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men and the internet
by Gavin Deady 27 Sep '11

27 Sep '11

Hi everyone, I wonder if I could pose a question? Would anyone know of any literature (or particular authors) around men and the use of the internet. I would be particularly interested in any literature on men and the use of the internet for medical purposes. Thanks, Gavin Deady -- Gavin Deady. ISSP/ Government of Ireland Doctoral Fellow, NIRSA/ Dept. of Sociology, Social Sciences Building, North Campus, National University of Ireland,Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare Republic of Ireland. gavin.deady(a)gmail.com 00353 87 3289294

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IRB and social media
by Shelia Cotten 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Hi everyone. For my grad Survey Research course this semester, I'm planning to have my students do a web-based survey to be disseminated via social media. My IRB is giving us major issues with this. We had planned to use our social networks to disseminate the survey (in part this is a methodological experiment too) - so post on our Facebook walls, email people, post on listservs, and tweet it. Our IRB doesn't want us to do anything other than email people basically. This seems so archaic given the proliferation of social media. If we are to use listservs, we have to get permission from each one and provide a letter to the IRB from each one. Thoughts, suggestions, etc. for helping us deal with this issue? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! If you want to email me directly at cotten(a)uab.edu, I will be glad to post a summary of the responses. Shelia ******************************************* Shelia R. Cotten, PhD Associate Professor Department of Sociology UAB 205-934-8678 cotten(a)uab.edu

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Call for participants - short media survey
by Matthew Lombard 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Call for participants: We're a team of researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia who would very much appreciate your help with a short survey about your experiences with media. The survey is about a common media experience researchers call telepresence, in which viewers/users feel present in or connected to the people or things in the media. Your responses will help us understand these experiences and, we hope, lead to the creation of more engaging, useful and enjoyable media for us all. The survey only takes 5-10 minutes to complete and you can find it by going to this url: http://tinyurl.com/survey-telepresence Please forward this email to any listservs, groups, or individuals that you think might be interested and willing to help with this study. THANK YOU! Matthew Lombard Lisa Weinstein Joanna Farley Wenqing Li -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA lombard(a)temple.edu http://matthewlombard.com

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Twitter History
by Guillaume Latzko-Toth 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Hi, Can someone point me to academic sources about Twitter history? I mean, beyond the Wikipedia page (which is excellent but contains essentially journalistic references about it). It can be a wider scope work including some notes on the history of Twitter. Thanks, Guillaume -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Guillaume Latzko-Toth Professeur adjoint / Assistant Professor Information & Communication Université Laval, Québec, Canada =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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social media & latin america
by nativebuddha 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

any good texts/cites on social media and latin america? who's working in this area? -robert

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CFP: Marxism and New Media Conference, Duke University, January 20 & 21, 2012
by Fiona Barnett 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

