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Denver and hotels
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hello everyone, As someone who has had numerous frustrating conference site/ hotel mis-matches, I wanted to give a little local perspective on the Denver scene. The good news is that there are a number of hotels that are an easy walk from the Westin. The downtown area is pretty safe-- so you can count on being able to walk around to lots of great local restaurants. Also, there is a free shuttle that runs up and down 16th street (the hotel is just off 16th). 16th street is a bit of an odd mix-- a pedestrian mall with a bus shuttle down the middle of it. The shuttle also takes you to Market Street Station, where you can take buses to other parts of town or even to Boulder (my home town!) If you have an extra afternoon and want to see the Flatirons (http://www.bouldercoloradousa.com/) The shuttle also takes you to a few blocks from the Denver Art Museum, one of my favorite hangouts. (http://www.denverartmuseum.org/) As we say around here, DAM that's great art! If you want to add a day to see our fabulous Rocky Mountains, take a hike or want other suggestions, post here and I'm happy to give suggestions or point you to resources. One problem about coming to Colorado is that you might not want to leave. That's what happened to me! 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 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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Job in Big Data and Global Affairs at UofToronto
by Barry Wellman 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Job in Big Data and Global Affairs, Munk School https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=13… I'm just forwarding. DK anything about it Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Director FRSC INSNA Founder Faculty of Information (iSchool) 611 Bissell Building 140 St. George St. University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 3G6 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 $22 Kindle $16 Old/NewCyberTimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 ________________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] disappearing Youtube videos and suppression of McBudgeting?
by Peter Timusk 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Like me not sending a list reply to the list. Constant use of the Internet may be degrading quality use. From: cka(a)asb.dk To: ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca Subject: RE: [Air-L] disappearing Youtube videos and suppression of McBudgeting? Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:57:57 +0000 Hi Peter, Thanks, you are right, I was able to get to it after restarting. I will be more careful about checking on multiple computers before I post. One phenomenon I did observe was a pattern on 3 different computers that Mcbudgeting was changed to budgeting in google and not in bing on the first search, and 4 times in a row this morning on a single computer. I didn't record the phenomenon, has anyone else experienced Google changing the search term? If so, in what contexts? Cheers, Constance From: Peter Timusk [ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca] Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:52 AM To: Constance Elizabeth Kampf Subject: RE: [Air-L] disappearing Youtube videos and suppression of McBudgeting? I think and this is not a personal attack you need to be careful with what you as an individual find on any given computer like any given suggested text your or google's computers have "remembered" . That said, being unemployed is worse than working at McDonalds. Thanks to education I am a working stiff. Thanks too, to all your ( the list; plural you) books because I know more about the Internet and sociology and computer use industry trends. This means I got a lot of interesting stuff to talk about at work even if I seem to be just programming geek to many coworkers. > From: cka(a)asb.dk > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:12:44 +0000 > Subject: [Air-L] disappearing Youtube videos and suppression of McBudgeting? > > Hi all! > > Looking for any insights people might have into the overnight disappearance of 2 videos posted about McBudgeting in Youtube and the shift in Google's search algorithm that automatically changes McBudgeting to Budgeting every time you search today. Yesterday I was able to access the video, but sadly did not record them, and for the search, it did it only the first time, today it does it every time I search and the videos are no longer present. Bing does not do this. I went to the WaybackMachine and found that the videos were not archived. Any insights? This seems like the tip of a very interesting iceberg. > > Cheers, > Connie > > Constance Kampf, > Associate Professor > Business Communication > Aarhus School of Business > Denmark > > cka(a)asb.dk > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/

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disappearing Youtube videos and suppression of McBudgeting?
by Constance Elizabeth Kampf 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hi all! Looking for any insights people might have into the overnight disappearance of 2 videos posted about McBudgeting in Youtube and the shift in Google's search algorithm that automatically changes McBudgeting to Budgeting every time you search today. Yesterday I was able to access the video, but sadly did not record them, and for the search, it did it only the first time, today it does it every time I search and the videos are no longer present. Bing does not do this. I went to the WaybackMachine and found that the videos were not archived. Any insights? This seems like the tip of a very interesting iceberg. Cheers, Connie Constance Kampf, Associate Professor Business Communication Aarhus School of Business Denmark cka(a)asb.dk

