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22 Aug '08

Since a few people have said we should not subvert TOS agreements, I wonder if we all agree on that and for what reasons. So, why shouldn't we subvert a TOS agreement? *Ducks* -- Kim De Vries http://else-if-then.blogspot.com

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Re: [Air-L] question about use of Facebook in classroom (Julie Cohen)
by andrea baker 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Paul, I wonder, did the students not mention Facebook as a place to do their class assignments because they didn't want to disturb their "real life" social networks? Would you ask them about how they happened to leave it out of the options? I'd like to know more. Thanks, andee Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Jones <pjones(a)metalab.unc.edu> I support Fred and Trel in saying that you need not and should not subvert policies especially since you can move to another fairly easily. As OpenSocial (okay IF then if you like), takes off this will be even easier. On FB vs Ning. I had the students in our seminar vote on how and where to do assignments. They asked me for options at first so I supplied 3 but encouraged them to introduce others. My suggested options included: posting to delicious, oral book reports, and adding questions for class on a wiki. Someone suggested using Ning and I showed a site to the class. In the voting, still underway on Doodle, everyone has voted for using Ning. Facebook? It wasn't even mentioned. (I found that particularly interesting as I asked who of the class was on FB and everyone -- save a visiting Korean scholar -- raised their hands.)

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Formality and importance of various communication media
by Gordon Carlson 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Hello all, I am working on a project and would like to gauge how users of mainstream communication media rank or balance the formality of various tools. For example, I would like to know whether people think an email or letter is more formal. Or another way, would you call your boss or meet face to face? These types of questions, in a very broad sense, are what I want to investigate. I plan to eventually launch a study but need to find some background/prior research. Do you know of any previous studies like this or any writing on the subject? I think I have plenty of theoretical material, I am looking more for studies, data, and methods. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks a bunch. -Gordon Carlson -University of Illinois at Chicago

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Re: [Air-L] question about use of Facebook in classroom
by Bruno Selun 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Oooh very interesting indeed! Especially for raising awareness of the dangers with concepts of online privacy. If you want to make it even more random and interesting, why not have some characters of your own creation? You could make as many paper cards as you have students, and write down a couple pieces of information on each card (e.g. "32 year-old Chinese-American college graduate"; "21 year-old lesbian"; "male primary school teacher earning $xx,xxx a year"...). They draw a card at random, and have to make up whichever information isn't on the card as they sign up on FB (having to come up with realistic profiles). As a youngster (on FB), I'd be inspired by this exercise, and I know it wouldn't affect my own profile. Alternatively/additionally, some of the students could post wall items, notes, links and so on, whilst some other could stay silent. You could then compare the similar profile and see whether it's affected by the content? Do tell us how it goes! Bruno Masters student London, UK

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Re: [Air-L] question about use of Facebook in classroom
by Sam Ladner 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

I have to agree that using something so public as Facebook might be problematic for the students. There might be unintended consequences for their public persona that you may have difficulty predicting, i.e., what will arrive in their friends' newsfeeds if they change their gender? I also recall a similar (though not exactly the same) situation among some former colleagues in interactive advertising firms. One junior designer had been "requested" to put a beer-related application on his profile because the agency had created it and the beer company was its client. He refused but felt it did hurt him within the agency. He was not completely "on board" or a "team player" because he really didn't want to tell the world he didn't like beer. I have used Ning as well and recommend this as a more closed system, but this won't be as advertising-centric as the method you suggest. There is an interesting game Passive Multiplayer Online Game (PMOG) that creates a "mission" for people to surf through. There is one on online identity that has been used in courses (I have inferrd this from analyzing my own site stats). It might be interesting from an advertising point of view. http://pmog.com/missions/identity_onscreen_and_off_with_howard_rheingold?us…

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Re: [Air-L] Accommodations in Copenhagen
by Marj Kibby 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Hi all, I got an excellent price at Hotel Opera with a pay now / no cancellation deal. I'm arriving ten days before the conference and inspired by all the reports at how easy it is to drive around Scandinavia will do a mini road trip. Any must-see suggestions welcomed. Marj Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604

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CfP: OZCHI 2008 short papers, industry case studies, demos, doctoral consortium
by Marcus Foth 20 Aug '08

