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Fwd: ComGeography group
by Holly Kruse 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Forwarded on request.... hk Begin forwarded message: > From: "André Jansson" <Andre.Jansson(a)kau.se> > Date: June 9, 2008 9:45:41 AM CDT > To: "Holly Kruse" <holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu> > Subject: Re: ComGeography group > > > Do you want to be part of establishing the interdisciplinary > research field of Communication Geography? > The overarching question of Communication Geography is a > dialectical one: How does communication produce and become space, > and how does space produce and become communication? The research > terrain cuts across disciplines like media studies, urban studies, > tourism studies and architecture. It also cuts across paradigmatic > boundaries. > If you are interested in what is happening in this field, or want > to contribute to its expansion, join the new ComGeography Network! > Go to: http://groups.google.se/group/comgeography > > > > ***************************************** > André Jansson > Professor > Media and Communication Studies > Karlstad University > SE 651 88 Karlstad > SWEDEN > > andre.jansson(a)kau.se > Office: +46 (0)54 700 16 35 > Mobile: +46 (0)709 72 73 10 > Homepage: http://www.mkv.kau.se/andrejansson

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Metaphors in Web space
by Alex -Vipowernet 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

> Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am working on a project dealing with the use of metaphor in > communication about technology, as well as communication within > software. I am trying to compile a list of metaphors used on the web > and in computer software. For example, the "shopping cart" in online > shopping, PowerPoint using "slides", "dialog" boxes in operating > systems, "bulletin boards", etc. Excellent topic. Metaphors are of central interest to me. Metaphrier and metaphrand. See Julian Jaynes "The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" for an excellent examination of the metaphor. Also Gregory Bateson - steps to an Ecology of Mind - for more on the role of metaphor... Send me a note and I'll send you my PowerPoint on Metaphors. The list should be interesting. These metaphors are like vestigial body organs. All new ideas have to be expressed using the terminology of the old idea. They linger carrying old ideas into new turf. We still "dial" the phone even if there have not been dials on phones for 30 years. Documents are stored in "filing cabinets" - even in a paperless office. The words linger - long after their original utility is passed. I have a theory that each new technology becomes the metaphor for ourselves. Freud's concept of "projection" arose in close proximity to the time he saw his first magic lantern show. In the 50's the mind was described as a giant computer In the 90's the mind was described as a giant network. Minsky - the Community of Mind. Our concept of ourselves is driven by the metaphors that are available from our external world. I'd love to see your web metaphor list. Alex Randall Professor of Communication - UVI - arandall(a)uvi.edu Podcast from Paradise - www.vinow.com/blog This message is a natural product.The random grammar and spelling errors serve to enhance the individual character of the message and in no way should be considered flaws or defects.

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Lessons in Second Life (Road Show)
by jeremy hunsinger 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Monday (1:00-2:30pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. This summer, we will meet at various locations in second life in order to explore and think about learning in second life. im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life Today we are visiting Ohio University to consider the phenomenology of the 'university build' in second life. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ohio%20University/30/48/37 Note: that we visit a place is not an endorsement of that place in any way. We go places that exemplify problems and issues as much as excellences. 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 _______________________________________________ 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/ ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ . _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

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Re: [Air-L] Metaphors in Technology
by Cameron Adams 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

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Re: [Air-L] privacy and protection
by 'Gail Taylor 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Has the student received IRB or similar type of institution approval to conduct a research study of this nature? I am surprised that an academic adviser would approve a study that has the potential to put the life of a student and/or research subjects in danger, as well as their own due to student relationship issues. I also found myself wondering whether the adviser has counseled the student to seek legal advice about doing a study that has the potential to not only endanger lives but also compromise the well-being of institutions, including those of members and other shareholder whose interests could also be compromised as part of the research process. If the student has institution approval to conduct the study, Ingbert Floyd and others have given sound advice on how to cloak the identity of the student and research subjects. I would, though, still proceed with caution keeping in mind that all code can eventually be cracked and identities traced by those who have the know-how and are intent on uncovering the identities of those perceived to be security threats to private and/or public interests. Gail --------------------------------------- Gail D. Taylor, M.Ed. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student Library & Information Science Instructor LIS202 Information Technology and Organizations Fall 2008 Semester "Technology enables man to gain control over everything except technology." -- Unknown

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Re: [Air-L] Metaphors in Technology
by Mariana Goya 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

