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[Final Reminder] CALL FOR PAPERS: Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, Special Issue on Virtual Worlds
by Lang Guido 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

Our apologies if you receive this final reminder for the CFP more than once. -- JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH: SPECIAL ISSUE ON VIRTUAL WORLDS CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue on Virtual Worlds Submissions due: November 1, 2007 Scheduled Publication date: August 2008 Overview: The emergence of virtual worlds and Web 3.D change the way of doing business. Web 3.D is the synonym for Internet-based virtual worlds, where people can create own 3-D *virtual* personalities. Virtual Worlds such as Second Life and others are undergoing an evolution similar to that of the Internet in the mid nineties and might impact profoundly the way people cooperate, communicate, collaborate, and conduct business. The recent entering of companies such as Toyota, American Apparel, Nissan, or Adidas indicate the upcoming role of this platform for the next generation of conducting electronic business. This call for papers is intended to cover a wide range of business and research topics that fall within the broad description of activities, challenges, opportunities, applications, innovations and implications associated with Virtual Worlds as the emerging new online business landscape. Purpose of the Special Issue: The purpose of this special issue is to encourage discussion and communication of important research issues that underpin Virtual Worlds as an important aspect of e-commerce and to showcase interesting and significant research work in this critical area. Specifically this issues is focusing on business and legal issues of doing business in Virtual Worlds. Of particular relevance to the described focus are papers about business models, marketing, promotion, pricing, customer integration, consumer behavior, legal, cultural and cross-cultural research. The issue, however, will not be restricted to these topics; rather, it welcomes reports of theoretical or empirical research that examines pertinent business issues related to Virtual Worlds e-commerce. This special issue will be of interest to researchers, governments, small and large businesses, marketing and PR companies among others. List of possible topics are: * Product Development and Testing in Virtual Worlds * Image, Branding, Advertising in Virtual Worlds * Marketing in Virtual World * Avatar-based Marketing * Promotion of Virtual Goods in Virtual Worlds * Pricing of Virtual Goods in Virtual Worlds * Selling, Cross-Selling Real and Virtual Worlds * Business Planning for Non-profits in Virtual Worlds * Fundraising and Virtual Worlds * Convergence of Real and Virtual Worlds * Customer Integration and Virtual Worlds * Technology, Business, Strategy in Virtual Worlds * Financial Systems, Investments, Currency Exchange Real and Virtual Worlds * Emerging Media Presence in Virtual Worlds * Consumer Behavior, Consumer Acceptance and Virtual Worlds * Trust, Cross-Cultural Studies and Virtual Worlds * Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks and Virtual Worlds Submission of Manustcript: JECR publishes original empirical research, theoretical and methodological articles, evaluative and integrative reviews, field research, business surveys, and application papers of interest to a general readership. A submission based on a paper appearing elsewhere (such as conference proceedings or newsletters) must have major value-added extensions to the earlier version. For conference papers, it should have at least 30% new material. The submitted manuscripts should follow the format as suggested in the Submission Guideline found in the journal website: http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/s_guide.htm. Of particular note is that the manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word format. The names, affiliations, and contact information (i.e., phone, fax, email addresses) of all authors should be provided only on the cover page. The submitted paper will undergo a double-blind review. Contributing authors may be asked to serve as reviewers for the special issue. Authors may submit completed manuscripts electronically at any time prior to November 1st 2007 deadline. Manuscripts and questions send to mfetscherin at rollins.edu. Guest Editor Marc Fetscherin, Ph.D. Rollins College International Business Department Winter Park, 32789, FL, USA e-mail: mfetscherin at rollins.edu Tel: +1 407 691 1759 Fax: +1 407 646 1566 Important Dates: Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2007 Paper acceptance/rejection: January 15, 2008 Revised paper submission: March 15, 2008 Final acceptance following revisions: May 15, 2008 Publication Date: August 2008

