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Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom
by Burcu Bakioglu 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

One thing we're forgetting here: that this piece will be a part of an exhibit whose artist is seeking a female scholar. I'm willing to bet that the choice of a female scholar writing on Dotcom is an artistic choice that may be complementing the ideas presented in the exhibit. As much as we, scholars, have our understanding of issues, so do artists, which may or may not align with ours. This should be respected, I think... Or, I'm highly theorizing and giving the artist the benefit of doubt... Either way, I don't see this request as sexist, offensive, or uninformed. Sent from Merlin On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:00 PM, Ellis Godard <ellis.godard(a)csun.edu> wrote: > I "get" giving a voice to a gender he's trampled. > I don't buy that the author's gender matters in doing that. > -eg > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Dittrich [mailto:dittrich@u.washington.edu] >> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:36 PM >> To: Godard, Ellis >> Cc: 'live'; 'AoIR-L Aoir'; 'Gabriella Coleman' >> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom >> >> You have to know his persona prior to his name change to "Dotcom" >> (legally changed his last name from "Schmitz" around 2002 after being >> sentenced in Germany for financial crimes and left the country.) He >> also went by the handle "Kimble". He was widely seen at the time as a >> womanizer, a party fiend, and a scam artist. >> >> http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/kimble/ >> >> I'm not judging, btw. Just giving my insight from the past. But it >> might help make more sense. :) >> >> Dave >> >> On 3/14/13 12:09 PM, Ellis Godard wrote: >>> Or offensive, sexist, and absurd? >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- >>>> bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of live >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:25 AM >>>> To: AoIR-L Aoir >>>> Cc: Gabriella Coleman >>>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom >>>> >>>>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: >>>>> http://www.mumok.at/about-mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic >> writer >>>> >>>> Specifically female? Am I the only one who found this interesting >> and >>>> amusing? >>>> >>>> -Sharon >>>> @SharonG >>>> >>>> On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Gabriella Coleman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Just passing this along for someone not on this list. Please >> contact >>>> Simon Denny if you are interested: >>>>> >>>>> Simon Denny <sden023(a)gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: http://www.mumok.at/about- >>>> mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic writer with a background in >>>> digital media, copyright, privacy and law to contribute to a >> critical >>>> publication examining the role of German born, New Zealand resident >>>> entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in international debates. Publication will >>>> accompany an exhibition entitled "The Personal Effects of Kim >> Dotcom" >>>> by prominent contemporary artist Simon Denny >> (http://www.kunstverein- >>>> muenchen.de/en/simondenny), which will present in the Museum a >>>> collection of objects representing those confiscated off Dotcom by >>>> New Zealand Police in a raid on his house in January 2012. >>>>> 25,000 characters, EUR1000.00, Due date: 01 July 2013. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Gabriella Coleman >>>>> Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy Department of >>>> Art >>>>> History & Communication Studies McGill University >>>>> 853 Sherbrooke Street West >>>>> Montreal, PQ >>>>> H3A 0G5 >>>>> http://codingfredom.com/ --> (check out my new book) >>>>> http://gabriellacoleman.org/ >>>>> 514-398-8572 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >> >> -- >> Dave Dittrich >> dittrich(a)apl.washington.edu >> http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich >> >> PGP key: http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich/pgpkey.txt >> Fingerprint: 097B 4DCB BF16 E1D8 A06C 7512 A751 C80A D15E E079 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Diversity and Mentoring in the IETF (was Re: Contribution about Kim DotCom)
by Andrew Russell 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

