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[CFP] HCII 2009: Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds
by Jimmy Ang 12 Oct '08

12 Oct '08

Dear all HCI International Conference 2009 Session invitation on the topic of: Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds We are inviting potential presenters to join us in the session, "Usability and Sociability in Computer Games and Virtual Worlds" in HCI International Conference 2009 which will take place in San Diego, USA, 19-21 July 2009. (http://www.hcii2009.org/) Social oriented games such as MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and 3D virtual worlds (e.g. Second Life) provide a flexible social space for the users to interact as well as an open space that invites the user's imagination and creativity to engage in various types of play and learning activities. One major issue of 3D virtual worlds is the usability obstacle the users have to overcome (the so-called "pain barrier") in order to fully utilise this exciting 3D social technological medium. We believe that this problem, usually due to the interface design, seriously undermines the potential of 3D virtual worlds. Unfortunately not much has been done to address this critical issue as most research in this area is oriented towards the application of 3D virtual worlds, assuming that all users are proficient in this game-like environment. Therefore we firmly believe that there is a great potential in researching these usability issues. The session aims to discuss the latest findings of usability and sociability of 3D virtual worlds. Topics include but not limited to: a) methodologies of studying usability and sociability of games and 3D virtual worlds b) case studies of the application of games and 3D virtual worlds and their usability issues c) empirical studies of user interaction, social interaction and social network within this context If you are interested in joining us, please send the title of the presentation, a 100 word abstract and your contact details to cf559(a)soi.city.ac.uk by 24 October 2008 (Friday). If you have further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact me. Hope to see you there. Jim Ang Research Fellow Centre for HCI Design City University London UK -- Cheers (Jim) Chee Siang Ang Research Fellow Room A210 Centre of Human-computer Interaction Design City University London EC1V 0HB Phone: +44 (0)20 7040 8166 Fax: +44 (0)20 7040 8859 Web: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~cf559/

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Publishing sessions
by McLaughlin, Lisa M. Dr. 11 Oct '08