20 Aug '08

--- A friendly reminder that submissions close 1st September 2008 --- CALL FOR SHORT PAPERS, INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES, DEMOS & DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM - OZCHI 2008: Designing for Habitat & Habitus Annual conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group 8 - 12 December 2008, Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia http://www.ozchi.org/ OZCHI is the annual conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia, a non-profit event. It is Australia's leading forum for work in all areas of Human-Computer Interaction. OZCHI attracts an international community of practitioners, researchers, academics and students from a wide range of disciplines including user experience designers, information architects, software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts, social scientists or managers. Accepted papers are published in the ACM Digital Library. We look forward to your involvement at this year's OZCHI conference. The main conference will be from Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 December 2008, and will be preceded by two days of Workshops, Tutorials and a Doctoral Consortium on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 December 2008. The conference is located at James Cook University's Cairns campus in the tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia, with accommodation at the Palm Cove resort. Conference Chair: Nic Bidwell Email: conf.chair(a)ozchi.org =============== IMPORTANT DATES Short Papers/Case studies/Demos/Doc consortium: 1st September 2008 Notification of Acceptance Long Papers/Tutorials/Workshops: 22nd August 2008 Short Papers/Panels/Doc consortium: 29th September 2008 Camera-ready papers due: 10th October 2008 ================= CONFERENCE TOPICS We invite contributions on all topics related to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) including practical, technical, empirical and theoretical aspects. General-theme Conference Topics Augmented Reality and Tangible UIs Collaborative System UIs Computer-Mediated Communication and Online Communities Design Methods End-User Programming and Adaptation Ethnography and design-oriented fieldwork Ethnomethodology in systems design Evaluation Methods HCI Education Human Factors in Health Care Informatics Human-centred software engineering Hypermedia and Web Design and Usability Intelligent User Interfaces and User Modelling Location-aware Interaction Service-oriented architectures (SOA) Social computing Theoretical approaches to design Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing Universal Usability & Accessibility Video methods in interaction design Virtual Reality and 3D Interfaces Visualization Techniques Special-theme Conference Topics Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the role of technology in supporting and enhancing our life-experiences and relationships within the environments we inhabit. This extends across work, domestic, and playful settings and the experienced and sensed life that, for example, enchants and provides vibrancy, communal trust, identity and a sense of self. OZCHI'08 will explore developing technology and interactions for rural and dispersed populations, supporting those working, living and travelling to remote regions and responding to issues of community, environmental and economic sustainability. Cultural and Diversity Aspects of HCI Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing beyond the City Felt-life, Affective HCI, Emotion, Motivational aspects Simple technologies in a complex world Methods for design and evaluation across cultural boundaries =========== SUBMISSIONS Submissions will be accepted in various categories as described below. All submissions must be written in English. Accepted long papers, short papers and doctoral consortium, and summaries for posters, industry case studies, panels and demonstrations will be available in the published proceedings. At least one author of any accepted submission must register and attend the conference, for publication in the proceedings. For all guidelines and submission details, please see the conference web site: http://www.ozchi.org/. Additionally, for long and short papers, please follow the detailed instructions in the paper template available from the website. Both long and short papers will undergo a double blind review process by an international panel and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and clarity of writing. SHORT PAPERS Short-length papers up to 4 pages should present ideas that could benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. These papers may include work-in-progress, experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches. Short papers are subject to the same peer review process as long papers and will be included in the ACM Digital Library. CASE STUDIES Case study submissions should be a maximum of 2 pages (including figures) indicating any infrastructure and equipment requirements. The sessions are reflective pieces by practitioners or academics about an experience related to HCI. DEMONSTRATIONS Demo submissions should be a maximum of 2 pages (including figures) indicating any infrastructure and equipment requirements. Demo sessions offer interactive opportunity to showcase research prototypes, finished devices, processes, methods, services and industry applications. We invite demos of all approaches across the full range of HCI related topics, these may be related to submitted papers or completely independent of the other content in the conference. We encourage you to make your demo visually, or otherwise, appealing and present it in an innovative way. Short-Paper/Case Studies/ Demonstration Co-Chairs: Carrie Lui & Ralf Muhlberger Email: sd.chair(a)ozchi.org DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference program on the 9th December 2008.The Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students a special forum where they can present and discuss their research plans and progress with peers and established senior researchers. PhD candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a research proposal in the format given on the OZCHI08 website by the date below. Positions at the consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals. Doctoral Consortium Chair: Wally Smith Email: doct.chair(a)ozchi.org We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting conference in the tropics. Best regards, Frank Vetere, Christine Satchell and Connor Graham OzCHI Program Committee Co-chairs prog.chair [at] ozchi.org -- 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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CfP GOR 09 - GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH 2009 Vienna Austria
by mwelker 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

