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digital youth workshop at iConference 2013
by Katie Davis 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Dr. Eliza Dresang, Ph.D., University of Washington Information School Dr. Katie Davis, Ed.D., University of Washington Information School Dr. Karen Fisher, Ph.D., University of Washington Information School Dr. Allison Druin, Ph.D., University of Maryland College of Information Studies Dr. Sarita Yardi, Ph.D., University of Michigan School of Information The above faculty invite you to consider attending an important workshop on digital-age youth to be featured at the 2013 iConference. *Name*: Digital Youth Workshop: Calling All Designers, Researchers, and Policy-Makers *Date*: 8am-12pm, February 12, within the larger iConference that runs from February 12-15. *Location*: Fort Worth, Texas ****Early Bird registration ends December 15, 2012. Visit http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/registration to register (note preconference workshops are free with conference registration). The goals of the 2013 digital youth workshop are to bring together researchers who are interested in contempoary youth and in being at the outset of a new digital youth community. The workshop will consist of one-minute “lightning” presentations followed by an unConference format where participants come together around working groups of interest. The digital youth workshop at iConference 2013 is the first in a three-event sequence. It will bring together a diverse initial community that will further comprise a steering group to help plan the second event, a Digital Youth Summit 2014 (in Seattle) that will be sponsored and attract participants from industry, government, non-profits, education, and media. The third event will return to the iConference 2015 for reporting out. There is still room for more participants, and the organizing team from Michigan, Maryland, and UW would like to see as wide a representation as possible in the workshop. We especially invite faculty members and doctoral students from the same school to attend together. So if you’re interested and have not already signed up, please take advantage of early bird registration (and invite other faculty and doctoral students to do so also) and sign up for this February 12 half-day workshop (FREE) when you register for iConference 2013. We’d also like to keep track of who is attending, so if you would please contact University of Washington graduate assistant, Elizabeth Mills jemills1(a)uw.edu to let us know who from your School or Department will be attending – and also if you have further questions. For more information on the digital youth workshop, see: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/workshop5/ -- Katie Davis Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall 330B Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-7741 http://katiedavisresearch.com

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CFP- Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on ONLINE SECURITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS
by Mariariosaria Taddeo 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Apologies for cross-posting Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology’s special issue on ONLINE SECURITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS GUEST EDITOR Mariarosaria Taddeo INTRODUCTION Online insecurity is like a Hydra with many heads - from e-commerce and online banking scams to malware, from hacking to cyberwar. It requires Herculean efforts to slay the Hydra, but, unfortunately, fighting insecurity may easily cause serious ethical problems, since security measures can also undermine civil rights, such as individual liberty, privacy, and freedom of speech and expression, because such measures often rest on the collection, storage, access, or elaboration of individuals’ personal information. Clearly, any democratic government, fair society and responsible organisation need to identify an ethical balance between online security and civil rights, in order to implement the former successfully while respecting and furthering the latter. At the same time, it is also clear that the problem is growing and becoming increasingly pressing. Nowadays, when the US and several EU countries are debating which rights should be protected on the Internet and how extended online security measures should be, ethical guidelines for the management of cyber security are urgently sought. Following the organization of the international workshop on Online Security and Civil Rights: A Fine Ethical Balance (http://www.informationethics.net/CRCSworkshop/Home.html) to be held on October 26-27, 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire with the support of the University of Hertfordshire, the UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, and Google’s Public Policy Department, a special issue of Springer’s Philosophy & Technology is planned (http://www.springer.com/13347) TOPICS We solicit the submission of philosophically-oriented papers that investigate topics such as the balance between civil rights and cyber security; the rights that citizens of democratic countries should claim for themselves when using the Internet; and the need to establish new individual rights pertaining to the digital sphere. Areas of relevance include information and computer ethics, (philosophy of) law, political sciences, human rights, Internet studies, cyber security, philosophy of technology, and STS. TIMETABLE January 1, 2013: Deadline papers submissions March 1, 2013: Deadline reviews papers May 1, 2013: Deadline revised papers 2013: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal’s Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select as article type: "SI on Online Security and Civil Rights” from the selection provided in the submission process. This is needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editors. Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers’ Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)’ Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief’s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions. For any further information please contact: Mariarosaria Taddeo, mariarosaria.taddeo(a)philosophyofinformation.net -- Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo Marie Curie Fellow - University of Hertfordshire Senior Research Associate - Information Ethics Group (IEG), University of Oxford http://taddeo.philosophyofinformation.net/index.html

