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PhD Opportunities at University of Sunderland
by Clarissa Smith 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

With apologies for cross-posting… The Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland, UK, has funding to offer two full-time scholarships with a start date of 1st February 2013. 65% of the Centre’s research was classed as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the RAE2008. Together with full payment of fees, each scholarship will include a bursary of £13,590 per year. In return successful candidates will be expected to do six hours teaching per week. We will consider applicants proposing research in any area of media, film, and cultural studies. If you would like to apply for one of the scholarships, please email Lianne Hopper (lianne.hopper(a)sunderland.ac.uk<mailto:lianne.hopper@sunderland.ac.uk>) and include the following information: 1. Curriculum Vitae. 2. An outline of your proposed research topic (about 500 words). 3. A brief explanation of why you would like to study at the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies. If you have any questions about the scholarships, please email Professor John Storey (john.storey(a)sunderland.ac.uk<mailto:john.storey@sunderland.ac.uk>). Further details about the Centre’s activities can be found at www.crmcs.sunderland.ac.uk The closing date is 23rd November. Interviews will be on 10th December. University of Sunderland - Shortlisted for the Times Higher University of the Year 2012

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technology adoption and social media
by Roser Beneito Montagut 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Dear all, I`m doing a literature review about the technology acceptance of social media in organisations and institutions. I am looking for empirical or theoretical research that has used technology adoption models (such TAM, UTAUT, etc.) to describe or predict social media -or web 2.0 tools- adoption. If anyone has studies to share, I would be grateful if they can contact me. Thank you! Roser ____________________________________ Dr. Roser Beneito-Montagut D2.0 Research Fellow Aston Business School Aston University Birmingham http://www.disaster20.eu/ twitter: @roserrr

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Literature on hacking from collective action/contentious politics angle?
by Luis Hestres 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Hi everyone, I'm writing a paper about hackers from a contentious politics/collective action perspective. Can anyone recommend some must-read books or articles about this, or even about hacking in general? I will also probably incorporate sources on Internet culture, framing, maybe anarchy, and related topics. I'm already aware of Gabriella Coleman's work but would appreciate any suggestions you might have. 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/>

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Web 2.0
by Taylor-Smith, Ella 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Dear Maria This paper is nice and short: Taylor-Smith, E. and Cruickshank, P. (2010). Web 2.0 for Collaborative Production. Proceedings of Digital Economy All Hands Meeting - Digital Futures 2010, 11-12th October 2010, Nottingham, UK http://itc.napier.ac.uk/gov2 -Ella Ella Taylor-Smith Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road Edinburgh, EH10 5DT Email: e.taylor-smith(a)napier.ac.uk http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/e.taylor-smith http://about.me/EllaTaylorSmith @EllaTasm @OnlineAmbition Edinburgh Napier University is one of Scotland's top universities for graduate employability. 93.6% of graduates are in work or further study within six months of leaving. The Telegraph newspaper named us as one of the "top ten UK universities for getting a job" in 2012. This university is also proud winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2009, awarded for innovative housing construction for environmental benefit and quality of life. This message is intended for the addressee(s) only and should not be read, copied or disclosed to anyone else outwith the University without the permission of the sender. It is your responsibility to ensure that this message and any attachments are scanned for viruses or other defects. Edinburgh Napier University does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from this email or any attachment, or for errors or omissions arising after it was sent. Email is not a secure medium. Email entering the University's system is subject to routine monitoring and filtering by the University. Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration number SC018373

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Mobile Data Growth in Africa: Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region
by nativebuddha 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