> CALL FOR PAPERS / CALL FOR PROJECTS: MARXISM AND NEW MEDIA > http://literature.duke.edu/marxism-and-new-media-conference > DUKE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN LITERATURE (DURHAM, NC) > JANUARY 20 & 21, 2012 > KEYNOTES: ALEX GALLOWAY (NYU) and RICARDO DOMINGUEZ (UCSD) > DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: OCTOBER 30, 2011 > CONTACT: marxismandnewmedia(a)gmail.com > > New media technologies are leading to the emergence of vibrant > public spaces in countries like China and Tunisia, facilitating > previously restricted dissent and political deliberation. Similarly, > scholars, journalists, and activists are using networking and social > media to organize coalitions and mobilize resistance in contexts as > diverse as the Wisconsin protests, the Wall Street protests, and the > so-called “Arab Spring.” In an ironic self-critique, smartphone > applications like the newly released “Phone Game” are even exposing > the global working conditions and problematic material production of > contemporary consumer technology through their very gameplay. With > the implicit resistance to hegemony and material critique in these > examples, Marxism offers both methodological and interpretive tools > for interfacing with new media, not least among them a dialectical > analysis of the global relations of production. However, writing in > the Nation, Chris Lehmann has recently argued that the Internet is > less the harbinger of post-capitalist cyber-Utopia than a “digital > plantation” in which unpaid digital labor and leisure time become > transmogrified into ad revenue. In their article, “The Internet’s > Unholy Marriage to Capitalism,” John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. > McChesney likewise argue that the Internet and related media signify > not the suspension of the laws of capitalism, but rather their final > perfection. > > It seems, then, that a number of unresolved questions linger > concerning the ways new media both participate in and creatively > resist institutional power. As such, we hope to provide a fresh > articulation interrogating the intersection between the theories and > practices of new media technologies and Marxist critique. For > example: how should we consider the economic, environmental, and > human costs incurred in the production of new media technologies? > How might resistance and radical change emerge among the ongoing > institutionalization, and the incumbent conservatism, of both > Marxism and new media studies? How will we navigate through the > internal divisions of an academy that has eagerly appropriated new > media as a strategy to “reinvigorate” the humanities through renewed > funding and (often) corporate partnership? > > We invite both papers and creative/artistic work that address these > issues and others that deal with the engagement of Marxist thought > and the study of media technologies. Papers may intervene at points > of seeming incompatibility, address the current place of this > convergence in one or many institutional and cultural settings, or > perhaps look forward to emerging discourses relating to this > intersection. > > Possible paper, project, and panel topics might include: > > New Opportunities for Resistance, Wikileaks, Hacking and Hacktivism, > Pirate Culture, the Arab Spring, the Jasmine Revolution, and Anonymous > Immaterial Labor, User-Generated Content, the Knowledge Worker, > Affective Labor, Precariousness and “the Precariat,” the Digital > Plantation, and the Attention Economy > Intellectual Property, Copyright, Creative Commons, Open Access and > Open Source Practices, and Virtual Property > New Forms of Collectivity, Wikipedia, Crowdsourcing, Flash Mobs, > Smart Mobs, and Partcipatory Journalism > New Regimes of Control, Censorship, Filtering, Firewalls, and Search > Engine Rankings > New Media Art > Critical Code Studies > Critical Game Studies > Biomedicine and Biometrics > Energy, Ecology, Tech Trash > The Open University > ‘Re-Visualizing’ Marxism > Ideology, Contact Zones, and Interfaces > Please send a 250-500 word abstract to marxismandnewmedia(a)gmail.com > by October 30, 2011. > > ORGANIZERS > Zach Blas > Gerry Canavan > Amanda Starling Gould > Rachel Greenspan > Melody Jue > Lisa Klarr > Clarissa Lee > John Stadler > Michael Swacha > Karim Wissa > > CONTACT > marxismandnewmedia(a)gmail.com >

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Re: [Air-L] social media & latin america
by Heather Horst 26 Sep '11

26 Sep '11

Racquel Recuero and Adriana de Souza e Silva have collectively published fantastic work in this space. Their work, and others, are highlighted in my IJOC review of new media technologies in Brazil: http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/article/view/699/531 Best, Heather Heather A. Horst Vice-Chancellors Senior Research Fellow School of Media and Communication College of Design and Social Context RMIT University Building 9.4.39 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Phone: +61 3 9925 3988 Email: heather.horst(a)rmit.edu.au Web: http://heather.horst.org >>> <gilda(a)ibict.br> 26/09/11 1:46 PM >>> ... and have you checked the new issue of the Journal of Community Informatics about Brazil focusing on studies and initiatives concerned with the contribution of ICT to societal processes in the country? Gilda Olinto -----air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org escreveu: ----- Para: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org De: nativebuddha Enviado por: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org Data: 24/09/2011 15:30 Assunto: [Air-L] social media & latin america any good texts/cites on social media and latin america? who's working in this area? -robert _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers [1]http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: [2]http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: [3]http://www.aoir.org/ References 1. http://aoir.org/ 2. http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org 3. 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/

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Call for Chapters - Online Credibility and Digital Ethos: Evaluating Computer-Mediated Communication (Proposals due October 15)
by Shawn Apostel 25 Sep '11