Dear Colleagues, please redistribute, sorry for cross-posting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- CALL FOR PAPERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH 2009 (GOR 09), http://www.gor.de April 6-8, 2009, University of Vienna, Austria "Do more - See more - Get more: Online Research in Theory and Practice". An Assessment of new Methodological Approaches and Classical Insights on the Impact of Online and Mobile Communication Organizer: * German Society for Online Research, http://www.dgof.de Local Organizers: * Austrian Market Research Association (VMÖ) * Austrian Advertising Research Association (WWG) * Austrian Forum of Experts in Online Research ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Program Committee: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Burkart (University of Vienna, Austria) Prof. Dr. Nicola Doering (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany) Andera Gadeib (CEO, Dialego AG, Aachen, Germany) Dr. Uwe Matzat (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, DGOF member of the board) Emanuel Maxl (VMÖ, Expertenforum Online-Forschung, Vienna, Austria) Dr. Lieselotte Stalzer (VMÖ, Vienna, Austria) Prof. Dr. Martin Welker, Chair (Macromedia University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany, DGOF member of the board) Index: >> Focus and Papers >> Deadline >> Topics >> Types of Contributions and Abstract Submission Schedule of GOR 09 >> Conference Fees and Registration Exhibition Stand Space >> Summary: Important Deadlines, How to Get in Touch with GOR 09 >> Focus of the Conference The aim of the General Online Research (GOR) is the discussion of basic research, innovative developments, and practical experiences in the field of online research. Online research covers a) all methods, instruments and theories that are dealing with the collection of data via online networks and b) effects of online applications and technologies on all levels of society. That involves mobile communication as well. The annual GOR conference involves research mainly within the social and behavioral sciences. GOR 09 supports the exchange of knowledge not only in an interdisciplinary way, but also between researchers and practitioners as well as between universities and companies. >> Papers Invited Theory driven papers are welcome as well as papers with a strong empirical basis and a thorough design. The presentation of applications, best practice examples and cases studies are encouraged. Purely promotional presentations will not be considered for the program. Purely theoretical papers are welcome as long as they provide a clear guidance for future empirical research. The program committee invites presenters from the private sector, official statistics in the governmental and the academic sector. Presentations by teams of authors from two or more sectors are especially welcome. Proposals may include industry cases / clients with a case from practice. Conference Language is English. All papers shall be presented in English (including slides and written papers, if applicable). >> Deadline ***Deadline for abstract submission is October 15, 2008*** The program committee accepts abstract proposals through an online submission system. [http://www.gor.de/gor09/conftool_en.php] All abstracts should be submitted in English. All abstracts will be evaluated by members of the program committee. There will be a transparent evaluation process based on scores. Contributors will be informed regarding the evaluation of their abstracts by Dec. 07, 2008. After accepting the invitations to present at the conference, authors are expected to register with the conference and provide a proof of their working on the paper prior to the assembly of the final conference program. >> Which Topics? (1) Data Collection Using the Internet: Measurement: - Web 2.0 Features and New Instruments in Web Surveys, - Field-experimental Work on the Question Answer Process in Web Surveys, - Audio and Video Elements in Web Surveys. Weighting in Web surveys: - Propensity Score Weighting and Related Procedures. Sampling: - Probability Samples and Online Access Panels, - Sampling of Special Populations on the Internet, - Non-response: Incentives, Field work and its Timing. (2) Research Goes Mobile: New Applications in Data Collection: - The Merger of Oral and Visual Communication, - Supporting Interviewers and Field Representatives, - Self-administered Mobile Data Collection, - Evaluation of New Technologies. (3) Qualitative Research via Internet: - New Approaches in Qualitative Research Online - Qual-Quant Methods which are enabled by the Internet - Semi-structured and Qualitative Interviews on the Web, - Qualitative Content Analysis of Websites, Blogs, Wikis, Personal Profiles. (4) Internet and Mobile Metrics: - Network Analysis: Methods, Instruments, Indicators - Data Mining Techniques, Indicators, - Combining Data Mining and Survey Data. (5) Social Web & Civil Society: - Online Groups, Online Communities & Social Networking Sites, - Internet and Social Movements: Participation and the Deliberative Democracy, - Social Networks and Relations Online and Offline, - Digital Inequality, - eDemocracy & eGovernance, - Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use, - eHealth, - e- & m-Learning. (6) Electronic & Mobile Business: - Evaluation of Web-Sites and E-Commerce, - Electronic CRM and its Relation to Online Market Research, - Online Employee Surveys. >> Types of Contributions and Abstract Submission: * Papers: Oral presentation of a paper. * Poster presentations: Contribution to a poster session. For oral presentations and posters please submit an abstract of about 350 words. The abstract should be descriptive with respect to the underlying research question(s), the methods used to assess these questions, the data used and a short summary of the results. It should especially make clear what the results add to existing insights and knowledge about the topic. * Sessions: Contributors are encouraged to propose sessions of 3 to 5 presentations focused on a particular topic within the scope of the conference. Session organizers are invited to submit a draft program including the names of all contributors, titles of their presentations, and contact information in addition to a 250 word rational for the session. Sessions combining presentations from the private sector and the academic sector are especially welcome. * Workshops: You may propose teaching a 2.5 or 5 hour pre-conference workshop covering key methods or ethical aspects of Internet science. * Roundtables Proceedings: rights remain with the authors. There will be a) proceedings, that is a booklet with all the abstracts of the accepted papers, free for all participants of GOR 09. b) an edited volume of 10-15 excellent papers in the series ?Neue Schriften zur Online-Forschung? c) an edited volume of 10-15 excellent papers of the special track ?Research goes mobile?. >> Schedule of GOR 09: Traditionally, the GOR follows this schedule (subject to alteration): Monday (April 6, 2009): Workshops, DGOF Member Meeting & Early Bird Meeting Tuesday (April 7, 2009): Conference, Exhibition & Party Wednesday (April 8, 2009): Conference & Exhibition Traveling and accommodation: please refer to our website www.gor.de >> Social Events and Membership Meeting: The traditional Early-Bird-Meeting takes place in the evening of April, 6th, 2009. Visitors and participants will have the opportunity to meet and get in touch with other researchers. On Tuesday evening (April 7th, 2009) there will be a big party. During the conference there is a meeting of the members of the German Society for Online Research. Members will receive additional information about the meeting at a later date. >> Exhibition Stand Space: Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services. Please contact office(a)dgof.de. >> Conference Fees and Registration: Conference fees include tax, conference materials, two lunches, the evening event, drinks and snacks during breaks. * Researchers: 180 Euros * First authors: 145 Euros * Students: 90 Euros * Commercial participants (e.g., company representatives, free-lancers, consultants): 465 Euros Early registrants (i.e., registration by January 15, 2008) have a 15 % discount. DGOF, VMÖ and WWG members have a 20 % discount, which cannot be combined with the early registrants' discount. For participants other than first authors, day tickets are available, as well. Registration for all participants begins December 10th , 2008 at http://www.gor.de. >> Important deadlines: Okt/15th /2008 deadline for abstract submission Dec/07th /2008 feedback on paper acceptance/registration begins Jan/01th /2009 preliminary program available Jan/31th/2009 deadline for first author registration Feb/22th/2009 deadline for sending in slides and powerpoints >> How to Get in Touch: Conference website, abstract submission, workshops: http://www.gor.de Business activities and any further questions: office(a)dgof.de. Aug. 10, 2008, the program committee ***************************************************** ========================================= Prof. Dr. Martin Welker Journalistik Macromedia Fachhochschule der Medien (MFM) Gollierstr. 4 80339 München www.macromedia.de ----------------------------------------- www.martin-welker.de ----------------------------------------- DGOF e.V., Vorstand Hans-Böckler-Str. 163 50354 Hürth m.welker(a)dgof.de, www.dgof.de =========================================

