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Call for New JITP Editor
by Stuart Shulman 03 Apr '11

03 Apr '11

This message announces a search for the Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Information Technology and Politics (JITP), for a 5-year term. JITP is the official journal of the Organized Section on Information Technology & Politics in the American Political Science Association, and is published by the Taylor & Francis Group. The new Editor-in-Chief will serve a renewable five-year term, beginning with the production of Volume 10 of the journal. Currently, JITP receives approximately 100 manuscript submissions per year. Candidates for the Editorship are expected to receive some support from their home institution for the editorial process. This ideally would include a partial release from teaching responsibilities plus graduate research assistant and administrative staff support. Additional support, in the form of a yearly stipend, is provided by the publisher. To read the full call and requirements for nomination applications, please visit: http://www.umass.edu/jitp/CfE-JITP.pdf The deadline to submit nomination applications is April 21, 2011. If the search is successful, a new Editor will be announced May 16-17 at JITP 2011 in Seattle (http://www.umass.edu/jitp/2011.htm) Many thanks, ~Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman http://people.umass.edu/stu Editor, JITP www.jitp.net Director, QDAP-UMass http://www.umass.edu/qdap Founder and CEO, Texifter http://www.texifter.com

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PhD in media, arts and technology. Where art thou?
by Yago De Quay 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Dear all, I'm about to finish my masters in Multimedia and thinking about my next step. Does any one know of any schools that currently have openings for fully funded PhD in *media, arts and technology*? Particularly interested in programs with a strong musical/sonic backbone. My previous work has been with music performances using a motion capture suit (video<http://yagodequay.com/2011/03/29/dance-jockey-perfomance-at-mostra-up/>). I'm only aware of a few programs that are open at the time. Yours, [sorry if cross-posting!] -- Yago de Quay Digital Media Artist www.yagodequay.com yagodequay(a)gmail.com <yagostucky(a)gmail.com> +351 966 089 603 twitter: yagodequay skyper: yagoquay facebook: yago de quay

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Internet and Emotions - cfp
by Eran Fisher 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

2nd call for chapters/ Deadline April 15, 2011 Edited book on Internet and Emotions. Research Network 11 of the European Sociological Association (Sociology of Emotions) is engaged in editing a series of books that will focus on various aspects of emotions in society. The intended volume on *Emotions and Internet* is part of this endeavor. It emerged out of discussions in recent conferences and the interest of members of RN 11 in studying the interplay between new forms of virtual environment enabled by the internet and emotions. The book will collect cutting-edge articles that deal empirically and theoretically with internet and emotions, as well as make an attempt to map and theorize this emerging scholarly field. * * During the last couple of decades, at least two novel processes that are of interest to our planned project have been evolving. The first is the penetration of the Internet into virtually every sphere of social life. From friendship, dating, and shopping to economic, political, cultural, and social practices, from social networking to virtual conferencing, no aspect of life as we knew and understood it has remained unaffected. It can be claimed that the Internet is no longer just another tool that people use, but an environment within which people operate and live. The second development that has occurred during these two decades has been the advent of the sociological study of emotions. Theoretical and empirical scholarship has refined our understanding of emotions and the emotional world and has demonstrated that emotions are present in every aspect of social life and play an important role in central processes and structures. The purpose of the present book is to explore the emotional aspects and processes occurring within this new socio-virtual environment. As new emotional practices emerge, new emotional feed-back loops are built, and new emotional language and manifestations crystallize on the Internet, we need to study them empirically and to theorize them. There are ample examples of possible questions. For example, the phenomenon of flaming has received attention among communications scholars but the general question of the language of emotions that is evolving on internet communication has not been explored before. Or the question of feeling rules and emotions display rules in the virtual world; the ways in which anonymity and disembodiment affect the disclosure of emotions on the Internet; the differences and similarities among various genres of CMC as far as the expression of emotions is concerned, etc. are yet to be explored. We are seeking both theoretical and empirical contributions that focus on issues that emerge at the intersection of emotions and Internet at three levels of social organization: The micro level, of the individual and dyadic relations; the mezzo level of groups, organizations, social movements and community, and the macro societal, transnational networks level. Internet and media scholars dealing with some aspect of emotions are particularly welcome to submit their work. Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to Dr. Tova Benski via email: tbenski(a)colman.ac.il Deadline for submission: *April 15 2011.* * * *Tova Benski, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences College of Management Rishon Leziyon, Israel* * * *Eran Fisher, Kreitman School for Advanced Graduate Studies * *& The Department of Communication Studies * *Ben Gurion University, Israel * -- Eran Fisher, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Kreitman School for Advanced Graduate Studies & The Department of Communication Studies Ben Gurion University, Israel ד"ר ערן פישר עמית מחקר פוסט-דוקטורט בית הספר ללימודי מחקר מתקדמים ע"ש קרייטמן והמחלקה לתקשורת אוניברסיטת בן גוריון בנגב --- *Media and New Capitalism in the Digital Age*. Palgrave. 2010<http://www.amazon.com/Media-New-Capitalism-Digital-Age/dp/0230616070> *קפיטליזם בעידן התקשורת הדיגיטלית*. רסלינג. 2011<http://www.resling.co.il/book.asp?book_id=631> --- Address: Department of Communication Ben Gurion University P.O. Box 653, Be'er Sheva 84105 Israel

