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Re: [Air-L] Evolution of the Wikipedia page on the attacks in, Mumbai
by Julian Hopkins 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

> "The terrorists were probably following eye-witness tweets and Flickr photo streams during the Mumbai attacks." Actually, I very much doubt the terrorists had time to check Flickr and Twitter accounts, or even to watch television (though that is more possible, seeing as there would be televisions in every room). What is somewhat possible is that associates on the outside could be sending them updates, pictures, etc. gleaned from the internet. However, they may worry about communications being traced back... These communication possibilities must surely be on the minds of counter-terrorist operatives, and one possibility would probably be to have some sort of mobile jamming device for mobile phones to bring to such locations - but then they also face the risk of cutting off useful communications from hostages and the like. Such devices already exist, and apparently helped save Musharraf's life when a bomb was not able to be detonated by a mobile device. Long-term, one can easily imagine certain locations having mobile-phone jamming devices - I think they exist in some cinemas already, and I can imagine some lecturers wouldn't mind having them in lecture halls :) On the downside, they could also be used very effectively to disrupt dissent and mobilisation - one can imagine the Burmese authorities would love to get their hands on something like that. Cheers, Julian ++++++++++ Blog: www.julianhopkins.net Skype: julhop IM: jfprhopkins(a)hotmail.com Message: 1 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:22:20 -0800 From: Larry Press <lpress(a)csudh.edu> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Evolution of the Wikipedia page on the attacks in, Mumbai To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> Message-ID: <4931DCBC.2070406(a)csudh.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed > And the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel , usually quite positive about > digital media (the website is the no 1 on political news in Germany) > criticizes the quality of the citizen journalists and writes about Have you got a link to this? > Another topic to think about : the need of having eye witnesses and > instant explanations in the press: This reminds me of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt, during which my colleagues and I used USENET News to keep information flowing into and out of Russia. ABC requested an interview at the time, but to have granted it might have compromised the position of our Russian networking colleagues. The terrorists were probably following eye-witness tweets and Flickr photo streams during the Mumbai attacks. Larry

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CfP: Web as Culture. Ethnographic, linguistic and didactic perspectives
by Thies Boettcher 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Apologies for cross-posting ________________________________________________________ Call for Papers Web as Culture Ethnographic, linguistic and didactic perspectives International Symposium of the Giessen Graduate Centre for Study of Culture (GCSC) and the Centre for Media and Interactivity (ZMI), Justus Liebig University, Giessen July 16 - 18, 2009 The World Wide Web is a cultural space in which new forms of social networking, of creating, acquiring and teaching knowledge and competencies, and of constructing personal and cultural identities have emerged. The International Symposium "Web as Culture" is intended to address issues that are involved in the processes of the construction and the perpetuation of social structures, cultural narratives, memories, knowledge and language in the World Wide Web. Particular emphasis is placed on sociocultural processes of transformation such as the change of social networks, the change of teaching and learning cultures and language change instigated by the World Wide Web. These sociocultural processes of transformation will be discussed from various disciplinary perspectives and at all relevant levels of analysis. It is very much in the spirit and tradition of an interdisciplinary study of culture that we invite scholars from all pertinent areas of research to participate in the International Symposium "Web as Culture". Apart from researchers from the core disciplines of ethnography, didactics and linguistics, we would particularly like to invite scholars from the areas of media studies, literary studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and neighbouring disciplines to submit abstracts. The plenary lectures will be given by: - Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin (Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen) - Prof. Dr. Angelika Storrer (Universität Dortmund) - Prof. Dr. Jörg Strübing (Universität Tübingen) [to be confirmed] - Prof. Steven L. Thorne, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University) The Symposium will discuss the new cultural space provided by the World Wide Web with a particular focus on three topics: (1) Networks, (2) Learning, (3) Language. The three corresponding sections at the Symposium will address (but are not restricted to) the following research questions: 1. Networks - How does the Web change structures and mechanisms of sociocultural interaction? How is the Internet influenced by social interaction? - How do semantic structures and traditional concepts change on the Web? - How is the cultural space of the Web created (from a sociological and technological perspective) and limited? - In what ways can ethnographic methods contribute to research into sociocultural phenomena on the web and how would such an Internet-oriented application change and influence the ethnographic toolkit? 2. Learning - How do learning processes change on the Web? - What role does the Web play in different learning environments and contexts? - How can the Internet as a medium of information, communication and production exert a positive influence on teaching and learning processes? - What are the pedagogical challenges posed by the Web when it comes to integrating the Internet into learning processes? 3. Language - How does language use change on the Web? - Which new forms of communication and genres have emerged on the Web? - How can the Web be utilized as a linguistic and language-pedagogical resource? - How do Web-specific interactions (e.g. in social networks and in web-based learning processes) manifest themselves in language use? Working languages of the Symposium are English and German. Please submit your abstract of max. 400 words by 31 January 2009 to info(a)webasculture.de. We intend to confirm acceptance of submissions by 28 February 2009. The paper presentations at the Symposium will be 20 minutes in length, complemented by 10 minutes of discussion time. We expect to publish a collection of selected papers after the Symposium. Contact: Email info(a)webasculture.de Website www.webasculture.de Dates: Deadline abstracts January 31, 2009 Notification of acceptance February 28, 2009 Symposium July 16 - 18, 2009 Organisers: Joybrato Mukherjee Centre for Media and Interactivity Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen Ludwigstraße 34 35390 Giessen/ Germany Marcus Burkhardt International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture Justus-Liebig-University Giessen Alter Steinbacher Weg 38 35394 Giessen/ Germany ________________________________________________________ Thies W. Böttcher M.A. | Research Assistant & PhD Fellow International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) Gießener Graduate School for the Humanities (GGK) Justus Liebig University Gießen Alter Steinbacher Weg 38 35394 Gießen Germany Tel.: +49.641.99 300 46 Tel.: +49.641.99 300 41 (GCSC Office) Fax: +49.641.99 300 49 thies.boettcher(a)gcsc.uni-giessen.de http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/ http://cultdoc.uni-giessen.de/ www.uni-giessen.de/videoblog-gcsc

