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CFP Journal of Virtual Worlds Issue on Managerial and Commercial Applications of Virtual Worlds
by Tzafnat Shpak 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

Dear members, The *Journal of Virtual Worlds Research* (http://jvwresearch.org/) is happy to announce the call for this "*Managerial and Commercial Applications*" issue edited by - Shu Schiller, Wright State University, USA - Brian Mennecke, Iowa State University, USA - Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA You can access this call directly through our website<http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/component/content/article/10-cfps/27> . The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://www.jvwresearch.org/) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect with virtual worlds research. Virtual worlds ignite a continuously evolving area of study that spans multiple disciplines and the JVWR editorial team looks forward to engaging a wide range of creative and scholarly research. *Motivation and Scope* The intriguing potential of virtual worlds has attracted a significant amount of scholarly work in the business research domain. As much as we recognize the invaluable contribution made by scholars in this area, we also see the need for more research that can offer visionary perspectives to shape the future design and use of virtual worlds. Through the business lens, virtual worlds are often perceived to be promising yet risky and exciting yet formidable for the use and management of individual and collaborative work. Scholars and practitioners are confronted with an apparent contradiction: on the one hand, the business case for virtual worlds appears to offer great promise; while on the other hand, the observed returns and demonstrable successes are often absent or negligible. This special issue on “managerial and commercial applications” of virtual worlds aims to highlight research that makes a significant and novel contribution in theory and practice about virtual worlds in the business domain. We are seeking papers that showcase new directions for research by examining technical, behavioral, economic, and/or social perspectives of virtual worlds in organizational and business environments. In particular, we are interested in papers that enable us to better understand managerial and organizational issues associated with virtual worlds and how these environments should be designed, used, and managed for commercial and managerial purposes to enhance business value. We especially welcome innovative and creative research that enables our audience to see the new possibilities offered by the unique affordances of virtual environments. Authors are invited to submit original scholarly manuscripts that will make significant contributions to the advancement of our understanding of managerial and commercial applications as it applies to virtual worlds. We encourage diverse methodological approaches and welcome both qualitative and quantitative research studies, as well as theoretical, conceptual, and empirical studies. *Possible topics include, but are not limited to:* - Novel and innovative design and development of managerial and commercial applications of virtual worlds - The use, management, and evaluation of virtual worlds in organizational settings - Individual and group behaviors in virtual worlds that are used for business purposes - Process and governance of individual and collaborative group behaviors and mechanisms in virtual worlds - The role of psychological and social attitudes and characteristics on behaviors, processes and outcomes in virtual worlds - Ethics, privacy, security, and trust issues related to virtual worlds in the business domain - Intra- and inter-organizational communication and collaboration and cultural issues in virtual worlds - Business and economic models of virtual worlds - Power and political issues related to individual, group, organizational, and societal behaviors in virtual worlds - Commercial applications and commercialization of virtual worlds technologies and environments *Submission Instructions* Authors are invited to submit original scholarly papers of up to 6000 words including footnotes, references, and appendices. Interested authors should submit a two-page extended abstract by the deadline indicated below. All submissions (abstracts and papers) should be made via the JVWR publishing system (see www.jvwreserach.org > About JVWR > For Authors). All submissions will be blind reviewed. Accepted papers will be published online in the *Volume 5, Number 3 (2012)* of the Journal. *Deadlines and Timeline* - Authors submit abstract: May 15, 2012 - Editors return comments on abstracts: May 30, 2012 - Authors submit full paper: July 1, 2012 - Editors return review report and initial decision: September 1, 2012 - Authors submit revised paper: October 1, 2012 - Editors return final comments and decision: November 1, 2012 - Authors submit final version: November 30, 2012 - Publication: December 31, 2012 *Connecting with AIS AMCIS 2012* Interested authors are welcome but not required to submit papers to the 'Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds' Track at AMCIS 2012 (link below). This is a good opportunity to receive feedback and comments to enhance your paper. http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/program/tracks-and-minitracks/68 *Please contact* Shu Schiller shu.schiller AT wright DOT edu Brian Mennecke mennecke AT iastate DOT edu Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah fnah AT unlnotes DOT unl DOT edu Trouble viewing this email? Click here <http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=6c39f34863…>to view it online. -- =========== *Tzafnat Shpak* Coordinating Editor *The Journal of Virtual World Research* tzafnat.shpak(a)jvwresearch.org http://jvwresearch.org