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Webology: Volume 7, Number 2, 2010
by Noruzi, Alireza 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 7, No. 2 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS bi-annual journal, is published. ------------------ Webology: Volume 7, Number 2, 2010 TOC: http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Articles - Library 2.0, information and digital literacies in the light of the contradictory nature of Web 2.0 -- Tibor Koltay -- Keywords: Information literacy; Digital literacy; Amateur content; Professional content; Public libraries; Academic libraries -- http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a78.html - Exploitation of social media among university students: A case study -- Farzana Shafique, Mushahid Anwar, Rubina Bhatti, & Mahe Bushra -- Keywords: Social media; Social networks; Web 2.0; University students; The Islamia University of Bahawalpur; Pakistan -- http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a79.html - Gender-specific information search behavior -- Parinaz Maghferat & Wolfgang G. Stock -- Keywords: Information search behavior; Search engine; Information seeking behavior; Empirical gender study; Gender differences; Information retrieval -- http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a80.html - Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia -- Yushiana Mansor & Sufy Rabea Adawiyah Idris -- Keywords: Web 2.0; Library 2.0; University libraries; Malaysia -- http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a81.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ========================================= Best regards, Alireza -------------------- Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~

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So sorry! account hacked -please don't open links
by Payal Arora 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Hi, so sorry about the spam. Looks like my yahoo account has been hacked. Please do not open any links. thanks for your understanding. Best Payal ========================== Dr. Payal Arora www.payalarora.com Assistant Professor in International Media & Communication Department of Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands ==========================

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by Payal Arora 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

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by Payal Arora 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

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Canadian Consumers Unwilling to Pay for News Online
by Alfred Hermida 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Canadian Consumers Unwilling to Pay for News Online The Canadian Media Research Consortium (CMRC) releases the first in a series of reports that looks into the changing news consumption habits of Canadians. News consumers, long used to getting their news free, are balking at the idea of having to pay for content online. For the last few years, operators have been scrambling to find a new model that will generate sufficient revenue to keep them afloat. Many, including the New York Times, have seized on paywalls as the panacea for what ails the news business but consumers are not prepared to go along, according to a collaborative survey conducted recently by the Canadian Media Research Consortium (CMRC) and Vision Critical. http://mediaresearch.ca/en/projects/PayingForTheNews.htm

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feedback on cyberleisure idea for forthcoming book
by Payal Arora 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Hi, I would greatly appreciate any feedback on my idea of viewing social network sites through the metaphor of "virtual parks" to construct a framework on cyberleisure. My upcoming book with Routledge (2012) stems from this paper that I published with The Information Society Journal (if you do not have access to this journal, I d be happy to provide a pdf to you). Also, if any of you guys have further ideas and suggestions on drawing parallels between "park" spaces and its virtual equivalent, I d love to hear them. Of course I'll give formal credit to those who suggest these ideas. thanks so much! appreciate your time -Cheers Payal http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/27/2/ab-arora.html Online Social Sites as Virtual Parks: An Investigation into Leisure Online and Offline The Information Society: An International Journal Volume 27, Issue 2, 2011 Abstract Currently, there is much excitement about Web 2.0 as a novel platform for experiencing, producing, and consuming leisure, particularly through social network sites. On the other hand, there are skeptics who sound the alarm on these spaces, viewing them as diluting of human relations. The perspective that guides this paper is invested in neither a utopian or dystopian posture but sees historical continuity, pointing out that performing leisure is a basic human impulse that has also found expression over the centuries. With regard to the online sites used for leisure, it makes the case that the history of the development of the public park, product of a complex interplay of interests and agendas of different stakeholders, provides a particularly rich resource for gaining insights into the evolution of social networking sites. To illustrate this heuristic potential, it draws on experiences ranging from democratization of Beijing’s parks in early twentieth century to the movement of flâneurs across Parisian public spaces to comment on the architecture of and activities on social network sites. ========================== Dr. Payal Arora www.payalarora.com Assistant Professor in International Media & Communication Department of Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands ==========================

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Reminder: Organizations and Social Network Sites Workshop CFP
by Charles Steinfield 29 Mar '11

29 Mar '11

Dear colleagues, Friday, April 1 is fast approaching. We look forward to receiving your extended abstract for the Organizations and Social Network Sites Workshop at the Communities and Technologies 2011 conference. We are seeking papers dealing with the many research topics raised by the increasing use of online social network sites and technologies in organizational settings. Workshop details can be found at our site: http://tc.msu.edu/orgsnsworkshop Details about the C&T 2011 meeting can be found at the conference web site: http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/ The workshop will be held on Thursday, June 30 in Brisbane, Australia. We will be working with the workshop paper authors to prepare submissions for a special issue of the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication on this topic. Extended abstracts of 1500 words can be submitted via email to Charles Steinfield (steinfie(a)msu.edu) or Marleen Huysman (m.h.huysman(a)vu.nl) Thanks and please forward to colleagues you know who are working on this area. Charles Steinfield Michigan State University Marleen Huysman VU University Amsterdam

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