This is a press release but it does have some worthwhile inf on West Africa and expanding data traffic. -robert ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Becker Charles Centre d'etudes africaines" <beckerleschar(a)ORANGE.SN> To: H-WEST-AFRICA(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:02:02 PM Subject: Mobile Data Growth in Africa: Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region From: "News Release - African Press Organization $APO$" <no-reply(a)apo-opa.com> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:05:58 +0200 Organization: African Press Organization (APO) If you cannot read that message, < http://appablog.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/comviva-bets-big-on-mobile-data-gr… >click here. < http://appablog.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/comviva-parie-grandement-sur-la-cr… >FRANCAIS <http://www.comviva.com/> PRESS RELEASE Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region • Mobile Data Platform to go live at one of the leading group operator in Congo B • Mobile Data Platform to help operators to increase ARPU by 20% and drive data volume by over 40% • Contributes to a savings of more than 25% in internet bandwidth and more than 45% cache hit ratio, thus reducing the overall network congestion and improved user experience • Enhancing data download speeds by over 70% ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, October 12, 2012/Africa -- Comviva (<http://www.comviva.com>http://www.comviva.com) the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS is betting big on mobile data growth in West Africa with its award winning Mobile Data Platform (<http://www.comviva.com/products/IBS/mdp_platform.htm> http://www.comviva.com/products/IBS/mdp_platform.htm) which helps operators to provide faster, smoother, highly personalized and consistent mobile web browsing experience to subscribers. Comviva also confirmed that its Mobile Data Platform will soon go live with one of the leading group operator in Congo B, and is expected to change the way mobile internet services are being offered in the region. This is expected to dramatically change the operators’ data ARPU and user experience.ÊÊ Logo: <http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/comviva.jpg> http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/comviva.jpg Comviva’s Mobile Data Platform is a market proven platform that increases operators’ data volume by over 40% and increase ARPU (Average Revenue per User) by 20%. Further, it deploys advanced optimization, data management and monetization techniques to enhance the user experience by improving data download speeds by over 70% and stimulate revenue growth, whilst generating upto 45% savings on bandwidth and upto 50% on infrastructure investment. Mayank Sharma, Vice President, Africa Region, Comviva said, “Over the last year operators in West Africa have witnessed huge demand for mobile data, especially in countries like Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. For this they need a solution that can complement their infrastructure and help them launch innovative data services to boost revenues and also ensure efficient network management to minimize the revenue leakages and cost overheads. Comviva’s comprehensive approach to mobile data management enables efficient and effective handling of the various types of data traffic. Our solution helps enhance mobile internet experience by improving data download speeds.” Comviva, with over 10 years of experience in managing mobile data pipes for more thanÊ 80 operators globally across 40+ countries, is ideally placed to be the solution provider to evolve an operator’s Mobile data strategy.Ê The award winning, Mobile Data Platform, is a comprehensive data suite offering Acceleration, Optimization, Smart Caching, Video Caching, P2P Caching, Policy & Bandwidth Management, DPI based profiling and inline billing. In addition, it also enables the operators to define policies (PCRF), performs real-time metering, (PCEF) and caching, transcoding and content adaptation techniques for HTTP, P2P and video content.Ê Currently, data traffic in West Africa is lower than voice. However, operators have reported that the demand for data services is doubling every six months. Operators expect that data will account for 60% of total traffic on 2G and 2.5G networks, and approximately 90% on 3G networks by the end of 2012.Ê In addition with cables landing in most of countries in the region, the global connectivity is in much better shape than ever before and will be the driver for data growth in the region.ÊÊ Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Comviva Technologies Ltd. About Comviva Comviva (<http://www.comviva.com>http://www.comviva.com) is the global leader in providing mobile VAS and financial solutions. With an extensive portfolio of solutions spanning VAS infrastructure, applications delivery platforms and customer-facing applications, Comviva enables mobile service providers to enrich mobile users’ lives, whilst rationalizing costs, accelerating revenue growth and enhancing customer lifetime value. Comviva’s solutions are deployed by service providers in over 90 countries and power services to more than a billion mobile subscribers globally. For more information, please visit <http://www.comviva.com>http://www.comviva.com SUPPORTING RESOURCES • Follow Comviva on Twitter @ComvivaTech • Follow Comviva on Facebook at Comviva • Follow Comviva on LinkedIn at Comviva Media Contacts Sundeep Mehta Corporate Communications Comviva Technologies Limited T: +91 124 481 9000 Email: <mailto:pr@comviva.com>pr(a)comviva.com SOURCE Comviva Technologies Ltd

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 99, Issue 13
by Joe Walther 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