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Re: [Air-L] Google privacy policy changes in 2012
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

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Lgbtq internet use and labor migrant tech use
by Katy Pearce ucsb 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Hi all. I have an MA. student interested in lgbtq internet use. I know little on the topic and would love some references to get aquainted with the area. Similarly, another student is into labor migrant use of technologies - which I know a bit more about, but would like a better sense of the literature before advising someone. If you have a Mendeley or Zotero tag or something else that is little work for you, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Katy Pearce

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CfP: Theorizing the Web 2012
by PJ Rey 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Theorizing the Web 2012 #TtW12 www.cyborgology.org/theorizingtheweb/2012/ Saturday, April 14th University of Maryland Keynote Session: “Social Media & Social Movements” Andy Carvin (NPR; @acarvin) with Zeynep Tufekci (UNC; @techsoc) Deadline for Abstracts: February 5th Registration Opens: February 1st Call for Papers: Building off the success of last year’s conference, the goal of the second annual Theorizing the Web conference is to expand the range and depth of theory used to help us make sense of how the Internet, digitality, and technology have changed the ways humans live. We hope to bring together researchers from a range of disciplines, including sociology, communications, philosophy, economics, English, history, political science, information science, the performing arts and many more. We especially encourage international perspectives. In addition, we invite session and other proposals by tech-industry professionals, journalists, and other figures outside of academia. Intersections of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability will not be isolated in seperate panels; instead, we fully expect these issues to be woven throughout the conference. Submit abstracts online at http://tinyurl.com/TtW12. Topics include: Citizen/participant journalism and media curation Identity, self-documentation and self-presentation Privacy and publicity on the Web Cyborgism and the technologically-mediated body (e.g., body modification) Political mobilization, uprisings, revolutions and riots on social media (including the Arab Spring/Fall, Occupy) Repression and the Web: Surveillance, wire-tapping, anonymity, pseudonymity Code, values and design Epistemology of the Web: Wikipedia, Global Voices, “filter bubbles” and the prosumption of information Theorizing whose Web? How power and inequality (e.g., the Digital Divide) manifest on the Web Mobile computing, online/offline space Digital dualism & augmented reality; should the online/offline be conceptualized as seperate or enmeshed Education, pedagogy and technology in the classroom What art/literature can offer research and theory of the Web We plan to curate 7 open submission panels, 4 presenters each as well as a couple invited panels and a keynote session on social media and social movements with Andy Carvin (NPR) and Zeynep Tufekci (UNC). Other events may be added before April. The first Theorizing the Web conference happened last year. We decided to do this because there often is not a place for scholars who are theorizing about the Internet and society to gather and share their work. The 2011 program consisted of 14 panels, two workshops, two symposia (one on social media’s role in the Arab revolutions, the other, on social media and street art), two plenaries (by Saskia Sassen on "Digital Formations of the Powerful and the Powerless" and George Ritzer on "Why the Web Needs Post-Modern Theory"), and a keynote by danah boyd from Microsoft Research and NYU on "Privacy, Publicity Intertwined." Presenters traveled from around the world (including Hong Kong and New Zealand). The archive is available here. There will be a new website with much more information coming January 2012. For further inquiries, email theorizingtheweb(a)gmail.com. Call for Artists: In addition to traditional presentations, the conference will feature a variety of artistic and multimedia events. As such, we invite proposals from artists for relevant works or performances in any medium as well as for discussion of such pieces. We seek to display art of all forms during the conference and after at a reception. This could include, but is not limited to, paintings, sculpture, poetry, fiction writing, digital art, and performance art.

