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Re: [Air-L] How does Facebook find friends?
by Stacy Blasiola 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

I believe this is akin to the way in which gmail scans emails for keywords. I may not use gmail, but if I email a friend who does, then Gmail can scan the email I've written. Comparatively, if I don't allow Facebook to access my email list, but I have a friend who does and I'm on theirs, then Facebook will make the connection. In both cases, only one user has agreed to the terms. This seems problematic. I believe, particularly in the Facebook example, that it gives other people rights over our information that I'm not so sure they should have. -Stacy Blasiola UW-Milwaukee Graduate Student Media Studies Marco Toledo Bastos <herrcafe(a)gmail.com> wrote: Anders, This also got me thinking. It all started a few years ago when my hairdresser, who I went to once, and who has sent me a few emails, turned up as a FB suggestion. We didn't have any friends in common and I most certainly have NOT allowed FB to go thru my Gmail contacts (or any other account). This all had happened once before when FB suggested another person with whom I sure shared no friends whatsoever. Since I'm dead sure I haven't given Facebook permission to contact my Gmail account and FB sure isn't allowed to mine my cache, I was ready to go paranoid (seemed like Facebook was stealing my Gmail contacts). But after a few emails to friends and nerds of all stripes, we came up with the conclusion that it was the hairdresser who allowed FB to collect *her* contact info. That's how FB knew we had been in contact in a given moment. Bottom line: there are only two ways FB could have gotten that info from me. Either by mining my Chrome cache, and I refuse to consider this possibility, or breaking into Googles's office in Mountain View, since Gmail was the only place where I had that info stored. So getting back to your question, the kid might not know his uncle's e-mail, but my two cent is that the uncle's contact list sure includes the kid's name and/or his e-mail. Either way, this is not good. But it is the future, and the future is here. []s MTB _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Air-L] How does Facebook find friends?
by Marco Toledo Bastos 25 Sep '10

25 Sep '10

Anders, This also got me thinking. It all started a few years ago when my hairdresser, who I went to once, and who has sent me a few emails, turned up as a FB suggestion. We didn't have any friends in common and I most certainly have NOT allowed FB to go thru my Gmail contacts (or any other account). This all had happened once before when FB suggested another person with whom I sure shared no friends whatsoever. Since I'm dead sure I haven't given Facebook permission to contact my Gmail account and FB sure isn't allowed to mine my cache, I was ready to go paranoid (seemed like Facebook was stealing my Gmail contacts). But after a few emails to friends and nerds of all stripes, we came up with the conclusion that it was the hairdresser who allowed FB to collect *her* contact info. That's how FB knew we had been in contact in a given moment. Bottom line: there are only two ways FB could have gotten that info from me. Either by mining my Chrome cache, and I refuse to consider this possibility, or breaking into Googles's office in Mountain View, since Gmail was the only place where I had that info stored. So getting back to your question, the kid might not know his uncle's e-mail, but my two cent is that the uncle's contact list sure includes the kid's name and/or his e-mail. Either way, this is not good. But it is the future, and the future is here. []s MTB

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ir11 schedule
by Abbe Forman 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Does anyone know when the schedule will be available? We are trying to plan arrivals and departures, etc... thanks much Abbe Forman Abbe E. Forman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Teaching/Instruction) Temple University Phone: 215-204-4207 http://astro.temple.edu/~afmusic <http://astro.temple.edu/%7Eafmusic>

