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Sources on advocacy email structure/best practices/as data for content analysis
by Luis Hestres 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Hi all, Can anyone recommend any books or chapter(s), article(s), white paper(s), case studies, etc. that talk about the “proper” way to structure advocacy emails? Looking for sources (academic or not) that talk about things like proper message/paragraph length, structure (as in something similar to the pyramid structure of news articles), etc. Even sources that discuss advocacy emails in general (e.g. as part of content analyses) would help. Thanks! - - - - - Luis E. Hestres Ph.D. candidate | School of Communication | American University More about me at luishestres.com (http://luishestres.com/) or LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/hestres) | Follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/luishestres/) | Visit my SSRN Author page (http://ssrn.com/author=1820222) "Theoretical critiques are like sociopaths: Their aggressive drives are rarely balanced by constructive instincts." -- From "Caught in a Winding, Snarling Vine: The Structural Bias of Political Process Theory" by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper, Sociological Forum 14(1), 1999

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Remember! There is an AIR Graduate Student List!
by Molly Sauter 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Hi everyone- Since the spring semester is starting again (or as it's called up here in Canada, the "winter" semester), I am reminding you that there is an AIR graduate list, and it is awesome! If you are a graduate student studying the internet/internet-related-things, you should sign up. Fill out this form here to sign up. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18h-DvwPtcQDSnRiv8bEDd0tnkJXxrcnR8T-CUrNrHS… best- -molly sauter PhD student, Communication Studies, McGill University -- oddletters http://oddletters.com/

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CFP: Innovation and its Contestants (Montreal, 18 Apr 14)
by Molly Sauter 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Montreal, QC, April 18, 2014 Deadline: Jan 24, 2014 <http://ahcsconference.wordpress.com> Call for Proposals INNOVATION AND ITS CONTESTANTS 5th Annual Emerging Scholars Conference McGill University Department of Art History and Communications Studies Keynote Speaker: Keith Moxey, Barbara Novak Professor of Art History and Department Chair at Barnard College (Columbia University) Deadline for Submissions: 24 January 2014 The concept of innovation buttresses a paradigmatically modern Western belief in the possibility of infinite economic growth and technological progress. It is in fact a buzzword with remarkable contemporary currency, one that is instrumentalized as a constant search for new technologies, means of production, market adaptations, scientific discoveries and social changes. As a fundamental tenet in Western systems of thought, it is also – and has long been – inscribed within the West’s very view of itself as more successful and more ‘progressive’ than other societies. Note, for example, G.W.F. Hegel’s famous juxtaposition of Europe’s ever- changing art against the allegedly stagnant visual culture of India: the first modality accounted for the privileged position of the West as the locus of the emanation of universal Geist; while the latter stipulated an essentially ‘un-progressive’ timelessness in India. The Western valuation and definition of innovation has thereby been mobilized as a justification for diverse colonial, post-colonial and now neoliberal enterprises. It operates as a smoke screen to preserve dominant power regimes both within the West and globally, concealing simultaneously the biased valuation of cultural production, and the unequal distribution of technological and scientific headway among diverse social strata. This is the case even as the current global financial crisis challenges the West’s ability to regenerate perpetually. In fact, the stakes involved in the Western impetus to innovate seem to intensify even as recent projections of economic acceleration in several non-Western countries rouse fears that the West is losing ground as innovation’s main stimulant. The innovation paradigm is moreover implicit within the bulk of humanistic academic production. As a case in point, the Greenbergian approach to art history, which dominated much of the twentieth century, revolves indisputably around a teleology of formal innovation. Meanwhile, within a number of current academic discussions – for instance those concerning experimentation and invention in the history of science (Galison); global art history (Elkins); visual culture studies (Moxey); history of ideas (Godin); the philosophy of mondialisation (Nancy); media archaeology (Parikka); technological obsolescence (Kittler); and the aesthetics of failure (Halberstam) – innovation is tacitly treated with caution, if not skepticism. Given this tangle of collusions and complexities, how are we to approach and define innovation in academic discourse? Is the paradigm purely a means of disarming social pressure for an all-inclusive equalized prosperity; or might it be recuperated to provide a stimulus for sustainable growth? Can we understand innovation in a broader global spectrum without falling into the trap of cultural essentialism; or does this concept perpetuate Western-centric views and mores? Can the concept of innovation be used for the analysis of historical periods; or does it figure too easily in teleological narratives? With these questions in mind, we are opening an enquiry into the concept of innovation. We invite paper proposals addressing a broad range of academic disciplines and historical periods. Papers might address, but are by no means restricted to, the following questions: • Socio-economic implications of innovation. How do societies and specific agents adapt to new conditions once their old ways of life have been destroyed? • The politics of innovation. Does innovation bring betterment or deprivation? • What are the criteria of innovation? • Challenging the Western canon of art built on the notions of style, progress, and originality • Technological progress • Patents • Is Western-centrism pervasive in the concept of innovation? • How does innovation affect personal identities (video games, Facebook, etc.)? • How is innovation different from change? • The contestations of innovation; the discursive counterpoints to innovation • Centre vs. periphery; milieus of innovation • Instances of anachronism masked as innovation in culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. Recurring regimes: the old in the new, the new in the old • Does materiality matter in innovation? • Temporality and innovation • Commodity culture and innovation We welcome proposals for 20-minute presentations. Please send your submission in the form of a 300-word abstract and a brief CV to ahcsconference(a)gmail.com. All candidates will be contacted by the first week of February. For more information, please refer to the conference website (http://ahcsconference.wordpress.com/) or contact ahcsconference(a)gmail.com. Reference / Quellennachweis: CFP: Innovation and its Contestants (Montreal, 18 Apr 14). In: H-ArtHist, Jan 9, 2014. <http://arthist.net/archive/6713>. -- oddletters http://oddletters.com/