I don't want to get in the middle of this discussion :-) but it reminded me of a loosely related topic that has been flowing through my email the last few days. Contributors to the Internet Engineering Task Force discussion list <http://www.ietf.org/list/discussion.html> have been debating the need for "Diversity in IETF Leadership" and "Mentoring." It seems to me that someone who could engage them on these issues - about which they seem to be earnest, if not terribly sophisticated - could make a significant and meaningful contribution to the IETF's policies and practices. For the 2 threads on "Diversity in IETF Leadership" and "Mentoring," see https://www.ietf.org/ibin/c5i?mid=6&rid=48&gid=0&k1=933&k3=12158&tid=136329… https://www.ietf.org/ibin/c5i?mid=6&rid=48&gid=0&k1=933&k3=12174&tid=136329… Cheers, Andy On Mar 14, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Ellis Godard <ellis.godard(a)csun.edu> wrote: > I "get" giving a voice to a gender he's trampled. > I don't buy that the author's gender matters in doing that. > -eg > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Dittrich [mailto:dittrich@u.washington.edu] >> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:36 PM >> To: Godard, Ellis >> Cc: 'live'; 'AoIR-L Aoir'; 'Gabriella Coleman' >> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom >> >> You have to know his persona prior to his name change to "Dotcom" >> (legally changed his last name from "Schmitz" around 2002 after being >> sentenced in Germany for financial crimes and left the country.) He >> also went by the handle "Kimble". He was widely seen at the time as a >> womanizer, a party fiend, and a scam artist. >> >> http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/kimble/ >> >> I'm not judging, btw. Just giving my insight from the past. But it >> might help make more sense. :) >> >> Dave >> >> On 3/14/13 12:09 PM, Ellis Godard wrote: >>> Or offensive, sexist, and absurd? >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- >>>> bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of live >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:25 AM >>>> To: AoIR-L Aoir >>>> Cc: Gabriella Coleman >>>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom >>>> >>>>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: >>>>> http://www.mumok.at/about-mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic >> writer >>>> >>>> Specifically female? Am I the only one who found this interesting >> and >>>> amusing? >>>> >>>> -Sharon >>>> @SharonG >>>> >>>> On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Gabriella Coleman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Just passing this along for someone not on this list. Please >> contact >>>> Simon Denny if you are interested: >>>>> >>>>> Simon Denny <sden023(a)gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: http://www.mumok.at/about- >>>> mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic writer with a background in >>>> digital media, copyright, privacy and law to contribute to a >> critical >>>> publication examining the role of German born, New Zealand resident >>>> entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in international debates. Publication will >>>> accompany an exhibition entitled "The Personal Effects of Kim >> Dotcom" >>>> by prominent contemporary artist Simon Denny >> (http://www.kunstverein- >>>> muenchen.de/en/simondenny), which will present in the Museum a >>>> collection of objects representing those confiscated off Dotcom by >>>> New Zealand Police in a raid on his house in January 2012. >>>>> 25,000 characters, EUR1000.00, Due date: 01 July 2013. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Gabriella Coleman >>>>> Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy Department of >>>> Art >>>>> History & Communication Studies McGill University >>>>> 853 Sherbrooke Street West >>>>> Montreal, PQ >>>>> H3A 0G5 >>>>> http://codingfredom.com/ --> (check out my new book) >>>>> http://gabriellacoleman.org/ >>>>> 514-398-8572 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >>> >> >> -- >> Dave Dittrich >> dittrich(a)apl.washington.edu >> http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich >> >> PGP key: http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich/pgpkey.txt >> Fingerprint: 097B 4DCB BF16 E1D8 A06C 7512 A751 C80A D15E E079 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew L. Russell, Ph.D. Director, Program in Science & Technology Studies Assistant Professor, History College of Arts & Letters Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 t. 201-216-5400 f. 201-216-8245 arussell(a)stevens.edu http://www.stevens.edu/cal/sts http://www.arussell.org

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Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom
by Ellis Godard 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

