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Networked as your text?
by Barry Wellman 30 Jun '12

30 Jun '12

It's textbook choosing season, and I hope you'll think about our Networked book. I taught nicely from the pdfs last year. And it's less than $20. Recommended by Manuel Castells, Vint Cerf, Clay Shirky, and others. (Full list on Amazon). Here's the jacket blurb: Daily life is connected life, its rhythms driven by endless email pings and responses, the chimes and beeps of continually arriving text messages, tweets and retweets, Facebook updates, pictures and videos to post and discuss. Our perpetual connectedness gives us endless opportunities to be part of the give-and-take of networking. Some worry that this new environment makes us isolated and lonely. But in Networked, Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman show how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making, and personal interaction. The new social operating system of "networked individualism" liberates us from the restrictions of tightly knit groups; it also requires us to develop networking skills and strategies, work on maintaining ties, and balance multiple overlapping networks. Rainie and Wellman outline the "triple revolution" that has brought on this transformation: the rise of social networking, the capacity of the Internet to empower individuals, and the always-on connectivity of mobile devices. Drawing on extensive evidence, they examine how the move to networked individualism has expanded personal relationships beyond households and neighborhoods; transformed work into less hierarchical, more team-driven enterprises; encouraged individuals to create and share content; and changed the way people obtain information. Rainie and Wellman guide us through the challenges and opportunities of living in the evolving world of networked individuals. 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 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Just published: NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman. MIT Press. http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12791 http://www.amazon.com/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/r… http://www.amazon.ca/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/re… _______________________________________________________________________

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Contribute to a new map of science
by Markus Christen 30 Jun '12

30 Jun '12

Dear colleague We invite you to spend a few minutes in a global survey that intends to map the structure of science in an alternative way by collecting the individual appreciations of students, researchers, scholars, etc. of all scientific traditions (science, social science, medicine, humanities, engineering, etc.) about which disciplines "fit together". The survey is completely anonymous. You decide how long the survey takes. Please click on the link below, if you want to support this project: http://www.similarity.ch/similarity/survey-disciplines Thank you for your support. Markus Christen, University of Zurich, Switzerland Thomas Ott, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

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Upcoming event in Berlin - July 4-5
by Charles Ess 30 Jun '12

30 Jun '12

Dear AoIRists, As some of you no doubt know, the annual New Media in the Information Society conference, sponsored by the Alcatel-Lucent Stiftung and supporting universities (die Freie Universität Berlin, die Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin sowie die Technische Universität Berlin) will take place this coming Wednesday and Thursday at the Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leibniz-Saal, Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin. More details, including the program (in German and English) can be found at <www.nmi-berlin-2012.de> If any AoIRists will be around: I'm deeply honored by the opportunity to make a presentation on Thursday, July 5, as part of a panel on the theme "Mass media - which way?", 10.00-12.00, along with Prof. Dr. Claus Pias, (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) Akad. Direktor PD Dr.Martin Warnke, (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), and (Chair) Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Coy, (Humboldt- University Berlin). My talk is titled "New Media and Selfhood: Democracy 3.0 and the End of Equality?" and collects some recent work on third spaces by Stine Lomborg (Copenhagen), Maria Bakardjieva's account of "subactivism," contemporary Chinese legal developments regarding privacy, and Pak Wong's recent PhD (Twente, the Netherlands) on Confucian tradition and the Chinese Internet (among other things). My talk will be mostly in German (wish me luck), but the slides will be in English and follow-up discussion can include English. If any AoIR colleagues will be there, please let me know - would very much enjoy meeting up over coffee, etc. All best for the weekend, - charles Until August 31, 2012: Professor MSO Media Studies, Institute for Aesthetics and Communication Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus Denmark >From 1. Sept. 2012: Associate Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Forskningsparken II Gaustadalléen 21 0349 Oslo Norway Lifetime member, AoIR ³At vove er at miste fodfæstet for en stund, ikke at vove er at miste sig selv² [To dare is to lose your footing for an hour; not to dare is to lose yourself] - Kierkegaard

