media provide touch points to engage families, friends, group members, and communities, offer entry points to the web, and keep them connected in a Social Web. Therefore, this track includes the analysis and exploitation of links between topics, people and activities in social media and beyond. Apart from various methods and practices using existing social media systems to support collaborative activities, social groupware (or a combination of social media and groupware, , such as MobileMeeting) is emerging, which integrates social media interaction into a structured collaboration process and adds various structure and computational support to social media. ------------------------------------------------- Narrative, Adaptation and Multimedia Storytelling ------------------------------------------------- Track Chair: David Millard, University of Southampton, UK Hypertext and Web systems are fundamentally about communication between people, and people are storytellers. In this track we seek submissions covering a broad range of topics around new media and digital storytelling, from both the technological and human points of view. We expect to include papers around technologies to support content curation and creation, dynamic linking and navigation, for example by exploiting the Web of linked and open data. --------------------------- User Experience and the Web --------------------------- Track Chair: Herre van Oostendorp, Utrecht University, the Netherlands This track seeks original submissions that either contribute to the overall understanding of the relationships between cognitive factors and cognitive processes when interacting with the Web or describe novel systems and applications that make interacting with the Web an easy and effortless process. =============== Denis Alejandro Parra Santander Profesor Asistente, DCC Escuela de Ingeniería, PUC Chile +56 (2) 2354-4442 http://web.ing.puc.cl/~dparra/

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December 2015 News - P4DF Blog
by Sonia Livingstone - Parenting for a Digital Future 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

View this email in your browser (http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6ed42cda03012774a98ca3add&id=a28872f44…) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ Since launching (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/03/18/welcome-to-our-bl…) in March, this blog has surpassed our expectations, with guest contributors from around the world (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/around-the-world/) and posts from our team (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/about/our-team/) giving you wrap-ups of the latest news (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/on-our-minds/) , research (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/21/childrens-interne…) and advice about parenting, children and technology. In just eight short months we’ve grown to multiple thousands of readers each week, so this is our chance to say thank you for your support this year – for reading and contributing and tweeting and sharing – we are looking forward to more great posts and to sharing more from our current project, Parenting for a Digital Future (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/about/about-our-research/) , in 2016. But before you head off for the holidays, or if you’re glancing at email while roasting things or munching on leftover chocolate, here are some recent highlights to peruse. (As always click here (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/subscribe/) to subscribe) We’ve looked at media and technology in the lives of tweens and teens (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/13/tweens-teens-tech…) , from how social media changes the nature of school taunting (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/25/the-impact-of-soc…) , to the opportunities for sexual education and exploration online (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/26/when-is-sexual-co…) . We’ve also considered the changes in the media lives of younger ones, questioning whether Angry Birds make angry children (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/28/do-angry-birds-ma…) , or whether there is such a thing as ‘good’ screen time (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/15/is-there-such-a-t…) for very young children. Media use has changed the lives of parents too – as a new generation of ‘digital native’ (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/23/parents-are-now-d…) parents build communities and find support (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/12/02/reasons-to-love-p…) online while creating opportunities to share and engage with their kids. (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/12/09/teenagers-just-se…) We have responded to recent controversies– including advertising to children on the new YouTube Kids app (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/30/digital-deception…) and the appropriation of images of other peoples’ children by Baby Role Players. (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/14/online-baby-role-…) Guest posters from Sweden (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/09/25/support-children-…) to the Sudan (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/04/the-world-in-your…) have demonstrated how digital media are incorporated into the ecosystem of families – challenging traditional hierarchies, but sometimes reinforcing them, too. Many of our posts have addressed current policy debates, from demonstrating some of the flaws (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/11/is-using-technolo…) in a widely-cited report claiming technology has little benefit for education, to suggesting how E-safety education (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/10/07/esafety-and-educa…) in the US can be improved. We have distilled down 6 things policy-makers need to know (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/11/18/6-things-parents-…) about children and the internet and looked at how learning opportunities like coding (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/12/11/decoding-the-hour…) and digital making impact on learning and social engagement (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/09/30/headphones-in-or-…) . Many of the posts above offer practical tips and ideas (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/2015/12/14/new-advice-for-me…) for families as they head into the holiday season, many with new technologies to enjoy and to negotiate around. We hope you will read, comment, and share – and get in touch with us if you have something you’d like to write (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/about/editorial-guidelines/) in 2016. 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Journal Editorship Opportunity: Internet Research (INTR
by Michael T Zimmer 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