11 Oct '08

Dear all, I'm writing to provide an update on the two publishing sessions which are scheduled during the AoIR IR 9.0 conference in Copenhagen. The two sessions to which I refer are the panel titled "Scholarly Publishing in Transition: Issues, Challenges & Initiatives" scheduled on Wednesday, October 15 at 3:15 p.m. and the roundtable titled "Closed, Open or In-between? The Politics, Economics and Pragmatics of Academic Publishing" scheduled on Friday, October 17 at 9 a.m. There have been changes in session participants, and, following wonderful efforts toward cooperation, the two sessions are now linked to one another. For example, Nick Jankowski and Steve Jones (and perhaps other journal editors) will be roundtable participants for the "Closed, Open or In-between" session to be held on Friday morning. We also expect to extend discussion points that arise on Wednesday to the Friday roundtable. Please see below for information regarding each session. Because our "negotiations" have been so last-minute, we don't have available abstracts for Steve Jones' and Nick Jankowski's remarks on Friday. We are delighted that they've agreed to participate. Regards, Lisa Scholarly Publishing in Transition: Issues, Challenges & Initiatives Panel discussion at AoIR IR 9.0, Copenhagen Wednesday, October 15th, 2008, 3:15pm - 5:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28753618322 Traditional venues for scholarly publishing are rapidly changing: established journals are moving online, online-only open access journals are proliferating, alternatives to ISI Impact Factor metrics are emerging, titles are experimenting with multimedia components, pre- print archives are being developed, and data repositories are achieving the status of publications. These and other issues are much in flux, but the rate and degree of change varies considerably between disciplines and scholarly cultures. This panel of journal editors will reflect on these changes: the issues and challenges involved, and the relevance of these developments for new media scholarship. Towards the end, the panel will open up a plenary session to discuss the implications of these developments on AoIR and its members. This discussion may include considering ways to facilitate a set of regular AoIR-themed special issues of journals. Panel members: Elizabeth A. Buchanan, co-editor of the International Journal of Internet Research Ethics Nick Jankowski, co-editor of New Media & Society Steve Jones, co-editor of New Media & Society Brian Loader, co-editor of Information, Communication & Society Mark Lorenzen, executive editor of Industry and Innovation Lisa McLaughlin, editor of Feminist Media Studies Susana Tosca, co-editor of Game Studies Initiated by Nick Jankowski and Steve Jones, this event is hosted by the AoIR IR 9.0 Writing and Publications Workshop. The workshop itself (until 3pm) is only open to registered workshop participants. However, this panel discussion is open to all. Workshop organisers: Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Mia Consalvo, Ohio University, USA Greg Hearn, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Closed, open or in-between? The politics, economics and pragmatics of academic publishing Friday, October 17th, 2008, 9:00 am - 10:15 am Recent demands for a boycott of "closed-access" journals triggered a range of responses on lists (like the AoIR list) and the academic blogosphere. This roundtable discussion will offer a range of perspectives on open and closed publishing, and will try to give more nuance to any simple "closed/open" dichotomy. By including representatives from closed and open access journals, by looking at the economics of academic publishing, the processes involved in bringing journals to publication, and the complex relationship between research communities and different publishing models, the roundtable hopes to inform this discussion that directly concerns Internet researchers - in terms of ethics, professional practice and as a fundamental debate in our expanding field of inquiry. Axel Bruns: M/C Journal (www.media-culture.org.au/) was established in 1997 as an online-only, open-access journal, and since then has been able to develop a strong track record of scholarly publishing which remains accessible to wider audiences. The journal was designed from the start to harness the (then) emerging possibilities of independent online publishing, rather than primarily as a vehicle for boosting publication counts and career prospects, and continues to pursue that aim. Based in Australia but with a thoroughly international range of contributors and readers, M/C Journal may have been better able to operate outside the cut-throat tenure systems of British and American academia than similar projects elsewhere, but today it may also serve as an example for what is possible outside the commercial mainstream of scholarly publishing. Lisa McLaughlin: Within the terms of an either/or debate pitting traditional "locked-down" journals against those which are of the open access, online type, Feminist Media Studies, the Routledge/Taylor and Francis journal of which I am co-founding-editor, falls into the former category and therefore, one might surmise, is part of a publishing regime which actively works against the democratic sharing of ideas. As I support open access journal publishing, it is not my purpose to defend Feminist Media Studies within the terms of this debate but rather to address the too-simple equation of "open access publishing" with "democracy" and "locked-down journals" with "silencing." The stark language of this debate obscures a number of important considerations that associate "open access" and "locked-down" publishing. Neither of these forms of publishing are able to overcome basic circumstances in which "access" requires literacy, English is nearly the official language of publishing, and "online access" is meaningless to most persons in "lesser developed" countries. Additionally, it is necessary to understand the complex mechanisms that distinguish journals from one another, to consider, for example, questions including whether the journal is deemed elite merely because it is aligned with a scholarly association, what is the price to be paid for maintaining independence from associations and not being considered important enough to be cited in elite indexes such as ISI (thus dissuading authors from publishing in the journal), and what are the challenges of publishing out-of-the-mainstream content-for example, feminist and queer theory-regardless of whether the publication mode is open access or more traditional in operation.

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New Blog
by Heather Horst 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

Dear AOIR List Members, I wanted to announce the launch of a new blog: http://www.futuresoflearning.org/. Hosted at the University of California Humanities Research Institute at University of California, Irvine, Futures of Learning is a collective blog dedicated to the topic of new media and learning. The blog is part of the Digital Media and Learning Studio, a research network hub in development at UCHRI and funded by the MacArthur Foundation. The members of the blog are part of a project conducting an international survey of research in the field in two areas. One is an international review of research on how people are adopting digital and networked media (mobile phones, gaming, internet use and digital media production) around the world. The second area is a review of learning institutions that are incorporating new media in innovative ways. We will be using this blog as a way to share some of what we are learning, and to solicit feedback on our work in progress. We have already started posting book and article reviews as well as reports from our visits to various sites and conferences. We welcome your comments and discussion on the Futures of Learning blog. Best, Heather Horst (and the Futures of Learning Team) For more information about the Digital Media and Learning Initiative, please go to www.uchri.org. Apologies in advance for any cross-postings. ___________________________________________ Heather A Horst Associate Project Scientist University of California Humanities Research Institute 307 Aldrich Hall Irvine, CA 92697-3350 Email: <mailto:hhorst@uci.edu> hhorst(a)uci.edu DML Blog: <http://futuresoflearning.org/> http://futuresoflearning.org/ The Cell Phone Book: <http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Phone-Anthropology-Communication/dp/1845204018> http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Phone-Anthropology-Communication/dp/1845204018 Journal of Legal Anthropology, Book Reviews Editor: http://anthropologies-in-translation.org/content/view/5/6/

