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Re: [Air-L] Internet research journals Twitter account.
by scott＠scottmacleod.com 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Thanks, Andrew, I created a new category at World University and School's open wiki http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources#Twitter_for_Learning [1] for this tweet. Here's an invitation to add internet research oriented content to the open, free World University and School. Best, Scott http://scottmacleod.com [2] On Sat 07/11/09 1:05 AM , Andrew Long andrew.long(a)otago.ac.nz sent: Hi AoIR Tweeple - For the list followers who use Twitter for almost everything, you may want to follow a new Twitter account I set up. It is called https://twitter.com/internetpapers and it will tweet links to new articles from JCMC, NMS, FirstMonday, JOC, etc. as new papers are released or TOCs are updated. Current journals supported include: * Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (JCMC) * New Media and Society (NMS) * FirstMonday * Journal of Communication (JOC) * International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) This is just the beginning so more to come. Unfortunately, it looks like Informa managed journals (e.g., Information, Communication & Society, Research on Language & Social Interaction) produce invalid RSS so I'll do something different for those later. If this Twitter service is of use to anyone (in addition to me) and you would like a journal added (or removed), please DM, reply or email me :) Kind regards Andrew _________________________________________________________________ http://andrew-long.name | Department of Information Science | School of Business University of Otago | NZ | +64 3 479 8319 | _______________________________________________ The 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/ Links: ------ [1] http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources#Twitter_for_Learning [2] http://scottmacleod.com

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Re: [Air-L] Internet research journals Twitter account.
by Katy E. Pearce 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Great idea Andrew! Can we tweet articles to you too? Recently I've been trying to get into using CiteULike's tweet feature... maybe that would be another way to facilitate this? Thanks, Katy Pearce UCSB

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Research on multiplex relations and online communities?
by Cuihua Shen 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Dear all, I am currently doing research on multiplex relations in online communities and would love to get input from the AoIR group on relevant research on this topic. Specifically, I am interested in the following: 1) the categorization of interpersonal relations (e.g, socioemotional, instrumental, co-workers, friends and family, etc), particularly in online settings. 2) how social circles (e.g., co-workers and friends) overlap and coalesce, and how they affect collaborative and psycho-social outcomes. 3) how new relations emerge and develop in online communities and provide multiple functions. Any tip is much appreciated! Cuihua -- Cuihua (Cindy) Shen PhD Candidate Annenberg School for Communication, USC www.shencuihua.com

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lecturing at Univ Udine next Friday AM
by Barry Wellman 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

on the triple revolution: networks, internet, mobile Leopoldina Fortunati is my host. Contact her for details. fortunati.deluca(a)tin.it Meanwhile, Bev/I mostly in Milan, starting tomorrow thru Nov 16. Ciao, ciao 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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Internet research journals Twitter account.
by Andrew Long 07 Nov '09

07 Nov '09

Hi AoIR Tweeple - For the list followers who use Twitter for almost everything, you may want to follow a new Twitter account I set up. It is called https://twitter.com/internetpapers and it will tweet links to new articles from JCMC, NMS, FirstMonday, JOC, etc. as new papers are released or TOCs are updated. Current journals supported include: * Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (JCMC) * New Media and Society (NMS) * FirstMonday * Journal of Communication (JOC) * International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC) This is just the beginning so more to come. Unfortunately, it looks like Informa managed journals (e.g., Information, Communication & Society, Research on Language & Social Interaction) produce invalid RSS so I'll do something different for those later. If this Twitter service is of use to anyone (in addition to me) and you would like a journal added (or removed), please DM, reply or email me :) Kind regards Andrew _________________________________________________________________ http://andrew-long.name | Department of Information Science | School of Business University of Otago | NZ | +64 3 479 8319 | mailto:andrew.long@otago.ac.nz

