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CFP, DL for Extended Abstracts TODAY: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media Graduate Student Special Issue - Old Against New, or a Coming of Age? Rethinking Broadcasting in an Era of Electronic Media
by Airi Lampinen 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Final reminder: *Call for Papers* Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media Special Issue *Old Against New, or a Coming of Age? Rethinking Broadcasting in an Era of Electronic Media* In this special issue edited and authored by graduate students, JOBEM is calling on emerging scholars to redefine “broadcasting” and explore the relevance of this term in an age of electronic media. We believe that graduate students are uniquely situated to change the conversation around new and old media, rethinking both what it means for media to come of age and how to study such a phenomenon. *Special Issue Coordinating Editor-in-Chief* Stacy Blasiola (University of Illinois at Chicago, sblasi2(a)uic.edu) *Special Issue Guest Editors* R. Stuart Geiger (University of California, Berkeley) Airi Lampinen(Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT & University of Helsinki) *Deadline for Extended Abstracts:* August 19, 2013 *Full Paper Invitation:* September 22, 2013 *Deadline for Full Papers:* January 6, 2014 *Final Decisions:* May 6, 2014 *Contact:* JOBEMgradIssue(a)gmail.com As guest editors for the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, we know that the term “broadcasting” certainly has the connotations of a rapidly-disappearing era. There is a strong temptation to sharply distinguish between old and new media, and “broadcasting” (and even “electronic”) is a term that is now often associated with the old. We are constantly told that we are in the midst of a digital/social media revolution that will make the unidirectional, mass communication model obsolete. Yet a cursory glance into either the history of media technology or the contemporary use of new media platforms complicates these dominant narratives. Do we need new terms to help us think about what it means for new media to come of age, or do we need to reappropriate old terms? Do ideas about new media revolutions help us better understand the complicated relationships between radio and early television programming, telegraph networks and emerging telephone infrastructure, or musicians and the various shifts in the recording industry? Do notions of social media disruptions help us understand how participation takes place in sites like Wikipedia, reddit, or YouTube, or how these sites are situated in relation to more established news and media industries? What is the relevance of “old media” terms such as “broadcasting” for studying today’s social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, and Pinterest? We call on graduate students to start a new thread in the conversation about what it means for media to be old and new. For us, rethinking “broadcasting” in an era of electronic media is to neither hastily disregard the legacy of these terms nor cling to them too rigidly. As graduate students, we feel a curious resonance with the contradictory expectations surrounding new media forms. We are called to be apprentices, learning to participate in a longstanding and well-established institution; yet at the same time we are called to be radical revolutionaries, disrupting old ways of thinking. Graduate students, like many new media services and platforms, face many anxieties about what it means to come of age in a landscape already filled with towering figures. Many of the issues we face are longstanding problems that every generation before us also confronted, but we also face many concerns that are unique to our current historical situation. As emerging scholars, we believe that graduate students are uniquely situated to change the conversation around new and old media, rethinking both what it means for media to come of age and how to study such a phenomenon. In this special issue, we call on graduate students to redefine what “broadcasting” means and explore the relevance of this term in an age of electronic media. We intentionally leave this open to interpretation. We seek papers that will theoretically and empirically advance our understanding of the diverse array of practices, content, people, technologies, industries, and policies that collectively constitute our contemporary media ecology. We call for papers from a wide variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields, recognizing that scholarship can take a variety of different forms. We invite authors to: - propose novel theoretical or methodological frameworks to the study of media and broadcasting - critically review and synthesize existing academic literatures about media and broadcasting - discursively analyze various rhetorics and narratives around/in media and broadcasting - document case studies about historical and/or contemporary media and broadcasting forms - relate ethnographic, qualitative, or quantitative studies about the role of media and broadcasting in various social contexts - contact us about any other paper forms, or if you are unsure if your paper is suitable for this special issue * * *Deadlines and Submission Instructions* Timeline Deadline for Extended Abstracts: August 19, 2013 Invitations to Submit Full Papers: September 22, 2013 Deadline to Submit Full Papers: January 6, 2014 Final Decisions to Authors: May 6, 2014 Final Revisions for Full Papers: May 26, 2014 Publication of the Special Issue: September 2014 All submissions must be graduate student driven, meaning that the primary authors should be enrolled as graduate students (at least) at the time of submitting extended abstracts. Although collaborative work with non-graduate students is acceptable, we seek papers that are primarily conceptualized and authored by graduate students. Collaborative work with other students is highly encouraged. Importantly, the corresponding, lead author–who will be responsible for the paper and interactions with the editors–must be a graduate student. Because we anticipate a large number of submissions, we will not initially accept full papers for review. Interested authors must first send a proposal of their paper in an extended abstract format of 600-800 words, not including references. The extended abstract should clearly introduce and outline the paper, giving reviewers from a wide variety of academic fields enough context and detail to evaluate its feasibility as a full paper, intellectual merit, relevance to the special issue theme, and broader impacts. As the research for these papers may not yet be complete, we do not expect that extended abstracts will necessarily include all of the paper’s findings or conclusions. However, the extended abstracts should outline what kinds of findings or conclusions the authors expect to present in the final paper. Specifically, extended abstracts should include: - a title - a description of the paper’s core topic, case, problem, and/or argument - the methodological approach, theoretical background, and/or disciplinary field - the paper’s relevance to related academic literatures - expected findings or conclusions - expected contributions to the study of media Extended abstracts must be mailed as an attachment to JOBEMgradIssue(a)gmail.com and must be sent in .rtf, .doc or .docx format. We cannot accept .pdf submissions. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to submit a full paper of no more than 7,500 words (including references). Invited full papers will be subject to a formal peer review process, and papers will only be published if they pass JOBEM’s standard reviewing process. Authors must adhere to a strict schedule for submission and revisions. Authors whose manuscripts do not get accepted to the special issue are encouraged to consider submitting revised papers to JOBEM through the normal submission process. All submissions must adhere to the formatting guidelines for Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Manuscripts must adhere to APA style format. Complete submission guidelines can be accessed at http://www.beaweb.org/jobem-guidelines.htm.Full papers must be submitted online at:http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hbem (select “Special Issue: Grad Issue” as a manuscript type). CFP also available at: http://socialmediacollective.org/2013/06/07/old-against-new-or-a-coming-of-…

