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Looking for fish for AoIR fishbowl on IDENTITY
by Jenny Korn 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

The birds (of a feather session on identity from the last AoIR conference) have turned into fish! We are looking for additional fish to fill our fishbowl on identity. Identity crosses multiple levels of analysis, from the individual to the organizational and international. This fishbowl presents an opportunity for researchers of identity to discuss quantitative and qualitative online and offline methods used to study identity. We welcome researchers who are questioning definitions of identity, deconstructing categories, pushing identity boundaries, and reconfiguring identification processes. If you would like to be a fish in our fishbowl on identity, please contact Jenny Ungbha Korn at jkorn(a)post.harvard.edu. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!

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18th century algorithms
by Barry Wellman 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Met Sara and her work today. Seemed fascinating and germane. Multiple Independent Inventions of a Non-Functional Technology: Combinatorial Descriptive Names in Botany, 1640-1830 Sara Scharf Abstract Historians and sociologists of science usually discuss multiple independent inventions or multiple independent discoveries in terms of priority disputes among the inventors. But what should we make of the multiple invention of a technology that not only gave rise to very few priority disputes, but never worked and was rejected by each inventors contemporaries as soon as it was made public? This paper examines seven such situations in the history of botany. I devote particular attention to the inventors cultural and educational backgrounds, in particular, the scholastic education most of them shared, through which they would have become familiar with Llullian combinatorics and the mnemonic names used to distinguish syllogistic moods. I also examine their conceptions of the roles of nomenclature in botany, their assumptions about how memory works, their awareness of other similar efforts, and their contemporaries reactions to their proposals. Finally, I reflect on the impacts that a consideration of multiple independent inventions of failed technologies may have on current approaches to the history and sociology of science. http://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousGene… Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:@barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $20 Kindle $16 Old/newCybertimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 It's still rock & roll to me ________________________________________________________________________

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Further Info on Submissions for AoIR Dissertation Award
by Kendall, Lori 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Just to clarify, what you need to submit for the dissertation award (to Lori Kendall, loriken(a)illinois.edu) is just a PDF of the dissertation itself, with an indication in your email that it was filed in 2012. No other documentation is required. Thanks! Lori Kendall

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Planning AOIR fishbowl, need fish
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Hello everyone, When I go to a conference, I try to avoid conference coma.Do you know that state? Simultaneously half asleep from time zone changes and overly caffeinated, and trying to look intently interested in yet another paper? Even when the presentations are brilliant and fascinating, listening for hours on end can put you at risk... Of course at AOIR we have the opportunity to avoid this fate, since Hector and the program committee have offered us the chance to give participatory open fishbowl sessions. (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbowl_(conversation)#Method) I'd like to offer one (what do you expect from someone named "Salmons"?), but am need of more fish. Would you like to join in and contribute to the lively and engaging nature of AOIR in the Mile High City? If so, please communicate to me off-list: jesalmons[at]gmail.com. Soon, please, the deadline is looming! Here is the proposed direction for the session: I am thinking about adapting the "Resistance and Appropriation" themes of the conference to look at the role of the researcher and the researched, the decisions we make, and the ethical implications. These are some broad organizing questions.... I'll consult with the fish to narrow them down, or add other themes, in developing our proposal: What are the processes through which we decide to use the Internet to collect data- and to share our findings? How do our choices about ways to use technology influence the data we collect-- from text to audio to media? What are the implications for researchers, for example, the new literacies needed to understand, analyze and explain visual and multi-media data? Or, how do we decide whether to publish in open-access journals? How are online practices common in social media and social networking adopted for online interviews, observations or data scraping, and what are the implications for researchers and those being studied? When do we appropriate others' writing in ways they do not necessarily expect? What are the ethical dilemmas for netizens as well as for researchers? What are the complex relationships between the researcher and researched online? Where are the points of resistance-- does anyone posting or tweeting have a way to resist having their writing scraped or collected by researchers? Will we see a backlash? I'd ask each speaker/participant to give a short statement about how he/she has addressed these kinds of issues and what questions they feel are unresolved or need more thought by the research community. As moderator, I will summarize the open questions. Then we'll invite audience members to join in the discussion by taking the "empty chair" to either respond to the questions on the table or add questions. Then I'll summarize the questions/recommendations at the end. I will record the session to capture the discussion. My other confirmed discussant is Dale Buckholtz, PhD, whose recent dissertation study was: "Classifying virtual collaboration skills: A case study of social network site users’ skills and transference to virtual teamwork." Best, 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 and Cases in Online Interview Research PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943