I "get" giving a voice to a gender he's trampled. I don't buy that the author's gender matters in doing that. -eg > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Dittrich [mailto:dittrich@u.washington.edu] > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:36 PM > To: Godard, Ellis > Cc: 'live'; 'AoIR-L Aoir'; 'Gabriella Coleman' > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom > > You have to know his persona prior to his name change to "Dotcom" > (legally changed his last name from "Schmitz" around 2002 after being > sentenced in Germany for financial crimes and left the country.) He > also went by the handle "Kimble". He was widely seen at the time as a > womanizer, a party fiend, and a scam artist. > > http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/kimble/ > > I'm not judging, btw. Just giving my insight from the past. But it > might help make more sense. :) > > Dave > > On 3/14/13 12:09 PM, Ellis Godard wrote: > > Or offensive, sexist, and absurd? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- > >> bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of live > >> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:25 AM > >> To: AoIR-L Aoir > >> Cc: Gabriella Coleman > >> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Contribution about Kim DotCom > >> > >>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: > >>> http://www.mumok.at/about-mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic > writer > >> > >> Specifically female? Am I the only one who found this interesting > and > >> amusing? > >> > >> -Sharon > >> @SharonG > >> > >> On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:35 AM, Gabriella Coleman wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> Just passing this along for someone not on this list. Please > contact > >> Simon Denny if you are interested: > >>> > >>> Simon Denny <sden023(a)gmail.com> > >>> > >>> > >>> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: http://www.mumok.at/about- > >> mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic writer with a background in > >> digital media, copyright, privacy and law to contribute to a > critical > >> publication examining the role of German born, New Zealand resident > >> entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in international debates. Publication will > >> accompany an exhibition entitled "The Personal Effects of Kim > Dotcom" > >> by prominent contemporary artist Simon Denny > (http://www.kunstverein- > >> muenchen.de/en/simondenny), which will present in the Museum a > >> collection of objects representing those confiscated off Dotcom by > >> New Zealand Police in a raid on his house in January 2012. > >>> 25,000 characters, EUR1000.00, Due date: 01 July 2013. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Gabriella Coleman > >>> Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy Department of > >> Art > >>> History & Communication Studies McGill University > >>> 853 Sherbrooke Street West > >>> Montreal, PQ > >>> H3A 0G5 > >>> http://codingfredom.com/ --> (check out my new book) > >>> http://gabriellacoleman.org/ > >>> 514-398-8572 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > -- > Dave Dittrich > dittrich(a)apl.washington.edu > http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich > > PGP key: http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich/pgpkey.txt > Fingerprint: 097B 4DCB BF16 E1D8 A06C 7512 A751 C80A D15E E079

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Contribution about Kim DotCom
by Gabriella Coleman 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hi all, Just passing this along for someone not on this list. Please contact Simon Denny if you are interested: Simon Denny <sden023(a)gmail.com> Museum of Modern Art Vienna (MUMOK: http://www.mumok.at/about-mumok/?L=1) seeks a female academic writer with a background in digital media, copyright, privacy and law to contribute to a critical publication examining the role of German born, New Zealand resident entrepreneur Kim Dotcom in international debates. Publication will accompany an exhibition entitled "The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom" by prominent contemporary artist Simon Denny (http://www.kunstverein-muenchen.de/en/simondenny) which will present in the Museum a collection of objects representing those confiscated off Dotcom by New Zealand Police in a raid on his house in January 2012. 25,000 characters, EUR1000.00, Due date: 01 July 2013. -- Gabriella Coleman Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy Department of Art History & Communication Studies McGill University 853 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, PQ H3A 0G5 http://codingfredom.com/ --> (check out my new book) http://gabriellacoleman.org/ 514-398-8572

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March 17th Submission Deadline for #ELD13
by AJ Kelton 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

*The submission deadline for the Emerging Learning Design 2013 Conference is March 17, 2013.* *Select proceeding* from the conference *will be published in the new Journal of Emerging Learning Design (ELDJ)*. The paper for the proceeding is NOT due at the time of submission for this call. Papers accepted into the proceedings would be due late summer/early fall 2013 and the proceedings issue of the ELDJ will be published in early 2014. For more information on ELD13 Conference, please visit http://eld.montclair.edu/ 2013 Conference Theme – Learning As Disruption The mission of the Emerging Learning Design Conference is to showcase best practices in design and implementation by bringing together those interested in engaging in a vibrant and dynamic discourse regarding pedagogy and how technology can better enhance it. The 2013 conference will take place on the campus of Montclair State University in New Jersey. As part of our rolling acceptance method of creating the conference program, we've already secured some great presentations. Don't delay in submitting yours to fill our remaining spots alongside presentations like these: · Christopher Donoghue will help you increase the frequency and quality of instructor-student interaction in distance education using Qualtrics, in “Virtual Instructor-Student Interaction in an Asynchronous Learning Network”. · Michael Kolitsky will show us how to enable different modes of learning, on-demand, with “Where Does 3D Printing Fit Into Your Pedagogical Thinking?” · John T Oliver will make a case for the pedagogical value of open, collaborative knowledge construction in “Making student Wikipedians: Encouraging disruptive scholarly communication” · Sophie Idromenos will demonstrate game design using Scratch in a hands-on workshop called "The Scratch Disruption: Video Game Design with Scratch. -- ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Candidate Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- Emerging Learning Design 2013 http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> CALL for PROPOSALS http://eld.montclair.edu/call-for-proposals/ ---------- http://www.ajkelton.net Twitter: @aj_kelton <http://twitter.com/aj_kelton>