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The Vulnerable Researcher and the IRB
by jeremy hunsinger 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Bioethicsforum/Post.aspx?id=2476 a little off topic, but worth the read.

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Re: [Air-L] Food in Copenhagen
by RuT 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

I'd just like to add that Christiania, the free state, inside copenhagen, and not far from ITU is a wonderful experience in community living. Along with that taking a day to visit Louisiana, the modern art museum 45 minutes away from copenhagen, on top of the øresund channel can hardly be a disappointment. And more contemporary^2: U-Turn: the quadriennal for contemporary art is in town right now... cheers, rut On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Nancy Baym <nbaym(a)ku.edu> wrote: > Ok, if we're getting all Copenhagen touristy, I will put in a plug for > Rosenborg Slot, the utterly charming castle right downtown with a splendid > park. For people who come from countries that don't have castles, this is a > great way to spend a few hours. Maybe it was my visits there in childhood, > but Rosenborg has a huge place in my heart. > > Catching the "water taxi" from Nyhavn is also a great cheap way to get out > on the water, get a great view of the new opera house, and generally enjoy > the views. > > And I second Charlie's recommendation of shawarma. Finding a diversity of > food in Copenhagen is not hard. At all. > > Those who've served on exec know we spent years hoping to get this > conference in Copenhagen. I'm so glad it's finally happening and look > forward to seeing many of you there, > > Nancy > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Video Vortex Reader: Responses to YouTube out now
by geert lovink 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

The Institute of Network Cultures proudly presents its fourth reader: Geert Lovink and Sabine Niederer (eds.), Video Vortex Reader: Responses to YouTube, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, 2008. ISBN: 978-90-78146-05-6. To be launched on Friday October 10, 2008, at Video Vortex 3 in Ankara!! http://std.comd.bilkent.edu.tr/videovortex/ The Video Vortex Reader is the first collection of critical texts to deal with the rapidly emerging world of online video – from its explosive rise in 2005 with YouTube, to its future as a significant form of personal media. After years of talk about digital convergence and crossmedia platforms we now witness the merger of the Internet and television at a pace no-one predicted. These contributions from scholars, artists and curators evolved from the first two Video Vortex conferences in Brussels and Amsterdam in 2007 which focused on responses to YouTube, and address key issues around independent production and distribution of online video content. What does this new distribution platform mean for artists and activists? What are the alternatives? Contributors: Tilman Baumgärtel, Jean Burgess, Dominick Chen, Sarah Cook, Sean Cubitt, Stefaan Decostere, Thomas Elsaesser, David Garcia, Alexandra Juhasz, Nelli Kambouri and Pavlos Hatzopoulos, Minke Kampman, Seth Keen, Sarah Késenne, Marsha Kinder, Patricia Lange, Elizabeth Losh, Geert Lovink, Andrew Lowenthal, Lev Manovich, Adrian Miles, Matthew Mitchem, Sabine Niederer, Ana Peraica, Birgit Richard, Keith Sanborn, Florian Schneider, Tom Sherman, Jan Simons, Thomas Thiel, Vera Tollmann, Andreas Treske, Peter Westenberg. Colophon: Editors: Geert Lovink and Sabine Niederer. Editorial Assistance: Marije van Eck and Margreet Riphagen. Copy Editing: Darshana Jayemanne. Design: Katja van Stiphout. Printer: Veenman Drukkers, Rotterdam. Publisher: Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam. Supported by: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA)/School of Design and Communication (IAM), and XS4ALL. More information: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/publications/inc-readers/videovortex/ Download a pdf at: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/files/2008/10/vv_reader_small.pdf Order a copy at: books(a)networkcultures.org