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AoIR 2013 Dissertation Award Submissions
by Kendall, Lori 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

The Association of Internet Researchers calls for submissions for the 2013 AoIR dissertation Award. To be eligible for the 2013 AoIR Dissertation Award, a PhD dissertation in the area of internet research must have been filed in the 2012 calendar year. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to present their research in a session at Internet Research14.0 in Denver, October 24-27, 2013. Submissions should be sent as PDFs via email to Lori Kendall, loriken(a)illinois.edu by March 15, 2013. (Each submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an email acknowledging your submission within a week, please send a follow-up email.)You may send your own dissertation or that of an advisee (with their permission). The winner of the award will be announced in early Summer. Please contact Lori with any questions.

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AoIR Book Award Nominations
by Alexander Halavais 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

For the third year, AoIR will present an award for the best book published in internet research. This award seeks to recognize the best work in our field, and highlight the breadth of work that is done relating to the social and cultural dimensions of networked media. We will accept nominations (self and other) for Best Internet Research-Related Book published during the calendar year of 2012. Edited collections are not eligible; the book must explore a single topic and be authored or co-authored as a single text. The books will be reviewed by three eminent scholars in the field. Three copies of the book being submitted for review should be sent to Steve Jones to arrive before April 1, 2013 at the following address: Prof. Steve Jones Department of Communication (m/c 132) University of Illinois at Chicago 1007 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL 60607 USA The winner of the award will be announced in the summer of 2013. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to participate at the next AoIR conference. Please contact Steve Jones at sjones(a)uic.edu or Alex Halavais at prez(a)aoir.org if you have any questions about this process.

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Privacy Research Fellowship at NYU Available for 2013-14
by Solon Barocas 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

> From: HELEN Nissenbaum <hfn1(a)nyu.edu> > Subject: [MCC Talk] Post-doc opportunity > Date: February 21, 2013 10:46:35 AM EST > Reply-To: hfn1(a)nyu.edu > > Privacy Research Fellowship at NYU Available for 2013-14 > > The Information Law Institute of NYU’s Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy is accepting applications for one-year fellowships in the area of privacy law and policy to begin in Fall 2013. The fellowship is open to law school graduates or PhDs in relevant disciplines with excellent credentials. Additional legal or policy experience is a plus, particularly if in a related field. While in residence at NYU School of Law, the fellow will be expected to devote time to joint projects, pursue his or her own privacy-related research agenda and help with programming of topical events. Joint research may be supervised by Helen Nissenbaum (Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication), Katherine Strandburg (Professor of Law), or Ira Rubinstein (ILI Senior Fellow). A special focus for 2013-14 will be education privacy in light of cloud computing and other third-party educational service providers (e.g. MOOCs). Thus, a basic understanding of relevant law (or willingness to learn quickly), ability to engage with US regulatory agencies as well as corporate and educational actors, and some appreciation of underlying technologies would be a plus. > > The fellow will have the opportunity to participate in Information Law Institute activities, including the multidisciplinary Privacy Research Group, to interact with other faculty associated with the ILI and Engelberg Center, and to take part in many other activities at NYU School of Law. Further information about the ILI and our associated Privacy Research Group is available at http://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/ili/index.htm. > > Applications for the fellowship should be sent by email to ILI assistant Nicole Arzt, nicole.arzt(a)nyu.edu, and should include: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of or links to any relevant publications, and the names and contact information of three references. We will begin reviewing applications on March 20 and continue until the position is filled. > > The fellowship is supported by a grant from Microsoft Corporation. > > > Nicole Arzt > NYU School of Law > 40 Washington Square South > Room 336 > New York, NY 10012 > 212-998-6013 > (fax) 212-995-4760 > nicole.arzt(a)nyu.edu > > Helen Nissenbaum, Professor > Media, Culture, & Communication, NYU > http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum

