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Visiting professor opportunity at UBC School of Journalism
by Alfred Hermida 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

A reminder that there is less than a month to apply for a visiting professor opportunity at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. We are accepting applications from candidates with distinguished professional journalism experience for a one-term visiting professorship for the 2011-12 school year. Candidates with teaching experience and/or an advanced degree are strongly preferred. The visiting professorship is made possible by an endowment from Canwest Global Communications Corp. The school is an innovative graduate program, with core strengths in digital, international, public policy, science and environment journalism, located at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia, a major research institution ranked in the top 35 of its peers globally. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2011. For full details of the application criteria, please visit the Canwest Global Professor webpage: http://www.journalism.ubc.ca/about/canwest_global_visiting_professor/ Applicants can also email Mary Lynn Young, Director, UBC Graduate School of Journalism: mlyoung [AT] interchange.ubc.ca

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Re: [Air-L] Philosophy/theory of the Wikipedia
by nathaniel tkacz 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

most of the books mentioned so far aren't really about wikipedia. instead, they are very general (benkler, bruns, tapscott) and trying, with limited success, to describe broad processes influenced by floss cultures. reagle's book is miles ahead of the others in this regard. he is the only one who builds his theories from a working knowledge of the realities of wikipedia. mathieu o'neil sits somewhere in the middle. his book is not about wikipedia per se, but it does have an insightful chapter on wikipedia that contributes to his overall analysis of new forms of online authority. best Nate Tkacz School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne Twitter: http://twitter.com/__nate__ Research Page: http://nathanieltkacz.net Current project: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/about-2/

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social network stuff
by Barry Wellman 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

If you're interested in social network courses, you're best off going to the social networks list <socnet(a)lists.ufl.edu> And also well advised to go the social networks conference this February in St Pete Beach and taking some workshops. Go to www.insna.org for details. 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 _______________________________________________________________________