25 Sep '11

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: October 15, 2011 Online Credibility and Digital Ethos: Evaluating Computer-Mediated Communication - A book edited by Shawn Apostel and Moe Folk - To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/oESA7c Introduction With the near ubiquity of smartphones, tablets, and laptops, acquiring and publishing online information has never been easier; however, increased access to consuming and producing digital information raises new challenges to establishing and evaluating online credibility. These challenges are important because they affect a broad range of meaning-making, both inside and outside of academia. For example, the events of the Arab Spring show that in the absence of what were traditionally seen as relatively reliable information sources, “unofficial” online sources deemed credible by a wide range of actors played a key role in successful uprisings. Objective of the Book Offering chapters written by scholars from across the disciplines and from different countries, this book will provide general approaches to evaluating the credibility of digital sources, specific advice for popular websites, and techniques useful for a wide variety of digital genres. Target Audience This book would be useful for a variety of academic disciplines, as students continue to utilize online sources in their research. Information literacy specialists would find useful the chapters which focus on particular types of popular sources like Wikipedia, Facebook, and iReports). Journalists and educators in the field of Mass Communication and Library Sciences would find the book useful in establishing protocols for approaching a wide variety of sources. Web designers and writers could use this book to establish a more credible online presence. However, we feel the target audience would be instructors of introductory level courses which involve research. Graduate students and academics could utilize certain chapters to establish a method for determining the credibility of a source they use for research purposes. Recommended Topics Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: - General approaches to evaluating online credibility (typos/grammar, design/usability, advertisements, urls, links, contact info, search engine listing, use of stock photos, use of phone/address, date of publication, author, expertise, overall strategies, online universities). - Establishing and evaluating credibility with popular websites:(Ebay, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, Twitter, Second life) - Establishing and evaluating credibility in a variety of digital genres: (Blogs, travel websites, online journals, restaurant reviews, emails, product reviews, online games, websites, discussion lists, iReports/news, app ratings, freeware ratings, avatars) We are particularly interested in submissions that situate how to evaluate and incorporate digital ethos and online credibility as part of researched arguments in various disciplines. While we expect many chapters will examine issues related to the displayed content of the sites in question, we also welcome chapters that evaluate the behind the scene effects on content such as research funding, domain holders, etc. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 15, 2011 a 250-500 word chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 15, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 15, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published in spring 2013 by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. Important Dates October 15, 2011: Proposal Submission Deadline November 15, 2011: Notification of Acceptance February 15, 2012: Full Chapter Submission April 15, 2012: Review Results Returned to Authors May 15, 2012: Revised Chapter Submission May 30, 2012: Final Acceptance Notification June 15, 2012: Submission of Final Chapters Editorial Advisory Board Members: - Lisbeth Kitson, Griffith University, Australia - Miriam J. Metzger, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States - Andrew Morrison, Institute of Design, Norway - Trenia Napier, Eastern Kentucky University, United States - James P. Purdy, Duquesne University, United States - Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University, Canada - Malin Utter, University of Borås, Sweden Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (.doc, .docx, or rtf) to digital.ethos(a)gmail.com Shawn Apostel Communication Coordinator, Noel Studio for Academic Creativity Eastern Kentucky University Library 210Q, 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, KY 40475-3102 shawn.apostel(a)eku.edu Moe Folk Assistant Professor of Digital Rhetoric and Multimodal Composition Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 238 Lytle Hall Kutztown, PA 19530 folk(a)kutztown.edu

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Re: [Air-L] Fwd: College Lecturer (Assistant Professor) positions at SILS, UCD
by timriley＠dircon.co.uk 25 Sep '11