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Breakout! Escape from the Office
by Laura Forlano 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Hi All. Please find below the announcement of a new collaborative project that has been funded by The Architectural League of New York as part of the Situated Technologies exhibition, which will take place in September 2009. Apologies for cross-posting. Best, Laura http://www.situatedtechnologies.net/?q=node/89 BREAKOUT! Escape from the Office Key team members: Anthony Townsend (Research Director, Technology Horizons Program, Institute for the Future), Tony Bacigalupo (co- founder, CooperBricolage), Georgia Borden (Associate Director, DEGW), Dennis Crowley (founder dodgeball.com) Laura Forlano (Kauffman Fellow in Law, Information Society Project, Yale Law School), Sean Savage (co-founder, PariSoMa), Dana Spiegel (Executive Director, NYCwireless) Over a two week period, BREAKOUT! will return creative work to the streets of New York. Using co-working as a model, and injecting lightweight versions of essential office infrastructure into urban public spaces, BREAKOUT! will explore new and productive niches for working outside of traditional office buildings. As the 21st century moves towards a knowledge-based economy, conventional office spaces are becoming obsolete; people no longer need to co-locate in order to access shared tools and resources. BREAKOUT! seeks to create a new architecture for the creative city by appropriating public spaces for the collaborative knowledge work that drives the contemporary city. Laura Forlano, Ph.D. Kauffman Fellow in Law Information Society Project Yale Law School

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Hypertext and Community Track at ACM Hypertext'09
by aforte 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Hi all, Submissions are open for ACM Hypertext '09. Of particular interest to some of you may be Track #3 on Hypertext and Community. Hypertext 2009 21st ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia June 29-July 1 in Torino, Italy http://www.ht2009.org Andrea : Andrea Forte : PhD Candidate, Human-Centered Computing : Georgia Institute of Technology : http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~aforte

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Evolution of the Wikipedia page on the attacks in Mumbai
by Larry Press 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