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CFP: CCA 2013/Technology and Emerging Media
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

(version française plus bas) * CCA 2013 Annual meeting: Call for papers on the theme "Technology and Emerging Media" * Spurred by the success of last year¹s call (over 85 proposals), we once again invite you to submit a communication to the Technology and Emerging Media track for the next Canadian Communication Association Conference that will take place in Victoria, British Columbia from June 5 to 7, 2013. While the first "TEM Proceedings" are about to be published, we also invite you to submit a short paper (2500-3000 words) relating to the presentation you plan to do in the TEM track next June. Detailed guidelines will be posted on the proceedings website and e-mailed later on. The "Technology and Emerging Media" track covers works on research objects or problematics which address the following topics: - Information and communication technologies, notably from the points of view of their design, diffusion, and uses; - Digital media and related social phenomena; - Issues related to recent technological developments in the field of communication: social media/social Web, mobile media, online games, and newdiffusion platforms for traditional media. Encouraged by the positive response wereceived to the idea of establishing a formal interest group on this theme within CCA, we would like to go ahead with this project. A 2nd meeting will be held during the conference. This time we will discuss the goals, structure and activities of the future interest group, the creation of which will be formally submitted to CCA Annual General Meeting. Furthermore, we experiment for the first time the "open panel" formula, by inviting you to submit proposals on the theme "Newness and Emergence in Digital Media: Theoretical, Epistemological, and Methodological Considerations"(see the call for papers posted separately). REMINDER: Deadline for submitting proposals to CCA conference is: December 1st, 2012. Submission details at: http://www.acc-cca.ca/ <http://www.acc-cca.ca/> Looking forward to meeting you in Victoria next Spring, Guillaume Latzko-Toth and Florence Millerand, theme co-chairs, ³Technology and Emerging Media² guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca <mailto:guillaume.latzko-toth@com.ulaval.ca> | millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca <mailto:millerand.florence@uqam.ca> * Colloque annuel de l'ACC 2013: Appel à contributions sur le thème "Technologie et médias émergents" * Forts du succès de l¹appel de l¹année dernière (plus de 85 propositions reçues), nous vous invitons à nouveau à soumettre une proposition de communication dans la section « Technologie et médias émergents » du colloque de l¹Association Canadienne deCommunication qui se tiendra du 5 au 7 juin 2013 à Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique. Alors que les premiers « Actes TEM » sont sur le point d¹être mis en ligne, nous vous invitons aussi à nous soumettre un court article (2500 à 3000 mots) développant la communication que vous présenterez dans la section TEM en juin prochain. Des consignes deprésentation détaillées seront disponibles sur le site des actes et envoyées par courriel ultérieurement. La thématique « Technologie et médias émergents » regroupe les travaux dont les objets de recherche ou les problématiques concernent : - Les technologies de l'information et de la communication, notamment sous l'angle de leur conception, de leur diffusion, et de leurs usages; - Les médias numériques et les phénomènes sociaux qui leur sont associés; - Les enjeux liés aux récents développements technologiques dans le champ de la communication: médias sociaux/Web social, médias mobiles, jeux en ligne, et nouvelles plateformes de diffusion des médias traditionnels. Suite à l¹accueil très encourageant qui a été réservé à l¹idée de créer un groupe d¹intérêt formel sur cette thématique au sein de l¹ACC, nous souhaitons aller de l¹avant avec ce projet. Une 2e rencontre se tiendra durant le colloque où seront cette fois discutés les objectifs, la structure et les activités du futur groupe d¹intérêt dont la création sera soumise à l¹Assemblée Générale Annuelle de l¹ACC. De plus, pour la première fois nous expérimentons la formule de la « séance thématique ouverte » en vous invitant à proposer des contributions sur le thème « Le nouveau et l¹émergent dans les médias numériques : considérations théoriques, épistémologiques et méthodologiques » (voir appel à contributions transmis séparément). RAPPEL : Date limite de soumission des propositions de communication au colloque de l¹ACC : 1er décembre 2012. Détails sur la procédure : http://www.acc-cca.ca/ <http://www.acc-cca.ca/> Au grand plaisir de vous rencontrer en juin prochain à Victoria, Guillaume Latzko-Toth et Florence Millerand, co-responsables de la thématique "Technologie et médias émergents" guillaume.latzko-toth(a)com.ulaval.ca <mailto:guillaume.latzko-toth@com.ulaval.ca> | millerand.florence(a)uqam.ca <mailto:millerand.florence@uqam.ca>