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UNESCO call for research proposals
by Joly MacFie 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_calls_f… UNESCO calls for research proposals: case studies on the role of Internet intermediaries in promoting freedom of expression on Internet UNESCO launches a call for research proposals in order to identify principles for good practices and processes related to Internet intermediaries (such as Internet service providers, search engines, online media, and social media) that can protect freedom of expression by ensuring that any of limitations of this right are consistent with international standards. This project contributes to promoting online freedom of expression through assembling and analyzing empirical data, encouraging self-regulation and providing practical recommendations to industry, States and policy makers. Interested researchers and organizations are invited to submit their proposals *by 13 September 2013*. UNESCO, as enshrined in its Constitution, promotes the “free flow of ideas by word and image”. This covers promoting a free, open and accessible Internet space as part of promoting comprehensive freedom of expression both online and offline. Internet intermediaries play a unique role in linking authors of content and audiences. They may either protect or jeopardize end user rights to free expression, given their role in capturing, storing, searching, sharing, transferring and processing large amount of information, data and user-generated content. This role is particularly prominent in the cases of search engines and internet-service providers (ISPs), hosting providers, cloud computing services, online social networks and media houses. This project aims to identify principles for good practices and processes that are consistent with international standards for free expression that Internet intermediaries may follow in order to protect the human rights of end users online. Using a case study methodology, the research will evaluate how Internet intermediaries can either uphold or compromise freedom of expression. Up to five major categories of Internet intermediaries can be identified for research, bearing in mind that it may be richer and less costly to focus in upon fewer sectors: - Internet search engines and portals (Google, yahoo!, MSN, Baidu, Sina.com, etc.) - Social media networks (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Sina Weibo, etc.) - Online media with user-generated content (BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, online newspapers, etc.) - ISPs, including telecommunication, cable and mobile operators (Verizon, AT&T, free.fr, Orange, T-mobile, Nokia) - Data processing, web hosting providers and cloud computing services, including big data hosts and Domain Name Registries (Navisite, Akamai, ICANN, Register.com, Verizon) This project will make a unique contribution by gathering, evaluating and presenting empirical data and in-depth research on this topic that encourages principled self-regulation and particularly provides practical recommendations for how Internet intermediaries can meet international standards that respect the normative and fundamental value of free speech. The results of this project will inform various actors who are intermediaries, as well as other stakeholders, and will also contribute to developing an international set of principles for good practices. Research will possibly be presented at events around the World Summit on the Information Society and on Internet Governance Forum in 2014. The final research will likely be published as part of UNESCO’s Series on Internet Freedom and, budget allowing, be translated to all six UN official languages, which will inform UNESCO’s 195 Member States and other international policy-makers on intermediaries-related policy making to promote online freedom. *UNESCO, therefore, invites interested researchers and organizations to submit their proposals, according to the Background note <http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/news/background…> and General Terms of Reference<http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/news/general_te…>, by email to Ms Xianhong Hu, before noon (CET), 13 September 2013. Proposals should include a detailed description of the research methodology, possible case studies, timeline and the requested funding.* -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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"Pathways to Meaning" with Kendall and Markham
by Annette Markham 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hi All, Lori Kendall and I are teaching a PhD course at Aarhus University in a couple of weeks. If you know anyone who might be interested, we still have about three seats remaining. This is the second time we've taught this course and it seems to be a good success. Title: Pathways to Meaning: Analytical tools for qualitative researchers of digital media Dates: Tuesday, August 27 (noon) until Friday, August 30, 2013 Location: Aarhus University, Denmark Basic Description: http://www.markham.internetinquiry.org/teaching/pathways/ Reading list: http://www.markham.internetinquiry.org/2013/08/pathwaysreadinglist2013/ Contact me you're interested and I'll be happy to give you more information. Feel free to pass this along to colleagues who might be interested and able to attend, Best, annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Aesthetics & Communication, Aarhus University Guest Professor, Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Twitter: annettemarkham

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Post Doctoral Position
by Kelly Boudreau 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

Applicants are invited for a EPSRC/Digital Economy Programme full-time funded post-doctoral position investigating digital connectivity and peer-to-peer relationships in financial services. The position is fixed term until 09/12/2014 with the likelihood of a three month extension. The project, 3rd Party Dematerialisation and Rematerialisation of Capital (3DaRoC), will evaluate the role of infrastructural designs and its effects on the patterns of use of financial services provided by digital intermediaries. You are expected to have (or be about to complete) a PhD in Information Systems, Information Science, Behavioural Science, Financial Services, Financial Computing, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Interaction or Experience Design, with experience in using ethnographic or survey-based research techniques. Candidates with research experience or enthusiasm for digital technology and innovation would be especially welcomed. You will be expected to lead on the development of fieldwork, analysis of data, and to develop business models around new technology deployments, as well as working with project partners and supporting the work of the other researchers. The direct line supervisor will be Dr. Adam Fish (Lancaster), and you will be based in the Department of Sociology. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Fish ata.fish2(a)lancaster.ac.uk. This is a full time fixed-term post beginning 15 October, or as soon as possible after this date. Please see the link below for my information: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A775 Best, Adam

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UBC Journalism tenure-track faculty position
by Hermida, Alfred 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

