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Facebook research
by Sally Quinn 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Hi all, I just wanted to share a paper that myself and colleagues have recently had published in Computers in Human Behavior. It examines Attachment styles, social skills and Facebook. The link is: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.10.006 Enjoy reading! Sally Quinn PhD Researcher Room A003 Department of Psychology University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD

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launch of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology!
by Kate O'Riordan 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

The Fembot Collective is delighted to announce the launch of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology! The inaugural issue, "Conversations Across the Field," features articles by: Anne Balsamo and Alex Juhasz, Mia Consalvo, Sarah Kember, Krista Geneviève Lynes, Vicki Mayer, Lisa Nakamura, Kim Sawchuk, and Carol Stabile. We invite you to read the articles at: http://adanewmedia.org/ We hope that you'll join us in this conversation by commenting on the contributions. As the first open-access, open source, online feminist journal on new media and technology, we are invested in sharing and increasing the conversation started by our published articles. We look forward to this and future lively conversations. Please distribute widely! And keep in mind that our first peer-reviewed issue on feminist game studies (edited by Nina Huntemann) will launch in spring 2013. Many thanks to the University of Oregon Libraries and the Center for the Study of Women in Society for their contributions to and tireless support of Ada! Dr Kate O'Riordan Reader, Media Film and Music University of Sussex Falmer BN1 9RG k.oriordan(a)sussex.ac.uk

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 96, Issue 34
by Patricia Jeter 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

I either create a PDF or JPEG screen capture of any web pages I use and save them along with all of my other references. I hope this helps. -----Original Message----- >On Jul 26, 2012, at 1:22 PM, Maria Eronen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Would anyone know what are the criteria concerning internet material's validity? Is it common that you as a researcher will be asked to prove that the material you have collected from the internet is real. Since a lot of internet data disappears everyday, mere url addresses are not enough. Even html files can be modified after saving webpages. >> >> I would appreciate if someone had time to answer. >> >> Maria >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 96, Issue 34 > *************************************

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Literature on anonymity and activism
by Luis Hestres 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Hello, Can anyone recommend some good literature on anonymity and activism? Obviously with a fous on online activism, but broader recommendations would be great as well. Thanks! Luis - - - - - Luis E. Hestres Ph.D. student | School of Communication | American University More about me at luishestres.com or LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/hestres> | Follow me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/#!/luishestres/> "Theoretical critiques are like sociopaths: Their aggressive drives are rarely balanced by constructive instincts." -- From "Caught in a Winding, Snarling Vine: The Structural Bias of Political Process Theory" by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper, Sociological Forum 14(1), 1999

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Other mailing lists?
by Cameran Ashraf 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Hi list, I'm already subscribed to a good number of email lists similar to AIR-L but am always on the lookout for other lists dealing with internet & society, philosophy of technology, internet research, etc. I'm looking for more lists to subscribe to, so if anyone knows of other similar lists please let me know. Thanks! Cameran -- Ph.D. student Department of Geography University of California, Los Angeles

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Anyone researching post-Sandy use of online groups and social media?
by Steven Clift 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

This mother lode of mostly Facebook groups and pages may be of interest: http://bitly.com/sandygroups I'd be interested in what lessons can be pulled out overtime around which ones are most effective and what they really did on the ground in terms of impact. Groups go far beyond the limited impact of "Like" IMHO, but something deeper research wise would contribute a lot. On a related note here are some lessons I shared: http://bitly.com/localrecovery It is hard from a distance to determine what "dark social" nearest neighbor networking is happening online say along a destroyed stretch of beach. It would be fascinating to learn about any long-term e-networks created in urban buildings still uninhabitable and then what happens when folks return. I would guess that there are some online groups created for residents of specific buildings, but I haven't located any yet. If you reply, please cc: clift(a)e-democracy.org Thanks, Steven Clift http://stevenclift.com

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Two positions at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Communications
by Wayne Buente 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