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Looking for some reviewers on 'Social Networking and Communities'
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Hi all, doing a late refresh of reviewers for a minitrack on Social Networking and Communities. If you are willing and able to review 2-3 papers for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), please email me off list. Reviews are due August 1st. I'm looking for about 5 people, and I need a mix of qual and quant reviews. Thanks. /Caroline Caroline Haythornthwaite c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca http://haythorn.wordpress.com/

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2 WEEKS LEFT - 5th Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Award Competition - 6.000 Euros Award Sum
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 6th Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Competition - NUMA2012 Submission DEADLINE 15th July on: http://www.numa.fi Call for the best UBIMEDIA, PERVASIVE, AMBIENT MEDIA ... products, services, applications, concepts... Check out previous years' entries on: http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org The total AWARD SUM: 6.000? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMA2012 seeks for novel ways to combine ubiquitous computing to media. We are looking for disruptive artistic visions as well as clever near-to-market solutions off the beaten tracks! This includes any range of innovative ubimedia, pervasive, or ambient products and services. The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards is a highly interdisciplinary competition and we invite Designers, Computer Scientists, Artists, Economists and Engineers to take a stand on one of the following questions with their entries: // What is the aesthetic experience opened up by the rise of ubiquitous and ambient media? // What constitutes the specific intelligence that drives future media environments? // How will location- and context-aware media services change our social life? // How will our future lives look like in the era of ubiquitous computation? // How can society as a whole benefit from these advanced technologies? Valid competition entries include: // Pervasive and ubiquitous games // Ambient installations // Artistic works related to ubiquitous media and computation // Business models and management strategies // Ambient and ubiquitous media technology // Ubiquitous and ambient media services, devices, and environments // Context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation // Ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes // Software, hardware and middleware framework demonstrations // Ambient television // Any other inspiring work in the broad context of ubiquitous media All ubiquitous, pervasive, or ambient media products, services or prototypes which have been finalized during the previous year after 1st January 2011 are eligible to take part. More information on: www.numa.fi Competition Chairs - Artur LUGMAYR, EMMi Lab, Tampere Univ. of Technology, FINLAND - Cai MELAKOSKI, Degree Programme in Media, Tampere Univ. of Applied Sciences, FINLAND - Ville LUOTONEN, Ubiquitous Computing Tampere Center of Expertise, Hermia Ltd., FINLAND Honorary Chair - Timothy MERRITT, Aarhus School of Architecture, DENMARK Head of Jury - Bj?rn STOCKLEBEN, Project "Cross Media", University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, GERMANY --- The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards 2012 (NUMA2012) is a competition category of the MindTrek Conference 2012. The category is organized collaboratively by MindTrek, Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing, Entertainment & Media Management Lab. (EMMi Lab.)/Tampere University of Technology, the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Nokia Oyj and the Ambient Media Association (AMEA). NUMA2012 is funded by Nokia Oyj and the Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing.