The wikipedia page on the Mumbai attacks grew to nearly 5,000 words in 6 sections and was edited over 900 times in 21 hours, see: http://cis471.blogspot.com/2008/11/mumbai-terrorist-attack-21-hour.html Citizen journalists also used Twitter and Flickr: http://cis471.blogspot.com/2008/11/anyone-might-be-reporter-with-twitter.ht… Larry Press

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CFP--Information Overload: An International Challenge to Professional Communication Practices
by Pam Brewer 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Dear Colleagues-- I am forwarding on this CFP which might be of interest to some. Best, Pam We would like to invite you to submit a proposal for a chapter in an upcoming book entitled, "Information Overload: An International Challenge to Professional Communication Practices." As you know, information overload in all its forms has become a major issue for all practicing professionals, but little has been formally studied about its effects on efficiency, effectiveness, and hence, the bottom line. We hope to explore the following topics in this book: • What is information overload? What are some causes of information overload? • What effects do content and/or media selection have on information overload? • What effects do the prevalent mobile technologies have on information overload? • How can we measure the costs of information overload? • Is there a difference in levels of information overload among various regions or countries, for example, between Europe and the United States? • What are the effects of information overload in specific industries? • What are the effects of information overload on end users or consumers of information? • What are some knowledge management techniques that could be used to effectively deal with information overload? • What are some ways of reducing or controlling information overload? Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of about 1000 words on or before January 30, 2009. In their proposals, prospective authors should clearly explain the purpose and contents of their proposed chapter and how the chapter would fit into the overall text. Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organization guidelines by May 29, 2009. Drafts of chapters will be due on October 1, 2009. Additional details are given in the attached Call for Chapter Proposals. Please circulate this announcement via the AOIR listserv and share it with other colleagues who you believe could make a solid contribution to a text such as this. We hope you will be able to submit a chapter proposal and look forward to reading it. If you have any questions on this book or on the related review process, please feel free to contact us at zfazal(a)fit.edu. Regards, Judith B. Strother, Florida Institute of Technology, U.S. Zohra Fazal, Florida Institute of Technology, U.S. Jan M. Ulijn, Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands -- Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Department of English Appalachian State University phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe(a)appstate.edu