25 Sep '11

Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "jeremy hunsinger" <jhuns(a)vt.edu> Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 00:35 Subject: [Air-L] Fwd: College Lecturer (Assistant Professor) positions at SILS, UCD To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Interviewed there last year, good place, nice people, i recommend applying-jh > Two Open Positions: Lecturer in Information > Ref: 004786 > > Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Information, located within the UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS). We are looking for two candidates to contribute significantly to research in one or more of the following areas: > health information, metadata & classification, information design, social computing, digital youth, management in information organizations, information retrieval, digital libraries, information architecture, information literacy, and/or related topics regarding the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures. > > The successful candidates will have a commitment to high quality teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels and be able to teach a range of courses in areas relevant to the school’s educational programmes. S/he will have a strong, demonstrable commitment to innovative research, as well a proven track record of high quality research productivity and impact. The capacity to work in an interdisciplinary context whilst collaborating within the School and the wider academic community is also essential. > > S/he will also be required to participate effectively in the School’s graduate and undergraduate programmes and to contribute to the academic life of the School, College and University. > > More detailed information can be found at: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ > Salary: €31,820 - €73,307 p.a. > Closing date: 23:30hrs GMT on Thursday 10th November 2011 > > Informal enquiries can be sent to the Head of School, Prof. Diane H. Sonnenwald, at Diane.Sonnenwald(a)ucd.ie, +35317167799. > > UCD is the largest university in Ireland, with over 23,000 students from Ireland and over 100 countries. It is situated on a beautiful 320 acre campus within a short distance of Dublin's city center. There is excellent public transportation between the campus, city center and airport. In 2005 The Economist ranked the quality of life in Ireland as the highest in the world.. The UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) is the only school in Ireland accepted into the iSchool Organization. > > Information about the school is available at http://www.ucd.ie/sils. > > NOTE: Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. UCD is unable to accept late applications. > > All current recruitment which is taking place within UCD is dependent on non-Exchequer, external and self-funding sources of finance. > > -- > Diane H. Sonnenwald > Head of School

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Fwd: College Lecturer (Assistant Professor) positions at SILS, UCD
by jeremy hunsinger 23 Sep '11

23 Sep '11

Interviewed there last year, good place, nice people, i recommend applying-jh > Two Open Positions: Lecturer in Information > Ref: 004786 > > Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Information, located within the UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS). We are looking for two candidates to contribute significantly to research in one or more of the following areas: > health information, metadata & classification, information design, social computing, digital youth, management in information organizations, information retrieval, digital libraries, information architecture, information literacy, and/or related topics regarding the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures. > > The successful candidates will have a commitment to high quality teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels and be able to teach a range of courses in areas relevant to the school’s educational programmes. S/he will have a strong, demonstrable commitment to innovative research, as well a proven track record of high quality research productivity and impact. The capacity to work in an interdisciplinary context whilst collaborating within the School and the wider academic community is also essential. > > S/he will also be required to participate effectively in the School’s graduate and undergraduate programmes and to contribute to the academic life of the School, College and University. > > More detailed information can be found at: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ > Salary: €31,820 - €73,307 p.a. > Closing date: 23:30hrs GMT on Thursday 10th November 2011 > > Informal enquiries can be sent to the Head of School, Prof. Diane H. Sonnenwald, at Diane.Sonnenwald(a)ucd.ie, +35317167799. > > UCD is the largest university in Ireland, with over 23,000 students from Ireland and over 100 countries. It is situated on a beautiful 320 acre campus within a short distance of Dublin's city center. There is excellent public transportation between the campus, city center and airport. In 2005 The Economist ranked the quality of life in Ireland as the highest in the world. The UCD School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) is the only school in Ireland accepted into the iSchool Organization. > > Information about the school is available at http://www.ucd.ie/sils. > > NOTE: Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. UCD is unable to accept late applications. > > All current recruitment which is taking place within UCD is dependent on non-Exchequer, external and self-funding sources of finance. > > -- > Diane H. Sonnenwald > Head of School > Professor > School of Information and Library Studies > University College Dublin > Belfield, Dublin 4 > Ireland > > Phone: +353 1 716 7799 > Mobile: +353 87 212 5955 > Email: Diane.Sonnenwald(a)ucd.ie > > > > -- > Diane H. Sonnenwald > Head of School > Professor > School of Information and Library Studies > University College Dublin > Belfield, Dublin 4 > Ireland > > Phone: +353 1 716 7799 > Mobile: +353 87 212 5955 > Email: Diane.Sonnenwald(a)ucd.ie Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso

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