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vint cerf article
by jeremy hunsinger 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

a decade of internet evolution http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/index.h… jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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pre-history of the Internet
by Barry Wellman 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

which is more interesting than Clone Wars (in either live or animated versions). See below 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 _______________________________________________________________________ Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:11:59 +0100 From: martin dodge <m.dodge(a)manchester.ac.uk> Subject: history of NSFNET with maps of network growth Ancient history in Internet time...... 5. NSF and the Birth of the Internet [Macromedia Flash Player] http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nsf-net/ The birth of the Internet is the subject of this utterly engaging and well- thought out special report created by the National Science Foundation. After a brief introduction, visitors can browse through a multimedia site that includes video clips of early pioneers talking about their work on this endeavor, along with maps of Internet growth from the 1960s to the 1990s and documents such as the Lax Report. Interestingly enough the Lax Report, issued in 1982, was influential in the creation of the National Science Foundation's supercomputing centers. The materials are divided up by decade (1960s through the 2000s) and visitors can click on each section to learn about the advances and challenges faced by persons working in this field. Along the way, a small section in the bottom right-hand corner of the site keeps a running total of the baud rate and the Internet users in each decade. Of course, visitors will not want to miss the section dedicated to Mosaic, which was the browser developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in the early 1990s. [KMG] Courtesy of Internet Scout report http://scout.wisc.edu/ ------------------------------ End of MAPPING-CYBERSPACE Digest - 11 Apr 2008 to 16 Aug 2008 (#2008-5) ***********************************************************************

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