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Does anyone know of an Internet Archive for traffic metrics?
by Yosem Companys 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Hi All, I'm trying to find historical traffic data for blogs. In other words, if I want to find out what was the most read blog in December 2002, where would I find such data? Thanks, Yosem

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28
by tony.valderrama＠gmail.com 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

------Mensaje original------ De: <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Date: viernes 30 de noviembre de 2012 15:00:23 GMT-0800 Subject: Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28 Send Air-L mailing list submissions to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org You can reach the person managing the list at air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." Today's Topics: 1. DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation (Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech)) 2. PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy (Deen Freelon) 3. 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013 (Unger, Johann) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:32:15 -0500 From: "Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech)" <celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation Message-ID: <F5FE05F1-C4E7-479E-BC7F-42407ADB59C4(a)lmc.gatech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 PLEASE CIRCULATE The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) announces the Call for Participation for DiGRA 2013, to be hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta Georgia August 26-29 2013. DiGRA 2013 will bring together a diverse international community of interdisciplinary researchers engaged in cutting edge research in the field of game studies. For more information, visit: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu/digra2013/ or email digra2013(a)digra.org Please note change of school name and email address: celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu In ev'ry job that must be done There is an element of fun You find the fun, and snap! The job's a game! -Mary Poppins ...................................................... Celia Pearce, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Digital Media Director, Experimental Game Lab School of Literature, Media and Communication Georgia Institute of Technology Digital Media/TSRB 316B 85 Fifth Street NW Atlanta , Georgia 30308-1030 mobile & text: +1 310 866-8014 e-mail: celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu skype: gamegrrrl Web sites: ? Digital Media Program: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu ? EGL: http://egl.lmc.gatech.edu ? Emergent Game Group: http://egg.lmc.gatech.edu ? IndieCade: www.IndieCade.com ? Celia Pearce & Friends (Design & Consulting): www.cpandfriends.com Avatars: ? There: Artemesia ? Second Life: Artemesia Sandgrain ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:12:31 -0500 From: Deen Freelon <dfreelon(a)gmail.com> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy Message-ID: <50B8241F.8070104(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi all, Our program is seeking PhD students! We are a good fit for anyone interested in studying the Internet as it pertains to politics, policy, and/or civic engagement. Our location in Washington, DC doesn't hurt for studying those topics either. Best, ~DEEN ----------------------- Seeking Applications for Doctoral Student Fellows, School of Communication at American University, Washington, DC American University invites applications for doctoral student fellows for the PhD Program in Communication. The program is dedicated to educating the next generation of communication scholars and expert professionals. All students will receive full tuition remission as well as a generous living stipend. The PhD program in Communication fosters scholarship that builds new theory and knowledge, and enhances the ability of institutions, social groups, and professionals to apply that knowledge to undertake salient political and social challenges. Courses cover a wide spectrum of issues addressing the cultural, technological, economic, and policy forces shaping the media system, and emphasizing the role of new media in civil society and democracy, a theme consistent with the core public service mission of American university. Students work closely with a faculty advisor to create an individualized program of electives. This interdisciplinary degree includes communication classes, as well as courses from other units on campus, organized around the student's choice of a thematic concentrations. The innovative design of this accelerated program enables students who enter with a research-focused masters degree to complete the PhD in three years. The priority application deadline is December 15, 2012. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Learn more at http://www.american.edu/soc/phd -- Deen Freelon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor American University School of Communication Office: Asbury 228A dfreelon(a)gmail.com http://dfreelon.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:23:17 +0000 From: "Unger, Johann" <j.unger(a)lancaster.ac.uk> To: "air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013 Message-ID: <14D4EABD43B0994BB954328FDA1F50F7014A2ACD(a)EX-0-MB1.lancs.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Call for papers: Twitter and Microblogging: Political, Professional and Personal Practices<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/twitter_and_microblogging/> Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 10 - 12 April 2013 Submission deadline: 10th December 2012!! Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms, with their short messages, in some cases circulated to millions of followers, were at first viewed with condescension and amusement: famously David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, opined, "Too many tweets make a twat." Other media initially treated Twitter as offering platforms for celebrities, pools of banality, streams of dumbed-down opinions. But people using Twitter quickly found an enormous range of diverse uses, revelling in opportunities for creativity that microblogging and associated applications offered. People involved Twitter in organising revolutions, disseminating scientific findings, promoting brands, communicating with friends and crafting new forms of artistic endeavours and communications. Where Twitter is not allowed, as in China, other microblogging platforms have taken on similar functions. This conference brings together a range of researchers doing detailed analyses of the discourse, practices, and social interactions of microblogging communities. Plenary speakers include: Janet Jones, University of the West of England Nathan Jurgenson, University of Maryland Greg Myers, Lancaster University Ruth Page, University of Leicester Lee Salter, University of the West of England Contributions are sought in a variety of formats. See http://bit.ly/LUtwit Tweet about #LUTwit: http://bit.ly/T82ViM Any queries email lutwit13(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:lutwit13@lancaster.ac.uk> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28 **************************************

