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Apparently the Italian translation of Networked is out
by Barry Wellman 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

http://www.guerini.it/index.php/networked-9788881073290.html 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 $19; Kindle $16 Old/newCybertimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 It's still rock & roll to me ________________________________________________________________________

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The Theorizing the Web Program is Online
by nathan jurgenson 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

The third annual Theorizing the Web conference is less than a month away! This year’s event is held at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York [365 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan] on Friday March 1st and Saturday March 2nd. Anyone can attend, but everyone must register. Registration is pay-what-you-can and can be done here: http://www.theorizingtheweb.org/2013/registration.html Events begin at 4PM on March 1st when Alice Marwick delivers an opening plenary titled, “Wall Posts Can't Protect You: Networked Privacy & Social Surveillance in Facebook.” This is followed by a panel discussion, “Theorizing the Web Presents: Free Speech For Whom?” featuring danah boyd, Adrian Chen, Kate Crawford and Zeynep Tufekci and moderated by Jessie Daniels. On March 2nd, beginning at 10AM, there will be eleven competitively-selected paper panels split into three time slots featuring 44 speakers, followed by a keynote by David Lyon titled, “The Emerging Culture of Surveillance: Digital Data, Visibility and the Web.” For all these events, be sure to arrive early as space is limited. The full schedule, including titles of the 44 papers being presented, is here: http://www.theorizingtheweb.org/2013/program.html Want to help spread the word? I’ll here is a flier to share: http://www.theorizingtheweb.org/2013/documents/TtW13%20flyer%202-2.pdf Also, the Twitter hashtag for the event is #TtW13<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ttw13> . More information is at the conference website: http://www.theorizingtheweb.org/2013/ Or contact theorizingtheweb(a)gmail.com. Thanks, and looking forward to seeing many of you at #TtW13! If you cannot attend in person, we will be live-streaming the events online, too. Nathan Jurgenson Co-Founder, Theorizing the Web

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New Podcast: New Books in Communications
by Jefferson Pooley 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Announcing a new podcast, New Books in Communications, which features discussions with communication scholars on their recently published books. The first episode--an interview with Nick Couldry on his *Media, Society, World*--is posted at: http://newbooksincommunications.com You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-books-in-communications/id425427864… The second episode will feature Vicki Mayer on her book *Below the Line: Producers and Production Studies in the New Television Economy*. New Books in Communications is part of the New Books Network, which hosts a number of podcasts for other academic fields: http://newbooksnetwork.com Inquiries about the New Books in Communications podcast can be sent to Jeff Pooley (pooley(a)muhlenberg.edu) --------- Jeff Pooley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Media & Communication Muhlenberg College 2400 Chew St., Allentown, PA 18104 484-664-3677 jeffpooley.com

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Call for Papers: The International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
by Jose Abdelnour-Nocera 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

CALL FOR PAPERS Mission of IJSKD: The International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development will provide both a practical and comprehensive forum for exchanging research ideas and down-to-earth practices which bridge the social and technical gap within organizations and society at large. Coverage of IJSKD: The International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development will look for practical sociotechnical approaches that can assist practitioners, academics, researchers, and students. It will encourage interdisciplinary texts that discuss current practices as well as demonstrating how the advances of - and changes within - technology affect the growth of society (and vice versa). The aim of the journal is to bring together the expertise of people who have worked practically in a changing society across the world for people in the field of organizational development and technology studies including information systems development and implementation. Appropriate themes might thus include (but are not restricted to), a sociotechnical perspective on: Knowledge management systems Systems failures Implementation issues of change and technology Human-Computer Interaction Internet Studies Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Knowledge Communication Design and technology development issues including requirements and stakeholder participation Innovation Knowledge sharing; HRM issues for innovation and knowledge sharing Technology and its role in society and organizations Culture and trust within organizations and their relevance to technological artifacts Critical success factors (and key performance indicators) for organizations and technological implementation Organizational change Performance and quality of working life Information systems development The influence of human factors on operational efficiency The relevance of the worker's perspective Empowerment and team development Managing organizational knowledge as a strategic asset Using knowledge management principles to solve organizational performance problems Learning organizations Humanistic redesign and technological politics in organizations Quality assessment of computer information systems Social aspects of automation Sociotechnical systems Technological Forecasting and Social Change; Technology in Society E-government and democracy as affected by technological change Applied Ergonomic Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijskd. All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Jose Abdelnour-Nocera at jose.abdelnour-nocera(a)uwl.ac.uk Editors-in-Chief IJSKD Dr. José Abdelnour Nocera and Dr. Constance Kampf www.igi-global.com/ijskd<http://www.igi-global.com/ijskd>