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Summer School Crowdfunding
by RUßMANN Uta | FHWien der WKW 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Help us to reach our goal! We are organizing a summer school on ICT4Democracy next March in New Delhi, India (http://serd.org.in/ss2014/) (https://www.facebook.com/#!/Summerschool2014) (https://twitter.com/summerschool14) We have been able to find funding for keynote lectures, but we still need funding for the participants (MA- & PhD-students). So we thought to try a new way to raise funds with our crowd funding event! Help us raise 6500 US-Dollar to provide free food and accommodation for our students. Many of them come from developing countries! See our crowd funding event! Every dollar and euro counts! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/summer-school-support-young-researchers/x… And please spread the word! If you have already supported our project we sincerely thank you for your support! Uta Russmann Endowed Professorship for Strategic Communication Management & New Media Department of Communication, Marketing & Sales FHWien University of Applied Sciences of WKW Währinger Gürtel 97, 1180 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 (1) 476 77-5848, Fax: +43 (1) 476 77-5704 uta.russmann(a)fh-wien.ac.at<mailto:uta.russmann@fh-wien.ac.at> www.fh-wien.ac.at/kommas<http://www.fh-wien.ac.at/kommas> **************************NEWS********************************** Der Master-Plan für Ihre Karriere: Bewerben<http://www.fh-wien.ac.at/bewerben> Sie sich bis 14. Mai 2014 für ein Master-Studium an der FHWien der WKW! Sie finden uns auch unter facebook.com/FHWien<http://www.facebook.com/FHWien>, twitter.com/FHWienAT<http://www.twitter.com/FHWienAT> und auf Google+<https://plus.google.com/u/0/112183961531581231679> ******************FHWien der WKW: Die führende Fachhochschule für Management & Kommunikation******************

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CFP: SoMNet 2014 Symposium on Collaboration, Social Computing, New Media and Networks - May 19-23, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
by Marc Smith 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