See position descriptions below. The deadline for priority consideration is tomorrow (November 15) but applications will still be accepted after the deadline. Wayne Buente Search Committee Member Assistant Professor School of Communications University of Hawaii at Manoa Communication Inquiry, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor, Communication Inquiry: Position No. 82471, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Social Sciences, School of Communications, permanent, general funds, full-time, 9–month, tenure–track appointment, to begin August 1, 2013, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach required courses in communication theory and research methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and additional courses such as communication in communities, capstone in communication in communities, building communication theory, or media effects. Supervise Communication M.A. and interdisciplinary Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) Ph.D. students; share in academic advising of undergraduate students; conduct and direct research; seek extramural funding; pursue scholarly activities in areas of expertise; publish scholarly, peer–reviewed research; and provide service to the department, the university, and the community. Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. (completed prior to appointment) in Communication from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent. ABDs will be considered provided that candidates submit a letter from their committee chairs attesting that dissertation and all degree requirements will be completed by the date of hire. Ability to teach in a wide scope of communication theories and social scientific research methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Demonstrated research abilities in communication. Demonstrated interest in innovative education strategies. Ability to mentor and direct graduate students in their research efforts. Refereed publication in journals or other relevant media. Desirable Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to teach a variety of communication courses including, but not limited to, media communication, effects of new media, international/global communication, communication campaigns, or public relations. Demonstrated familiarity with interdisciplinary research. Demonstrated interest in research in the Asia–Pacific region. Record of applying social scientific research methods to social media. Evidence of excellence in teaching and working with graduate students. Salary Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To Apply: Apply online for position number 82471 by submitting cover letter, curriculum vitae, complete academic transcripts, sample of published work, and statement of teaching philosophy at <http://surveys.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/ework/> http://surveys.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/ework/. In addition, three position–specific letters of recommendation should be sent directly from references to <mailto:sc@hawaii.edu> sc(a)hawaii.edu. Inquiries: For application inquiries, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Professor Jenifer Winter, School of Communications at <mailto:jwinter@hawaii.edu> jwinter(a)hawaii.edu. Closing Date: Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will be given priority. The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is an EEO/AA Employer. Intercultural and Global Communication, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor, Intercultural and Global Communication: Position No. 84642, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Social Sciences, School of Communications, permanent, general funds, full-time, 9–month, tenure–track appointment, to begin August 1, 2013, pending position clearance and availability of funds. Duties: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in intercultural communication in local and global multicultural communities that involve blends of face–to–face and online interaction; supervise Communication M.A. and interdisciplinary Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) Ph.D. students; share in academic advising of undergraduate students; conduct and direct research; seek extramural funding; pursue scholarly activities in areas of expertise; publish scholarly, peer–reviewed research; and provide service to the department, the university, and the community. Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. (completed prior to appointment) in Communication or related field from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent. ABDs will be considered provided that candidates submit a letter from their committee chairs attesting that dissertation and all degree requirements will be completed by the date of hire. Demonstrated research, intervention and instructional abilities focused on enhancing the effectiveness of multicultural teams and/or communities employing blends of face–to–face and online communication. Refereed publication in journals or other relevant media. Desirable Qualifications: Demonstrated understanding of the special challenges of research in multicultural settings. Record of focus on being both a scholar and practitioner in an action research paradigm. Demonstrated familiarity with the recurrent challenges of multicultural teams and communities in the Americas, Asia and Pacific. Demonstrated commitment to innovative instructional strategies and the development of interdisciplinary relationships in this very multidisciplinary field. Salary Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. To Apply: Apply online for position number 84642 by submitting cover letter, curriculum vitae, complete academic transcripts, sample of published work, and statement of teaching philosophy at http://surveys.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/ework/. In addition, three position–specific letters of recommendation should be sent directly from references to sc(a)hawaii.edu. Inquiries: For application inquiries, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Professor Jenifer Winter, School of Communications at jwinter(a)hawaii.edu. Closing Date: Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will be given priority. The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is an EEO/AA Employer.