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Call for Papers: ISPR 2011 - Intl Society for Presence Research
by Matthew Lombard 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ISPR 2011 International Society for Presence Research Annual Conference Edinburgh, Scotland October 26 - 28, 2011 http://ispr.info Academics and practitioners interested in presence (short for telepresence) are invited to participate in the Annual International Conference on Presence, to be held in Edinburgh on October 26- 28, 2011. The presence community comprises researchers in communication, computer science, psychology, entertainment, philosophy, the arts, education and other fields. Presence exists in two overlapping flavours - social presence and spatial presence. Social presence is the sense, the feeling and the experience of being with other people mediated by technologies such as teleconferencing, collaborative virtual environments, social networking, mobile communications and so on. In contrast, spatial presence is the sense, the feeling and the experience of being in another place by way of technologies such as immersive and non-immersive virtual reality, movies, games, mixed reality systems and books. ISPR 2011 follows a series of 12 successful PRESENCE conferences (see http://ispr.info) and provides an ideal forum for presentation of presence scholarship and applications that allow attendees to join together in synthesizing and expanding our collective knowledge and visions for the future regarding this compelling topic. ISPR 2011 is co-organized by the International Society for Presence Research and the Centre for Interaction Design at Edinburgh Napier University (http://www.napier.ac.uk/) Topics Issues of prominent interest include (but are not limited to): o Mobile & ubiquitous presence o Philosophical perspectives on presence o Presence applications o Measures of presence o Presence in entertainment o Presence in games o Presence in medicine and therapy o Presence in the arts and humanities o Presence in mixed reality o Presence technologies o Presence theory o Psychological perspectives on presence o Neuropsychology of presence o Educational aspects of presence o The ethics of presence o Presence in the next 25 years We seek original, high quality papers that make substantial contributions to the field. All accepted papers will be collected in the official conference proceedings (with ISBN) and will also be permanently available for download on the ISPR conference archive (at http://ispr.info) We expect to have all accepted papers included in the ACM Digital Library. Conference Format ISPR 2011 will have an interactive format in which all participants (attendees, presenters, invited speakers) attend each of the sessions as well as social events, allowing participants to exchange ideas and build knowledge together as the conference progresses. The language of the conference is English. Please visit the conference web site (http://ispr.info) soon for more information on the conference program, local accommodation, registration and so forth. Venue The conference will be hosted by Edinburgh Napier University. The conference events will take place at Craighouse Campus which is a fine example of the Scottish Baronial. Craighouse is only 2 miles (3km) and a short bus ride from Edinburgh´s medieval Old Town and Georgian New Town both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Submissions We invite researchers and practitioners to submit work in the following categories: Papers: Comprehensive descriptions of research or design work and/or theoretical investigation within the scope of the conference. Papers must relate to existing literature on presence and make an original contribution to it. Papers may be up to 10 pages in length including references in the ISPR 2011 template format (see http://ispr.info) Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings and will be allocated time for oral presentation. Panels: Sets of presentations on a single theme or topic within the scope of the conference. Submitters are encouraged to be creative regarding both the topic or theme and the format for panel proposals (formats that encourage guided discussion are particularly welcome). Panel proposals must identify and provide contact information for all proposed participants and be a maximum of 10 pages in length. Accepted panels will be included in the proceedings. Posters: Visual display presentations. Poster proposals are limited to 4 pages including references in the ISPR 2011 template format. Accepted poster proposals will be published in the conference proceedings. Posters will be displayed on an approximately 70×40 cm board during a dedicated session of the conference and will be allocated a 2 minute oral preview. Demonstrations/Exhibitions: Step-by-step audiovisual demonstrations and/or hands-on experiences of non-commercial work within the scope of the conference. Proposals for demonstrations/exhibitions are limited to 4 pages in the ISPR 2011 template format. Accepted demonstration/exhibition proposals will be included in the conference proceedings and will be presented during a dedicated session of the conference. For the exhibitions of commercial products, please contact ISPR (ispr(a)ispr.info) for sponsorship terms and opportunities. All submissions will be made through the EasyChair conference online submission system and will undergo a double-blind peer- review process by at least two selected reviewers. Important Dates May 15, 2011 - Submissions due August 15, 2011 - Notification of acceptance/rejection September 15, 2011 - Finished, camera-ready papers due August 15, 2011 - Early registration opens September 15, 2011 - Early registration closes October 26 -28, 2011 - Conference Conference Committee Conference Chair: Phil Turner (Edinburgh Napier University) Programme Co-Chairs: David Benyon (Edinburgh Napier University) Susan Turner (Edinburgh Napier University) Matthew Lombard (Temple University) Find presence resources and subscribe to ISPR Presence News at http://ispr.info -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Temple University President International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) lombard(a)temple.edu http://matthewlombard.com http://ispr.info

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Seeking Online Courses - Social Network Analysis
by Darren Purcell 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

Hello everyone, I am looking for program or consultancies that offer online courses in Social Network Analysis, particularly this summer of 2011. If you know specific program, please email me off list. Best wishes, Darren -------------------------------------------------------- Darren Purcell Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Adviser Dept. of Geography University of Oklahoma SWAAG Secretary : http://www2.geog.okstate.edu/swaag/ Email: dpurcell(a)ou.edu Skype: profpurcell (405) 325-9193 http://ags.ou.edu/~dpurcell/ <http://ags.ou.edu/%7Edpurcell/> http://ou.academia.edu/DarrenPurcell

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Student Volunteers at MobileHCI2011: Call for participation
by Pedro Sanches 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