SoMNeT 2014 *Third International Symposium on Collaboration, Social Computing, New Media and Networks* *(SoMNet 2014)* *Call for Papers and Participation* *As part of* *The 2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems* *(CTS 2014)* *May 19-23, 2014* *The Commons Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA* *Submission Deadline: January 22, 2014* *Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters* *SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES* Social media, social computing, new media and networks have become major areas of research, applications, and development in recent years. The adoption of social media and their applications have expanded in kind and size to unprecedented levels and continue to grow at accelerated rates. The creation and deployment of Social Media is one of the main forces behind the evolution and expansion of the Internet, the Web, and mobile media. Social media account for the majority of Internet traffic while its content comprises the greater part of the daily published multi media on the Web. These technologies have a profound impact on society and on private life. Furthermore, there is a great diversity in the communities of people interested in social computing: researchers in computing, communications, and social sciences; industrial practitioners; wide range of businesses; software and online game vendors; web entrepreneurs; digital government organizations; political analysts; educational institutions, etc. You are cordially invited to participate in, contribute to, and attend the International Symposium on Collaboration, Social Computing, New Media, and Networks (SoMNet 2014) to be held as part of CTS 2014 ( *http://cts2014.cisedu.info/* <http://cisedu.us/rp/cts14/>) May 19-23, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Symposium is to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the-art and practice in the broad multi disciplinary field of social computing and new media. Participation is extended to researchers, designers, educators and interested parties in all disciplines and specialties (computer science, linguistics, psychology, statistics, sociology, multimedia and semantic web technologies, …). *The SoMNeT Symposium main themes include (but are not limited to) the following:* - Social (media) Network Data Collection, Analysis and Visualization - Content/ Text Data Analysis AND Integration with Network Data - Computational/ Algorithmic Solutions and Datasets Related to Both of These Themes *PAPER SUBMISSION* You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to social computing, social networks and new social media. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters (please specify). Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) and include up to 6 keywords from the above list of topics and an abstract of no more than 400 words. The full manuscript should be at most 8 pages using the two-column IEEE format. Additional pages are allowed but will be charged additional fee. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and poster (please refer to http://cts2014.cisedu.info/home/posters<http://cisedu.us/rp/cts14/home/posters> for posters submission details) will also be accepted. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Authors are invited to submit a PDF copy of their manuscript to the Symposium using the following link: http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/14/users/upload.jsp. In the form you fill out, please make sure to indicate that the submission is for SoMNeT 2014 Symposium in the *Notes* field of the uploading form. Otherwise, the manuscript will go to the main track. If the submission is for a *poster paper*or *short paper*, indicate that as well on the manuscript and in the form's *Notes* field. Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, contributions, technical clarity, and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the Symposium. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the CTS 2014 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. If you have any questions about paper submission or the Symposium, please contact the Symposium organizers. *IMPORTANT DATES* *Paper Submission Deadline: -------------------------- January 22, 2014* *Acceptance Notification: ------------------------------ February 10, 2014* *Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due: ------ February 28, 2014 * *Conference Dates: ------------------------------------ May 19 - 23, 2014* *SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS* *Marc A. Smith* Connected Action Consulting Group California, USA Phone: +1 (425) 241-9105 Email: marc(a)connectedaction.net<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=marc@connectedaction.net> *Jana Diesner* The iSchool (Graduate School of Library and Information Science) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Illinois, USA Phone: +1 (217) 244-3576 Email: jdiesner(a)illinois.edu

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Web Science Conference 2014: Call for Papers
by William Dutton 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

CALL FOR PAPERS & CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14), June 23-26, 2014 Bloomington, Indiana, USA <websci14.org> / @WebSciConf / #WebSci14 Deadline for papers: Feb. 23rd 2014 Deadline for workshop & tutorial proposals: Jan. 17th 2014 William H. Dutton Professor of Internet Studies Professorial Fellow, Balliol College CITI Fellow, Columbia University Oxford Martin Fellow Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS UNITED KINGDOM Tel +44 (0)1865 287 210 Fax +44 (0)1865 287 211 Cell +44 (0)7768 823906 Web: http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/dutton/about/ You can access my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=478025 Latest Books: The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies (2013): http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199589074.do Politics and the Internet (2014): http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415561501/

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CFP: EASA2014 (P027) Immateriality, mobility and the network (ANTHROMOB)
by John McManus 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