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Final reminder - cfp + cfp + Journal of Electronic Commerce Research: Special Issue on Virtual Worlds + cf + cfp
by Marc Fetscherin 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

This is a final reminder for the following CFP JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH: SPECIAL ISSUE ON VIRTUAL WORLDS CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue on Virtual Worlds Submissions due: November 1, 2007 Scheduled Publication date: August 2008 Overview: The emergence of virtual worlds and Web 3.D change the way of doing business. Web 3.D is the synonym for Internet-based virtual worlds, where people can create own 3-D virtual personalities. Virtual Worlds such as Second Life and others are undergoing an evolution similar to that of the Internet in the mid nineties and might impact profoundly the way people cooperate, communicate, collaborate, and conduct business. The recent entering of companies such as Toyota, American Apparel, Nissan, or Adidas indicate the upcoming role of this platform for the next generation of conducting electronic business. This call for papers is intended to cover a wide range of business and research topics that fall within the broad description of activities, challenges, opportunities, applications, innovations and implications associated with Virtual Worlds as the emerging new online business landscape. Purpose of the Special Issue: The purpose of this special issue is to encourage discussion and communication of important research issues that underpin Virtual Worlds as an important aspect of e-commerce and to showcase interesting and significant research work in this critical area. Specifically this issues is focusing on business and legal issues of doing business in Virtual Worlds. Of particular relevance to the described focus are papers about business models, marketing, promotion, pricing, customer integration, consumer behavior, legal, cultural and cross-cultural research. The issue, however, will not be restricted to these topics; rather, it welcomes reports of theoretical or empirical research that examines pertinent business issues related to Virtual Worlds e-commerce. This special issue will be of interest to researchers, governments, small and large businesses, marketing and PR companies among others. List of possible topics are: Product Development and Testing in Virtual Worlds Image, Branding, Advertising in Virtual Worlds Marketing in Virtual World Avatar-based Marketing Promotion of Virtual Goods in Virtual Worlds Pricing of Virtual Goods in Virtual Worlds Selling, Cross-Selling Real and Virtual Worlds Business Planning for Non-profits in Virtual Worlds Fundraising and Virtual Worlds Convergence of Real and Virtual Worlds Customer Integration and Virtual Worlds Technology, Business, Strategy in Virtual Worlds Financial Systems, Investments, Currency Exchange Real and Virtual Worlds Emerging Media Presence in Virtual Worlds Consumer Behavior, Consumer Acceptance and Virtual Worlds Trust, Cross-Cultural Studies and Virtual Worlds Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks and Virtual Worlds Submission of Manustcript: JECR publishes original empirical research, theoretical and methodological articles, evaluative and integrative reviews, field research, business surveys, and application papers of interest to a general readership. A submission based on a paper appearing elsewhere (such as conference proceedings or newsletters) must have major value-added extensions to the earlier version. For conference papers, it should have at least 30% new material. The submitted manuscripts should follow the format as suggested in the Submission Guideline found in the journal website: http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/s_guide.htm. Of particular note is that the manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word format. The names, affiliations, and contact information (i.e., phone, fax, email addresses) of all authors should be provided only on the cover page. The submitted paper will undergo a double-blind review. Contributing authors may be asked to serve as reviewers for the special issue. Authors may submit completed manuscripts electronically at any time prior to November 1st 2007 deadline. Manuscripts and questions send to mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu. Guest Editor Marc Fetscherin, Ph.D. Rollins College International Business Department Winter Park, 32789, FL, USA e-mail: mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu Tel: +1 407 691 1759 Fax: +1 407 646 1566 Important Dates: Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2007 Paper acceptance/rejection: January 15, 2008 Revised paper submission: March 15, 2008 Final acceptance following revisions: May 15, 2008 Publication Date: August 2008

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Commercial Survey Creation Programs
by Madeline Didenkowski 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has used Survey Monkey or any of the similar commercial products to create online research surveys? I have concerns about privacy, anonymity & confidentiality, security (particularly in regards to data storage),& usability. Madeline Didenkowski Victoria University, Melbourne