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Facebook-Discrepancy between real and shown number of photos/albums
by Eftekhar-Khansari, Azar 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

Hello everyone, In Facebook, if you check your friend's number of photos or albums you will realize the number which is show by Facebook differ from what you can count or is visible to you. From Facebook help and other guides I found the 2 possibilities below. 1. About uploaded photos by your friend: Your friend has limited the audience who can view particular photos or videos. 2. About tagged photos: * Either your friend or your friends of friend limited the audience. * The friend, who had tagged your friend in a photo, now has inactive account. I also think, Facebook counts Deleted albums and includes them in the number it displays on your profile. Even in my own profile I can see this discrepancy between the real number of albums I have and the number Facebook displays. What do you think? Any idea please... Best wishes Azar PhD student of Cyberpsychology -- Scanned by iCritical.

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28
by tony.valderrama＠gmail.com 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

---------- Tony Valderrama http://dooid.me/tonyvalderrama Enviado vía Nokia I-Meil ------Mensaje original------ De: <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Date: viernes 30 de noviembre de 2012 15:00:23 GMT-0800 Subject: Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28 Send Air-L mailing list submissions to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org You can reach the person managing the list at air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." Today's Topics: 1. DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation (Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech)) 2. PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy (Deen Freelon) 3. 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013 (Unger, Johann) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:32:15 -0500 From: "Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech)" <celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] DiGRA 2013 Call for Participation Message-ID: <F5FE05F1-C4E7-479E-BC7F-42407ADB59C4(a)lmc.gatech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 PLEASE CIRCULATE The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) announces the Call for Participation for DiGRA 2013, to be hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta Georgia August 26-29 2013. DiGRA 2013 will bring together a diverse international community of interdisciplinary researchers engaged in cutting edge research in the field of game studies. For more information, visit: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu/digra2013/ or email digra2013(a)digra.org Please note change of school name and email address: celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu In ev'ry job that must be done There is an element of fun You find the fun, and snap! The job's a game! -Mary Poppins ...................................................... Celia Pearce, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Digital Media Director, Experimental Game Lab School of Literature, Media and Communication Georgia Institute of Technology Digital Media/TSRB 316B 85 Fifth Street NW Atlanta , Georgia 30308-1030 mobile & text: +1 310 866-8014 e-mail: celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu skype: gamegrrrl Web sites: ? Digital Media Program: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu ? EGL: http://egl.lmc.gatech.edu ? Emergent Game Group: http://egg.lmc.gatech.edu ? IndieCade: www.IndieCade.com ? Celia Pearce & Friends (Design & Consulting): www.cpandfriends.com Avatars: ? There: Artemesia ? Second Life: Artemesia Sandgrain ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:12:31 -0500 From: Deen Freelon <dfreelon(a)gmail.com> To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy Message-ID: <50B8241F.8070104(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi all, Our program is seeking PhD students! We are a good fit for anyone