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New Media Job - Univ. Amsterdam
by Richard Rogers 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear colleagues, The University of Amsterdam seeks to appoint a full-time assistant professor (tenure-track) in New Media & Digital Culture. The deadline for applications is 10 October 2010. Sincerely, Richard Rogers Prof. dr. Richard Rogers Chair, New Media & Digital Culture University of Amsterdam http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/r.a.rogers/ Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture 1.0 FTE (38 hours a week) vacancy number 10-3043 The ideal candidate would have familiarity with the study of digital media in the humanities, and have made acquaintance with such areas as cyberculture, digital humanities, information aesthetics and visualization, Internet studies, media arts, media history, media theory and/or virtual ethnography. Internet skills are essential, as is up-to-date knowledge of Internet culture. Practical experience in working with web-based applications (e.g., blogs and wikis) is desirable. The new media and digital culture team is part of the Media Studies department and concerns itself with research strategies for the critical study of Internet culture. The assistant professor is expected to teach on both the bachelor's and master's degree levels, in courses concerned with such topics as digital journalism, digital aesthetics, Internet research methods and techniques, media archaeology as well as the politics of code. Candidates should also have a new media research agenda. Tasks • Teaching and developing teaching activities both as part of and outside the Media and Culture / New Media programme • (Co-)supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses • Independently conducting research in the area mentioned, resulting in contributions to leading international publications • Co-supervising PhD candidates • Making a contribution to raising contract and indirect funding Requirements • Relevant PhD degree • Experience in research and excellent research skills, evidenced by publications in renowned international professional journals / book form • Teaching experience at the university level and demonstrable didactic abilities and/or training, evidenced by an educational portfolio • Experience with digital and audio-visual equipment; affinity with ICT in academic education • Team spirit and capable of functioning at all levels of more than one study programme • Willingness to develop in a multidisciplinary capacity in order to be able to participate in multiple areas of the Faculty's curriculum • Organisational experience and skills • A candidate with thorough knowledge of Dutch and English is preferred, non-native Dutch speakers must achieve fluency in Dutch within two years Further information Further information about this vacancy can be obtained from Prof. P.P.R.W. Pisters, p.p.r.w.pisters(a)uva.nl, +31 (0) 20 525 4593. Appointment This is a tenure track appointment, which means that the initial appointment will be two years. Depending on teaching evaluations and professional assessment, tenure will be granted after two years. The gross monthly salary will range from €3,195 (scale 11) - €4,970 (scale 12), based on a full-time appointment (38 hours a week). Job application Applications should include a curriculum vitae and should be sent no later than 10 October 2010 to the Universiteit van Amsterdam, to the attention of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. J.F.T.M. van Dijck, Spuistraat 210, 1012 VT Amsterdam. Please state the vacancy number in the upper left corner of the envelope. You may also submit your application by e-mail, stating the vacancy number in the subject field: solliciteren2010-fgw(a)uva.nl The selection process will include a trial lecture. Faculty of Humanities The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strongly international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. There are almost 1,000 employees affiliated with the Faculty, which has about 7,500 students. New impulses are required in order to further develop education and research in the field of language and culture into committed humanities. A humanities perspective provides the insight necessary to both understand and steer all sorts of social developments, for example relating to information and communication technology. Therefore, the Faculty of Humanities is looking for academics who can serve as the new generation of lecturers. Candidates are expected to hold a PhD degree and to have a background in the humanities. Outstanding didactic qualities and an affinity with students are required. It is crucial that candidates are able to combine solid research with appealing teaching. Moreover, it goes without saying that they should also be familiar with the latest developments in their field. Furthermore, the new UvA academics will contribute to the Faculty's envisioned expansion and modernisation by bridging the gap between the various disciplines. Consequently, all lecturers must be capable of teaching courses for more then one specific study programme. The Faculty of Humanities offers you the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that - partly as a result of their multidisciplinary approach - are world-renowned. Moreover, you will be teaching in a dynamic context in which new educational methods are being developed. Together with the other new lecturers you will participate in a comprehensive introductory programme. You will be supervised closely during the first year of your appointment. Additional didactical training is also part of the appointment. Based on the candidate's educational portfolio, previously acquired competences will be taken into consideration. The introductory programme includes earning the 'basic training qualification'.