*apologies for cross-posting* The call for papers for the panel **Immateriality, mobility and the network (EASA Mobilities Network)** in the upcoming EASA2014 conference (Tallinn, 31st July - 3rd August 2014) is now open, closing on 27th February. To propose a paper and/or contact the convenors, follow the link: http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa2014/panels.php5?PanelID=3037 Conveners Jessika Nilsson (University of Leuven) John McManus (University of Oxford) This panel aims to problematize the static metaphors found within much of network theory. The language of social network theory often casts projects in terms of their connectivity, neglecting material and immaterial mobilities. The increasing proliferation of technologies such as cellular data systems or infrastructure projects which enable new forms of mobility, are just some of the many recent developments that force us to question the conceptual lens through which we view networks. We welcome papers that study the (intimate) relationships and collaborations enabled through technologies and the ways in which they function as a major tool for the re-assembling of networks throughout the world, both "traditional" and otherwise. Panelists are encouraged to critically engage with concepts such as "actor-network theory", "social network analysis" or "assemblages" and papers may expand the framework of network theory or dismiss it altogether. The (potential for) innovations stemming from re-defining, re-configuring and re-purposing of mobile technologies are of particular interest. The panel seeks to challenge notions of modern-day affiliation and association by taking into account societies labelled both "developed" and "backward". Panellists are encouraged to probe possibilities for bringing about new orders of communication and collaboration, ones that break boundaries of tradition, drive innovation, perhaps even spur "revolution" - be it through social media, mobile phones, mobile banking or other technologies. The panel has no geographic focus and papers can either be entirely conceptual, or draw upon particular ethnographic case studies. Deadline for submission: 27th February 2014 http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa2014/panels.php5?PanelID=3037

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Soliciting opinions about using Amazon's Mechanical Turk (aka Mturk) for survey participant recruitment
by Robinson,Cory 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

While Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey seem to be generally well respected, they also come with hefty price tags for participant recruitment ($5-10 per American respondent). Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (aka Mturk), on the other hand, can recruit participants for far less (<$1/respondent). What is the AoIR consensus on utilizing Mturk? I’ve seen articles both for and against using the service. Thanks in advance for all opinions/insights. - Cory Robinson -- Stephen Cory Robinson cory.robinson(a)colostate.edu<mailto:cory.robinson@colostate.edu> Office: Clark C258A http://colostate.academia.edu/StephenCoryRobinson

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ISCRAM 2014 Call for Posters!
by Andrea H. Tapia 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

POSTER SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED Poster submissions can now be made using conftool. Click Here To Access<https://www.conftool.com/iscram2014/> The ISCRAM 2014 poster session will provide an opportunity for authors to interact informally with conference attendees, using a standard-size poster as a visual aid. Presenting a poster is also a good way to discuss and receive feedback on a work in progress that has not been fully developed into a paper. To facilitate this interaction, the ISCRAM 2014 poster session will be held in conference common areas, where foot traffic is expected to be high. Poster proposals should be submitted on the regular ISCRAM template<http://iscram2014.org/sites/default/files/misc/ISCRAM2014_PaperTemplate.doc>, consisting of an extended abstract, with a maximum of two pages describing the project that would be the topic of the poster for presentation and discussion. You might include a small version of a figure or two that would be in the poster, such as a screen shot of a system you will be describing. Posters are submitted to a track using Conftool<https://www.conftool.com/iscram2014/>. The deadline is January 20, 2014. Doctoral Colloquium attendees are required to present a poster as part of their attendance in the colloquium. If your poster proposal is accepted, you will be notified and then you can prepare the actual poster. Posters may be a maximum of 45”x 45” (114.3 cm x 114.3 cm). Posters will be hung on our poster display boards with Velcro©-style hook-and-loop dots. The dots should be the “hook” side as the stand provides the “loop” side to attach. The conference will provide each poster with about ten (10) dots, which should be sufficient to hang an average weight 45”x45” poster. No tape, staples, push-pins or thumbtacks may be used to hang your poster.

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New book: Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

Hi everyone, For those of you who are teaching about or are interested in digital politics, I have a new book that should be available to ship today, Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age. It looks across the last 5 presidential cycles and how winners and also-rans used digital media tactics in their campaigns. You can find more info at http://www.stromer-galley.com/research/book/ And, if you adopt the book in your course or give it a read, I welcome feedback! Cheers! ~Jenny Associate Professor | School of Information Studies Vice President | Association of Internet Researchers Syracuse University 220 Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 t 315.443.1823 f 315.443.5673 e jstromer(a)syr.edu w www.stromer-galley.com w www.aoir.org ischool.syr.edu ~Jenny

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