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Google Policy Fellowship (for students)
by Jeremy Hunsinger 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

http://www.google.com/policyfellowship/ As lawmakers around the world become more engaged on Internet policy, ensuring a robust and intelligent public debate around these issues becomes increasingly important. That’s why we’re launching the Google Policy Fellowship Program—to support students and organizations working on policy issues fundamental to the future of the Internet and its users. Think of it as the public policy version of Google's Summer of Code. The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests. Program Overview Fellows will have the opportunity to work at public interest organizations at the forefront of debates on broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and trademark reform, consumer privacy, open government, and more. Participating organizations are based in either Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA, and include: American Library Association, Cato Institute, Center for Democracy and Technology, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet Education Foundation, Media Access Project, New America Foundation, and Public Knowledge. More information about the host organizations and the areas of focus for the fellows are outlined here. Fellows will be assigned a lead mentor at their host organizations, but will have the opportunity to work with several senior staff members over the course of the summer. Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of their organization, including conducting policy research and analysis; drafting reports and analyses; attending government and industry meetings and conferences; and participating in other advocacy activities. Who should apply? We’re looking for students who are passionate about technology, and want to spend the summer diving headfirst into Internet policy. Students from all majors and degree programs who posses the following qualities are encouraged to apply: • Demonstrated or stated commitment to Internet and technology policy • Excellent academic record, professional/extracurricular/volunteer activities, subject matter expertise • First-rate analytical, communications, research, and writing skills • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently, and to work smartly and resourcefully in a fast-paced environment • General “googliness” (we’re kidding!) Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,000 for 10 weeks during the summer of 2008 (June-August). Exact dates of the fellowship will be worked out by the fellow and host organization. Applications are due by January 1, 2008. Students who are accepted into the program will be notified by March 1, 2008. To learn about our application process, click here. If you're an organization interested in hosting Fellows for the summer of 2008, please contact us. 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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Last call: Interactive Com. tenure-track position @ Quinnipiac University
by Alex Halavais 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

Hi, all, Hope to see some of you at the National Communication Association meeting in Chicago this week. If any of you are interested in the below position, and would like to chat about it in Chicago (or via phone), please email me. Yes, the date we started considering things has passed, but we would still love to be considering you! If you got a chance to talk with me or Ewa in Vancouver, you know we are growing our grad program, and looking for people with outstanding competencies on both the technical and theoretical side to come help us create a really innovative program. Best, Alex The School of Communications of Quinnipiac University seeks candidates for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant or associate level in the area of interactive communications to start August, 2008. The successful candidate, with expertise in the area of interactive communication, will make major contributions to our graduate program in this area; he or she will also contribute to other concentrations in the curriculum, such as, journalism, public relations, media production, or media studies, depending upon experience and research/creative interests. An advanced degree is required, and a high level of technical proficiency is expected. The ability and willingness to teach in both traditional and online environments is essential. Candidates are asked to document substantial professional experience in the area of content production for online media organizations engaged in the creation and distribution of news, information services, or entertainment and cultural works. The Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center at Quinnipiac University is a state of the art instructional facility that includes a fully high definition television studio and post production facility. Quinnipiac University is in Hamden, Connecticut, ten minutes from downtown New Haven, ninety minutes from NYC, and two hours from Boston. Sleeping Giant State Park provides a dramatic background to the pristine 500-acre New England campus where 280 full-time faculty teach more than 5,200 full-time undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students in our schools of communications, business, health, and law, and the College of Liberal Arts, which also contains the division of education. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top universities with master's degree programs in the northern region in US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges. For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Send curriculum vitae and supporting documentation to Search Committee, Interactive Communications SB-MCM, School of Communications, Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518 or e-mail to: ICMSearchCommittee(a)quinnipiac.edu. Consideration of candidates will begin November 1 and continue until filled. -- -- // // This email is // [X] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais // Social Architect // http://alex.halavais.net //

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Re: [Air-L] facebook more popular than porn?
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Basically this guy writes columns for TIME promoting his own company's intel without ever explaining how the company works or collects his data. Bill Tancer also "discovered" fanfiction back in August: http://weblogs.hitwise.com/bill-tancer/2007/08/the_fan_fiction_phenom.html http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1657764,00.html His clearly-not-scientific inquiry included this gem: "I took a poll around the office... 10 of 10 respondents also had never heard of this category of consumer generated content" I was a little puzzled that the man's job is to advise companies about online behavior, and yet it took him until August of 2007 to ever hear of fanfiction. I do give him credit, though, that the TIME article accurately cites the history of the phenomenon as pre-dating the Internet. He also makes a point in the fanfiction article on TIME to mention adult fanfiction and porn as well, which makes me wonder what expectations he's operating under regarding people's behavior online (the "it's all for porn and sex offenders" meme that won't die). Stephanie Tuszynski Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Film University of Toledo >Readers of Time Magazine must have noted the claim by Bill Tancer: > Visits to porn sites have dropped from 16.9% of all site visits in the U.S. in > October 2005 to 11.9% as of last week, a 33% decline. Currently, for web users > over the age of 25, Adult Entertainment still ranks high in popularity, coming > in second, after search engines. Not so for 18- to 24-year-olds, for whom > social networks rank first, followed by search engines, then web-based e-mail > ? with porn sites lagging behind in fourth. If you chart the rate of visits to > social-networking sites against those to adult sites over the last two years, > there appears to be a strong negative correlation (i.e., visits to social > networks go up as visits to adult sites go down). It's a leap to say there's a > real correlation there, but if there is one, then I'd bet it has everything to > do with Gen Y's changing habits: they're too busy chatting with friends to > look at online skin. Imagine. He's drawing on data from his own company, Hitwise - the full story is available online: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1678586,00.html thoughts and comments?