You might find useful two papers by Steve Jones, in which he analyzes internet terminology (and metaphors) borrowed from other areas such as tourism and urban planning: Jones, S. @Henryparkesmotel.com Jones, S. Infostructures, the Internet and Urban Planning. Research by Katherine Hayles can be useful for metaphors about computers and artificial intelligence, Best, Mariana > Hi All, > > I am working on a project dealing with the use of metaphor in > communication about technology, as well as communication within > software. I am trying to compile a list of metaphors used on the web > and in computer software. For example, the "shopping cart" in online > shopping, PowerPoint using "slides", "dialog" boxes in operating > systems, "bulletin boards", etc. > > Have any of you come across or perhaps even thought of other metaphors > employed in software, online or off, or in communication about > technology? I would like to make a giant list of examples. > > Also, any recommended readings would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance for any help! > > > > -Gordon Carlson > -University of Illinois at Chicago > -PhD Student of New Media Communication and RA in Electronic > Visualization Lab Mariana Goya M Doctoral student in Communication at the Institute of Communication Research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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WriteColor(sm): MultiColoring for HighLighting/Rating Text
by Gerry Mckiernan 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

Friends/ The Time Has Come To Open Our Eyes And Realize That The World Is A Carousel of Color Here-WithIn-I-Offer-A-Proposal-That-I-Believe-ALL-Will-Recognize-As-The-Next-Logical-Step-In-How-We-Write-Read-Assess-Interpret-Text: The World-Is-No-Longer-Black-Or-White. I Propose That All Give Serious Consideration To Writing-In-Color(s) , With Each Color Representing A Respective Level of Significance Within A Text. The Visible Spectrum Would Be The Basis For The Relative Levels Of Significance Of Given Text WHERE Text of Least Importance Would Be Highlighted In RED; Text of Intermediate Importance Highlighted In GREEN; Text of Greatest Importance Highlighted in VIOLET, and Text of In-Between Importance Highlighted in Appropriate Colors: ORANGE, BLUE, INDIGO Initially, TEXT would be COLORED at the PARAGRAPH LEVEL By The Author(s). Adjoining OR Disjunct Sections of Text Could Have The SAME COLOR. Upon Publication, The Reader Would Have The Ability To ReCOLOR The TEXT ToReflect His/Her View On The Relative Significant Of Text In His/Her Opinion And/Or Relative To A Particular Purpose. I also envision a feature by which The Reader would be able to colorlight individual terms and/or phrases. Readers would also have the ability to assess the value of The Overall TEXT by LABELING THE TEXT with One Color (Color Digg). The Higher The Color, The More Significant The Text. Any AND All Reactions To This Proposal Are Strongly Encouraged By Posting A Comment On The Blog Entry For This Posting At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/06/writecolorsm-multicoloring-for.ht… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/53vk36 ] BTW: Don't Even Think of Patenting These Ideas - My Lawyers Are Bigger Than Yours [:-) WriteColor(sm): Where Color is Primary(sm) Purple Rules(sm) /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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Internet Research 9.0 (AoiR 9) REGISTRATION OPEN
by Lisbeth Klastrup 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

Dear all, REGISTRATION for the Internet Research 9.0 conference, IT University of Copenhagen, October 16th - 18th 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark is now open for both presenters and all interested academics! As the conference chair, Im happy to finally announce that you can now all register for the Internet Research 9.0 conference (also known as the annual conference of AoIR) on the conference website! - I would like to apologise for the delay in the opening of the registration: one reason being that balancing the dropping rate of the dollar with the high prices of catering in Denmark hasn't been an easy exercise - but we have now found some good solutions :). In order to discover HOW TO REGISTER, find instructions below. If you are PRESENTER, please note, that we need you to register as quickly as possible in order to finalise the program! KEYNOTER ANNOUNCEMENT We are proud to announce the participation of three highly interesting and versatile keynoter speakers at this year's conference: Mimi Ito, US/Japan, author of "Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life" (http://www.itofisher.com/mito) Stephen Graham, UK, author of the forthcoming book "Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism" (http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/information/staff/personal/graham/index.html ) Rich Ling, Norway, author of the forthcoming book "New Tech, New Ties: How mobile communication is reshaping social cohesion" (http://www.richardling.com) WORKSHOPS: Don't forget to check out the preconference workshops, taking place at the conference venue, on Wednesday October 15th. You can still submit papers to and participate in the "Learning and Research in Second Life" and the "Writing and Publications" workshop. More info at: http://conferences.aoir.org/workshops.htm The Doctoral Colloquium and the "In the Game.." workshops are closed for further submissions and participants, but remember to register for the workshop, if your paper has been accepted! EARLY BIRD PRICES Don't miss our early bird prices! If you register before July 31st, the basic registration fees are: Early Bird Professional: $320 (incl. one years membership of AoiR) Early Bird Student: $190 (incl. one years membership of AoiR) I encourage you all to also sign-up for the conference banquet! It will take place at the IT University in Copenhagen on Saturday October 18th, followed by an open student bar and partying/networking until the early hours of the morning... HOW DO I REGISTER? 1) Go the conference website: http://conferences.aoir.org/ 2) Click on "Registration" in the LEFT-hand menu 3) Follow the instructions :) QUESTIONS? Questions related to registration fees and inclusions: contact registration liason and local conference coordinator, Anna Sommer: asommer(a)itu.dk. Technical problems? Please contact registration webmaster Charlie Breindahl: charlieb(a)itu.dk Questions related to the program or your presentation: contact program chair, Brian Loader: bl506(a)york.ac.uk Questions related to content, venue, sponsoring etc: contact conference chair, Lisbeth Klastrup: klastrup(a)itu.dk Questions regarding the workshops: please contact the relevant workshop organisers, see info at: http://conferences.aoir.org/workshops.htm NB! If you for funding reasons need some form of formal document to verify your participation, contact Anna Sommer: asommer(a)itu.dk. ************ I really look forward to seeing hopefully a lot of you in Copenhagen in October. With the number of interesting and illuminating papers accepted for the conference, I know it is going to be a great experience! Dont forget to regularly check out: http://conferences.aoir.org Greetings, Liz Klastrup conference chair __________________________________________________ Lisbeth Klastrup Associate Professor Innovative Communication Research Group (InC) IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaardsvej 7 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark

