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New Book: Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age
by Christian.Fuchs＠sbg.ac.at 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Christian Fuchs (2008) Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415961327. 408 pages. Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society. More infos: http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at/i&s.html Discussion Board on Internet+Society issues: http://www.nabble.com/Internet-and-Society-f28205.html In this book, the author develops a theory that shows how Internet has changed society and society shapes the Internet. It discusses the ecology, the economy, the politics, and the culture of transnational informational capitalism. Topics addressed in the book include: self-organization in nature, self-organization in society, foundations of social theory, theory of capitalism, critical theory in the age of the Internet, transnational informational capitalism, Web 2.0, social software, ecological sustainability and ICTs, informational monopolies, strategies of accumulation related to the Internet, MySpace, YouTube, Wikipedia, Google, Open Source, Free Software, filesharing, knowledge labor, class theory, multitude and Empire (Hardt and Negri), class theory in informational capitalism, gift internet economy, commodity internet economy, gift commodity internet economy, digital divide, eParticipation, digital democracy, democratic theory, information warfare, electronic surveillance, cyberprotest, the movement for democratic globalization ("anti-globalization"), virtual communities, social networking platforms, cyberstalking, social relations online, individualization and isolation online, Internet addiction, cyberculture, cyberethics, etc. The book provides foundations for Critical Internet Research / Critical Theory in the age of informational capitalism. -- _____________________________ Univ.Ass. Dr. Christian Fuchs Assistant Professor for Internet and Society ICT&S Center - Advanced Studies and Research in Information and Communication Technologies & Society http://www.icts.uni-salzburg.at University of Salzburg Sigmund Haffner Gasse 18 5020 Salzburg Austria christian.fuchs(a)sbg.ac.at Phone +43 662 8044 4823 Fax +43 662 6389 4800 Information-Society-Technology: http://fuchs.icts.sbg.ac.at http://icts.uni-salzburg.at/fuchs/ Managing Editor of tripleC - peer-reviewed open access online journal for the foundations of information science: http://triplec.uti.at New Book: Fuchs, Christian (2008) Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. New York: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isb… http://www.routledge.co.uk/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?curTab…

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CFP: UNDISCIPLINED! Rigour in emerging design disciplines and professions
by Ken Friedman 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Friends, Yesterday, we sent out the CFP for the next Design Research Society international conference in Sheffield. This morning, an alert reader informed me that we set the deadline for December 2008 for a conference in July 2008. Apologies! We've extended the deadline to allow people to get abstracts in following the RAE submission in the UK. The deadline is THIS December -- 2007! We hope that you will consider joining us for what promises to be a marvelous conference. Best regards, Ken Friedman Communications Secretary Design Research Society THE 2008 DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE will be held in Sheffield, UK on 16-19 July 2008. In the tradition of our biennial conference series this will be a broad-ranging event open to all topics and disciplines relevant to designing. However we will have a conference theme which will inform the choice of keynote speakers and, we hope, stimulate debate: ******************************************************** UNDISCIPLINED! Rigour in emerging design disciplines and professions. ******************************************************** You can find out more at the conference website at </exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://drs2008.designinquiry.wikispaces.net/>http://drs2008.designinquiry.wikispaces.net/ Deadline for extended abstracts is 1 December 2007 If you are considering proposing a paper please join the conference announcement mail list at </exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html

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2008 DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
by Ken Friedman 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

THE 2008 DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE will be held in Sheffield, UK on 16-19 July 2008. In the tradition of our biennial conference series this will be a broad-ranging event open to all topics and disciplines relevant to designing. However we will have a conference theme which will inform the choice of keynote speakers and, we hope, stimulate debate: ******************************************************** UNDISCIPLINED! Rigour in emerging design disciplines and professions. ******************************************************** You can find out more at the conference website at </exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://drs2008.designinquiry.wikispaces.net/>http://drs2008.designinquiry.wikispaces.net/ Deadline for extended abstracts is 1 December 2008 If you are considering proposing a paper please join the conference announcement mail list at </exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html