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Tenure Track Position
by kelly boudreau 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Via Tom Burke Program Manager Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Kresge Hall 2-346 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 (847) 491-7946 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media: Circulation and Convergence > > The Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University > seeks a tenure-track assistant professor working on the interface and > interpenetration of different media, communication and cultural > technologies, and media circulation studies. We are particularly > interested in candidates who might affiliate with the University's new > initiative in Asian languages and cultures. Analyses of "old" and "new," > mass and "high," analogue and digital, visual, acoustic, and literary > media are all germane. Research areas may include the relation between > traditional formats and technologies and new media, conceptual > analyses of "media" and associated notions ("virtual," "digital"). > Research investigating divergent theories and practices of media in > differing geopolitical and cultural contexts, particularly Asia, as > well as the study of media in diverse historical and aesthetic > conditions will be of particular interest. This tenure-line position > will be shared between the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities > and a humanities department in the Weinberg College, which will be the > candidate's tenure home. Ph.D. by the time of appointment and teaching experience are expected. > Applications are welcome from diverse humanities disciplines. AA/EOE > applications from women and under-represented minority candidates are > encouraged. > > The application has five parts: 1. a research statement outlining the > applicant's current research agenda; 2. a teaching statement > describing teaching experience and interests; 3. a writing sample (35 > pages maximum); 4. a curriculum vitae; and 5. the names and email > addresses for three recommenders. Only electronic applications will > be accepted. Submit your material via the online application system > found at > http://www.humanities.northwestern.edu/programs/FacultySearch.html. The application deadline is January 11, 2013. > > Questions about the search may be directed to humsearch(a)northwestern.edu <http://webmail.aoir.org/src/compose.php?send_to=humsearch%40northwestern.edu>. > > Tom Burke > Program Manager > Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Kresge Hall 2-346 > Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 > (847) 491-7946 > www.humanities.northwestern.edu

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Call for Papers: Special Issue of Media, Culture and Society (MCS)
by kelly boudreau 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Via Christian Pentzold, Chemnitz University of Technology / Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society, Berlin, ******* Call for Papers: Special Issue of Media, Culture and Society (MCS) 'Social Media-Social Memory. Remembering in digitally networked times' Guest editors: Christian Pentzold (Chemnitz University of Technology / Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society, Berlin) Christine Lohmeier (University of Munich) Media, Culture & Society editors: Emily Keightley (Loughborough University) Philip Schlesinger (University of Glasgow) Media and memory are often closely intertwined. From the very start of human culture, media have been employed to fix, share and store expressions and impressions of individual and collective experiences. Taking this continuing twin relation as its point of departure, this special issue seeks to showcase empirical research that studies the interplay of contemporary media, social change and acts and artifacts of memory. The editors are seeking contributions that investigate commemoration, remembrance and memory work as an essential thread in the social and material patterns of modern culture. We are especially interested in empirically grounded submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following questions: - What can we learn about the interplay of individual and collective memory and the affordances of a media ecology that is more and more digitally networked and increasingly mobile and locative? - How may we conceptualize and investigate memory taking account of the dynamics of digitisation, networking and mediatization? - Which methods and approaches are most appropriate for the study of memory work and digital and connective media? - How are memories materially and semiotically mediated? - How does memory travel? How can we conceptualise and study memory work in quotidian mobilities as well as in a range of contexts such as transcultural/transnational western and non-western movements, post-colonial contexts, diasporas and the general flows of peoples, goods and ideas? - What are the dynamics of (counter-)hegemonic discourses of memory in current mediascapes? - What can we learn about how mediated memories are realised in respect of power, class, ethnicity, religion and gender? Please submit an 800 word abstract and a 100 word biographical note to both guest editors, Christian Pentzold and Christine Lohmeier, as an e-mail attachment (.rtf, .doc, .pdf) no later than 16 November, 2012. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by the end of November 2012. Manuscripts should be no more than 8,000 words, including notes and references, be in conformity with Media, Culture & Society style guidelines and should be submitted by 1 May, 2013. For specific manuscript submission guidelines, please go to: http://mcs.sagepub.com/ Important dates Deadline for abstracts 16 November 2012 Full paper submission 1 May 2013 Revised paper submission 31 August 2013 Issue publication Summer 2014 If you have any queries, please contact the guest editors: Christian Pentzold, Chemnitz University of Technology / Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society, Berlin,christian.pentzold(a)phil.tu-chemnitz.de <http://webmail.aoir.org/src/compose.php?send_to=christian.pentzold%40phil.t…> Christine Lohmeier, University of Munich,christine.lohmeier(a)yahoo.co.uk <http://webmail.aoir.org/src/compose.php?send_to=christine.lohmeier%40yahoo.…> **** -- Christian Pentzold Lecturer, Chemnitz University of Technology Research Associate, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society, Berlin christian.pentzold [at] phil.tu-chemnitz.dehttp://www.medkom.tu-chemnitz.de/mk/personen_pentzold.php

