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BT/EPSRC funded studentship (Oct 08) - "The life-course of public and private media assets"
by Ben Anderson 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

This is a re-advertisement due to technical problems with the University online application form. If you have already seen and responded to this opportunity please contact me directly. New deadline = 31st July 2008 BT/EPSRC CASE Studentship "The life-course of public and private media assets" http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/node/3232 ISTR - Institute for Social and Technical Research University of Essex Subjects: Geography - Human | Information Sciences | Information Technology | Media and Communications | Sociology | Telecommunications The explosive growth of public media services such as youtube, flickr, Slide and the like together with the widespread penetration of domestic broadband are starting to cause significant challenges for telecommunications networks which were not designed with the instantaneous viral spread of multi-media content in mind. This studentship will develop ways of studying and conceptualising high bandwidth multi-media content usage that can take account of the 'flow' of media across geographically dispersed social networks through a range of hosting services such as facebook, youtube, Slide, blogs and the like. The student will be expected to carry out conceptual and empirical work applying (for example) theories of exchange and reciprocity to the emerging arena of the sharing of public (published/broadcast) and private (within closed groups) media content. Whilst the successful applicant will be based at the Technology and Social Change Research Centre (http://istr.essex.ac.uk/tasc/ - Colchester campus) they will also spend time with BT’s R&D teams (who are located at Adastral Park) gaining industrial experience and access to unique datasets and other resources. Although pursuing their own research agenda the student will be expected to work closely with and contribute to the research team and the programme in which they will be embedded. The studentship would suit a qualitative social scientist with an interest in technology mediated consumption and social behaviour. Applications are therefore invited from graduates with a first or upper second class degree in a demonstrably relevant discipline. The studentship covers fees, research expenses and the standard RCUK tax-free living allowance with an additional contribution from the industrial partner. Desirable experience, skills and attributes would also include one or more of the following: • Qualitative social science research methods • The ability to engage with non-academic researchers • The ability to work as part of a collaborative team • An interest in the relationship between social and technological change To apply please email a CV and covering letter (both in pdf format) to Dr Ben Anderson (benander(a)essex.ac.uk) ---- Dr Ben Anderson Director, Technology & Social Change Research Centre University of Essex http://istr.essex.ac.uk/tasc/

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Fwd: C&T'09 - June 25-27 @ Penn State
by Andrea Kavanaugh 06 Jul '08

06 Jul '08

fyi Begin forwarded message: > From: "John M. Carroll" <jcarroll(a)IST.PSU.EDU> > Date: July 4, 2008 1:57:39 AM EDT > To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG > Subject: C&T'09 - June 25-27 @ Penn State > Reply-To: "John M. Carroll" <jcarroll(a)IST.PSU.EDU> > > Dear Friends > > Please put Communities & Technologies 2009 on your paper-writing and > travel itinerary. More will be announced soon, but a pdf is posted > now at http://cct2009.ist.psu.edu/. Forward to your mother, > children, and all former spouses. > > Information technology is not just for people who bowl alone! > > Jack > > P.S. Please forward "near" and "far" with appropriate apologies > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send an empty email to > mailto:chi-announcements-unsubscribe-request@listserv.acm.org > For further details of CHI lists see http://sigchi.org/listserv > ---------------------------------------------------------------

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Disruptive Scholarship: An Idea Whose Time Has Come | Re(Use) / Re(Mix) / Re(New)"
by Gerry Mckiernan 06 Jul '08

06 Jul '08

Colleagues/ I am pleased to inform you of the availability of a corrected and revised version of my presentation delivered last week at the International Plagiarism Conference in Newcastle UK "Disruptive Scholarship: An Idea Whose Time Has Come | Re(Use) / Re(Mix) / Re(New)" ABSTRACT. Throughout history, humans have (re)used local resources to create not only buildings and fortifications, but monuments, roads, and a wide variety of other structures. For countless generations, artists, composers, and writers have freely incorporated elements from local and distant cultures to create new visual, musical, and textual forms. In The Web 2.0 World, the open (re)combination of multiple media has become commonplace in many venues, practices that Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, and others, would characterize as emblematic of a 'Remix ' or 'Read/Write' culture. Indeed, from his point of view, the health, progress, and wealth creation of a culture is fundamentally tied to this participatory remix process In the recently-released Horizon Report 2008 - a joint publication of the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), six emerging information technologies and practices that are expected to significantly impact educational organizations are profiled: Grassroots Video, Collaborative Webs, Mobile Broadband, Data Mashups, Collaborative Intelligence, and Social Operating Systems. In this presentation, we will review the Read/Write Traditions of the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences; analyze key Past / Present / Future Participatory Technologies; and explore the potential of Web 2.0 for creating/fostering Disruptive Learning / Scholarship / Teaching in the 21st century. The Director's Cut of The Presentation Is Accessible From [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/04/disruptive-scholarship-idea-whose… ] The Take-Home-Message Can Be Found In The Mock Tag Clouds At The End Of The Presentation. Readers are encourage to suggest other tags by Commenting on the blog entry. I wish to thank the Conference Organizers, particularly Helen Murray and Gill Rowell and the staff of Northumbria Learning Ltd ,for the opportunity to present at this Most Excellent Conference. Regards /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ... [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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Netroots Rising
by Yosem Companys 05 Jul '08