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Study on language and personality
by Nicola Fox Hamilton 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Hello everyone, I am currently investigating the connection between the language we use and attraction in online dating. I have just started to collect data for my second study and I was wondering if you have 15 minutes to spare to take part in my online survey? I will be very grateful for anyone who can help by taking part - or by passing it along to colleagues or students who can participate. I am also happy to sure my results with anyone who is interested. Please click on the following link to take part: http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1295588/Language-and-attraction Thank you for your help, it is much appreciated. Regards, Nicola ---------------------------------------------------- Nicola Fox Hamilton, MSc. Cyberpsychologist & PhD Researcher Designer & Art Director +353 (0)86 224 2416 www.NicolaFoxHamilton.com www.commaworkspace.com www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=33254 ----------------------------------------------------

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research position on internet revenue models at INC (Amsterdam, NL) for one year
by Geert Lovink 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/about/vacature-researcher-alternativ… The Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences, is looking for a Researcher Alternative Revenue Models (1,0 fte) (Occupation by two persons in part time is possible.) The position The function is vacant in the program ‘Alternative Revenue Models’, that has as a goal to carry out research on alternatives, possibilities, opportunities and pitfalls within the network economy, with a national as well as an international perspective. The program has three main focuses of the research: 1. Mobile money, 2. Crowdfunding and 3. Bitcoin and other internet currencies. The researcher will perform research in these areas, and will map the creative industries in this domain, with the aim of realizing a conference, a publication, and teaching material. The project runs in close cooperation with other universities of applied sciences (AHK, InHolland), universities (UvA, University of Warwick, Leuphana Universität etc.) and NGOs and companies (IICD, Finance Lab, Amsterdam Economic Board, MPTI, etc.). Criteria The researcher has a masters degree (minimum). He/she is aware of the developments in the field, especially of the new media and network cultures. The researcher has an affinity with the subject of alternative revenue models and the creative industries. He/she has excellent skills in written and spoken English. The researcher is flexible, pro-active, enthusiastic, investigative and enterprising, can deal with a complex educational environment and can cooperate with different partners such as companies and institutions. He/she has a proven track record as researcher and has possibly written one or more scientific publications. The department Within the education program Interactive Media the lectorate Interactive Media in the Public Domain started in January 2004. This lectorate is transformed into the Institute of Network Cultures (INC) and meanwhile is part of the Centre of Expertise CREATE-IT. The work of the lectorate includes research, the organization of theoretical education and the development and performance of a program of seminars, conferences, events and publications for the purpose of knowledge development and knowledge transfer. The lectorate consists of a team of four people, including Geert Lovink, who together coordinate the applied research in the field of network cultures. CREATE-IT applied research is the centre of expertise of the School of Design and Communication of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. At this centre teachers, students and researchers perform applied research by order of the creative and computer industries. We cooperate with universities and other expertise centres. The research results are transferred to the benefit of the professional and educational field. Applied research gives an answer to urgent questions in practice, keeps education up to date, stimulates dissemination of knowledge and adds to the professionalisation of students and teachers. What we offer The tasks are part of the job description of researcher 4. The pay scale complies with pay scale 10 (CAO-HBO – labour agreement for higher professional education). The maximum wage is EUR 3740,- per month for full-time employment. Salary depends on education and experience. This is an initial appointment for one year. An extension will be considered subject to satisfactory performance. The position can be occupied by two people in part time. The HvA has a comprehensive package of secondary benefits. Information Further information: Geert Lovink, lector Networkcultures, e-mail: geert(a)xs4all.nl. For information on the Institute of Networkcultures: www.networkcultures.org For information on the School of Design and Communication: www.dmci.hva.nl For information on CREATE-IT applied research: www.create-it.hva.nl How to apply Go to http://www.hva.nl/vacatures to apply online. Application that are sent directly to the contact person or in a different way will not be processed. Apply before September 1st, 2013. During the application process the HvA subscribes to the HvA Sollicitatiecode (HvA recruitment code). Acquisition is not appreciated.