Hi, Maria (and all). A new issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is just out, focusing on Web 2.0 and user-generated content as communication systems. The table of contents is on http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.2012.18.issue-1/issuetoc and the first article by Walther & Jang provides some definitions and qualities. --Joe Walther -----Original Message----- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:43:41 +0100 From: MM Veloso <mmcv2012(a)gmail.com> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Web 2.0 Message-ID: <CAGHda=iHaa_32Y4_QjKzxh_ikxMNU7XBX7y-uusWL_=J2F6AaQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi everyone, I`m doing a research about the influence of web 2.0 in participation (or e-participation). At this moment I`m interested in the web 2.0 definition and web 3.0 definition. Can anyone recommend some must-read articles about web 2.0/web 3.0? Thank you Maria Manuel (PhD student at University of Minho, Portugal)

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Online Survey of Fan Producers
by Dianna Fielding 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

AOIR List, I am currently conducting an online survey of fan producers (fanfiction authors, fan artists, fan video makers, fan commentators, cos-players, and anyone else who believes they have contributed to the larger fan community). I would like to invite anyone here who is a fan producer to take this survey. Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/surveyoffanproducers You can click through to find a bit more about my research. This is also my first foray into internet research. I am contacting producers almost exclusively through the internet. If you know anyone who may wish to take this survey please pass on this link. Thank you, Dianna Fielding

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Check out my books
by Robin Turner 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

Hi airl, Check out the books I added on Goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?i=LTM1OTM0NjcxNjM6NDEz&e=air-l@listse… &utm_medium=email&utm_source=invite - Robin (robin(a)bilkent.edu.tr) Goodreads is a community for book lovers. It's a great way to get book recommendations from your friends and others. You can keep a list of books to read, join book clubs, and even take the never-ending book trivia quiz. _____________________________ To opt-out of future invites to Goodreads please follow this link: /user/block_email?inviter_id=13632563&utm_content=A&utm_medium=email&utm_source=invite This email was sent by request to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org.