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CFP for SIGDOC 2012
by Liza Potts 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Hi folks, The CFP for SIGDOC's 2012 conference is now live! Please feel free to share. We would love to see more AOIR folks represented here! A special interest group in the Association of Computing Machinery, SIGDOC focuses on all aspects of the design of interactive systems and related texts, including those used in industry, recreation, education, science, and social exchanges. Our organization is international and interdisciplinary, so you'll be presenting to, listening to, and networking with people from different backgrounds and disciplines. You'll get to see how people approach similar communication problems in different fields. SIGDOC publishes conference proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Every accepted paper is also a peer-reviewed publication with a global reach. So it's an awesome opportunity for established scholars and especially for graduate students. Submissions are due June 1, so please plan now and encourage your students and colleagues to do the same. More info and the call for papers is at the website: http://sigdoc.org/2012. Questions? Feel free to contact us. Best, Liza Treasurer/Secretary of SIGDOC http://sigdoc.org/ _________________________________________ Liza Potts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Email: lpotts(a)msu.edu ______________________________________________________________________________________ *SIGDOC 2012* *At SIGDOC,* presenters cover all aspects of the design of interactive systems and related texts, including those used in industry, recreation, education, science, and social exchanges. Industry and academic researchers are encouraged to submit research papers, experience reports, and interactive posters. Contributions may include studies of design processes, research methods, deployment analyses, and situated use studies related to the design and use of communication artifacts. Conference submissions should address topics including, but not limited to: - Design for Interaction - User Experience Methods to Support Design - User Support Systems and Documentation - Open Source Design Solutions - Collaborative Systems - Design Principles - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI) - Computer-Mediated Communication - Approaches to Information Design and Information Architecture - Design of Learning Systems/Environments - International and Intercultural Communication Design Submission Guidelines SIGDOC 2012 submission types include research and technical papers, experience reports, and posters. Authors should submit full papers as described below for blind review. During the review period, papers, experience reports, or poster proposals can be submitted for review through an online submission platform which will be provided through conference web site. - *Research and Technical Papers. * Full papers should not exceed 5,500 words, approximately 10 pages in ACM SIGDOC conference format (available at the site), including figures and references. The results described must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The full paper must include the title, an abstract of up to 150 words, and keywords. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations. - *Experience Reports.* Experience reports present project- or workplace-focused summaries of important technologies, techniques, or product processes and should not exceed 3,500 words. The experience report is a standalone, six-page extended abstract that describes a design experience and its lessons for other designers of communication. The experience report must include the title, an abstract of up to 150 words, and keywords. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations. - *Posters.* Poster proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. Accepted poster submissions will be published as a one-page abstract in the conference proceedings. The submission should be formatted according to the ACM guidelines for paper submissions. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations. If you have any questions regarding the process, please email the program chair at clay.spinuzzi(a)mail.utexas.edu. Important Dates - *June 1:* Submission due - *July 13:* Notification (Accept, Conditional Accept, or Reject) - *August 3:* Revised versions of Conditional Accepts due - *August 13:* Notification of Revised Submissions (Accept, or Reject) - *August 20, 5:00 p.m. PDT:* “Camera-ready” of all papers, reports, abstracts due Acceptance for publication is contingent on registration for the conference. (In the case of multiple authors, at least one must register.) If you cannot attend the conference, a publication fee equivalent to the event registration will be charged.