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Collaborative Organizations and Social Media: CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE EXTENDED
by Dhiraj Murthy 14 Nov '12

14 Nov '12

Tweet it: CFP: Collaborative Orgs. & Social Media http://t.co/eDq0TdH7 | Invited talks by George Ritzer, @nicole_ellison, @pgloor, and Jennifer Earl ************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLINE EXTENDED November 30, 2012 ************************************************************ Collaborative Organizations and Social Media 2013 (COSM2013) Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME Friday, April 12 2013 @ Bowdoin College http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/cosm2013/ ************************************************************ ** Due to requests from individuals in Hurricane Sandy-affected areas, we have decided to extend the deadline for paper submissions until Friday, November 30 2012. We look forward to your submissions. This event has NO registration fee. ** Social media and social networking sites have become important objects of interdisciplinary study. Collaborative Organizations and Social Media (COSM) is a one-day symposium which will consider the ways in which developing scholarship might be incorporated into thinking critically about how social computing may be affecting and even forming organizations. The focus will be around exploring the use of social media in collaborative organizational structures. We invite participants to this inaugural conference. Details at:http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/cosm2013/ The program features invited speakers Nicole Ellison (Michigan), George Ritzer (UMD), Peter Gloor (MIT), and Jennifer Earl (Arizona). This conference will enable participants to present on their current research in this emerging field. The questions and areas the conference will address include, but are not limited to the following: - How do we evaluate the utility of social computing technologies to virtual organizations? - Do we treat social computing technologies as merely deterministic technologies? - How do social media and social networking technologies shape organizational structures? - Can social media and social networking enhance trust relationships within organizations? - How do we identify and understand social media cyberinfrastructures within virtual teams? - What can social network analysis tell us about how social media affects collaborative organizations? - How does collaboration operate within organizational social media? - What role do social media cyberinfrastructures play in creating and fostering face-to-face and virtual collaborative communities? - What are the impacts of social media on traditionally underrepresented groups in organizations? What methods of visualization of social media-based organizational networks are effective? COSM2013 seeks to tackle, in particular, the ways in which we can use the insights of multiple disciplines to answer these questions. Dates and Location The conference will be held April 12, 2013 on the campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The location is easily accessible from Boston as well as by air from Portland Airport [PWM]. Format We plan to curate some open submission panels as well as an invited panel and a keynote session on social media and collaborative organizations. The symposium will consist of invited talks from prominent researchers in the field, oral paper presentations of selected papers, and a poster session. Submission Papers of three types are invited: - Reports of original research results - Reviews of previous research in one or more fields relevant to symposium topics - Position papers about research agendas for the field of social media based organizations Some of the papers submitted will be invited for oral presentation, others for presentation as posters. Accepted papers will be indexed in Google Scholar and other prominent portals via our arXiv proceedings. Papers may be up to 15 pages in length. The deadline for submission is November 30, 2013. Download the submission format at: http://www.easychair.org/publications/easychair.zip. Papers should be submitted through the EasyChair conference system at this address: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cosm2013 Important Dates Paper submission deadline EXTENDED UNTIL: November 30, 2012 Notification of paper acceptance / rejection: January 15 2013 Camera-ready papers due: February 15, 2013 Conference date: April 12, 2013 Sponsors National Science Foundation Social Network Innovation Lab Bowdoin College We encourage you to pass this information to others who may be interested. For a more complete description of the scope, please visit http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/cosm2013/ The COSM 2013 conference is an open enrollment conference. There will be no charge to participate in the conference. This is done to help encourage a high level of participation. By eliminating the registration fee we hope to encourage participants to invest in travel to participate in the conference in person. Additionally, we hope to be able to provide some travel assistance to interested graduate students and PhD candidates in the region. Please indicate your desire to be considered for travel assistance when you register. Register early to save your spot at http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/cosm2013/registration/ For any additional questions, please email snil [at] bowdoin [dot] edu ******************************************** Dhiraj Murthy Director, Social Network Innovation Lab http://bowdoin.edu/faculty/d/dmurthy/ http://socialnetworks.bowdoin.edu/ My latest book, Twitter, can be ordered in the US at: http://amzn.to/VNrgNn and in the UK/Europe at: http://bitly.com/S3emIq

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