05 Jul '08

Dear friends and colleagues, I think many of you know me already. If not, my name is Yosem Eduardo Companys, and I am a PhD Candidate at Stanford University. I am writing to inform you of a new book published by Praeger's that may be of interest to you or your colleagues. We will use it in one of our undergraduate courses at Stanford in the upcoming fall quarter. The book is named *Netroots Rising*, and it is the most authoritative account to date of the rise of the netroots movement in American politics. The netroots movement encompasses the network of bloggers, Internet activists and techies who are changing the face of politics, both on the left and the right. For more information on the book, please go to www.netrootsrising.com. The book has been selling like hot cakes and is currently #8 among all communication books on Amazon.com. Please share with any of your colleagues interested in online activism. I am copying the authors, just in case you are interested in corresponding with them directly and starting a conversation on the subject. Both Lowell and Nate are very friendly and down-to-earth, and I am sure they would enjoy hearing from you. Best regards, Yosem PS I include some reviews on the book below: Reviews "These two Democratic political consultants offer a rich, even gripping narrative, well sourced, of our century's transformation in political engagement by means of "netroots." The "Deaniacs," the draft Clark effort, the campaign against Tom DeLay, and Jim Webb's unlikely victory (Feld coordinated Webb's online fundraising) are among the stories told here. Feld and Wilcox are not sure what the future holds for the netroots phenomenon, but their book has long-term value for large public and undergraduate libraries." *—Library Journal Starred Review* "Blogs have changed the dynamics of campaigns forever in just a few short years, and they've opened up politics to a whole new wave of grassroots activists. Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox take us behind the scenes of this new phenomenon, revealing the virtues and, yes, the vices of the blogosphere in some of the hottest contests in recent elections. One thing's for sure: politics will never be the same, and people who don't have a handle on blogs won't understand the campaigns of the future." *—Larry J. Sabato, Director, Center for Politics, University of Virginia* "Netroots Rising offers a gripping insider's account of the most important new political movement in America today. If you want to understand how online activism and activists are changing the Democratic Party–and the country–you'll want to read this book." *—Matthew Yglesias, Associate Editor of The Atlantic Monthly* "Two histories are emerging for our country's past decade. One is in the headlines and the network newscasts and it consistently misses the profound political changes washing over American democracy. Nate Wilcox and Lowell Feld, however, are leading thinkers in the gathering army of citizens determined to use the Internet to return our democracy to its founding principles. And in Netroots Rising, you will read the story of all the bright young minds who have found a new way to water the roots of our tree of liberty. America is still in good hands and you can see its bright future reflected on these pages." *—James C. Moore, Author of Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential*

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Let's compare books
by Robyn 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

hi air, I'd like to connect with you on Goodreads so we can share book recommendations. http://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?e=air-l@listserv.aoir.org&i=LTM2MDcwMzIyN… &n=air&utm_medium=email&utm_source=invite - Robyn (rtasaka(a)gmail.com) To opt-out of future invites to Goodreads please follow this link: http://www.goodreads.com/user/block_email?inviter_id=65689&utm_medium=email… This email was sent by request to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org.

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SNS activism
by Rhiannon Bury 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Hi folks I have a colleague who is looking for current articles on transnational organizing/activism through social networking sites like Facebook. I would appreciate any suggestions. Off list is fine. Rhiannon