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IM interviews not interviews?
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Dear Jenny and list, I consider IM chat interviews to be "real" interviews. In *Online Interviews in Real Time (see * http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233088)-- which focuses on synchronous interviews-- I discuss interview methods using four main types of online communication: text-based, videoconference, web conference multi-channel meeting space (such as Adobe Connect) and immersive virtual worlds (such as Second Life or games.) Text IM is often combined with these other forms. For example, many people prefer to use IM rather than voice when communicating in Second Life, and researchers may include text exchanges in interviews conducted in a videoconferencing space like Skype. Based on my research on these technologies for interview purposes, text-only interviews may work best when a semi-structured approach is used. It may be best to have at least some main questions prepared before the interview, so you can review them and decide: should this big question be divided into several smaller questions? The point being that you want to keep the exchange flowing, you want to keep the attention of the participant, and you don't want to create a situation where someone would need to type for 20 minutes to answer one question. Two cases in the book *Cases in Online Interview Research* (see http://www.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book235442) use text-only IM interviews. Three cases use IM interviews in studies conducted in virtual worlds. In that book I also discuss the use of "near-synchronous" text exchanges, which can take the form of an ongoing text conversation with the participant. *Online Interviews in Real Time and **Cases in Online Interview Research *are available as e-books from Amazon or you can order from Sage. If you order from Sage directly, here is a coupon code for 30% off: N130726. If you have more specific questions, contact me off list. Happy interviewing! Janet *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Capella University School of Business and Vision2Lead, Inc. *Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at #einterview Now available as Kindle e-books: Online Interviews in Real Time & Cases in Online Interview Research PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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fwd: about trsst
by Geert Lovink 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

> From: carlo von lynX <lynX(a)time.to.get.psyced.org> > Subject: Re: <unlike-us> about trsst > Date: 19 August 2013 12:09:46 PM GMT+02:00 > To: unlike-us(a)listcultures.org > > By looking at the technical hints in http://www.trsst.com/paper/ > I deduce that Trsst provides for various possibilities for the > NSA to influence a system designed that way: > > - Automate monitoring of the majority of Internet servers > using direct memory access and scanning for encryption > keys and unencrypted materials or other systemic weak > points. Access to hoster infrastructure is obtained by > Patriot Act or similar measures. > - Similar to the attack recently operated against Freedom > Hosting, modify server memory in order to insert malicious > Javascript code into the "client software" such that a > cleartext copy of the message is delivered to the server > where it can be captured (This method works also with > crypto.cat, heml.is and mailPile and it leaves no trace > of corruption on the hard disks of the server). A > surveillance can thus be established without a regular > user being able to notice. > - Additionally, since regular HTTPS is employed, the attacker > can do man-in-the-middle attacks against the users by > creating valid false certificates. So the malicious code > can also be inserted via HTTPS and the unencrypted text > captured and stripped before it reaches the server. > - Some users can operate a complete node on their machines, > which means that their crypto transactions are as safe as > the computer they are using, but that won't be helpful if > everybody else in their social network uses a hackable web > interface. > - From the description, no forward secrecy is planned for > the system, so the NSA can in any case simply seize a user's > computer to get at her private key and decrypt all past > messages. Since there is cryptographic proof, her messages > may get used in court against her or others. > - From the description, no transport obfuscation is planned > for Trsst. That means that enormeous intelligence about the > social graph can be gathered simply by observing communication > patterns - even by those who run their own node at home. > > Also, I presume that Trsst, once implemented, will encounter > serious scalability issues since there is no mention of a > distribution strategy. Other grooups are investing years in > work to obtain a functional distribution while Trsst doesn't > even address the problem. There's a mention of OStatus which > has already proven to not be scalable. > > There are projects like Briar and secushare which are already > several years ahead in actually developing a Twitter replacement > with the necessary security. Also, Retroshare can already be > used in such a fashion, today. Starting such a project from > scratch in such a blue-eyed manner is not going to produce a > useful product - it's at best the next Diaspora. A "six person- > months of development time" as planned on the Kickstarter page > will at best produce a centralised silo/cloud experience while > the decentralized nodes do not work properly because of the > scalability issues. That's why $15K need to be reserved to run > the silo. > > And the most surprising detail: There is no mention that the > server software will actually be available in open source - > only the client is being described as open source. I have no > idea how users can run fully compliant nodes if the server > side isn't free. I hope this is just a misunderstanding on > my side and the project will fully be open or - even better - > free software according to the Affero GPL. > > I don't understand why TechCrunch and Liberationtech insist > on promoting people that promise easy solutions.. while > ignoring existing software, which is a lot closer to actual > results (Retroshare lacks onion routing, forward secrecy and > a sufficient distribution strategy - so it is similar to Trsst, > but it is already here and just needs a hand to have a better > UI. And you get a free Skype replacement with it, too). > > > -- > talk to me in private using Tor: https://symlynX.com/LAVA/ > torify telnet 7yuogiqxgrak36kk.onion > psyc://7yuogiqxgrak36kk.onion/~lynX DON'T SEND ME > irc://7yuogiqxgrak36kk.onion/lynX PRIVATE EMAIL > http://7yuogiqxgrak36kk.onion/ OR FACEBOOGLE > > _______________________________________________ > unlike-us mailing list > unlike-us(a)listcultures.org > http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/unlike-us_listcultures.org