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Utrecht University Phd Position "Learning and socialisation, new media and migrant youth"
by Koen Leurs 10 Oct '08

10 Oct '08

Dear all, Find below a job description for a vacancy in the Utrecht University Wired Up research project on digital media usage by migrant youth. The advertisment is partly in Dutch. The vacancy is also published online, see www.uu.nl/wiredup > what's new. Sorry for x-posting. Kind regards, Koen Leurs | Aio / PhD student OGC (Research Institute for Culture and History)| Utrecht University, the Netherlands | Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht | # 2.02 | (+31) 30 253 78 59 | (+31) 6 13108803 | http://www.uu.nl/wiredup/ Please consider the environment before printing this email. PHD POSITION: Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen De faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen van de Universiteit Utrecht verzorgt onderwijs aan ruim 5500 studenten. Er zijn zes opleidingen: algemene sociale wetenschappen, culturele antropologie, onderwijskunde, pedagogiek, psychologie en sociologie. De faculteit draagt voorts bij aan de opleidingen economie, cognitieve kunstmatige intelligentie en bestuurs- en organisatiewetenschappen en participeert de faculteit in acht onderzoekscholen. Dit brede palet aan opleidingen en onderzoekscentra biedt mogelijkheden om in onderwijs en onderzoek te profiteren van elkaars kennis en expertise. Het draagt bovendien bij aan het streven van de faculteit een hoogwaardige bijdrage aan de oplossing van wetenschappelijke en maatschappelijke vraagstukken te leveren. Het Langeveld Instituut heeft een vacature voor een promovendus (AIO) uit de (ontwikkelings)psychologie, pedagogiek, onderwijskunde of een soortgelijke discipline en ervaring met en/of belangstelling voor de thema’s culturele diversiteit, migratie en digitale media. Meer informatie: www.uu.nl/wiredup. AIO Leren en socialisatie, nieuwe media en migrantenjongeren (0,8 fte) Functie-inhoud De AIO positie wordt vervuld binnen het groter kader van het Wired Up programma, een internationaal, interdisciplinair project gefinancieerd door de Universiteit Utrecht in het kader van het High Potential Programma. Het programma is een samenwerkingsverband tussen de faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen en de faculteit Geesteswetenschappen. Hiernaast bestaat een samenwerkingsverband met Vanderbilt University, USA. In het Wired Up programma wordt onderzocht hoe nieuwe digitale media, in het bijzonder het internet, het leven, de identiteit en de socialisatie van migrantenjongeren beïnvloedt. Learning and socialisation, new media and migrant youth The life of young people seems to be increasingly saturated by technology, given their intense daily involvement with multiple internet applications such as instant messaging, blogging and web surfing. This raises questions about the nature of the learning experiences youth engage in, as the nature of the social spaces and networks youth are involved in seem to be changing. Traditional socializing spaces such as the school and the family are challenged by these new developments and new forms of literacy seem to gain importance over older ones. How learning and socialization takes place in these newly formed social spaces and networks as opposed to more traditional environments of learning and socialization forms the core interest of this project. Particular attention will be given to how this shapes the learning and socialization of immigrant youth as compared to Dutch youth. The project is primarily based on socio- cultural theories on learning and socialization and studies of education and youth in general. However, given the interdisciplinary nature of ‘Wired Up’, it aims at pushing the boundaries of these disciplines using theoretical perspectives relevant for both humanities and social sciences, such as theories on ethnicity, migration, media, culture or transnationalism. The fieldwork will partly be carried out collectively with the other 2 PhD researchers of the Wired Up program and will consist of a combination of methodologies such as survey research, social network analysis, web analysis and ethnographic work including video-interaction analysis and discourse analysis. There is a project proposal available but we expect the PhD to further elaborate this proposal according to her/his own insights in collaboration with the rest of the Wired Up team. Het Wired Up