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SPT 2013 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED
by Patrícia Dias da Silva 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

*** ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28th *** **** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED **** Dear All, The deadline for submitting abstracts for SPT2013 in Lisbon (July, 4-6) has been extended until February, 28th. For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website: www.spt2013@iseg.utl.pt Please circulate widely. Many thanks. The SPT organizers CALL FOR PAPERS Technology in the Age of Information 18th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal July 4-6, 2013 Special Corporate Workshop July 3, 2013 The School of Economics and Management (ISEG-UTL) and the SOCIUS research centre at the Technical University of Lisbon and the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL) are organising the 18th Biennial International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT), which will be held July 4 - 6, 2013, at the ISEG-UTL. On the early evening before, July 3 from 3-7 pm, the conference will also co-host a special corporate workshop. The SPT 2013 theme is Technology in the Age of Information. A main aim of the conference is to encourage debate on the cultural, social, economic, political and ethical implications of advances in information and media technology. Digital networks and computerized technological systems have enlarged the domain of human technological action and responsibility, which raises new questions about the impacts of globalization and of the expanding information economy on the public and cultural spheres. A challenge facing the philosophy of technology and STS disciplines is to reflect upon our changed human condition and propose new ways to think through the quandaries technologies generate. Reflecting on the emergence of information and communication technologies (ICTs), several questions may be raised: How do our lives change in an information society? What role do ICTs play in culture, politics, or social revolutions? How do ICTs shape the global economy? What new challenges do ICTs present to the public sphere and to individual privacy? How do ICTs affect human cognition and aesthetic sensibilities? How are ICT converging with nano and biotechnologies? Do ICTs stimulate ideas of new technological utopias? Many other topics can be addressed and are welcome! As in previous SPT conferences, contributions from a variety of disciplines are encouraged. Bringing together scholars and practitioners from a wide spectrum of fields, who focus on understanding the relationship of technology and the human condition is a goal of the conference. Showcasing contributions from philosophers, social scientist, natural scientists, engineers, and policy makers, SPT conferences provide lively and thought-provoking interdisciplinary discussion. English is the official language of the conference. The list of tracks outlined below is suggestive of the topics that will be considered, but does by no means restrict them: 1 – ICTs 1: globalization, informational economy, and commodification 2 –ICTs 2: control, discrimination, and surveillance 3 –ICTs 3: Webs, imaginaries, and utopias 4 –ICTs 4: new media, public sphere, and democracy 5 –ICTs 5: politics, alternatives and revolutions, 6 –Consumption and mobile lifestyles 7 –Informatics, nano- and bio-technological convergences 8 –Materiality and immateriality in the digital era 9 –Information and aesthetics 10 –Reflective practice and the ethics of complex, sociotechnical systems 11 –Philosophy of engineering and design 12 –Phenomenology and technology 13 –Ethics, politics, and the good life 14 –Environment, sustainability, and risks 15 –Technology, gender, and culture 16 –Technological Innovation 17 –Technology and critical thinking 18 –Philosophy of technology and social sciences 19 –Technology for sustainability, social justice, and the well-being of everyone2 SUBMISSIONS ****NEW DEADLINE**** Abstracts should be submitted in English by February 28, 2013. They must be between 500 and 750 words in length (references excluded) and submitted via email as embedded plain text or an attachment in RTF, WORD, or PDF format. Abstracts will be subject to blind refereeing. They should include the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), contact details and the paper title. They should also contain the number and name of the track to which the abstract is submitted. If an abstract does not seem to fit with any topic, simply note that with the submission. All submissions are welcome, and authors should not feel constrained by the topics. Identification information will be then removed during the review process. For this reason, abstracts should not contain author-identifying references. Proposals for panels should also be submitted by February 28, 2013. They will also be refereed. Panel proposals must be between 500 and 1,000 words in length, they much include a brief description of the general topic and an outline of the issues to be addressed, as well as a short biography of all the panelists. Notification of acceptance for all submissions will be no later than March 15, 2013. All submissions should be sent by email in Word or rtf format to spt2013(a)iseg.utl.pt (write "[your last name] SPT abstract OR Panel" in the subject line). More information about the conference at http://www.spt2013.com KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Pierre Musso (Rennes 2 University and Télécom Paris Tech) Nathalie Heinich (CNRS and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) Hermínio Martins (University of Oxford and Institute of Social Sciences, Univ. Lisbon) Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore College and University of São Paulo) IMPORTANT DATES Deadline to submit abstracts and panel proposals is February 28, 2013. Notification of Acceptance will be no later than March 15, 2013. Conference is on July 4-6, 2013. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Corporate Workshop With the topic, Connecting Technology and Responsibility, this corporate workshop will unite SPT 2013 and CEPE 2013 conferences participants in a stimulating debate with ICT companies regarding the potential ethical quandaries that their products raise. The corporate workshop will be held on July, 3rd, 2013, from 3 to 7 p.m. at ISEG. The keynote speaker of this Workshop will be Professor Simon Rogerson, De Montfort University, UK. Professor Rogerson will speak about his research on computing and social responsibility. CEPE 2013 conference is hosted by UAL, July 1-3, 2013 with the topic Ambiguous Technologies: Philosophical Issues, Practical Solutions, Human Nature. CEPE is an important worldwide forum that debates ICT philosophical issues in society through the lens of information and computer ethics. See CEPE important dates for abstracts/papers at: http://www.cepe2013.com/ Important Note 1: To be a participant at this Corporate Workshop, you must be registered for SPT 2013 or CEPE 2013 conferences. Important Note 2: Participants who attend both conferences will have reduced fees. More information about registration fees will soon be available on the conference website. José Luís Garcia, President of SPT 2013 ICS - University of Lisbon Av. Prof. Aníbal de Bettencourt, 9 1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal Helena Jerónimo, Vice-president of SPT 2013 ISEG & SOCIUS - School of Economics and Management Technical University of Lisbon Rua Miguel Lupi, 20 1249-078 Lisboa, Portugal