[ Apologies for cross-postings. Please send to interested students. ] ################# MobileHCI2011 || Call for Participation as Student Volunteer ################# 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2011), August 30th - September 2nd, 2011, Stockholm Sweden http://www.mobilehci2011.org/volunteers Important Dates ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Deadline for application: 31st May, 2011 - Notification of acceptance: 10th June, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Student volunteers are an integral part of MobileHCI and have been for many years. From behind the scenes you get the chance to see exciting and impressive contributions from both academia and industry. And most importantly; being a student volunteer gives promising young researchers the opportunity to meet a great number of practitioners from an array of disciplines and expertise come together and contribute with cutting-edge research in the field of MobileHCI. We need you to make the MobileHCI2011 conference the best it can be, and are therefore looking for a group of 25 creative and enthusiastic student volunteers to help us create the best possible conference experience! /Why become a volunteer?/ The networking opportunities are invaluable! You not only get an insight into the field of MobileHCI, but get to meet and discuss your interests with new and established members in the community. You will be part of the conference program and get to work closely with a group of people that share your interests. /What is expected of you/ As a student volunteer you are either an M.Sc. or PhD student during the 2010-2011 academic year, you are required to work for approximately 50% of the time during the conference and you should also have great capability of communicating in English. We encourage students from a range of disciplines to apply to form a diverse and exciting group! What you will get from this experience: * Free conference registration * A conference reception ticket * A conference dinner ticket * A student volunteer t-shirt * An invitation to the student volunteer party! *Please consider* Accommodation and travel expenses are not covered, but there will be suggestions for accommodation at reasonable prices within close range of the conference venue. *Your application* To register your interest in becoming a student volunteer, please fill in the following form: http://www.mobilehci2011.org/sv_application The deadline for submitting applications is on May 31st. Notification of acceptance are sent out on June 10th. The young researchers of today are the research leaders of tomorrow. We hope you will join us for this great student volunteer experience! *Questions?* Do not hesitate to ask us! Contact info: studentvolunteers(a)mobilehci2011.org <mailto:studentvolunteers@mobilehci2011.org>

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Re: [Air-L] Philosophy/theory of the Wikipedia
by nathaniel tkacz 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

hi laszlo, you might find the CPOV network useful. we will have a free edited book out very soon, but you can get a sense of the material by looking at the topics covered in the conferences we have held. all available at http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/about-2/ best Nate Tkacz School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne Twitter: http://twitter.com/__nate__ Research Page: http://nathanieltkacz.net Current project: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/about-2/

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Re: [Air-L] Philosophy/theory of the Wikipedia
by stu＠texifter.com 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

Visit: [1]http://www.jitp.net/ News Item 11/19/2010: Two articles from JITP's current issue are now available for free. Examine two approaches to researching Wikipedia 1. Adhocratic Governance in the Internet Age: A Case of Wikipedia, and 2. The Framing of Political NGOs in Wikipedia through Criticism Elimination These are very fine very free articles :-) May I also remind AIR readers that the deadline for JITP 2011 posters (abstracts) and papers (full) is now 1/30/2011: [2]http://www.umass.edu/jitp/ ~Stu -- Stuart Shulman [3]http://people.umass.edu/stu President & CEO [4]Texifter, LLC 413-230-1255 (c) Have you tried DiscoverText? [5]http://discovertext.com Featuring the Facebook Graph & Twitter APIs -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Air-L] Philosophy/theory of the Wikipedia From: Laszlo Ropolyi <[6]ROPOLYI(a)ludens.elte.hu> Date: Wed, January 19, 2011 11:03 am To: [7]air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Dear all, Would you be so kind as to suggest some philosophically or theoretically sensible studies on the Wikipedia and its related things? Thanks in advance for any recommendations on books or collection of papers (especially if they have online/free/downloadable versions). Best wishes, Laszlo Ropolyi Eotvos University Budapest, Hungary _______________________________________________ The [8]Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers [9]http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: [10]http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: [11]http://www.aoir.org/ References 1. http://www.jitp.net/ 2. http://www.umass.edu/jitp 3. http://people.umass.edu/stu 4. http://www.texifter.com/ 5. http://discovertext.com/ 6. mailto:ROPOLYI@ludens.elte.hu 7. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org 8. mailto:Air-L@listserv.aoir.org 9. http://aoir.org/ 10. http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org 11. http://www.aoir.org/

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CFP: The Social of Gaming. International Conference on the Social Aspects of Digital Gaming (Stuttgart, Germany)
by Jeffrey Wimmer 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