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|| ACADEMIC MINDTREK || LAST CALL: 3rd June || Last CfP || * HCI * Social Media * Digital Games * Open Source * Media Management * Ambient Media *
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 6th Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Competition - NUMA2012 Submission DEADLINE 15th July on: http://www.numa.fi Call for the best UBIMEDIA, PERVASIVE, AMBIENT MEDIA ... products, services, applications, concepts... Check out previous years' entries on: http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org The total AWARD SUM: 6.000? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMA2012 seeks for novel ways to combine ubiquitous computing to media. We are looking for disruptive artistic visions as well as clever near-to-market solutions off the beaten tracks! This includes any range of innovative ubimedia, pervasive, or ambient products and services. The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards is a highly interdisciplinary competition and we invite Designers, Computer Scientists, Artists, Economists and Engineers to take a stand on one of the following questions with their entries: // What is the aesthetic experience opened up by the rise of ubiquitous and ambient media? // What constitutes the specific intelligence that drives future media environments? // How will location- and context-aware media services change our social life? // How will our future lives look like in the era of ubiquitous computation? // How can society as a whole benefit from these advanced technologies? Valid competition entries include: // Pervasive and ubiquitous games // Ambient installations // Artistic works related to ubiquitous media and computation // Business models and management strategies // Ambient and ubiquitous media technology // Ubiquitous and ambient media services, devices, and environments // Context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation // Ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes // Software, hardware and middleware framework demonstrations // Ambient television // Any other inspiring work in the broad context of ubiquitous media All ubiquitous, pervasive, or ambient media products, services or prototypes which have been finalized during the previous year after 1st January 2011 are eligible to take part. More information on: www.numa.fi Competition Chairs - Artur LUGMAYR, EMMi Lab, Tampere Univ. of Technology, FINLAND - Cai MELAKOSKI, Degree Programme in Media, Tampere Univ. of Applied Sciences, FINLAND - Ville LUOTONEN, Ubiquitous Computing Tampere Center of Expertise, Hermia Ltd., FINLAND Honorary Chair - Timothy MERRITT, Aarhus School of Architecture, DENMARK Head of Jury - Bj?rn STOCKLEBEN, Project "Cross Media", University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal, GERMANY --- The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards 2012 (NUMA2012) is a competition category of the MindTrek Conference 2012. The category is organized collaboratively by MindTrek, Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing, Entertainment & Media Management Lab. (EMMi Lab.)/Tampere University of Technology, the Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Nokia Oyj and the Ambient Media Association (AMEA). NUMA2012 is funded by Nokia Oyj and the Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing.

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FW: Journal of Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue
by michael gurstein 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

-----Original Message----- From: shaun.pather(a)gmail.com [mailto:shaun.pather@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Shaun Pather Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:40 PM To: ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net; ci-research-sa(a)vcn.bc.ca; sacla(a)owl1.unisa.ac.za; saicsit(a)owl.unisa.ac.za Subject: Journal of Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue Dear Colleagues [Apologies for cross postings.] We have pleasure in announcing a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Community Informatics, focusing on Southern African countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe). University academics in South Africa should take note that JoCI is indexed by the IBSS, and published research articles will therefore be eligible for accreditation at your universities. We welcome submissions of completed research articles, case studies or book reviews relating to the following: . Internet and ICT use and appropriation by specific groups, especially disadvantaged groups; . The use of ICTs for community based service delivery as for example in health, municipal services, education, amongst others; . Internet content production (blogs, sites, etc.) aimed at social and community development; . The role of mobile telephony in a Community Informatics context in relation to grassroots development; . Analyses of initiatives for democratization of internet and ICT for social development; . Policy analysis of specific countries or cross-country analyses of national policy and how this relates to community based use of ICTs; . Investigations of the social, political and cultural aspects of the 'digital divide'; . Community informatics as it relates to e-Democracy, e-Participation, and e-Government; . Political and private initiatives for digital inclusion in education, and for cultural production and preservation; . Joint public and private actions and policies related to digital inclusion; . Cybersecurity for Community Informatics. The above list is not exhaustive and we welcome submissions of papers on other topics but which have a strong Community Informatics theme. You may contact either of the special issue editors if you want to clarify the scope of your submission. Important Dates: 1. Submission of extended abstracts (750-1000 words): July 25th 2012 2. Article submission: September 06th 2012 3. Final article due: December 15th 2012 4. Publication: February 2013 **Please refer to attached CFP for further details and submission procedures. -------------------------- Special issue editors: Shaun Pather: pathers(a)cput.ac.za Jackie Phahlamohlaka: jphahlamohlaka(a)csir.co.za

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Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies
by Rosenbaum-Andre, Judith 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

The latest issue of Participations, the online journal devoted to developing the broad field of study of cultural and media audiences, is now available online at www.participations.org<http://www.participations.org/>. In this issue, you will find articles on the following topics: - Children using Facebook - Children as museum visitors - The reception of Da Ali G Show in the UK and Croatia - Uses of a religious film by Moroccan-diasporic Belgians - The use of audiences as marketing flashmobs by the music industry. Participations is also always on the lookout for new contributions in the field of mass/popular culture. Please see http://www.participations.org/submission_guidelines.htm for details on submitting an essay. --------------------------------------------- Judith E. Rosenbaum, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of English, Modern Languages and Mass Communication Albany State University 504 College Drive Albany, GA 31705 Phone: (229) 430-3684 Office: ACAD 261