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Call for a Newly Emerged Special Issue on the Arts
by Tzafnat Shpak 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

[image: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research]<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> CFP JVWR Issue on the Arts At the end of the year (2012) we looked at all past unpublished submissions to find the best papers for the Assembled issue. We had more than 50 submissions. Apparently, we had several unique papers connecting virtual worlds and the arts. Thus we have decided to make a special issue about "Arts and Virtual Worlds" as Volume 6 No. 2 (due for publication around June 2013 -- this year!) So... We are *looking for 1-2 co-editors* for this issue -- if you have an interest and background in the field as well as experience in academic editing, please let us know by sending your CV and a cover letter to tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org. Also: if you have a ready FULL art-related paper that you think may fit this issue, please submit it ASAP (deadline: 20-Feb-2013). Current authors, who have already submitted relevant papers will be notified, as their papers start the review process. New authors are invited to submit papers that are innovative, original, and contribute to the advancement of understanding of the arts as it applies to virtual worlds. Papers will be considered by the Guest Editorial Board and reviewed by expert referees using our double -open policy. Double-open policy means that in general, authors do not need to anonymize their papers, and reviewers identity is also known to authors. For more details about it see JVWR site --> About JVWR --> For Authors<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>--> Our double-Open Policy. Submission Instructions Authors are invited to submit full papers via the JVWR publishing system (see www.jvwreserach.org> about > for authors<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>). Accepted papers will be published online in Volume 6, Number 2 of the Journal, 2013. Deadlines and Timeline Please use the Journal publishing system (login at the top right of the journal site, state that your submission is for the Arts issue.) *Tentative Deadlines* - Authors submit full paper: 15 February, 2013 - Editors send reviewers’ feedback on the paper, and indication of acceptance or rejection: 15 March 2013 - Submission of revised paper (if necessary): 1 April 2013 - Editors’ decision and comments for accepted papers: 15 April 2013 - Authors submission of final version: 30 April 2013 - Staff editors & authors work till planned publication date: 15 June 2013 Further Information The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://www.jvwresearch.org/<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect virtual worlds research. The field of virtual worlds research is a continuously evolving area of study that spans across many disciplines and the JVWR editorial team looks forward to engaging a wide range of creative and scholarly work. For any information regarding this call, please contact: Tzafnat Shpak, Coordinating Editor tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org<tzafnat.shpak@jvwresearch.org?subject=JVWR%20Special%20issue%20on%20Arts%20(2013)> We are also happy to let you know of the following: - Save the dates: JVWR event in Milan, Italy at ICIS 2013. So -- mark your calendars around December 16-18, 2013 (http://icis2013.aisnet.org/<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> ). - Check our web site's special page on* events<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> * for updates in our field. - Review* past issues<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> *on our website's special *all issues cover view* page. - We welcome you to join our Facebook page 'theJVWR<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> ' - Follow us* @theJVWR<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> * on Twitter - And/or subscribe to our mailing list (on the top left of http://www.jvwreserach.org<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> ). We wish us all a healthy and productive year. *Tzafnat Shpak* Coordinating Editor *Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan* Managing Editor TheJVWR - The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research http://jvwresearch.org<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> [image: Special call for Arts issue]<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> © 2013 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research All rights reserved.