Dear colleagues We have a new opening at the University of British Columbia for a global, digital thinker: Assistant Professor, Global Issues and Digital Media, Liu Institute for Global Issues and Graduate School of Journalism, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) http://journalism.ubc.ca/2013/07/15/school-of-journalism-and-liu-institute-… The Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) invite applications for a jointly appointed tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with anticipated start date as early as January 1, 2014. Candidates must have a PhD and a research record in global affairs and digital media. The ideal candidate will have an active research profile and possess a broad understanding of global issues, with research interests that could include (but are not limited to): international relations, human security, peace and disarmament, the environment, development, global health, and international justice issues. We will consider candidates working on any part of the world and from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary background; we particularly encourage those involved in policy analysis and implementation. The Liu Institute for Global Issues is an important part of UBC’s vision with a mission to pursue interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on global issues. The Emmy-Award winning Graduate School of Journalism conducts research on media, science, health, ethics and society. For more information, please visit: www.ligi.ubc.ca<http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/> and www.journalism.ubc.ca<http://www.journalism.ubc.ca/>. The starting salary for the position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will, however, be given priority. Applications must include a C.V., a description of research interests, evidence of teaching excellence and teaching effectiveness, evidence of public outreach, and confidential letters from three referees. Applicants should also provide an electronic sample of their most outstanding publications, including evidence of research impacts. Applications must be submitted online by the deadline of September 1, 2013 to http://facultycareers.ubc.ca/16051. Referees are asked to submit their signed letters of reference by the same deadline via email to karina.antonenko(a)ubc.ca<mailto:karina.antonenko@ubc.ca>. Review of applications will begin after September 1, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled. Alfred Hermida: Associate Professor Graduate School of Journalism | University of British Columbia 6388 Crescent Road | Vancouver | BC | V6T 1Z2 Contact: alfred.hermida(a)ubc.ca<mailto:alfred.hermida@ubc.ca> | @hermida Web: http://www.journalism.ubc.ca<http://www.journalism.ubc.ca/> | Blog: http://www.reportr.net<http://www.reportr.net/> <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2013.808456>

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IR 14 Hotel Issues
by Andrew Herman 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

Hi All I am trying to reserve a room at the Westin in Denver but am being shut out at the conference hotel reservations site. The site tells me that the rooms set aside for the !R14 are completely booked, although the IR14 site says that only 60% or have been reserved. Anybody else experiencing the same issue? Andrew Chair Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5

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Call for Papers "Twitter Data Analytics", special issue of Aslib Proceedings
by Katrin Weller 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

*apologies for cross-posting* Please consider submitting your work for this call for papers: Special issue call for papers from Aslib Proceedings: Twitter data analytics Aslib Proceedings (AP) has an ISI impact factor of 0.432 and is the major publication for ASLIB – the Association for Information Management in the United Kingdom - a membership association for people who manage information and knowledge in organisations and the information industry. This special 2014 Aslib Proceedings issue is guest edited by Professor Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology and Dr Katrin Weller, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences What is the focus of this special issue? This special issue explores the possibilities and limitations of Twitter data analytics. We are particularly interested in papers that place carefully conducted studies into the wider framework of current Twitter research. Research into Twitter and its uses has been gaining momentum over the last few years, with an increasing number of studies of Twitter communities and Twitter data. Twitter’s role within contemporary internet dynamics and its impact on different areas of private and public life have attracted attention. Researchers in many disciplines have been making progress in the establishment of both theories and methods for Twitter research. However, there still is a lack of comparison across individual studies and a need for commonly accepted standards in analysis and data interpretation. Twitter research is often based on rich data sets, so called big data, that can be retrieved via the Twitter API and subsequently be mined with specialised tools. This poses several challenges in theory and methods, which have been the subject of much recent discussion; the current hype around ‘big data’ has now also resulted in a critical response which seeks to determine the limitations of working with such only apparently comprehensive data sets and highlights the persisting value of research which draws only on ‘small data’. For this special issue, we invite articles which address the opportunities and challenges of Twitter data analytics from theoretical and practical, conceptual and empirical perspectives. Topics of interest include but are not restricted to: * Qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse Twitter content * Evaluation of metrics and approaches for Twitter analysis * Representativeness of Twitter data * Comparison of data collection approaches * Legal and ethical issues of Twitter research * Information visualisation * Twitter data retrieval and ranking * Information dissemination on Twitter * User behaviour and the evolution of norms and conventions * Information behaviour and information literacy * Linguistic analysis of Twitter content * "Embedded" content on Twitter (photos, URLs) and Twitter’s relations to other social networks * Network analysis * User surveys * Usage scenarios and case studies * Twitter’s role for information management Submissions * Papers should clearly connect their studies to the wider body of Twitter scholarship, and spell out the implications of their findings for future research. In general, only research-based submissions will be considered. Viewpoints, literature reviews or general reviews are generally not acceptable * Papers should be 4,000 to 6,000 words in length (including references). Please see the author guidelines for citations and references style * For all additional information prior to submission, please contact Professor Axel Bruns or Dr Katrin Weller * Please make submissions to Aslib Proceedings using ScholarOne Manuscripts, our online submission and peer review system quoting this reference number APCALL6 Schedule dates and submission deadlines * Paper submission: 15 September 2013 * Notice of review results: 15 November 2013 * Revisions due: 31 December 2013 * Publication: Aslib Proceedings, issue 3, 2014 Feel free to distribute this information! The call for papers is available online at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=4778

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