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Invitation to Contribute - New Views on Pornography
by Attwood, Feona 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Call for Submissions New Views on Pornography: Sexuality, Politics, and the Law, 2 Volumes Edited by Lynn Comella, PhD and Shira Tarrant, PhD Deadline: July 30, 2012 Co-editors Lynn Comella (University of Las Vegas, Nevada) and Shira Tarrant (California State University, Long Beach) are seeking submissions for a two-volume edited collection under contract with Praeger. Description: New Views on Pornography is a two-volume collection of the most current scholarship on pornography. This edited series presents empirical research on a range of contemporary issues regarding pornography’s politics, psychology, cultural and legal debates, providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of the field of porn studies in one convenient location for students, researchers, and professors across related fields. Our goal as editors is to showcase new and innovative research that examines the culture and politics of pornography in a global context, including but not limited to, questions of production, audiences, market niches, technological innovations, political debates and controversies, obscenity, free speech, public policy and the law. The editors seek well-researched facts and data in order to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of issues on the subject. Author Guidelines: For consideration, please submit full chapters (5,000-7,000 words), a brief abstract, bio (75-100 words), and complete contact information. Submissions must include endnotes and bibliography, and adhere to Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. Send submissions in .doc or .docx format to both contact emails below. Submissions not conforming to these guidelines will not be considered. The Editors Are Specifically Interested in Submissions on the Following: Foundations and Controversies in Pornography Defining Pornography The History of Pornography Pornography and the Law: Historical Highlights Cultural Trends and Changing Ideas about Pornography Key Resources in Media and Cultural Studies of Pornography Consumption Practices: Who Is Using Porn? Global Porn Production: Practices and Revenue Sources of Porn: The Marketplace and Changing Supply Patterns The Porn Wars in Historical and Contemporary Perspective The Politics of Porn Literacy and Social Control Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Pornography Impacts of the Industry: Interviews with Porn Actors and Industry Workers Studying Pornography: Research Methods and Methodologies Impacts and Effects of Pornography Defining the Terms: Problems with Content Analysis and Ideological Bias Women Watching Porn: Issues in Data Collection and Self-Reporting Pornography and Global Sex Trafficking: Separating Myths from the Facts Pathologizing Porn: Questions about Addiction The Impacts of Pornography on Intimate Relationships Technology and Porn Obscenity, Surveillance and Free Speech: Current Issues in the Law Varieties and Genres of Pornography How the Adult Industry is Organized: Issues of Production and Revenue Masculinity, Violence, and Pornography: Correcting the Data Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Porn Porn Studies in Global Context Porn Use and Sexual Satisfaction Deadline: July 30, 2012 Send To: Please send cc’d submissions to Lynn Comella at lynn.comella(a)unlv.edu<mailto:lynn.comella@unlv.edu> and Shira Tarrant at Shira_Tarrant(a)yahoo.com<mailto:Shira_Tarrant@yahoo.com>. Include Praeger NVOP Submission in the subject line. Submission queries should be directed to the above.

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CfP: Open Panel at EASST/4S 2012, The Construction of Social Computing: Design and Displacement of Hybrid Relationships
by Maurizio 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Sorry for Cross-Posting --- CfP: Open Panel at EASST/4S 2012, The Construction of Social Computing: Design and Displacement of Hybrid Relationships Organizers: Maurizio Teli, Ahref Foundation, Italy, maurizio(a)ahref.eu Vincenzo D'Andrea, University of Trento, Italy, vincenzo.dandrea(a)unitn.it David Hakken, Indiana University, USA, dhakken(a)indiana.edu In the last few years, the label “Social Computing” (SC) has been increasingly used to identify the ensemble of computing applications developed in order to foster and sustain social relationships . The use of the label seems to imply that SC is engaging with hybrid socio-technical relationships, underlining a change in computer science. Nevertheless, SC is in line with the origin of computer science, in particular with the computing development program promoted in the '50s by Norbert Wiener, aiming at promoting a society that increases the “human use of human beings”. However, although many applications are labeled “social computing,” they are mainly commoditized, to generate profit for corporations, and they focus on a restricted set of application domains. Such practical displacement of the societal view of Wiener calls for a deep reflection based on an empirical perspective able to frame SC through an STS lens, for two main reasons. Firstly, SC is an academic and social construction, and its design and foundational discourses can be understood and questioned through an STS lens. Secondly, the use of the term SC builds constraints on how innovation can take place in the social arena of SC. Along with these premises, an STS lens can increase the understanding of the hybrid relationships designed and displaced by SC academic practices, as well as overcoming the constraints of SC discourses providing conceptual and methodological tools to design new kind of SC technologies. Taking this perspective, we ask for contributions addressing: 1) the academic and industrial construction of SC within and across disciplines; 2) the design of social relationships in SC initiatives and their displacement in SC use; 3) the engagement of STS researchers, lexicon, and methods, as a practice-based intervention in the design of SC technologies; 4) the facilitation of social inclusion in SC projects. Please submit your abstract (max 250 words) electronically via the webpage of the conference: http://www.4sonline.org/meeting Deadline is the 18th March 2012. See you in Copenhagen! Maurizio

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Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Professor in E-learning
by RICHARD VOITHOFER 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