interested in studying the Internet as it pertains to politics, policy, and/or civic engagement. Our location in Washington, DC doesn't hurt for studying those topics either. Best, ~DEEN ----------------------- Seeking Applications for Doctoral Student Fellows, School of Communication at American University, Washington, DC American University invites applications for doctoral student fellows for the PhD Program in Communication. The program is dedicated to educating the next generation of communication scholars and expert professionals. All students will receive full tuition remission as well as a generous living stipend. The PhD program in Communication fosters scholarship that builds new theory and knowledge, and enhances the ability of institutions, social groups, and professionals to apply that knowledge to undertake salient political and social challenges. Courses cover a wide spectrum of issues addressing the cultural, technological, economic, and policy forces shaping the media system, and emphasizing the role of new media in civil society and democracy, a theme consistent with the core public service mission of American university. Students work closely with a faculty advisor to create an individualized program of electives. This interdisciplinary degree includes communication classes, as well as courses from other units on campus, organized around the student's choice of a thematic concentrations. The innovative design of this accelerated program enables students who enter with a research-focused masters degree to complete the PhD in three years. The priority application deadline is December 15, 2012. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Learn more at http://www.american.edu/soc/phd -- Deen Freelon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor American University School of Communication Office: Asbury 228A dfreelon(a)gmail.com http://dfreelon.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:23:17 +0000 From: "Unger, Johann" <j.unger(a)lancaster.ac.uk> To: "air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] 10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013 Message-ID: <14D4EABD43B0994BB954328FDA1F50F7014A2ACD(a)EX-0-MB1.lancs.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Call for papers: Twitter and Microblogging: Political, Professional and Personal Practices<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/twitter_and_microblogging/> Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 10 - 12 April 2013 Submission deadline: 10th December 2012!! Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms, with their short messages, in some cases circulated to millions of followers, were at first viewed with condescension and amusement: famously David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, opined, "Too many tweets make a twat." Other media initially treated Twitter as offering platforms for celebrities, pools of banality, streams of dumbed-down opinions. But people using Twitter quickly found an enormous range of diverse uses, revelling in opportunities for creativity that microblogging and associated applications offered. People involved Twitter in organising revolutions, disseminating scientific findings, promoting brands, communicating with friends and crafting new forms of artistic endeavours and communications. Where Twitter is not allowed, as in China, other microblogging platforms have taken on similar functions. This conference brings together a range of researchers doing detailed analyses of the discourse, practices, and social interactions of microblogging communities. Plenary speakers include: Janet Jones, University of the West of England Nathan Jurgenson, University of Maryland Greg Myers, Lancaster University Ruth Page, University of Leicester Lee Salter, University of the West of England Contributions are sought in a variety of formats. See http://bit.ly/LUtwit Tweet about #LUTwit: http://bit.ly/T82ViM Any queries email lutwit13(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:lutwit13@lancaster.ac.uk> ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 100, Issue 28 **************************************

