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FW: [CSL]: new book: Remote Relationships in a Small World
by Dmitry Epstein 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

Following a number of presentations at the last AoIR conference, I thought this book announcement can interest some. -----Original Message----- From: Interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society [mailto:CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Joanne Roberts Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:14 AM To: CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [CSL]: new book: Remote Relationships in a Small World From: Holland, Samantha [mailto:S.Holland@leedsmet.ac.uk] Sent: 12 December 2007 16:37 To: CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: new book: Remote Relationships in a Small World Remote Relationships in a Small World Holland, Samantha (ed.) New York: Peter Lang (2008) How do people have relationships when they are apart, or develop them when they've never even met? From MySpace and weblogs to romance and sexuality, this book draws together a range of studies on <remote relationships>, investigating the intricate, intimate ways that people forge connections online. The term 'remote' refers to the technologies that facilitate forms of communication, and also underlines the lack of physicality involved in these relationships, developed at a distance. Using empirical data, these collected essays explore a wide variety of relationships, examining the methodological and ethical issues that researchers face. Remote Relationships in a Small World, part of a new generation of online studies, responds to the need for research that focuses on social relationships. Contents Jayne Armstrong: Researching DIY Grrrl (E)Zine Culture: A Methodological and Ethical Account - Andrea J. Baker/Monica T. Whitty: Researching Romance and Sexuality Online: Issues for New and Current Researchers - Janet Finlay/Lynette Willoughby: Exploring Online Learning Relationships: A Case Study in Higher Education - Simeon J. Yates/Eleanor Lockley: Moments of Separation: Gender, (Not So Remote) Relationships, and the Cell Phone - Natilene Bowker: Participating in the World (Wide Web): Social Connections for People with Disabilities - Samantha Holland/Julie Harpin: <It's Only MySpace>: Teenagers and Social Networking Online - Lilia Efimova/Andrea Ben Lassoued: On How Relationships Develop via Weblogs: A Co-constructed Narrative - Naomi Rosh White/Peter B. White: Remote Relationships as Theatre: Travellers and Group E-mails - Rhiannon Bury: Remotely Embodied Friendships in Female Fan Communities - Jonathan Paul Marshall: Cybermind: Paradoxes of Gender and Relationship in an Online Group - David Jacobson: <Two Levels of Personal>: The Cultural Context of Intimacy in Instant Messaging - Dennis D. Waskul/Phillip Vannini: Ludic and Ludic(rous) Relationships: Sex, Play, and the Internet - Sarah Earle/Keith Sharp: Online Relations between the Men Who Pay for Sex - Marcus Wigan: A Remote Marriage: The Theory and Practice of Being Apart and Staying Together. Reviews <This volume provides excellent analyses of a wide range of mediated relationships from some of the best researchers in the field. Anyone interested in online relationships, sociality, or identity will want to own this book.> (Lori Kendall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?vID=68630&vLang=E&vNoHB=true To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm ************************************************************************ ************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html ************************************************************************ ************* **************************************************************************** ******** Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html **************************************************************************** *********

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Conference: Broadcast News and the Active Citizen
by Stephen Coleman 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

I hope that this conference might be of interest to list members: BROADCAST NEWS AND THE ACTIVE CITIZEN A Dialogue between Media Researchers and Practitioners about the changing relationship between Broadcast News and Citizenship Monday, January 7, 2008, University of Leeds KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PETER HORROCKS, Head of (the recently converged) BBC Newsroom JOHN DOWNING, Southern Illinois University (author of Radical Media) Presenters include: Brian McNair, University of Strathclyde Chris Atton, Napier University Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths College - University of London Vicky Taylor, BBC Interactive Simon Bucks, Sky News Mark Waddington, ITV Local USER GENERATED CONTENT - CITIZEN JOURNALISM - INTERACTIVITY - PRODUSAGE - COMMUNITY MEDIA - LOCALISM Broadcast news institutions are responding in unprecedented ways to a public which increasingly produces and consumes its own journalism. The conference will explore the changing relationship between Broadcast News and Citizenship. These trends challenge traditional notions of citizenship and the role of broadcasters. While enabling exploration of a broad range of topics related to these phenomena, we seek to develop insights, in particular, into how the major news broadcasters of the UK - at the local and national levels - adapt to an increasingly active, engaged, and demanding public. The cost of the conference (including lunch and wine reception) is £25. The reduced fee for students/unwaged is £10. For information or to register, please visit: http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/news-citizen <https://outlook.leeds.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://ics.leeds.ac.u…> . Contact news.citizen(a)leeds.ac.uk for further information or call Sarah Ventress on 0113-343-5805

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Inaugural Issue of JITP Released ~ PDF Version Free Online @ www.jitp.net
by Stuart Shulman 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