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CFP: 6th European Interactive TV Conference
by Ursula Maier-Rabler 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

The 6th European Interactive TV Conference will take place in Salzburg 3-4 July 2008. The CFP is now online at http://www.euroitv2008.org I kindly request you to forward this announcement to your colleagues and in your networks. Ursula Maier-Rabler ___________________________________________________________ Ass.Prof.Dr. Ursula Maier-Rabler (Director) ICT&S Center - Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Information and Communication Technologies & Society University of Salzburg Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 18 5020 Salzburg Austria Fon +43 662 8044 4801 (Sectretary 4800) Fax +43 662 6389 4800 Mobil +43 664 8289254 WEB: www.icts.uni-salzburg.at __________________________________________________________

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facebook more popular than porn?
by Charles Ess 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Readers of Time Magazine must have noted the claim by Bill Tancer: > Visits to porn sites have dropped from 16.9% of all site visits in the U.S. in > October 2005 to 11.9% as of last week, a 33% decline. Currently, for web users > over the age of 25, Adult Entertainment still ranks high in popularity, coming > in second, after search engines. Not so for 18- to 24-year-olds, for whom > social networks rank first, followed by search engines, then web-based e-mail > with porn sites lagging behind in fourth. If you chart the rate of visits to > social-networking sites against those to adult sites over the last two years, > there appears to be a strong negative correlation (i.e., visits to social > networks go up as visits to adult sites go down). It's a leap to say there's a > real correlation there, but if there is one, then I'd bet it has everything to > do with Gen Y's changing habits: they're too busy chatting with friends to > look at online skin. Imagine. He's drawing on data from his own company, Hitwise - the full story is available online: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1678586,00.html thoughts and comments? - charles Distinguished Research Professor, Global Studies Center <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University Springfield, MO 65802 USA Guest Professor (fall, 2007), Department of Media Studies Department of Media Studies IT Park Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Office: (45) 8942 9219 Mobile: (45) 2986 8967 President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org> Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/ijire.html Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes <http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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Re: [Air-L] facebook more popular than porn?
by Suely Fragoso 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Charles My strongest suspicion is that there is no correlation between these two sets of data. However, the sentence >they're too busy chatting with friends to > look at online skin. Imagine. reminded me of the many Brazilian sex professionals who have discovered the marketing potencial of Orkut. Sue >>> charles.ess(a)gmail.com 13/11/07 16:51 >>> Readers of Time Magazine must have noted the claim by Bill Tancer: > Visits to porn sites have dropped from 16.9% of all site visits in the U.S. in > October 2005 to 11.9% as of last week, a 33% decline. Currently, for web users > over the age of 25, Adult Entertainment still ranks high in popularity, coming > in second, after search engines. Not so for 18- to 24-year-olds, for whom > social networks rank first, followed by search engines, then web-based e-mail > ‹ with porn sites lagging behind in fourth. If you chart the rate of visits to > social-networking sites against those to adult sites over the last two years, > there appears to be a strong negative correlation (i.e., visits to social > networks go up as visits to adult sites go down). It's a leap to say there's a > real correlation there, but if there is one, then I'd bet it has everything to > do with Gen Y's changing habits: they're too busy chatting with friends to > look at online skin. Imagine. He's drawing on data from his own company, Hitwise - the full story is available online: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1678586,00.html thoughts and comments? - charles Distinguished Research Professor, Global Studies Center <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University Springfield, MO 65802 USA Guest Professor (fall, 2007), Department of Media Studies Department of Media Studies IT Park Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Office: (45) 8942 9219 Mobile: (45) 2986 8967 President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org> Co-Editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/cipr/ijire.html Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes <http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23 _______________________________________________ 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/ -- Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo sistema de antivيrus e acredita-se estar livre de perigo.