CALL FOR PAPERS The social side of gaming: International Conference on the Social Aspects of Digital Gaming Thursday 21 July to Saturday 23 July 2011 University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Topic In the past decade, digital games have become a widely accepted form of media entertainment, even outside the traditional ëcore gamerí segment. In tandem with this shift into the mainstream media market, we have seen an increasing interest in ësocialí multiplayer gaming activities, from both the audience and the gaming industry. The development of social games is of great academic interest. Wide-ranging studies have been initiated to investigate the sociality of virtual worlds, massively multiplayer role playing games (MMORPGs), multiplayer shooters, e-sports, and cooperation in party-oriented console gaming, yet games research remains a relatively new field. Despite explosive growth in the field over the past decade, many aspects of social gaming still remain largely unexplored. This international conference, titled The Social Side of Gaming and hosted by the University Hohenheim (Germany), will take a closer look at the various forms of human interaction in digital games. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines interested in social interaction in games, including (but not limited to) the fields of communication research, media studies, sociology, psychology, education studies, and economics. Papers and presentations will address one or more of the following conference topics: - Theoretical and empirical approaches to social interaction in digital games - Forms of communication in digital games - Interaction among co-located gamers - Game communities and cultures, social interaction in and around games (e.g., clans and online discussions) - Avatars, identification, and self-representation in virtual worlds - Development of interaction rules and social norms, including questions of ethics, morality, economy & justice in digital games - Entertainment through social interaction - Design and implementation of social interaction - Methodology of research on social interaction in games - Violent interactions, griefing, and sexual harassment in digital games - Excessive use and forms of addiction related to social aspects of gaming Abstracts An extended abstract of no more than 3 pages in length (7500 characters in total) should be prepared for blind review as a Word file (.doc or .docx). When submitting the abstract, please include a separate cover page including e-mail address The abstract should provide a clear outline of the status of the proposed work (for empirical studies: status of data collection and analysis) and confirm that the research will be ready for presentation at the conference. By sending an abstract, the author(s) agrees to personally present the research at the conference. The abstract should be sent to the organizing committee by email (gamescon2011(a)uni-hohenheim.de) before 28 February 2011. The double-blind review process will take place during March, with the results returned on 31 March 2011. Further information on the conference program, including keynote speakers, will soon be available on the conference Website at sofoga.uni-hohenheim.de/conf2011 Organization - The ERC (European Research Council) project group The Social Fabric of Virtual Life - The Sociology of Media Communication section of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) Additional Information The conference language is English. The conference proceedings will be published after the conference. Papers selected for the proceedings volume should be prepared for a book publication until October 2011. For any queries please contact me All the best, Jeffrey P.S. Please excuse any cross-posting ------------ Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Wimmer Assistant Professor Institute of Media and Communication Science Ernst Abbe Zentrum (EAZ) Ilmenau University of Technology Ehrenbergstr. 29 D-98693 Ilmenau, Germany Tel: +49-(0)3677 69 4642 Email: jeffrey.wimmer(a)tu-ilmenau.de http://www.tu-ilmenau.de/en/vwdg/team/jeffrey-wimmer/

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16
by thelwall mike 18 Jan '11

18 Jan '11

Dear Anders, To echo Robert Ackland's reply: It's not possible to identify the creation date of a link from the page containing the link. The only possibility to estimate this is to look at old copies of the page in the Internet Archive (or another archive) and work out when the link first appeared. You probably wouldn't want to do this for many links if you want to finish your research :) SocSciBot can export link networks to UCINET via Pajek, like VOSON. SocSciBot doesn't have anything specific for comparing results over time so this would be a manual process. Best wishes, Mike Thelwall > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:05:41 +0100 > From: Anders Koed Madsen <anderskoedmadsen(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] choice of crawler? > Message-ID: > <AANLkTinzhz=jFAR0y=Ew0Sx0DskL0u1Ywt3OC7M28Hab(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear AoiR?s > > I am currently about to embark on a longitudinal hyperlink-analysis in > which the aim is to follow the links from 20 seed URLs over a > time-span of one year. My plan is to do some quantitative analysis on > the networks and I have conducted a pilot-study using Issue-crawler > (http://www.issuecrawler.net/) in combination with UCInet > (http://www.analytictech.com/ucinet/) > > Before making a final decision on which crawler to use I just wanted > to know whether anyone of you have opinions about the the > Issue-crawler in comparison to SoSciBot (http://socscibot.wlv.ac.uk/) > and VOSON (http://voson.anu.edu.au/) or other crawlers. So: > > - What are the pro and cons of the different software-packages? > - Does any of them allow for detecting the timestamp of the link > (when > is it placed)? Or do you know of any crawlers that do that? > - Can the results of SoSciBot and VOSON be exported into UCI-net as > well (I haven?t been able to figure that out from the sites)? > > All the best, > > Anders Koed Madsen >

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