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Apply now: OII Summer Doctoral Programme 2009, Brisbane, Australia
by Marcus Foth 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Dear friends and colleagues, I am delighted to announce that we are accepting applications for the OII Summer Doctoral Programme 2009, to be hosted this year by our partners at the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. OII SDP 2009: Brisbane (6-17 July, 2009) http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ The programme aims to stretch the thinking of all students on a range of issues, to provide valuable advice and support for students' thesis research, and to establish a peer network of excellent young researchers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the thematic focus this year will be on 'Creativity, Innovation and the Internet': our partners on the SDP since 2003, the Creative Industries Faculty is at the forefront of pioneering international research initiatives in creative industries policy, applied creative industries research, digital media design, and the creative and performing arts. As in previous years, the programme will involve daily research seminars and panel sessions given by leading academics, with students having the opportunity to present their research to their peers in informal seminars. Break-out sessions will allow groups to focus more narrowly on research questions of mutual interest, and time is made available for individual research and informal contact with tutors and fellow students. Student feedback on the Summer Doctoral has always been overwhelmingly positive, and the SDP 2009 promises to be yet another excellent year in this series. I hope you will consider applying, encourage your students to apply, or forward this email to people who may be interested! Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. Best wishes, Dr Victoria Nash, Director of Graduate Studies http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ mailto:sdp@oii.ox.ac.uk 1. SDP2009: Apply / Deadline 2. Candidates: What are we looking for? 3. Background: the OII Summer Doctoral Programme 4. Fees / Scholarships / Partners 5. Contact / Keep in Touch -------------------------------------------------- 1. SDP2009: Apply / Deadline -------------------------------------------------- The SDP2009 Application Form is available on the website. The application process will close at 17:00 GMT on Monday 16 February 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by 1 April 2009. Apply for the SDP2009: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ All applications must be supported by one or more of the students' current doctoral supervisors (references will be requested). All teaching will be in English, so all applicants should be able to demonstrate their competence in this language. -------------------------------------------------- 2. Candidates: What are we looking for? -------------------------------------------------- Up to 30 places are available and will be awarded on a competitive basis. Preference will be given to students at an advanced stage of their doctorate who have embarked on writing their thesis. Like the course tutors, our SDP students come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds: computer science, sociology, law, etc. Whatever the background, the programme aims to facilitate deep discussion of both substantive and methodological research issues, and to help students frame their research questions and direct their research. As in other years, the SDP2009 will seek to generate dialogue and debate between students from different disciplinary backgrounds on issues relating to the broad theme of creativity and innovation with a view to improving each student's doctoral thesis and identifying topics for future collaborative research. With these aims in mind, we are particularly keen to attract the most promising students who are prepared to engage with different disciplines, backgrounds and viewpoints. Past student biographies, tutor lists and programmes: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ -------------------------------------------------- 3. Background: the OII Summer Doctoral Programme -------------------------------------------------- Launched in 2003, the OII SDP is now an important fixture of the OII's year, a time when we bring together a diverse group of students and tutors for two weeks of intense work and discussion. We consciously encourage the international character of the SDP in order to encourage peer networks that are as diverse as possible, and to benefit students who may not have significant academic peer-groups in their own universities. The programme is held away from Oxford every other year: this is our third stint abroad (in 2005 we took the SDP to Beijing, and in 2007 we were hosted by the Berkman Center, Harvard University). Quick Stats: 160 students 38 nationalities 80 tutors 320 hours of seminars .. since the first SDP2003. And counting. SDP Home: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ SDP Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/oiisdp/ -------------------------------------------------- 4. Fees / Scholarships / Partners -------------------------------------------------- The cost of the course will be AUD 3300.00, covering accommodation from 5-17 July 2009 (inclusive) and all course tuition fees. Travel to and from Brisbane is not included in this fee. We are currently looking for additional funding to provide support for student scholarships. Students do not need to make a request for a scholarship at the application stage as this will be dealt with once the selection process has been completed. We are grateful for the generosity of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) and all our academic partners in supporting this programme: the Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation (iCi) (2009 co-organiser), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI), the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard University) and the Annenberg School of Communication (USC). -------------------------------------------------- 5. Contact / Keep in Touch -------------------------------------------------- Laura Taylor Graduate Studies Administrator Summer Doctoral Programme 2009 http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/ mailto:sdp@oii.ox.ac.uk Application deadline: 17:00 GMT on Monday 16 February 2009 SDP Alumni: contact Laura if you would like to be added to the SDP Alumni mailing list. -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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Help on Knowledge management and culture
by Olaniran, B 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Can someone please provide me some specific examples of cultural challenges facing knowledge management or point me to articles or case study? Thank you Bolanle

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AoIR 10 Roundtable or Panel Query on Internet and 2008 Election
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

I would like to put together a panel or a roundtable (I haven't decided yet) that takes up the question: Did the Internet "make a differece" in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election? If you have an answer to that question based on data you've collected, and you'd like to be part of the panel or roundtable, send me an email to jstromer(a)albany.edu. Best, ~Jenny Assistant Professor Department of Communication, SS 340 University at Albany, SUNY Albany, NY 12222 518-442-4873 jstromer(a)albany.edu http://www.albany.edu/~jstromer