Colleagues, I am forwarding this to the list on behalf of Wendy Alderton at Emerald Group Publishing Limited. -MZ ---- ISI ranked Journal Editorship Opportunity Internet Research (INTR) Applications sought for Editor or Co-Editor Team About the Journal Internet Research (INTR) is an ISI-indexed, international, refereed journal that aims to describe, assess and foster understanding of the role of wide-area, multi-purpose computer networks such as the Internet. The journal looks at the technological developments which facilitate the use of wide-area networks, and examines the social, ethical, economic and political implications which arise from mass public access to information resources. Coverage includes but is not limited to: • Electronic networks in research and education • Managerial and organizational issues • Network design and operation • Public and private sector roles and responsibility See the website for further details: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/intr.htm Qualifications and requirements of candidates: Some of the key qualities sought for the editor position are an established record of scholarship, ability to oversee the editorial cycle and meet deadlines, management of the Editorial Advisory Board and an understanding of INTR’s editorial and strategic objectives. Major Editor responsibilities include: • Commissioning high quality manuscripts and assisting authors through the editorial process • Initial screening of submissions and the management of the peer review process • Selecting and maintaining a pool of competent reviewers • Supplying journal issues to the Publisher to the agreed schedule • Working with and managing the contribution of the Editorial Advisory Board • Advising Emerald on the direction and development of INTR • Promoting INTR to your network and at conferences to encourage authorship and usage INTR uses the online submission system, ScholarOne Manuscripts. The new editor(s) will receive full training and support. Please note this is a supported position with an annual honorarium and travel/conference budget. The time commitment is variable but the role will require approximately ½ day work per week on average. Recruitment Procedure: Applications should include: • A proposal explaining - your goals and plans for INTR. This may include an assessment of current strengths and weaknesses, or gaps/hot topics you plan to address, etc. - your previous editorial experience (including peer reviewing, acting as associate or guest editor for a journal, editing a book, etc.) - what else you would bring to the role (do you have excellent networks, attend events/conferences, support from your institution, have an active social media presence, etc.?) • A current CV Please contact Wendy Alderton, Publisher for more details on how to apply: Email: walderton(a)emeraldinsight.com, telephone: +44 (0)1274 785623 Application deadline: 20th January 2016 -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor and PhD Program Director, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Social media theory and social media data in journalism and political communication. A Radboud Summer School course in August 2016
by Maurice Vergeer 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

apologies for cross-posting. I am happy to announce the 2016 Radboud summer school "Social media theory and data in journalism and political communication" which will take place at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The course will focus on theoretical approaches as well as how to collect and analyse social media data. A preliminary program will be available will be available shortly. For further information please visit the Radboud Summer School page: http://goo.gl/R3HU1I -- ________________________________________________ Maurice Vergeer To contact me, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/5 To see my publications, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/1 ________________________________________________

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IACAP 2016 - Luciano Floridi delivers the Copernicus Lecture
by Mariarosaria Taddeo 15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Professor Luciano Floridi - Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, Director of Research, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford ( http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/floridi/ <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/floridi/> ), will deliver the Copernicus Lecture during IACAP’2016 at the University of Ferrara (Italy). I would also like to take this opportunity to mention that this year IACAP Covey Award will be presented to Professor Jack Copeland (http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/philosophy/people/copeland.shtml <http://www.arts.canterbury.ac.nz/philosophy/people/copeland.shtml> ). Dr Marcin Miłkowski (https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/marcin-milkowski/ <https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/marcin-milkowski/> ) is the receiver of the 2016, both the awards will be presented during the award ceremony during IACAP’16 at the University of Ferrara. More details on the submission procedure and the conference venue can be found here http://www.iacap.org/iacap-2016/ <http://www.iacap.org/iacap-2016/> Please note that this year IACAP invites submissions of short papers (between 3000 and 6000 words) we also encourage the submission of proposals for symposia. I hope you will all join us in Ferrara. Best regards, Mariarosaria Taddeo -- Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford President, International Association for Computing and Philosophy Associate Editor for Ethics, Policy & Technology - Philosophy & Technology, Springer http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/taddeo/ <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/taddeo/> http://rosariataddeo.net <http://rosariataddeo.net/>

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