project richt zich op a) de constructie van identiteit in het licht van ‘global representations’ b) de ontwikkeling van nieuwe leerstrategieen en socialisatiepatronen c) nieuwe vormen van digitale geletterheid en sociale netwerke van jeugdigen alsmede verschillen en overeenkomsten van deze dynamieken in een cross-nationale setting (VS en Nederland). Voor de programmabeschrijving zie www.uu.nl/wiredup. De aanstelling zal gerealiseerd worden bij de faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen en onderdeel vormen van het onderzoeksprogramma “Development and treatment of psychosocial problems in context: Family dynamics, peers and culture” (Pedagogiek). Dit programma maakt deel uit van de nationale onderzoeksschool ISED (Institute for the Study of Education and Human Development). Vanwege het interdisciplinaire karakter van het programma zal de AIO tevens kunnen deelnemen aan cursussen en workshops uit onderzoeksscholen uit andere disciplines. Er is een gedetaileerdere beschrijving van het project beschikbaar, zie het kopje contactpersoon. Uw taken bestaan uit: • Het bestuderen van de relevante literatuur. • Het organiseren van het veldwerk samen met de twee andere AIO’s uit Wired Up. • Het superviseren van onderzoeksassistenten die een deel van de dataverzameling doen. • Het ontwikkelen van onderzoeksinstrumenten voor zowel kwantitatieve als kwalitatieve data analyse, gedeeltelijk in samenwerking met de andere AIO’s uit Wired Up. • Het publiceren over de onderzoeksresultaten in internationale wetenschappelijke tijdschriften die samen de dissertatie zullen vormen. • Het presenteren van de resultaten op internationale en nationale conferenties. • Het volgen van cursussen op post-master niveau die bovengenoemde taken vergemakkelijken. Functie-eisen Wij zoeken en excellente en enthousiaste onderzoeker met een Master in de Sociale Wetenschappen op het gebied van de (ontwikkelings)psychologie, onderwijs, pedagogiek of een verwante studie. Aantoonbare afffiniteit en ervaring met een of meerdere van de volgende thema's is zeer gewenst: culturele diversiteit, migratie, media studies, digitale leeromgevingen. Verder vragen wij: • ervaring met onafhankelijk uitvoeren van onderzoek; • training in zowel kwantitatieve als kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethoden; • affininiteit met theoretische en empirische benaderingen; • bereidheid om in een interdisciplinair, internationaal team te werken; • ervaring met diverse internet toepassingen; • uitstekende taalvaardigheid in het Nederlands (absolute vereiste); • excellente schrijfvaardighied in het Engels; • kennis van de Spaanse taal, Marokkaans Arabisch of Berber strekt tot de aanbeveling; • in principe bereidheid om een aantal maanden in de VS door te brengen voor onderzoeksdoeleinden. Arbeidsvoorwaarden Wij bieden een aanstelling voor de duur van 1 jaar met een omvang van 0,8 fte met bij goed functioneren uitzicht op een verlenging van 3 jaar (totaal 4 jaar). Uw salaris bedraagt minimaal € 2.000,- bruto per maand in het eerste jaar en loopt op tot € 2.558,- in het vierde jaar bij een volledige aanstelling (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). De uitstekende secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden mogen evenmin onvermeld blijven. Ziewww.uu.nl/arbeidsvoorwaarden. Inlichtingen Een gedetailleerde projectbeschrijving is verkrijgbaar via Mw. J. de Jong, Langeveld Instituut, telefoon +31 (0)30 253 2012, of per e-mail: J.F.deJong(a)fss.nl . Aanvullende informatie over deze positie is te verkrijgen via Mariëtte de Haan, per e-mail:M.deHaan@uu.nl of via de telefoon (030) 253 7735. Solliciteren Sollicitaties (alleen via e-mail) dienen vergezeld te gaan van: 1) een sollicitatiebrief in het Engels waarin de kandidaat haar/zijn motivatie voor deze positie toelicht alsmede waarin de kandidaat informatie geeft over zijn kwalificaties en geschiktheid voor deze positie en dit specifieke project. 2) Een curriculum vitae in het Engels alsmede, indien relevant, een lijst van publicaties. 3) Contact informatie van twee referenten (Naam, instituut, telefoonnummer en email-adres). Kandidaten dienen hun brief en CV in het Engels te richten voor 5 november 2008 per e-mail aan: PenO-FEZ-FSW(a)fss.uu.nl . Wanneer u solliciteert naar deze functie vermeld dan altijd het vacaturenummer 69836 in de e-mail brief en refereer in uw schrijven aan deze website. Geen acquisitie naar aanleiding van deze advertentie. Publicatiedatum 09-10-2008