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FW: Call for Papers - Web 2.0, teens, & libraries
by Suzana Sukovic 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

>Subject >Call for papers: Web 2.0, teenagers & libraries > >Call for papers for a special issue of Library Trends devoted to Web 2.0, >teenagers and libraries. > >This issue will explore the current use of Web 2.0 technologies in >libraries which serve teenagers, and consider how services might be >developed future to better meet the needs of a teenage audience. > >The issue will cover initiatives in all types of libraries serving >teenagers: school, public, college, university and other information >services. Contributions are welcome from researchers, library/information >practitioners and other interested parties. Suggested topics include (but >are not limited to): >Involving teenagers in the design of web 2.0 services >MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites >The use of blogs >Security and safety issues >Getting staff - and managers - onboard >Gaming - does it have a place in libraries? >Online reading groups >Podcasting - library tours and other uses >Web 2.0 approaches to information skills >Wikis and online communities. > >Articles should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length. Author >guidelines are available at >http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/lr/notes.jsp >If you are interested in submitting an article, please email >sarahmcnicol(a)hotmail.com > >I am very happy to discuss ideas for contributions. The deadline for >submission of full articles is 18th April 2008. > >You can download the call for papers at >http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/%24CX3W6L62SPUZN3UBTELGg%3D%3D28672 > > > > > > > >- - - - - - - - >Susan L. Fensore >MLIS, 2004 >President and Webmaster, Rho Chapter, Beta Phi Mu Honor Society >http://betaphimu.slis.kent.edu/Index.htm >Reference Desk, Avon Lake Public Library >http://www.alpl.org > >sfensore(a)kent.edu or >sfensore(a)roadrunner.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Siguse-l mailing list >Siguse-l(a)asis.org >http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/siguse-l Suzana

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lessons in second life
by Jeremy Hunsinger 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Tuesday (1:30-3pm 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. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought you by: the Professors named Professor next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: Honesty is the best Politics. Jeremy Hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. --Byron _______________________________________________ Slrl mailing list Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com

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Call for Newsletter Info
by Switzer,Jamie 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

To the AoIR Membership: The newsletter team is soliciting content for the next newsletter. Please send us any and all articles, news, upcoming events, jobs, general information, anecdotes from the conference, etc. etc. Anything you think would be of interest to the AoIR membership. Please send content direct to me at jamie.switzer(a)colostate.edu. Thank you in advance for your contributions!! JS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jamie S. Switzer Assistant Professor Department of Journalism and Technical Communication Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA 80523-1785 jamie.switzer(a)colostate.edu 970.491.2239 fax 970.491.2908

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the web is agreement!
by elw＠stderr.org 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

a very classy image on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/1805709102/ (A poster of this is going up on my wall ASAP...) --elijah

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The Evolution of Collective Opinions
by Alexis Turner 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

Looks intriguing: Follow the Trend or Make a Difference: The Evolution of Collective Opinions. Fang Wu and Bernardo A. Huberman - Information Dynamics Laboratory, HP Labs http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/papers/opinion_expression/ -Alexis + -------- redheadedstepchild.org ------- +

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"Network Neutrality Squad": Users Protecting an Open and Fair Internet
by Jeremy Hunsinger 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