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10 years of Facebook - CFP for themed issued of New Media & Society
by Brady Robards 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

*Call for Papers* Themed Issue of New Media and Society: ‘10 years of Facebook’ Guest editors: Siân Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University, UK and Brady Robards, Griffith University, Australia In early 2014 Facebook will have been online for ten years. Over the past ten years, Facebook has accumulated over a billion users globally, has achieved an estimated market value of over $100 billion, and has consistently been the most used social network site when compared to its competitors to the point of ubiquity. For many, Facebook has transformed the ways in which we communicate with each other in practically every aspect of our lives. Facebook has also attracted harsh criticism from users for its approach to privacy and transparency, and is regularly at odds with governments and other institutions over regulation and control. Facebook blurs traditional lines between what is private and what is public, while often complicating social relations by naming them and making them visible. The implications associated with the social network’s rise to dominance are complex and sometimes challenging, from both the micro levels of the individual through to the macro levels of society more broadly. In this themed issue ‘10 years of Facebook’ we wish to explore the current ‘state of play’ with regards to the social, cultural and political significance of Facebook. Our aim is to bring together current academic debates surrounding this ubiquitous social network site to assess how, after ten years in existence, Facebook has made its mark on contemporary society as a space for social, cultural and political interactions. In addition, we wish to explore new and emerging approaches to the study of Facebook that interrogate the often complex relationships between the site, its users and everyday contexts. We welcome short 250 word abstracts that reflect on ‘10 years of Facebook’, taking stock of the impact the site has had on contemporary social life. While attending to this broad aim, proposed articles will also need to address a more specific theme. Potential themes include, but are not limited to, the following: - Identity - Performance and representation - Youth cultures and subcultures - Privacy - Friendship - Relationships - Fandom - Age/ageing - Before life and after life - Political activism - Social movements - Regulation and control - Trolling Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted to Siân Lincoln ( s.lincoln(a)ljmu.ac.uk) by Wednesday 10th April 2013. On the basis of these short abstracts, invitations to submit full papers (of no more than 8000 words) will then be sent out in late April. Full papers will be due by August 31, and will undergo the usual New Media & Society peer review procedure. Invitation to submit a full paper in no way guarantees acceptance into the issue. CFP URL: http://www.academia.edu/2978250/CFP_-_10_years_of_Facebook_themed_issue_of_… Cheers, Brady -- *Dr Brady Robards* Griffith Centre for Cultural Research Griffith University, QLD, Australia

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Announcing the Mary Douglas Awards for MSc students in Digital Anthropology at UCL
by Broadbent, Stefana 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

The Anthropology department at UCL (University College London) is pleased to announce the Mary Douglas Awards, to students applying for Master’s programmes for entry in September 2013. These fee waivers, worth between £2000 -£ 4000 pounds will be awarded based on the merit of individual applications. There are three exciting and complementary Masters programmes for students interested in digital technologies, media, objects, art, and museums: MSc Digital Anthropology<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-anthropology>: exploring the role of the digital in social life in a cross-cultural perspective MA Material & Visual Culture<https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/studying/masters_degrees/material-visual…>: for object-focused cultural explorations, visual culture, consumption, and heritage MA Culture.Materials.Design<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture-materials-design/>: for design anthropology, the new anthropology of materials, and the anthropology of making At UCL Anthropology, we are proud of our critical approach to social life, our high academic standards and expectations, and our strong sense of community. Study at UCL is demanding but rewarding. Dr. Stefana Broadbent Coordinator Digital Anthropology Programme Department of Anthropology University College London 14 Taviton Street London WC1H0BW- UK Phone: +44 (0) 20 7679 8630 Email: stefana.broadbent(a)ucl.ac.uk Web Page: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthro/digital-anthropology/index.html

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Coders Needed
by Stuart Shulman 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