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Living Game Worlds IV, Dec 1-2, Second Life & Streaming Video
by Kathy Mancuso 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Living Game Worlds IV - Interplay: Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds Streaming Online and in Second Life December 1-2, 2008 Step in to the vanguard of digital gaming at Georgia Tech's 4th annual Living Game Worlds symposium to be held December 1-2, 2008. Raph Koster and Chris Klaus headline this year's conference which will showcase "InterPlay," networked online play and the rapidly-growing domains of multiplayer games and virtual worlds. The symposium will also feature a pioneers panel including luminaries Richard Bartle, Brian Green, Randy Farmer and Pavel Curtis. More details at http://gameworlds.gatech.edu. Come join us in Second Life for a day of watching the stream live, playing Second Life board games, networking and chatting with colleagues, and interacting with the speakers! GVU Center, http://slurl.com/secondlife/GVU%20Center/207/110/26 Video will be streaming live for non-Second Lifers at http://gameworlds.gatech.edu/2008/streaming.html. A conference-wide backchannel SL-IRC relay will be available at: IRC clients: irc.quickfox.net, port 6667, #gameworlds java client: http://javachat.quickfox.net/?channel=gameworlds html client: http://webchat.quickfox.net/?channel=gameworlds for more information: http://chat.on.quickfox.net/gameworlds December 1: (All times SLT/Pacific Standard Time) *4:00 PM SLT - Evening Keynote* -- Raph Koster December 2: *6:00 AM SLT - Welcome & Intro* -- Celia Pearce, Beth Mynatt *6:15 AM SLT -Morning Keynote* -- Chris Klaus *6:45 AM SLT - Panel 1: Playing Well With Others: Collaboration in Virtual Worlds and Games* -- Jason Ellis, Amy Bruckman, Rhonda Lowry, Tim Holt *8:00 AM SLT - Panel 2: Designing for New Audiences* -- Emmi Kuusikko, Sam Lewis, Jason Achilli, Yasmin Kafai, Craig Kronenberger *9:00 AM SLT - Lunch* -- games, tea, and chatting in Second Life -- Sneak Peak of Cartoon Network's FusionFall *10:00 AM SLT - Panel 3:The City as Gameboard* -- Susan Bonds, Ian Bogost, Blair MacIntyre *10:30 AM SLT - Panel 4: Shared Spaces (sponsored by ROSS)* -- Michael Nitsche, Steffen P. Walz, Jay Bolter, Ali Mazalek, Doug Wilson, Luke McCampbell *12:00 PM SLT - Panel 5:Cultures of Virtual Worlds* --Tom Boellstorff, Celia Pearce, Lisbeth Klastrup, TL Taylor *1:00 PM SLT - Panel 6: Pioneers Panel* --Richard Bartle, Pavel Curtis, Brian Green, Randy Farmer --Celia Pearce (Moderator) *2:30 PM SLT - Closing Remarks* --Kenneth Knoespel, Janet Murray Twitter hashtag #LGWIV, technorati/blogging/flickr everywhere else LGWIV. please email musecarmona(a)gmail.com if you are liveblogging! Second Life, Web 2.0, & video streaming inquiries: musecarmona(a)gmail.com or Muse Carmona in-world. We plan to put on an accessible conference but if you need specific assistance for a disability please notify us in advance. The Second Life conference is produced by Katherine Mancuso (Muse Carmona) & Betsy Gooch (Rinehart Miami) of the Georgia Tech Experimental Game Lab, with help from dedicated volunteers Fauve Aeon & Aberdon Enigma of Ardentia Ars (RL & SL clothing designs). In-kind professional services provided by Lyday Latte, SL transcriptionist, and Joyce Bettancourt (Rhiannon Chatnoir) & the Vesuvius Group (virtual world event production). Celia Pearce, Blair MacIntyre, Sara Raasch, Brian Poole, and Don Schoner of the GVU Center provided invaluable assistance. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katherine Mancuso: leotarded crusader of community art, social media, & disability Ethnographer, Creative Collaboration in Virtual Worlds, NSF SGER project Member, Experimental Gaming Lab/Emergent Gaming Group (http://egl.lcc.gatech.edu) MS Student, Georgia Tech, Digital Media (http://dm.gatech.edu) Alternate ROOTS: arts*community*activism (http://www.alternateroots.org) Spitzer Dance Company (http://spitzerdancecompany.org) Gimp Girl Community Liaison (http://www.gimpgirl.com) Mixed Reality Producer, Living Game Worlds IV Dec 1 4-6PM SLT, Dec 2 6AM-3PM SLT (http://gameworlds.gatech.edu, http://slurl.com/secondlife/GVU%20Center/206/100/35) (inactive) blog: http://museumfreak.livejournal.com linked-in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymancuso SL: Muse Carmona; There.com: Muse_Carmona; twitter: museumfreak "I don't necessarily believe there is a cure for this / So I might join your century but only on a rare occasion." --Girl Anachronism, The Dresden Dolls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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