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Another Emerging Monday webcast - This time on Edupunks
by cristina costa 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Dear all, Sorry about the cross-posting, I just thought this might interest you. This coming Monday Sounds of the Bazaar is hosting its monthly webcast. This month's topic is "Edupunks" (more info on it available here: * http://tinyurl.com/bazaarsounds )* Are you into edupunk? ( Or is this just a ludicrous social construction by white males the wrong side of 4? The next Emerging Monday Sounds of the Bazaar LIVE radio programme on Monday 7 July will explore the edupunk phenomenon. With interviews,music opinion, poetry and more. LIVE. Guests include Kathryn Greenhill, Michael Caulfield and Martin Weller. And hopefully we will be welcoming resident edupunk granny Leila back to the programme. Make sure the show is in your diary. We will be broadcasting LIVE from 1900 - 2000 UK Summer Time, 2000 - 2100 Central European Summer Time (check your time zone here: * http://tinyurl.com/5z6k98 )*. To access the programme just go to http://icecast.commedia.org.uk:8000/emerge.mp3.m3u in your web browser and it should open in your favourite MP3 player. And please tell your friends. Shall you have any question or issues with the technology, please drop us a note. We hope to see you there for one more Sounds of the Bazaar. Best wishes, -- Cristina Costa Site: http://www.knowmansland.com/ Skype: navysternchen Twitter: http://twitter.com/cristinacost

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Internet language/Netspeak and perceptions thereof
by Jasmine Pues 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Hello, My name is Jasmine Pues; and I am currently trying to find more resources on Netspeak/Internet language (English variants, as that's my native language) and how it is perceived. I often hear that guides to it are meant for parents (child safety, in the same line that parental controls for some ISPs are implemented), and that there's some murmurs in the education scene about the use of similar abbreviations and the general lack of proper grammar/spelling, but something more concrete would be nice. I'm already using Crystal's Language and the Internet and the latest PEW surveys of Internet usage demographics, among some other books (on website design, language of the media), but if there is any further information that I'm not aware of, articles or whatnot, that would be much appreciated. I'm afraid I'm still fairly new to Internet research, after all. Thank you for your help! Jasmine

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Webology: Volume 5, Number 1, March, 2008
by Alireza Noruzi 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 5, No. 1 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 5, Number 1, 2008 TOC: http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/toc.html This issue contains: ----------------------------------------- Editorial - Science Popularization through Open Access -- Alireza Noruzi -- Keywords: Open Access (OA); Popularization of Science; Popularity of Science; Popular science -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/editorial15.html ----------------------------------------- Articles - Deterring digital plagiarism, how effective is the digital detection process? -- Jayati Chaudhuri -- Keywords: Academic dishonesty; Plagiarism; Plagiarism Detection Tool; Text Matching Software; SafeAssignment; Safe Assign -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/a50.html - Delinking: An exploratory study -- Isola Ajiferuke -- Keywords: Delinking; Link analysis; Universities; Colleges; Canada; US -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/a51.html - Generating best features for web page classification -- M. Indra Devi, R. Rajaram & K. Selvakuberan -- Keywords: Feature selection; Subset generation; Subset evaluation; Machine learning; Classification -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/a52.html - Application of web 2.0 tools in medical librarianship to support medicine 2.0 -- Vahideh Zarea Gavgani & V. Vishwa Mohan -- Keywords: Web 2.0; Medicine 2.0; Medical Library 2.0; Medical Librarianship -- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/a53.html ----------------------------------------- Book Reviews - Acquisitions go global: An introduction to library collection management in the 21st century --- Jim Agee --- Book reviewer: Hamid R. Jamali --- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/bookreview12.html - Library management in electronic environment --- Krishan Kumar --- Book reviewer: Shyama Rajaram --- http://www.webology.ir/2008/v5n1/bookreview13.html ----------------------------------------- Call for Papers: Folksonomies, the Web and Search Engines -- http://www.webology.ir/cfp.html ========================================= Best regards, Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief of Webology Website: www.webology.ir ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing.~

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 2
by David M Silver 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Barry, you should consider blogging! david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com > From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> > Subject: [Air-L] broadband/narrow band > > The "band" in broadband stands for bandwidth. > > Once upon a time, when I was only 35, there was only POTS (plain old > telephone service) to transmit the internet (and its precursors like > Bitnet) very slowly (I remember 11 characters per second). Although > POTSgot faster until it was good enough for reading email in almost- > real time: 256Kb/second as I recall. > > It wasn't until new technologies came along to transmit information > muchmore quickly through not-so-plain phone wires, cable and then > satellite.This made it possible to read without cursing our current > graphics-heavy web sites. (And to download stuff quickly, instead of > overnight.) > > In comparison to the narrow bandwith of POTS (narrowband), the new > technologies collectively became known as "broadband". > > Want to know more? I'm "sure" Wikipedia has it for you. > > Limping along these days at 500kB (note capital B), but soon to > upgrade to 4MB. > > Barry Wellman > > _______________________________________________________________________ > S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director > Department of Sociology University of Toronto > 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 > http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 > Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php > Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days > *** HAPPY CANADA DAY ***

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