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Twitter and European MPs
by Graham Meikle 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

Dear all Interesting new tool for connecting Twitter users to their Members of European Parliament: http://www.tweetyourmep.eu/home/en. Does anyone have links to similar Twitter-based projects in other territories? Best regards, graham Dr Graham Meikle ---------------------- Senior Lecturer, Department of Film, Media & Journalism, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland. T: +44 (0) 1786 466222 F: +44 (0) 1786 466855 E: <graham.meikle(a)stir.ac.uk> W: <http://www.fmj.stir.ac.uk/staff/graham-meikle/graham-meikle.php> New edited book out September 2010: 'News Online: Transformations and Continuities' http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=349976 -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Special JeDEM Issue on eParticipation
by Alfred Hermida 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Hi all I thought this might be of interest. (Full disclosure, I have a paper on the BBC's attempts to set up an online civic commons in this issue) The Special Issue on eParticipation of JeDEM - the Journal of eDemocracy and Open Goverment - has just been published. This issue summarises existing evidence and introduces some authoritative viewpoints on a theme that is gaining relevance and furthering discussion among theorists and practitioners alike. It can be found here: http://www.jedem.org/issue/view/3 JeDEM aims to bridge innovative, insightful and stimulating research, testing and findings with practice and the work conducted by governments, NPOs, NGOs and professionals. The journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, with papers available under a Creative Commons license. Alfred Hermida: Assistant Professor The School of Journalism | University of British Columbia 6388 Crescent Road | Vancouver | BC | V6T 1Z2 Contact: alfred.hermida(a)ubc.ca | (+1) 604 827 3540 Web: http://www.journalism.ubc.ca | Blog: http://www.reportr.net Twitter: @hermida

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Special JeDEM Issue on eParticipation
by Alfred Hermida 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Hi all I thought this might be of interest. (Full disclosure, I have a paper on the BBC's attempts to set up an online civic commons in this issue) The Special Issue on eParticipation of JeDEM - the Journal of eDemocracy and Open Goverment - has just been published. This issue summarises existing evidence and introduces some authoritative viewpoints on a theme that is gaining relevance and furthering discussion among theorists and practitioners alike. It can be found here: http://www.jedem.org/issue/view/3 JeDEM aims to bridge innovative, insightful and stimulating research, testing and findings with practice and the work conducted by governments, NPOs, NGOs and professionals. The journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, with papers available under a Creative Commons license. Alfred Hermida: Assistant Professor The School of Journalism | University of British Columbia 6388 Crescent Road | Vancouver | BC | V6T 1Z2 Contact: alfred.hermida(a)ubc.ca | (+1) 604 827 3540 Web: http://www.journalism.ubc.ca | Blog: http://www.reportr.net Twitter: @hermida

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Defining the social graph
by Jennifer Whitson 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knew the origins of the phrase "social graph". Despite Wikipedia's claims, I doubt that Mark Zuckerberg coined the term in May 2007. Just a hunch. Thanks, Jennifer R. Whitson PhD Candidate Department of Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University

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Tenure Track Job in Communications/New Media/Digital Culture (Canada)
by Andrew Herman 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

COMMUNICATION STUDIES New Media and Digital Culture Tenure-Track COMMUNICATION STUDIES Tenure Stream WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY: The Department of Communication Studies invites applications for a tenure track position in New Media and Digital Culture at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2011 subject to budgetary approval. Within this subject area, we are particularly interested in candidates whose areas of scholarly expertise and teaching experience include at least one of the following: 1) Media History/Media Archaeology; 2) Medium Theory and Materialist Media Studies (Sound/Visuality/Haptics); 3) Media spatialities and temporalities; The successful candidate will: have a strong grounding in a range of research methods; be able to teach CS 100-Introduction to Media History and CS 325-Digital Media and Culture; be able to develop new courses at the undergraduate level and contribute to our growing graduate programming in terms of teaching and supervision; have a record of publications: and be able to work with different communities of practice relevant to Communication Studies outside of the university. An ability and willingness to develop and teach courses in research methods would be an asset. Applicants must have a completed PhD in Communication Studies or a cognate discipline by the time of the appointment. Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, three samples of publications, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three academic references to Dr. Andrew Herman, Chair, Department of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 by November 15, 2010. All qualified candidates are urged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. Members of the designated groups wishing to be considered for employment equity must self-identify, in confidence, to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Michael Carroll. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 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

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Re: [Air-L] Where the term "social media" comes from?
by William Bain 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

There's an interesting comment by John Postill on the timeline at > http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/media-and-social-change-since-1… I may have missed some earlier comment on this thread referencing this, so apologies if so. Anyway, fw a nonexpert opinion iw............ Cheers, Bill William Bain PhD Student Dept. of Literary Theory Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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