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HASTAC seeking Postdoctoral Scholar for NSF EAGER Social Network Data Grant
by Nancy Baym 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Great opportunity for the right person: ----------PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY------- <http://hastac.org/blogs/mdailey/2012/10/11/hastac-seeking-postdoctoral-scho…> HASTAC seeking Postdoctoral Scholar for NSF EAGER Social Network Data Grant HASTAC<http://www.hastac.org/> is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to carry out social network data analysis for a newly awarded $294,000 NSF EAGER project "Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network.” Through a large-scale analysis of the HASTAC social network, the Postdoc will investigate the interplay of cyberinfrastructure and scholarly communication, combining cutting-edge data mining methods with thoughtful human and institutional questions to examine how virtual interdisciplinary connections and mentoring can promote new modes of research, learning, teaching, and career development. Computational analysis, data extraction, and social networking analysis will be used to examine six years’ worth of data from the HASTAC website, which is built on the Drupal platform. The full call, as well as the abstract and a link to the full proposal, is posted below. Interested parties should submit their materials by 5pm EST on Friday, November 16, 2012. OPEN POSTDOCTORAL POSITION NSF OCI-1243622 Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Division of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation Title: “Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network” Skills: Demonstrated experience with mathematical and visual social network analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods (including case study and ethnographic) for mapping collaborative networks, citation networks, professional networks, mentoring relationships, structural cohesion and integration within and across disciplines and institutions. Candidate must be able to participate in and generate dialogue with faculty and students about these issues and then test hypotheses using HASTAC’s data or gathering new data (survey, interviews, case study, ethnography). Organizational assignment: The postdoctoral fellow will work in the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at Duke University or possibly in the Information Futures Project Space (under construction) and will be part of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Technology-Aided Participation Advisory Board. The fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the HASTAC site, reporting on preliminary findings, posting white papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. Position availability: Start date December 2012, or earliest availability; residency at Duke University highly desirable. In an exceptional case, fellow may reside virtually, with a telepresence accessible during business hours and a monthly residence (week long) for site-specific meetings, collaborations, and events. Outcomes: In addition to working with the HASTAC team to produce a number of local and webcast events (seminars, webinars, conferences), the postdoctoral fellow will be expected to maintain a virtual presence on the www.hastac.org<http://www.hastac.org/> site, reporting on preliminary findings, posting white papers for peer-to-peer feedback from the HASTAC community, and working within HASTAC’s network structure to generate new ideas, problems, and questions to be addressed. The fellow will also be expected to present papers at scholarly conferences and to submit final work to refereed journals in social science, science studies, and other relevant fields. Type of contract: 6 months to 1 year (with renewable second year possible based on performance) Salary: $48,000-55,000 annually, prorated for months worked and commensurate with experience Application deadline: 5pm EST, Friday, November 16, 2012 To apply: Please submit your letter of interest and CV to Mandy Dailey, Director of Administration, HASTAC and Temporary EAGER Program Manager at mandy.dailey(a)duke.edu<mailto:mandy.dailey@duke.edu> by 5pm EST, Friday, November 16, 2012. --------- ABSTRACT “Assessing the Impact of Technology-Aided Participation and Mentoring on Transformative Interdisciplinary Research: A Data-Based Study of the Incentives and Success of an Exemplar Academic Network” uses computational analysis, data extraction, and social network analysis to embark on the first large-scale study of the interplay of cyberinfrastructure and scholarly communication in an academic peer-produced network. The exemplar virtual institution studied is the Humanities, Arts, Sciences and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC or “haystack”), a network of over 9000 educators dedicated to innovative, technology-aided forms of collaborative research and teaching. Formed in 2002, HASTAC, now headquartered at Duke University in the Ph.D. Lab in Digital Knowledge, is currently adding 200-300 new members a month. The study mobilizes six years of the extensive HASTAC data pool, including the 176MB MySQL database of individual and institutional member profiles, for social network analysis, data extraction, text and content analysis, and procedural and organizational analysis. It provides critically needed evidence for the current and future capacities of institutions to support the interdisciplinary collaborations essential to meet the Grand Challenges (such as energy, water sustainability, or human sciences and policy design) confronting the world, especially those requiring collaboration among scientists working with humanists and social scientists trained to confront the societal and cultural factors that deter the implementation of scientific and technological solutions. Given the unique interdisciplinary nature of HASTAC as a virtual organization and the fact that this is a first, exploratory study of its extensive, accessible, anonymized “clean” individual and institutional data (in a Drupal database), this is a transformative, high-impact early-stage study for which EAGER was designed. Because one focus of the study is the 522 current students and recent alumni (80% graduate, 20% undergraduate) in 63 disciplines and departments on small scholarships from over 120 supporting institutions, the study will also test the hypothesis that networked interdisciplinary young scholars “outcompete” more traditional peers, another first commensurate with the EAGER mission of transformative knowledge with the potential for maximum impact. The intellectual merits of the project include modeling a method by which cyberfrastructure can enable successful collaborative research adaptable to other problem-based research centers and scalable to other projects, such as NSF-funded Science of Learning Centers (SLC); determining the best incentives for risk-taking early career interdisciplinary research; and calculating how voluntary, scholarly network and virtual mentoring support and promote early-stage researchers in both scholarly innovation and high-prestige academic achievement. The broader impact of the study is in addressing one of the most urgent structural problems in higher education and one on which there is little quantitative, data-based research: how to incentivize and support the range of cross-disciplinary researchers who must work together successfully in order to solve society’s biggest problems. At its broadest, it is anticipated that the study will intervene in current theories of organizational behavior, social media protocols, disciplinary and interdisciplinary formation, and self-governing systems, and lay the groundwork for increased collaborations dedicated to tackling the major problems and Grand Challenges of the 21st century. DOWNLOAD THE FULL PROPOSAL<http://hastac.org/files/hastac_eagerfullproposal.pdf>

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upcoming digital ethics conference at Loyola
by Annette Markham 12 Oct '12