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Not Just Facebook: Niche Online Social Networks?
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 09 Oct '08

09 Oct '08

Friends/ While Bebo, Facebook, Bebo, hi5, MySpace, and Orkut, are among the better known general online social networks, there is an ever-increasing number of online networks that have emerged for and within a wide variety of communities. I am greatly interested in learning of Online Social Networks in These And/Or Other Communities BTW: I Am Aware Of Many Other Communities With Online Social Networks But Am Asking The Web Communities For Their Suggestions. ACADEME AND EDUCATION academici Classroom 2.0 EduSpaces OpenAcademic AFRICAN-AMERICANS BlackPlanet BOOMERS Boomj Eons Second Prime Time BUSINESS LinkedIn Ryze Spoke XING GAY/LESBIAN/TRANS-GENDER OUTeverywhere RELIGION MeeJew MyChurch Muslim Spaces RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS 2collab Nature Network Pronetos: The Social Network For Scholars I am also interested in Major Web Sites That Have Compiled A Listing of Online Social Network Sites/Services As Well As Any/All Associated Literature. BTW: I am aware of Social Networking Services Meta List made available on thesocialsoftwareweblog (but it's dated) and of course List of Social Networking Websites from Wikipedia And Recently Learned About SOCIAL NETWORKING GOD: 350+ Social Networking Sites BTW-2: I am also aware of the Ning-based online social networks and Second Life ***PLEASE POST YOUR NOMINATIONS AS A COMMENT ON THE _FRIENDS_ BLOG*** AT [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/not-just-facebook-online-s… <http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/03/not-just-facebook-online-s…> ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/2hkdyq <http://tinyurl.com/2hkdyq> ] Thanks! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck at iastate.edu <http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/web4lib> There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 <http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490> ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ <http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/> ]

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Call for posters for LOLcat art show - Oct 23
by Marianne L. Goldin 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

CALL FOR POSTER(S): I am curating the first-ever LOLcat art show in tangent with Icanhascheezburger.com and am seeking academic posters for our opening event on October 23rd in San Francisco. The poster could be: -Showcasing your own research about internet memes, internet art movements, LOLcats, etc. -An analysis of icanhascheezburger site visitation data (I can provide this dataset) -A parody of a scientific poster done in the LOLcat style/LOLspeak patois Size: 60x40" (landscape or portrait) Deadline: Must be ready to print by Oct 21 There is design and production support available, unless you prefer to do your own poster design. We would like to keep with the standard academic poster format. The show is slated to receive much publicity, and your work will gain visibility on our website (which will be linked to from the icanhascheezburger.com site and thus well-trafficked) and the physical opening event in downtown San Francisco. To apply, please email mgoldin(a)u.washington.edu . Best Regards, Marianne Goldin mgoldin(a)u.washington.edu PS. More info about the show will go live on Oct 10th at www.thelolarts.com ====

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data mining for terrorist.... it doesn't work
by jeremy hunsinger 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10059987-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2… October 7, 2008 9:30 AM PDT Government report: Data mining doesn't work well Posted by Declan McCullagh The most extensive government report to date on whether terrorists can be identified through data mining has yielded an important conclusion: It doesn't really work. A National Research Council report, years in the making and scheduled to be released Tuesday, concludes that automated identification of terrorists through data mining or any other mechanism "is neither feasible as an objective nor desirable as a goal of technology development efforts." Inevitable false positives will result in "ordinary, law-abiding citizens and businesses" being incorrectly flagged as suspects.

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