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_ALT-J Research in Learning Technology_ Special Issue > Mobile and Contextual Learning / Nov 2009 /
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Colleagues/ A Most Timely And Impressive Special Issue On Mobile Learning In the Journal Of _The Association for Learning Technology_ !!! /Gerry Cornelius, Sarah & Marston, Phil (2009). Towards an understanding of the virtual context in mobile learning. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 161-172. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247617 Aubusson, Peter, Schuck, Sandy & Burden, Kevin (2009). Mobile learning for teacher professional learning: benefits, obstacles and issues. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 233-247. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247641 Sutton-Brady, Catherine, Scott, Karen M., Taylor, Lucy, Carabetta, Giuseppe & Clark, Steve (2009). The value of using short-format podcasts to enhance learning and teaching. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 219-232. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247609 Percival, Jennifer & Percival, Nathan (2009). A case of a laptop learning campus: how do technology choices affect perceptions?. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 173-186. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247633 Jones, Geraldine, Edwards, Gabriele & Reid, Alan (2009). How can mobile SMS communication support and enhance a first year undergraduate learning environment?. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 201-218. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247625 Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes & Sharples, Mike (2009). Mobile and contextual learning. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 159-160. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903257608 Pfeiffer, Vanessa D. I., Gemballa, Sven, Jarodzka, Halszka, Scheiter, Katharina & Gerjets, Peter (2009). Situated learning in the mobile age: mobile devices on a field trip to the sea. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 17 (3), 187-199. Retrieved November 06, 2009, from http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09687760903247666 Link(s) to Full Abstracts Available At [http://tinyurl.com/ylnpc9p ] Full Text Available To Subscribers And Pay-Per-View /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Webology: Call for Papers, Vol. 6, No. 3
by Alireza Noruzi 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Dear All, Webology, an international Open Access journal, is a scholarly journal in English devoted to the various fields of Web Science (World Wide Web Studies), and Library and Information Science. It serves as a forum for discussion and experimentation. Webology publishes scholarly articles, essays and reviews, and encourages the participation of academics and practitioners alike. Volume 6, Number 3 will publish papers that focus on the following topics, but not limited to: The World Wide Web Web information retrieval; Web indexing; Web cataloging; Web searching; Search engines and directories; Search behavior; Metadata; Link analysis; Semantic Web; Web ontology; Folksonomy; Web Thesaurus; Webometrics; Cybermetrics; Invisible Web; Web Intelligence (WI), Web Competitive Intelligence (WCI), Web mining; New technologies of Web services; Web impacts; Web search trends; Web users behavior; Web users and usage studies; International issues of the Web; Social studies of the Web; Censorship; Intellectual freedom on the Web; Web site filtering; Web and civil society; Web and globalization; Web war; Web and socio-political issues; Open Access; Evaluating Web resources; Web visibility, popularity and diversity; Web accessibility; Internet, Validity of information; Information mining; Information extraction; Information management and organization; Information or resource discovery; Knowledge management; Knowledge organization; The role of the Web and ICT in research, education, economy, development, customer services, marketing, productivity improvement, and etc. We welcome and encourage all contributions on these or other aspects of the World Wide Web. For further information, please read the Author Guidelines, or contact one of our Editors. Best regards, Alireza -------------------- Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.ir/callforpapers.html ~ 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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Re: [Air-L] More on research on "passive" social media use
by Azi Lev-on 06 Nov '09

06 Nov '09

Let me switch momentarily from passive to active participation in this list :) and note that quite a few references about passive participation can be found on my piece (co-authored with Russell Hardin) about collaboration online- in theJournal of Information Technology and Politics (2007), that can be found herehttp://www.azilevon.com/me/downloads/Lev-On%20Hardin%20Web%20Collaborat… p.12, bottom left.Thx.. Azi. -- Dr. Azi Lev-On Richard & Rhoda Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Stanford University, 2009-2010 Head of New Media Track, School of Communication, Ariel University Center, Ariel, Israel (on leave) www.azilevon.com

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How the Internet enables intimacy - TED talk
by live 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

The newest TED talk by Anthropologist Stefana Broadbent talks about how social media is promoting greater intimacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lk5nU8FrXo Sharon Greenfield Digital Ethnographer @SharonG

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Research on "passive" social media use?
by Lisbeth Klastrup 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

Hi all, A question related to what we do NOT do while spending our time on social network sites: Im currently trying to dig up academic literature documenting in some form the numbers of active versus passive users of social media, with special focus on the passive users. Active here for the sake of argument meant in a broad sense: uploading content, commenting, rating; and passive as just watching or reading, but not interacting with content in any way. Im basically interested in all forms of recent academic research on this, which actually provide some numbers, not just mentionings of rule of thumbs or second-hand information. Particularly, Id love to know if anyone has researched how many people just read status updates and do NOT comment, retweet, Like them etc on sites like Facebook or Twitter. (I know its a tricky question and perhaps not very useful to make the distinction, since most are likely to have commented or liked at some point, but then again I surmise some people are more likely to do it on a more regularly basis than others, and some are very rarely active??) What I have found so far: A 2008 OfCom report in their UK survey results reports that 40% looks at other peoples sites (eg. SNS profiles) without leaving messages, but does not deal with passivity otherwise. A Sysomos survey of Twitter users claims to have found that 21% of people with Twitter-accounts have never tweeted (so they must be passive readers of other peoples tweets?). I know of Jenny Preeces early work on lurkers, and Jose Van Dijck in her 2009 paper Users like you? Theorizing agency in user-generated content mentions a Forrester report from 2007 Mapping Participation in Activities (which you have to pay for), talking of 33% of users being passive spectators (of videos, blogs etc) and 52% inactives. An OECD 2007 report Participative Web: User-Generated content (according to Dijck) says more than 80% are passive recipients of content. All in all not much knowledge to go by, and mostly just numbers. And then theres the 1/10/89 % meme, but how substantial is it: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2006/jul/20/guardianweeklytechnologysection2 I've perused Danah Boyds extensive list on social network research, but at least judging from the titles of articles listed there & still unknown to me, passive SNS use hasnt really been the topic of any papers so far? So: Do any of you know of any (other) work in this area? Ill be happy to do a summary here or in the social media sphere.. Lisbeth Klastrup, IT University of Copenhagen

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