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Survey Reminder, Using Virtual Teams in Engineering
by Pam Brewer 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

** Using Virtual Teams in Engineering, Survey Request Dear Colleagues: If you or someone you know works closely with the engineering process, will you please participate in this survey on using international virtual teams in engineering? We hope to collect international data on engineering communication that will benefit you and your organizations. We will provide the first 150 participants with a $10 (USD) Amazon gift code (provided via grant support). We will also share the resulting data (before publication) with participants who request it. (We request that you respond only once to this survey. If you have already responded, thank you very much.) Participation is anonymous, and you are not asked to share private or proprietary information. In order to take the survey, go to https://survey.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n62169l<https://survey.appstate.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n62169l> If the above link does not work for any reason, you may also access the survey at http://survey.appstate.edu </redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvey%2Eappstate%2Eedu&urlhash=gBza&_t=tracking_anet>. Type n62169l in the ID field. If you have any questions, please contact me at brewerpe(a)appstate.edu. Thank you very much for your participation. Best regards, Pam Estes Brewer, Ph.D. -- Pam Estes Brewer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies, English Department of English Appalachian State University Manager, STC Academic Special Interest Group phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe(a)appstate.edu

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Social Media & Faculty/Student Interaction Research Update
by L Eaton 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Greetings all, Here is the latest update on an ongoing research project examining interactions between faculty and college students via social media. http://goo.gl/PnG03 For those interested in taking the survey and contributing to the research or forwarding to survey to students or faculty who have interacted with one another through social media, please go to this link: http://goo.gl/Y4q9n Thanks! -- Good tidings, Lance Lance Eaton http://byanyothernerd.blogspot.com/ _______________________________ I wish I had all the answers; better yet, I wish I knew all the questions to ask.

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cloud computing
by Murray Turoff 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

If one goes back to the early days of the R&D on time sharing, the mid sixties to the mid seventies; all the business forecasts were for "computer utlities" that would service all our needs just like electric utilities. There all these papers about how how the president of a company could run the whole company from his office and eliminate most of middle management. Literally hundreds of such papers which one can still look up in various management journals and conferences. It really sounded a lot like the cloud papers today. There were also papers on problems with this concept which are also worth looking up because they are some of the same problems the cloud presents. The cloud itself will not cure many of the problems we face. Not only have most of us become our own Secretary but we have to waste a lot of time maintaining our computers and upgrading them to meet growing hardware capacity demands and rapid changes in software interfaces including operating systems. 1. Re: Historical Origins of the Cloud (Lovaas,Steven) > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:21:44 +0000 > From: "Lovaas,Steven" <Steven.Lovaas(a)ColoState.EDU> > To: Trevor Croker <tcroker(a)vt.edu> > Cc: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Historical Origins of the Cloud > Message-ID: <152B804B-1AAC-448F-9838-5CF2D81D6000(a)ColoState.EDU> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Trevor, > > >From the early days of what Cisco called Internetwork Design, it's always > been necessary to focus on a particular network or group of networks, > abstracting the large groups of other networks and the backbone connecting > networks. In some science disciplines, this kind of intermediate > process/infrastructure abstraction has humorously been referenced with > cartoons: "...and then magic happens", etc. > > The graphic tool of choice for network designers has been Visio, since > long before Microsoft bought it and incorporated it into the Office suite. > Visio always had some sort of cloud icon along with all the routers, > switches and servers, and the joke was that every good network diagram had > to have a cloud in it somewhere... > > Eventually, the cloud icon was mostly used to represent the "capital I" > Internet, as that thing that our network design cannot control but which > our traffic has to traverse. I thought it was funny when, in an effort to > update many of the older line-art Visio icons, the artists gave us a dark > grey cloud, apparently swollen with rain and threatening to ruin our > picnic. Not inappropriate, from a security guy's perspective :) > > Steve Lovaas > Colorado State University > please send messages to murray.turoff(a)gmail.com do not use @njit.edu if > you are not > *at njit (no more forwarding) Distinguished Professor Emeritus Information Systems, NJIT homepage: http://is.njit.edu/turoff *

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