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FW: Journal of Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue
by michael gurstein 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

-----Original Message----- From: shaun.pather(a)gmail.com [mailto:shaun.pather@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Shaun Pather Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:40 PM To: ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net; ci-research-sa(a)vcn.bc.ca; sacla(a)owl1.unisa.ac.za; saicsit(a)owl.unisa.ac.za Subject: Journal of Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue Dear Colleagues [Apologies for cross postings.] We have pleasure in announcing a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Community Informatics, focusing on Southern African countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe). University academics in South Africa should take note that JoCI is indexed by the IBSS, and published research articles will therefore be eligible for accreditation at your universities. We welcome submissions of completed research articles, case studies or book reviews relating to the following: . Internet and ICT use and appropriation by specific groups, especially disadvantaged groups; . The use of ICTs for community based service delivery as for example in health, municipal services, education, amongst others; . Internet content production (blogs, sites, etc.) aimed at social and community development; . The role of mobile telephony in a Community Informatics context in relation to grassroots development; . Analyses of initiatives for democratization of internet and ICT for social development; . Policy analysis of specific countries or cross-country analyses of national policy and how this relates to community based use of ICTs; . Investigations of the social, political and cultural aspects of the 'digital divide'; . Community informatics as it relates to e-Democracy, e-Participation, and e-Government; . Political and private initiatives for digital inclusion in education, and for cultural production and preservation; . Joint public and private actions and policies related to digital inclusion; . Cybersecurity for Community Informatics. The above list is not exhaustive and we welcome submissions of papers on other topics but which have a strong Community Informatics theme. You may contact either of the special issue editors if you want to clarify the scope of your submission. Important Dates: 1. Submission of extended abstracts (750-1000 words): July 25th 2012 2. Article submission: September 06th 2012 3. Final article due: December 15th 2012 4. Publication: February 2013 **Please refer to attached CFP for further details and submission procedures. -------------------------- Special issue editors: Shaun Pather: pathers(a)cput.ac.za Jackie Phahlamohlaka: jphahlamohlaka(a)csir.co.za

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Call For Participation: Genderswap Fanfiction Authors
by Dianna Fielding 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

Hello, I am a researcher at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. I am currently conducting interviews with genderswap fanfiction authors. If you or someone you know is a fanfiction author who participates in genderswap (by reading, writing, cosplaying, creating fan art, or some other activity), please consider this call for participation: *Background Information:* The purpose of this study is to gain information on how genderswap authors and readers create and perceive gender through their writing. The research is conducting this study as part of her Honor’s Thesis in Sociology at Hamline University. To be eligible for participation you must be 18 years or older and write or read genderswap fanfiction now or in the past. *Procedures:* If you agree to be in this study you will be asked to take part in a one hour interview with Ms. Fielding. Interviews may be conducted over Skype or through instant messaging at your discretion. Ms. Fielding will inquire about your history with genderswap fanfiction and fanfiction in general focusing on how these genres have shaped ideas of gender and sexuality. You have the choice to allow Ms. Fielding to audiotape this interview for transcription purposes only. *Confidentiality:* 1) If the interview is taped, it will be erased immediately after it is transcribed. No one other than Ms. Fielding will have access to these tapes. 2) Written documentation with your name will not be kept. 3) Written material from this research will conceal your identity. Pseudonyms will be used at your request. *Voluntary Nature of the Study:* Your decision whether or not to participate in this study will not affect your current or future relations with Hamline University or with any other organization. If you decide to participate, you are free to skip any questions which you find uncomfortable or withdraw at any time without affecting those relationships. *Contacts and Questions:* Thank you for taking the time to read this announcement! *If you are interested in participating, or if you have any questions, please contact Dianna Fielding by email at dfielding01(a)hamlineuniversity.edu or by U.S. mail Dianna Fielding, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul MN 55104, MS 1160. *If you would like to speak with Ms. Fielding’s Honor’s Thesis adviser, please contact Professor Sharon Preves at spreves(a)hamline.edu Thank you for your time! Dianna Fielding

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