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a bit of stress releif
by Jeremy Hunsinger 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

http://public.aregner.com/bubblewrap.swf finally, something on the internet without much content. 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

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books from IDRC.ca
by Jeremy Hunsinger 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I just stumbled upon this while going through the UK's policy networks related to internet stuff (stuff is clearly a technical term from policy discourse...) anyway they have a ton of downloadable books many related to the internet (many being somewhat more than 2) including one on internet ethics in africa... so I thought i'd share the url. http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-66174-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html 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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Re: [Air-L] info on discourse analysis of web sites
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Andre Brock (andre-brock(a)uiowa.edu) just completed a dissertation analyzing web sites relating to Hurricane Katrina, titled "Defining a Community and a Culture: Racial Identity Production by African American and Mainstream Websites". /Caroline >-----Original Message----- >From: Jones, Christopher [mailto:christopher.a.jones@okstate.edu] >Sent: Friday, 26 October 2007 11:42 >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >Subject: [Air-L] info on discourse analysis of web sites > >Hello, > >I am looking for any input on sources and resources on discourse analysis of >web sites. Any suggestions are welcome. > >Kindest regards, > >christopher jones > >oklahoma state university >_______________________________________________ >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/ ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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Re: [Air-L] a bit of stress releif
by Trudy Barber 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

The link to the bubble wrap made my day!!! Thank you AOIR!!! Trudy. >>> Jeremy Hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> 27/10/07 1:28 AM >>> http://public.aregner.com/bubblewrap.swf finally, something on the internet without much content. 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 _______________________________________________ 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/

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Call for Papers: Ethics, Technology, and Identity
by Michael Zimmer 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Please distribute widely! CALL FOR PAPERS for a conference on Ethics, Technology and Identity Delft/The Hague, June 18 – 20, 2008 This conference aims to discuss the theme of 'ethics and identity’ in light of new (information) technology. Key-note speakers include: David Velleman, Oscar Gandy, Robin Dillon, David Shoemaker. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (total word count 800-1000 words). The extended abstract submission deadline is Friday 7th December 2007. Please submit to: ETI(a)tudelft.nl. For more information: http://www.ethicsandtechnology.eu/ETI. With apologies for cross-posting, Noëmi Manders-Huits Delft University of Technology <<Call for Papers.pdf>>

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Fwd: iGov Research Institute (fwd)
by Jeremy Hunsinger 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

> > Center for Technology in Government > 2008 iGov Research Institute > July 13-20, 2008 > > Doctoral students from around the world who are interested in > international > digital government research are invited to apply to participate in > this > week-long, intensive residential program focused on ways to > advance, study, > and understand digital government research in an international > context. The > Institute includes both academic activities and practical field > visits and > is organized around the experiences of a major city using advanced > information policies and technologies for economic, cultural, and > social > benefits. The faculty team comprises internationally known > researchers as > well as senior government officials. The 2008 venue is the > University of > Salford and the City of Manchester, UK. > > iGov Research Institute is a program of the Center for Technology in > Government at the University at Albany/SUNY and supported by the US > National > Science Foundation. > > The 2008 iGov application submission deadline is February 8, 2008. > To learn > more about the Institute and to apply, visit > http://www.ctg.albany.edu/institute <http://www.ctg.albany.edu/ > institute> . > > 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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Digital divide in Canada and worldwide
by dddumitr＠ucalgary.ca 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hello, I am building a resource website for our undergraduate students taking an STAS course on information technologies and society at the University of Calgary. I was wondering if you know of any good online resources on digital divide, in Canada and worldwide. Short videos, pages compiled by academics, blogs on the topic - any ideas would be welcomed. Thank you, Delia Dumitrica PhD Candidate & Research Assistant Faculty of Communication and Culture University of Calgary

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