12 Oct '12

Hi All, For those of you in the Chicago area (or even if you're not), you might consider attending the 2nd Annual International Symposium on Digital Ethics. October 29, 2012 Loyola University Chicago, IL website, registration, flyers, etc: http://digitalethics.org/events/international-symposium-digital-ethics/ Besides the featured speaker, Sherry Turkle, there's a fantastic lineup of speakers, including many of our own AOIR members. I've listed the papers below, so you can get a flavor of the event. Hope to see some of you there, annette - *Contextual Integrity Confronts New Models of Education and Healthcare* – Helen Nissenbaum, Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, and Computer Science, at New York University - *Big Real Problems: Emerging Ethics Issues in Human Experimentation in Virtual Worlds* – Joshua Fairfield, Associate Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University - *Identity, Authority and Unease: Examining the articulation of ethical positions in accounts of new media use/research -*Natasha Whiteman, Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Leicester - *The Ethics of Twitter Research: A Topology of Disciplines, Methods and Ethics Review Boards* – Michael Zimmer & Nicholas Proferes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - *Degrees of Trust and Levels of Moral Agency in the Context of Autonomous Machines*, Herman Tavani, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Rivier University - *Virtue Ethics and Digital ‘Flourishing’: An Application of Philippa Foot to Life Online* – Patrick Lee Plaisance, Colorado State University - *Online security and individuals rights, an ethical balance* – Mariaroarosaria Taddeo, University of Hertfordshire - *The Junk File Case: Identity collisions and the ethics of connectivity * – Guillaume Latzko-Toth, Université Laval - *Control, Communication, and Conflict on Facebook Memorial Pages* – Nicole B. Ellison, Associate Professor, Michigan State University, and Alice Marwick, Microsoft Research - *Click here to comment: Combining ethical and legal perspectives on Section 230* – Susan Keith, Rutgers University - *Should virtual cybercrime be brought under the scope of the criminal law?* – Litska Strikwerda, University of Twente - *Journalists and Social Media: Professional Restrictions and Their Ethical Implications* – Erica Bailey, Virginia Tech - *Re-Inventing Media Ethics Amid a Digital Revolution* – Stephen J. A. Ward, Burgess Professor of Journalism Ethics, University of Wisconsin - *The Emerging Uses of Ethical Principles in Journalist’s Privilege Law* – Jason M. Shepard, California State University, Fullerton - *The Ethics of Unpublication* – Jasmine McNealy, Syracuse University & Laurence Alexander, University of Florida. - *The Ethical Implications of an Elite Press* – Jane B. Singer, University of Iowa - *The Internet and Authoritarian States: Ethical Issues in Transnational Digital Activism* – Cameran Ashraf, University of California, Los Angeles - *“Yes, Vinton, there is a Human Right to the Internet”* – Kay Mathiesen, University of Arizona - *A Case Study of Censor Circumvention in Chinese Micro-blogging Site* – Yiran Wang, University of California, Irvine - *Secrets and Lies: Digital Media Ethics and Integrity in Global Perspective* – Twyla Gibson, Harvard University - *YouTube Shakespeares: Ethical Issues in Humanities and Literary Research Contexts* – Valerie Fazel, Arizona State University - *Digital ethics and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe: When moral rights about culture trump legal rights about digital image gathering* –Kevin R. Kemper, University of Arizona - *From Battlefield to Newsroom: Ethical and Legal Implications of Drone Technology in Journalism* – Kathleen Bartzen Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison - *In Context: Ethical Implications of Digital Surveillance* – Jan Fernback, Temple University - *The Curator’s Code: Toward an Ethics of Curation?* – Shawn McIntosh, Columbia University - *The Ethics of Online Coursework: Instructor Responsibilities, Student Participation, and Managing Public-Private Learning-*Vanessa P. Dennen, Florida State University - *Reading Privacy: The Role Interface Aesthetics Play in eReader Privacy Disclosure Decisions* – J. Richard Stevens, University of Colorado at Boulder - Plug away: disclosure of material connections in social media channels – David Kamerer, Loyola University Chicago - *Playing with ethics: Digital games and moral dilemmas: *Mia Consalvo, Canada Research Chair in Game Studies & Design, Concordia University - *The Virtual Other: Thinking about virtuality and the future of ethics* – Lucas D. Introna, Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Centre for the Study of Technology & Organisation, Lancaster University - *Beyond good and evil? Analyzing moral decision-making in mainstream video games* – Thorsten Busch, University of St. Gallen - *Biases on Truthfulness: Using a Game to Prompt Self-Reflection* – Ralph Vacca, New York University ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor, Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Twitter: annettemarkham

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