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Re: [Air-L] privacy and protection
by Bruno S. 07 Jun '08

07 Jun '08

Hi there, in order to protect oneself from being traced back, I highly recommend using TOR (The Onion Router) > http://www.torproject.org/ <. The principle is brilliantly explained at > http://www.torproject.org/overview.html.en <. Since it is virtually untraceable, your student would need to use it for every connection she makes to her blog, or wherever it is that she'll be conducting the research from. From the earliest stage (searching for a hosting service, subscribing to it) throughout her use of it (posting any comment, any post, just logging on to the website), she will need to use TOR not to be identified. This answers the question regarding her anonymity, but not the respondents'. I could suggest they *all *use TOR, but that requires some kind of technical understanding, and may not be easily put in place. What are others' suggestions? Bruno Selun

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_Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking_
by Gerry Mckiernan 07 Jun '08

07 Jun '08

Colleagues/ A Major New Report /Gerry Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking / Vickery, Graham. ; Wunsch - Vincent, Sacha / Abstract Drawing on an expanding array of intelligent web services and applications, a growing number of people are creating, distributing and exploiting user-created content (UCC) and being part of the wider participative web. This study describes the rapid growth of UCC and its increasing role in worldwide communication, and draws out implications for policy. Questions addressed include: What is user-created content? What are its key drivers, its scope and different forms? What are the new value chains and business models? What are the extent and form of social, cultural and economic opportunities and impacts? What are the associated challenges? Is there a government role, and what form could it take? Chapter 1. Introduction / Chapter 2. Defining and Measuring the Participative Web and User-Created Content-Definition-Measurement / Chapter 3. Drivers of User-Created Content-Technological drivers-Social drivers-Economic drivers-Institutional and legal drivers / Chapter 4. Types of User-Created Content and Distribution Platforms-UCC types--Text--Photos and images--Music and audio--Video and film--User-created content posted on products and other interest areas-UCC platforms--Blogs--Wikis and other text-based collaboration formats--Group-based aggreatation and social bookmarking--Podcasting--Social networking sites--Virtual world content / Chapter 5. Emerging Value Chains and Business Models-The emerging value and publishing chain of user-created content-Monetisation of user-created content and new business models / Chapter 6. Economic and Social Impacts-Economic Impacts--Consumer electronics, ICT hardware, software, network service and platforms--Users/creators--Traditional media--Professional content creators--Search engines and advertising--Services that capitalise on UCC--Marketing and brands--Use of UCC and participative web tools in business-Social Impacts--Increased user autonomy, participation, and communication--Cultural impacts--Citizenship engagement and politics--Educational and information impact--Impact on ICT and other skills--Social and legal challenges / Chapter 7. Opportunities and Challenges for Users, Business and Policy-Enhancing R&D, innovation and technology-Developing competitive, non-discriminatory policy frameworks-Enhancing the infrastructure--Broadband access--Convergence and regulation-Regulatory environment--Intellectual property rights and user-created content--Digital rights management--Freedom of expression--Information and content quality--Mature, inappropriate and illegal content--Safety on the internet and awareness raising--Privacy and identity theft--Impact of intensive internet use--Network security and spam--Virtual worlds, property rights, and taxation--Governments as producers and users of content-Conceptualisation, classification, and measurement / For Links to Free PDF and Additional Data, Please Visit [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/06/participative-web-and-user… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/5q96yl ] /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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