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Program for IR 14 Now Available
by Kendall, Lori 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

I'm pleased to announce that the schedule for IR 14 is now available. You can find a link to the schedule on the ConfTool login page: https://www.conftool.com/aoir-ir14/index.php?page=login You are not required to log in to view the schedule. You can also find the schedule directly at this link: https://www.conftool.com/aoir-ir14/sessions.php We look forward to seeing you all in Denver! Lori Kendall Vice President and Chair, IR 14 Conference Committee loriken(a)illinois.edu

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Data Center Ethnography?
by Adam Fish 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Hi List, For a joint funding bid I am looking for ethnographers or other qualitative sociological researchers investigating data centers in major markets--India, China, the UK, the United States, Brazil. Who is doing this type of empirical research into the practices and values of big data workers? Thanks, Adam

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Conference hotel rate
by Theo Plothe 18 Aug '13

18 Aug '13

Just a quick note, the Westin is sold out at the published conference rate for Wednesday night, and there are no double rooms available at the conference rate for Thursday through Saturday. I'm not sure about single occupancy, but the only double rooms would be a single bed with a roll-away. Regrettably, the reservation desk does not have the ability to add rooms at the stated $159 rate. The lack of rooms came as a surprise to me, and I thought I would share this before others called expecting a room at the conference rate. -- Theo Plothe Ph.D. Student Remix Culture and Gaming American University School of Communication

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More secure alternatives to popular social media?
by Charles Ess 18 Aug '13

18 Aug '13

Hi all, Partly in response to what some are calling "the Snowden Summer" - also including the trial and sentencing of Bradley Manning - I've been poking into these matters a bit more earnestly, including subscribing to a (terrific) email listserv - liberationtech - operated from Stanford and including a number of luminaries, including some well-known AoIR folk. I'm intrigued by the raft of suggestions for more secure alternatives to contemporary and widely popular email services, social media, etc., including, e.g.: > Welcome to Trsst: An Open and Secure Alternative to Twitter > > Post your thoughts, share links, and follow other interesting people or web > sites, using the web or your mobile or any software of your choice. > All of your private posts to individuals or friends and family are securely > encrypted so that even your hosting provider - or government - can't unlock > them. > All of your public posts are digitally signed so you can prove that no one - > and no government - modified or censored your writings. > You control your identity and your posts and can move them to another site or > hosting provider at any time. > Think of Trsst as an RSS reader (and writer) that works like Twitter but built > for the open web. The public stuff stays public and search-indexable, and the > private stuff is encrypted and secured. Only you will hold your keys, so your > hosting provider can't sell you out. > > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1904431672/trsst-a-distributed-secure-b… > -platform-for-the-o/description I call this to our collective attention as it raises a number of ethical, social, political - and, yea, lo, verily - research questions and possibilities. Beginning with: is anyone doing some close study on the migration(s) to and from such alternatives, possibly alternative practices that emerge as a result of the sense of having greater privacy and security, etc.? Seems like a terrific route to follow - if anyone has resources and helpful signposts, would appreciate your sharing, either onlist or offlist. Many thanks in advance - Charles Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Director, Centre for Research on Media Innovations <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/> University of Oslo P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo Norway email: charles.ess(a)media.uio.no

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Male Roommate for IR14
by Theo Plothe 18 Aug '13

18 Aug '13

Dear AoIR folks, I haven't yet reserved a room for IR14, and was wondering if anyone needed/would like a male roommate to split costs for Wednesday check-in and Sunday check-out. If so, please email me at your earliest convenience. Thanks! -- Theo Plothe Ph.D. Student Remix Culture and Gaming American University School of Communication

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