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Fwd: [geoweb-r] Next #geowebchat: The Geoweb and the Internet Off Switch
by Alan McConchie 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear Air-Listers. On Tuesday our regular internet geography twitter chat will be discussing the recent internet blackout in Syria. Although most of the participants in this chat tend to be geographers, we welcome anyone interested in internet research. Please forward this info to anyone else who might be interested. For more details about #geowebchat, go here: http://mappingmashups.net/geowebchat Thanks, Alan McConchie PhD Candidate Department of Geography University of British Columbia Begin forwarded message: > From: Johnathan Rush <rush16(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [geoweb-r] Next #geowebchat: The Geoweb and the Internet Off Switch > Date: November 30, 2012 10:41:50 AM PST > To: geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com > Reply-To: geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com > > The Internet has gone dark in Syria, and it's not the first time that a regime has limited or eliminated access to the Internet. In Syria, the outage is likely intended to limit the ability of rebels to communicate and for dissent to foment. We saw both total Internet outages and targeted outages of social media in Libya and Egypt last year as well. State-curtailed Internet access is hardly limited to conflict zones, however, and China's censorship of particular issues and websites are frequently covered and speculated upon. > > What does all this mean for the geoweb? How are rebels and protesters affected by a loss of access to the geoweb, and how does their loss of access affect outsiders' knowledge of their conflict? Join the #geowebchat on Tuesday 12/4 for a discussion of what happens to the geoweb when the state hits the "off" switch. If you've got an Internet connection, join us on Twitter at 12pm PST / 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. @rushgeo will be your guest host this week. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoweb-r" group. > To post to this group, send email to geoweb-r(a)googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoweb-r+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoweb-r/-/7sZpzHNoYNUJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >

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10 days left to submit an abstract! Twitter and Microblogging conference, Lancaster University, 10-12 April 2013
by Unger, Johann 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Call for papers: Twitter and Microblogging: Political, Professional and Personal Practices<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/twitter_and_microblogging/> Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, 10 - 12 April 2013 Submission deadline: 10th December 2012!! Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms, with their short messages, in some cases circulated to millions of followers, were at first viewed with condescension and amusement: famously David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, opined, "Too many tweets make a twat." Other media initially treated Twitter as offering platforms for celebrities, pools of banality, streams of dumbed-down opinions. But people using Twitter quickly found an enormous range of diverse uses, revelling in opportunities for creativity that microblogging and associated applications offered. People involved Twitter in organising revolutions, disseminating scientific findings, promoting brands, communicating with friends and crafting new forms of artistic endeavours and communications. Where Twitter is not allowed, as in China, other microblogging platforms have taken on similar functions. This conference brings together a range of researchers doing detailed analyses of the discourse, practices, and social interactions of microblogging communities. Plenary speakers include: Janet Jones, University of the West of England Nathan Jurgenson, University of Maryland Greg Myers, Lancaster University Ruth Page, University of Leicester Lee Salter, University of the West of England Contributions are sought in a variety of formats. See http://bit.ly/LUtwit Tweet about #LUTwit: http://bit.ly/T82ViM Any queries email lutwit13(a)lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:lutwit13@lancaster.ac.uk>

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PhD student positions in Media, Technology, & Democracy
by Deen Freelon 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Hi all, Our program is seeking PhD students! We are a good fit for anyone interested in studying the Internet as it pertains to politics, policy, and/or civic engagement. Our location in Washington, DC doesn't hurt for studying those topics either. Best, ~DEEN ----------------------- Seeking Applications for Doctoral Student Fellows, School of Communication at American University, Washington, DC American University invites applications for doctoral student fellows for the PhD Program in Communication. The program is dedicated to educating the next generation of communication scholars and expert professionals. All students will receive full tuition remission as well as a generous living stipend. The PhD program in Communication fosters scholarship that builds new theory and knowledge, and enhances the ability of institutions, social groups, and professionals to apply that knowledge to undertake salient political and social challenges. Courses cover a wide spectrum of issues addressing the cultural, technological, economic, and policy forces shaping the media system, and emphasizing the role of new media in civil society and democracy, a theme consistent with the core public service mission of American university. Students work closely with a faculty advisor to create an individualized program of electives. This interdisciplinary degree includes communication classes, as well as courses from other units on campus, organized around the student's choice of a thematic concentrations. The innovative design of this accelerated program enables students who enter with a research-focused masters degree to complete the PhD in three years. The priority application deadline is December 15, 2012. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Learn more at http://www.american.edu/soc/phd -- Deen Freelon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor American University School of Communication Office: Asbury 228A dfreelon(a)gmail.com http://dfreelon.org

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