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Re: [Air-L] connectors-feminist science and technologies studies' & .edu/edtech (Suzanne Aurilio)
by Irish, Sharon Lee 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

Hello~ FemTechNet is a network of scholars, students and artists activated to build the first Massively Distributed Collaborative Learning Experiment. There are some resources listed on the website<http://fembotcollective.org/femtechnet/>. An article by two of the lead organizers, Anne Balsamo and Alex Juhasz, is linked here<http://adanewmedia.org/2012/11/issue1-juhasz/>. Sharon Irish Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel St. MC-493 Champaign, IL 61820 slirish(a)illinois.edu (mobile) 217.766-2411 www.sharonirish.org <http://fembotcollective.org/femtechnet/?show=slide>

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Doctor Who Colloquium - May 04 - DePaul University
by Paul Booth 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

[Apologies for cross posting] The Media and Cinema Studies program and the Cinema and Interactive Media school at DePaul University are hosting a one-day celebratory colloquium for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who on Saturday, May 04, from 9-6. This event will feature roundtable discussions of scholars and fans to speak about the impact of the show in various arenas as well as screenings that span the half-century history of Doctor Who. The emphasis of the colloquium will be the cultural importance of Doctor Who. The audience for this event is both graduate and undergraduate students, both fans and scholars, and the focus should be on informed and enlightening discussion rather than formal academic papers. “The Celebration of Doctor Who” will take place on DePaul’s Loop campus. If you’re interested in speaking on a round table, please send a 250 word abstract of your topic and a CV or resume to Paul Booth (pbooth(a)depaul.edu) by Mar 15. Also please email Dr. Booth with any questions. We hope that you will be able to join in the discussion and celebration! -- Paul Booth, PhD Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies/Communication Technology College of Communication DePaul University 14 E. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604

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Work on Tablets, Phablets, and other New Devices of the Mobile Internet
by Andrew Herman 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

Dear Fellow AOIRistas I am looking for some leads on who is doing research and writing on notepads, tablets, "phablets" and other devices that materially anchor quotidian access to and passages through the mobile internet. Fame and fortune awaits. Andrew

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. Research on Skype
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

Robyn, You said: "I am especially interested in if there is there something qualitatively different about the "real-time" video communication offered by Skype - hearing, and seeing the lived flesh of the "real" person and space on the screen - rather than just written, text and phone communication, that is changing everyday familial geographies and relationships?" I wanted to draw your attention to my work about online interview research using real-time technologies, including Skype/videoconferencing/video calls as well as multi-channel web conferencing tools that allow for both face-to-face exchange and shared whiteboards for other kinds of visual exchange (i.e. generating drawings or diagramming images of research phenomena, viewing images or media, etc.). I've been looking at those questions about how different platforms allow for not only different kinds of exchange but also different kinds of data. Online Interviews in Real Time, from Sage, may be of interest to you. (It is know an e-book on Amazon as well.) This sounds like a very interesting project, and I would love to hear more about it-- feel free to contact me off-list. Janet Janet Salmons Ph.D. Capella University School of Business and Vision2Lead, Inc. Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at #einterview Now available on Kindle! Online Interviews in Real Time and Cases in Online Interview Research PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 jsalmons(a)vision2lead.com

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