**** My apologies for cross posting **** The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor in E-learning Description: The Ohio State University's College of Education and Human Ecology (http://ehe.osu.edu/) is seeking a national leader in the area of e-learning research. We are interested in a colleague with an established research agenda that will inform our understanding of e-learning within K-12 or workforce contexts. While seeking tenure in either the School of Educational Policy and Leadership (http://ehe.osu.edu/epl/) or the School of Teaching and Learning (http://ehe.osu.edu/edtl/) the ideal candidate will initiate and coordinate research initiatives across the College and build an interdisciplinary focus on e-learning in one or more of the following areas: · Blended Learning · Developing and scaling e-learning approaches/interventions · Distance Education · E-learning Policy · Educational Video Games · Mobile learning · Technology and Curriculum Integration Qualifications: · Earned doctorate in Educational/Instructional Technology, Distance Education, Workforce Development, or a closely related field · Demonstrated excellence in teaching, including the innovative use of distance and related technologies along with a record of successful advising and mentoring of graduate-level research, commensurate with experience · Demonstrated ability to function effectively as a member of a team · Evidence of engagement in high quality externally funded research and scholarship in e-learning and a corresponding record of excellent research publications and presentations, commensurate with experience · An ability and interest in working with diverse populations Responsibilities: The successful candidate will: · Provide leadership in the development of the College’s e-learning efforts · Collaborate with the Ohio Resource Center/Digital Learning Clearinghouse (http://ohiorc.org/) on research and evaluation projects · Engage in a funded research agenda · Recruit, advise, and mentor students · Collaborate with faculty on research activities and grant proposal development · Teach face-to-face, online and blended courses · Engage in service and outreach Review of applications will begin approximately February 27, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, research statement, and names and contact information of three references to: Jennifer Lindsay Human Resource Generalist School of Educational Policy & Leadership The Ohio State University 160D Ramseyer Hall 29 West Woodruff Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 Submission of electronic applications is desired but not required. Please send electronic application materials to jlindsay(a)ehe.osu.edu or fax materials to (614) 292-2645. Position requires successful completion of a background check. The Ohio State University is located in Columbus, Ohio, the culturally vibrant capitol of the state. The University is a center of innovation surrounded by diverse and livable urban, suburban, and rural communities. To build a diverse workforce Ohio State encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. EEO/AA employer. +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ Rick Voithofer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cultural Foundations, Technology, and Qualitative Inquiry The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology School of Educational Policy and Leadership 104 Ramseyer Hall 29 West Woodruff Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1177 (614) 247-7945 http://people.ehe.ohio-state.edu/rvoithofer/

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prosumerism and playbor
by David Hakken 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Andrew Herman wrote: > Fellow Aoiristas! > > For a list of recommended readings for undergraduates, what journal > articles or book chapters on co-creation, prosumerism, and playbor in > social media/"Web 2.0" would you suggest? Thanks in advance. > > All Hail > > Andrew > > Andrew Herman, Ph. D. > Associate Professor and Chairperson > Department of Communication Studies > Graduate Program in Cultural Analysis and Social Theory > Wilfrid Laurier University > Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 > CANADA > 519 884-1970 x3693 > > _______________________________________________ Stefano de Paoli of the <ahref Foundation has written: > Produsage, ANT & Skills > http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a935694592~frm=titl… I delivered "“From Labor to Playbor? Business Anthropology in the Time of Social Networking.” last November to the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada and would be happy to email a copy to anyone interested. David Hakken Information Ethnographer Professor of Social Informatics School of Informatics and Computing 901 E. 10th Street, #318 Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47406 dhakken(a)indiana.edu 812-856-1869 office; 812-391-2966 cell 812-856-1995 fax Professore a contratto Faculty of Sociology University of Trento, Italy http://www.informatics.indiana.edu/research/profiles/dhakken.asp Fall, 2011 Office hours: M 10-11, 2:30-3:30

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permissions for quoting tweets
by Dayter 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Dear list members, I am about to submit for publication an article that includes content analysis of tweets, and a few of them are quoted in my paper. I wonder if any kind of accepted practice exists already in this regard: do Twitter's new terms of service mean that I need to obtain a permission from Twitter to use tweets in the publication, or is it enough if I have the authors' permission? I apologise if this issue has been discussed already - I've joined the list recently, and I've only seen the very end of the Twitter ToS thread. best daria -- Daria Dayter Wiss. Mitarbeiterin Englische Sprachwissenschaft Nürnbergerstr. 38, Zi. 4.2.15 Tel. 0921/55-4644 daria.dayter(a)uni-bayreuth.de

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