We are starting some big coding projects. The pay is $13/hour. The work can be as little as a few hours a week to as much as a few hours a day. A side benefit is a free DiscoverText license for any month in which you are coding. To apply, please send me an email and attach a CV. Thanks, ~Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman people.umass.edu/stu Editor Emeritus, JITP jitp.net <http://www.jitp.net> Director, QDAP-UMass umass.edu/qdap <http://www.umass.edu/qdap> Founder and CEO, Texifter texifter.com <http://www.texifter.com> LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pub/stuart-shulman/10/351/899<http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-shulman/10/351/899> Twitter: twitter.com/#!/StuartWShulman<http://twitter.com/#%21/StuartWShulman>

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CFP> HICSS 47 - Crowdsourcing Content Production and Online Knowledge Repositories
by Fichman, Pnina 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Call for Papers Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 47 Big Island, Hawaii, January 6-9, 2014 Minitrack: Crowdsourcing Content Production and Online Knowledge Repositories Track: Digital and Social Media As various forms of collaboration are enabled (and constrained) by the affordances available in social media, researchers are investigating a range of issues including: 1) the diverse ways in which people collaborate to create, manage, curate and manipulate online content and how these activities affect digital repositories; 2) how those who manage these repositories are responding to the dynamics of online co-creation of content; 3) the dynamics of crowdsourced online collaborations and online communities of practice; and 4) the ways in which we can best describe the socio-technical interaction networks that facilitate and inhibit mass knowledge production. In this mini track we are interested in empirical and theoretical work that addresses these and related socio-technical issues. Papers of interest will examine communities of online knowledge repositories such as YouTube, Yahoo! Answers, Wikipedia, and others and may address in this context topics such as: . The socio-technical dynamics of crowdsourcing and mass knowledge production sites . Vandalism and trolling in online mass knowledge production sites . Conflict and cooperation in content production sites . Issues of gender in collaborative content production sites . Global, cross-cultural and international aspects of content production and online intercultural collaborations in online content creation communities . Managing ethics in online mass knowledge production communities . Building, maintaining and ending social relationships on online repositories sites . Social question answering and collaborative information seeking behaviors . Challenges and opportunities of digital curation . Standards and quality of digital content online Organizers: Pnina Fichman, Indiana University Bloomington (fichman(a)indiana.edu<mailto:fichman@indiana.edu>) [Primary Contact] Noriko Hara, Indiana University Bloomington (nhara(a)indiana.edu<mailto:nhara@indiana.edu>) Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Bloomington (hrosenba(a)indiana.edu<mailto:hrosenba@indiana.edu>) Important Dates: June 15, 2013 Submit full manuscripts Aug 15, 2013 Acceptance Notifications Sept 15, 2013 Submit final (camera-ready) paper Oct 1, 2013 Early Registration fee deadline Submission guidelines: Follow author instructions on the conference site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm More information: HICSS CFP: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm Conference site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/47cfp.pdf Minitrack CFP: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/track/dsm/DSM-Crowdsourcing.pdf ------------------------ Pnina Fichman Associate Professor Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics SLIS, Indiana University, Bloomington Informatics West #301 901 E. 10th St. Bloomington IN 47408 Phone: (812) 856-1587 E-Mail: fichman(a)indiana.edu<mailto:fichman@indiana.edu> Web: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~fichman/

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Economic, Forum, and Network Data from Glitch, a casual Flash-based Freemium MMO
by Pete[r] Landwehr 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Dear all, In October 2011, I began collecting economic data from the online game Glitch using its API; I continued collecting up through its closure in December 2012. Over the course of its short life the game maintained a passionate user base and made several unconventional design choices. (My interest was initially piqued because the quite casual game uses a skill training method similar to that of EVE Online, a hardcore MMO.) Having cleared it with Tiny Speck, I am releasing my data for download by people interesting in studying Glitch and/or the behaviors of virtual economies. The data comprises: * A record of auctions from between November 17, 2011 and December 10, 2012. * A record of all sales via in-game storage display boxes from between September 9, 2012, and December 9, 2012. * A scrape of the game's forums (raw HTML) * Digests of the forums * A network of explicit friendships between players * DyNetML networks generated from forum digests and friendship networks. (DyNetML is an XML-based format that is used by the ORA network analysis tool.) I've also published a tech report describing the data and game in more detail through the Institute of Software Research at Carnegie Mellon. More details about all of this are available at http://www.doeverythingforever.com/projects/the-glitch-dataset/ If you think that using this data can help further your research, please download a copy and give the tech report a read. Best, pml

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