> > > "Network Neutrality Squad": Users Protecting an Open and Fair > Internet > > http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000327.html > > > Greetings. I'm very pleased to announce a new project from > PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility: > > "Network Neutrality Squad" - NNSquad > > http://www.nnsquad.org > > > Joining PFIR Co-Founders Peter G. Neumann and I in this announcement > are Keith Dawson (Slashdot.org) David J. Farber (Carnegie > Mellon University), Bob Frankston, Phil Karn (Qualcomm), > David P. Reed, Paul Saffo, and Bruce Schneier (BT Counterpane). > > Recent events such as Comcast's lack of candor regarding their > secretive disruption of BitTorrent protocols, and Verizon's altering > of domain name lookup results to favor their own advertising pages, > are but tip-of-the-iceberg examples of how easily Internet > operations can be altered in ways that may not be immediately > obvious, but that still can have dramatic, distorting, and in some > cases far-reaching negative consequences for the Internet's users. > > The Network Neutrality Squad ("NNSquad") is an open-membership, > open-source effort, enlisting the Internet's users to help keep the > Internet's operations fair and unhindered from unreasonable > restrictions. > > The project's focus includes detection, analysis, and incident > reporting of any anticompetitive, discriminatory, or other > restrictive actions on the part of Internet service Providers (ISPs) > or affiliated entities, such as the blocking or disruptive > manipulation of applications, protocols, transmissions, or > bandwidth; or other similar behaviors not specifically requested by > their customers. > > Other key aspects of the project are discussions, technology > development and deployment, and associated activities -- fostering > cooperation and mutually agreeable methodologies whenever > possible -- aimed at keeping the Internet a maximally unhindered, > useful, competitive, fair, and open environment for the broadest > possible range of applications and services. > > We invite individual, commercial, nonprofit, government, and all > other Internet users and stakeholders (including ISPs) to > participate in the Network Neutrality Squad. > > Please join the moderated mailing list (choice of immediate > distribution or digest) for project announcements and discussions, > by sending a message (any subject or text) to: > > nnsquad-subscribe(a)nnsquad.org > > or by signing up at the mailing list Web page: > > http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad > > A moderated, interactive discussion and incident reporting forum is > also available for more real-time communications on related topics: > > http://forums.pfir.org/main/messages/714/714.html > > Questions and comments are welcome at nnsquad-info(a)nnsquad.org, or > feel free to contact me directly for details. > > Working together, we can help to keep the Internet an incredibly > useful resource for everyone around the globe, unhampered by any > efforts to skew its enormous capabilities in ways that could hinder > the many while benefiting the relative few. > > We hope that you'll join this cause. Thank you for your > consideration. > > --Lauren-- > > (Affiliations shown for identification purposes only.) > > Lauren Weinstein > lauren(a)vortex.com or lauren(a)pfir.org > Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 > http://www.pfir.org/lauren > Co-Founder, PFIR > - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org > Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com > Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy > Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com > > 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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Canonical Works on Blogs
by Ben Spigel 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

I'm currently writing a lit review for an article discussing networks of knowledge transfer among blogs. The real topic of study is proving that the geographical concept of 'buzz' can be transferred over the Internet. If this does get published (god willing) it will be one of the first papers in geography on blogs, so I would like to include a decent literature review that touches upon some of the major works. The goal is to cite works which are good at defining blogs and at describing their more important features and influences on modern society. The articles on blogs I'm citing now are: Anjewierden, de Hoog, Brussee and Eifmova, (2006) Detecting knowledge flows in weblogs, in F. Dau, M.-L. Mugnier, and G. Stumme (eds.) Common Semantics for Sharing Knowledge: Contributions to ICCS 2005 (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2005, Kassel, Germany, July 17-22, 2005) Kassel: Kassel University Press, pp. Bar-Ilan, J. (2005) Information hub blogs. Journal of Information Science 31: 297-307. Wellman, B. (2001) Computer networks as social networks. Science 243: 2031-2034. Winer, D. (2003) What makes a weblog a weblog. http://www.scripting.com/davenet/2003/06/18/whatMakesAWeblogAWeblog.html (not exactly an academic source, but what are you going to do) Lin, J., Halavais, A., and Zhang, B. (2007). The blog network in america: Blogs as indicators of relationships among us cities. Connections, 27(2):15–23. Vigas, F. (2005). Blogger' expectations of privacy and accountability: An initial survey. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10(3). Obviously, there is much more out there on blogs than this. What other sources would make up a good 'canon of blogs' list? Thanks, Ben Spigel Department of Geography The Ohio State University

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