The first issue of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics is available free online at: http://www.jitp.net/ JITP Table of Contents # Editor's Introduction Stuart W. Shulman # The Effect of Risk Perceptions on Online Political Participatory Decisions Samuel J. Best, Brian S. Krueger, and Jeffrey Ladewig # Cyber-Terror - Looming Threat or Phantom Menace? The Framing of the US Cyber-Threat Debate Myriam Dunn Cavelty # Democracy and E-Rulemaking: Web-Based Technologies, Participation, and the Potential for Deliberation David Schlosberg, Stephen Zavestoski, and Stuart W. Shulman # From Indifference to Making the Difference: NNITs and Patterns of Political Participation among Korea's Younger Generations Jongwoo Han # Rethinking Government-Public Relationships in a Digital World: Customers, Clients or Citizens? Patrice A. Dutil, Cosmo Howard, John Langford, and Jeffrey Roy # Book Review: WEB CAMPAIGNING and NEW MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND THE MANAGED CITIZEN # Book Review: THE WEALTH OF NETWORKS: HOW SOCIAL PRODUCTION TRANSFORMS MARKETS AND FREEDOMS # Book Review: DIGITAL ERA GOVERNANCE: IT CORPORATIONS, THE STATE, AND E-GOVERNMENT # Book Review: DIGITAL GOVERNMENT: TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE. # Book Review: DIGITAL STATE AT THE LEADING EDGE -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Director, Sara Fine Institute School of Information Sciences Director, Qualitative Data Analysis Program University Center for Social and Urban Research http://qdap.ucsur.pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh 121 University Place, Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412.624.3776 (v) 412.624.4810 (f) http://shulman.ucsur.pitt.edu Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net

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cfp: learning and research in Second Life
by Jeremy Hunsinger 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

apologies for crossposting, distribute as appropriate -jh Call for Papers/Participation Please join us in a workshop on learning and research in Second Life on October 17, 2007 in Vancouver at Internet Research 8.0 (http:// wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=About_IR8.0) Paper Deadline August 15th. Second Life(R) is a 3d virtual environment created by Linden Lab which has captured the attentions of researchers and teachers from around the world from a variety of disciplines. This workshop aims to improve the understanding of Second Life as a Learning and Research environment. It will bring 35 researchers together to collaborate, discuss and workshop diverse topics related to research and learning in Second Life. We will pursue a full-day schedule in which participants will discuss their work and interests on four different topics: learning in Second Life, integrated learning, the contributions of research to the community and ethical research methods. How can we better enable learning in this sphere? How can we better enable research? As a highlight, Robin Linden will give a talk to the group, and members of Linden Lab will participate throughout the day. We encourage researchers to submit papers and short biography to slworkshop(a)tmttlt.com which will be selected and distributed amongst participants before the workshop. First invitations will be offered to those who provide full papers for consideration. These papers have two purposes: first is to provide a common platform for understanding our research and teaching and second submitted papers may be considered for publication in an edited volume being produced in relation to the workshop, or possibly in peer reviewed publication derived from the workshop (these are currently under discussion). Subsequent invitation will be made based upon research/teaching statement and biography. If you are interested in participating, please send an email containing your information to slworkshop(a)tmttlt.com. Decisions will be made by September 1st, barring incident. There is a limit of 35 participants at the physical meeting; the event will be simulcast into Second Life. We welcome professionals, faculty and graduate students to participate. This workshop is sponsored by Linden Lab creators of Second Life and is organized by Jeremy Hunsinger and Aleks Krotoski. Free lunch, coffee breaks and the room is included in participation. jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series

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online community statistics
by Lorraine R Buis 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone out there has any citations for updated statistics/estimates of the number of Internet users who use online communities. The most current estimates I can find are from a 2001 Pew Internet & American Life report that indicate that approximately 100 million American Internet users have used an online community. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Lorraine Buis, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development

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Giveaway of the day - MP3 Recorder Studio
by Lois Ann Scheidt 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Today's Giveaway of the Day software is called MP3 Recorder Studio and it allows you to record internet calls in MP3 format. Might be a very useful tool for research interviews. If you don't already monitor the Giveaway of the Day site I suggest you start doing so...they give away lots of software that could be useful for research purposes. Oh and when you install do read the txt file for activation information. Check out http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ Lois Ann Scheidt Doctoral Student - School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington IN USA Adjunct Instructor - School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis IN USA and IUPUC, Columbus IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com

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Anglican Ministry in Second Life
by Mark Brown 12 Dec '07

12 Dec '07

Greetings, I lead the Anglican Ministry in Second Life which over a short period of time has grown to 5 church services a week and more than 300 members. It is doing something very unusual within the church, constructive and effective engagement with the internet. I am looking for someone interested in undertaking some research to assist in documenting and analyzing this unusual fledgling programme. For background information see: http://slangcath.wordpress.com/ In Christ, Revd Mark Brown http://brownblog.info _________________________________________________________________ Overpaid or Underpaid? Check our comprehensive Salary Centre http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent%2Emycareer%2Ecom%2E…

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Re: [Air-L] Anglican Ministry in Second Life
by William Bain 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Airtug Altinay wrote: "When I tried to open the link http://slangcath.wordpress.com/ I realized that it is one of the thousands of websites that have been banned in Turkey." I found this awfully sad news and I personally would be interested in more information. In terms of getting the ban lifted (and hopefully stopping the censorship) there's some interesting information in Wikipedia at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship With best wishes, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Tenure Track Position - Information Policy - The Information School, University of Washington
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 11 Dec '07

11 Dec '07

Hello everyone, Please see the iSchool new faculty position announcement - http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/communications/ad/aa1984.html Best Karine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Karine Barzilai-Nahon Director, The Center for Information & Society The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 Office tel. - (206) 685-6668 Skype- karine-barzilai-nahon http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb

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2nd CfP: Knowlegde Management in Action (KMIA 2008) (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

fyi Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:18:45 +0100 From: Volker Wulf <volker.wulf(a)fit.fraunhofer.de> To: comtech(a)fit.fraunhofer.de Subject: [Comtech] 2nd CfP: Knowlegde Management in Action (KMIA 2008) Call for Papers KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION (KMIA-2008) Held in conjunction with the 20th IFIP World Computer Congress http://www3.dsi.uminho.pt/wcc2008 September 7-10, 2008, Milano, IT Conference Co-Chairs: - Rose Dieng (INRIA, France) - Carla Simone (University Milano-Bicocca, Italy) Program Co-Chairs: - Mark Ackerman (University of Michigan, USA) - Volker Wulf (University of Siegen and Fraunhofer FIT, Germany) IMPORTANT DATES: Deadline for submission of papers: 28 January 2008 Notification of acceptance: 10 March 2008 Submission of camera-ready copy: 7 April 2008 Scope and Topics Organizations of different kinds, from structured companies up to social networks or virtual communities, are becoming increasingly aware of the need to collect, organize, mobilize, increase, in sum manage, the knowledge characterizing their ability to stay alive, adapt and evolve in a turbulent context. Knowledge Management (KM) is a keyword under which different organizational and technological approaches to answer this need are referred to, both in applied research and in the practices of real organizations. KMIA aims to collect papers reporting on experiences that are confronted with real situations and highlight problems, requirements and solutions that are derived from those experiences by taking into account the following perspectives: - organizational strategies to enact and promote KM within organizations, and their relation with the ICT technology - various kinds of knowledge, application domains, organizational structures, and their implication on KM - methods and approaches for the design of KM solutions - techniques and technologies for a sustainable KM (CSCW-based approaches, web-based approaches, etc.) - critical success factors for KM socio-technical solutions - evaluation of KM applications in real situations - lessons-learned in each phase of the KM application life-cycle, from conception up to continuous adaptation - critical comparison of technologies, field studies and strategies in KM - any other perspective contributing to a better understanding of KM in action Paper submission Papers presenting original research will be published by Springer Science and Business Media. All published papers will be double-blind refereed by at least two reviewers. Revised version of best papers will be considered for submission to a special issue of an international journal. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance, originality of the work and reviewersâ comments. Program Committee - Giorgio de Michelis, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy - Jean-Louis Ermine, INT, France - Ixchel M. Faniel, University of Michigan, USA - Madjid Fathi, University of Siegen, Germany - Susan Gasson, Drexel University, USA - Olivier Gerbe, HEC Montreal, Canada - Christine Halverson, IBM Research, USA - Ola Henfridsson, Viktoria Institute, Gothemborg, Sweden - JÃ¶rg Haake, Open University Hagen, Germany - Thomas Herrmann, University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany - Marleen Huysman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Wendy Kellogg, IBM Research, USA - Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen, Germany - Markus Klann, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany - Kari Kuutti, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland - Miriam Lewkowicz, Technical University Troyes, France - Maurizio Mesenzani, IRSO/SDI, Italy - Keiichi Nakata, University of Readings, UK - Wayne Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA - David McDonald, University of Washington, USA - Bernhard Nett, University of Siegen and Fraunhofer-FIT, Germany - Larry Prusak, Cambridge, USA - Volkmar Pipek, University of Siegen, Germany - Ulrich Reimer (University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland) - Markus Rohde, International Institute for Socio-Informatics, Germany - Kjeld Schmidt, IT University, Copenhagen, Denmark - Stefanie Teasley, University of Michigan, USA - Nancy Van House, University of California at Berkeley, USA - Lisl Zach, Drexel University, USA - Manuel Zacklad, Tech-CICO, UTT, France _______________________________________________ Comtech mailing list Comtech(a)fit.fraunhofer.de https://mail.fit.fraunhofer.de/mailman/listinfo/comtech

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