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JCMC on SNSs - birth announcement
by Nicole Ellison 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Hi there AOIR-ites, As promised, I'm thrilled to announce that the special issue of JCMC on SNSs edited by danah and myself is now completely online and available! I am confident that those of you who study social network sites will find something of interest among the eight articles. Please take a peek. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Special Theme Issue on "Social Network Sites" Guest Editors: danah boyd and Nicole Ellison http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/ - "Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship" by danah boyd and Nicole Ellison - "Signals in Social Supernets" by Judith Donath - "Social Network Profiles as Taste Performances" by Hugo Liu - "Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites" by Eszter Hargittai - "Cying for Me, Cying for Us: Relational Dialectics in a Korean Social Network Site" by Kyung-Hee Kim and Haejin Yun - "Public Discourse, Community Concerns, and Civic Engagement: Exploring Black Social Networking Traditions on BlackPlanet.com" by Dara Byrne - "Mobile Social Networks and Social Practice: A Case Study of Dodgeball" by Lee Humphreys - "Publicly Private and Privately Public: Social Networking on YouTube" by Patricia Lange * * * Nicole Ellison, PhD nellison(a)msu.edu

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Conference: Parliament, ICTs and Citizen Engagement (Ottawa, ON)
by Tamara A. Small 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

*Canadian Study of Parliament Group 2007 Conference: Parliament, ICTs and Citizen Engagement Friday, December 7, 2007 Ottawa, ON (Parliament Hill - Room 200, West Block)* The Canadian Study of Parliament Group annual conference will examine the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on parliaments and their relationship to citizens. This conference will look at how legislators and their constituents use ICTs to communicate with each other, through e-mail, websites, blogs and other methods. It will also look more broadly at how legislatures are using technology in new and innovative ways for committee consultations, enhanced website features, and other attempts to utilize technology to connect and engage citizens in new ways. Sessions will include: . Current Uses of ICTs by Legislators . Innovations and Challenges of ICTs in Legislative Politics . Democratic Engagement Panelists include Members of Parliament, federal and provincial public servants and academics from across Canada. Darin Barney, Canada Research Chair in Technology and Citizenship, McGill University, will give the keynote address. For more information, contact the Canadian Study of Parliament Group (Tel: 613.995.2937 or e-mail: info(a)studyparliament.ca) -- Tamara A. Small, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Mount Allison University 144 Main Street, Sackville, NB E4L 1A7 Telephone: 506-364-2165 Fax: 506-364-2635 tsmall(a)mta.ca www.mta.ca/faculty/socsci/polisci/index.html

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RA post at Royal Holloway
by OLoughlin Ben 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Some list members may be interested in the following: Department of Politics & International Relations (New Political Communication Unit), Royal Holloway, University of London Research Assistant Salary: £29,600 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting 1-year full-time appointment beginning 7 January 2008 Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to join a team working on an interdisciplinary project entitled, 'Legitimising the Discourses of Radicalisation: Political Violence in the New Media Ecology'. The research is funded by the Economic, Social and Research Council (ESRC) New Security Challenges Programme, 'Radicalisation' and Violence - A Critical Reassessment. You will work with Dr. Akil Awan and Dr. Ben O'Loughlin at the New Political Communication Unit, based in the Department of Politics and International Relations and with colleagues at the University of Warwick. You will identify, collate and analyse a range of online and other media content and will be expected to contribute fully to activities and dissemination organised within the remit of the project. You will have a master's degree and preferably a PhD in a relevant discipline, or equivalent research experience. Fluency in Arabic and knowledge of qualitative research methods are essential. Familiarity with media discourse analysis, Web 2.0 and some knowledge of the current security context as it relates to issues of radicalisation and the global war on terrorism would also be desirable. Further details and an application form are available from the Personnel Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, e-mail: recruitment(a)rhul.ac.uk please quote reference number AC/4886. See also http://newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk For informal enquiries and further information about the project contact Dr. Ben O'Loughlin on +44 (0)1784 443153 or ben.oloughlin(a)rhul.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is midday on 30 November 2007. Interviews are expected to be held on 7 December 2007. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. ---------------------------- Dr. Ben O'Loughlin Lecturer in International Relations Royal Holloway University of London Department of Politics and International Relations Egham Surrey TW20 0EX Tel: +44 (0)1784 443153 Email: Ben.OLoughlin(a)rhul.ac.uk Homepage: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR/About-Us/OLoughlin/ Blog: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/ Journal: Media, War & Conflict at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/mwc <http://www.sagepub.co.uk/mwc>

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NSFNET: The Partnership That Changed the World
by Richard Forno 11 Nov '07

11 Nov '07

FYI......rick http://www.nsfnet-legacy.org/event.php NSFNET Celebration The NSFNET celebration event will be held on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30, 2007, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The event will recognize the impact and achievements of the NSFNET program through presentations and panel discussions featuring individuals who worked directly on NSFNET and those whose work it benefited. The program will examine many important aspects and contributions of NSFNET, including: * The life cycle of the NSFNET program, from the ideas that influenced NSF's decision to support the deployment of a national network for research and education; the subsequent decision to transition operational responsibility for the core network to the private sector commercial Internet service providers and telecom carriers; and the decision following that to support the vBNS and related activities after 1995. * The technological advances that NSFNET facilitated. * The effects of NSFNET during its lifetime, including how it influenced norms of connectivity at supercomputer centers, campuses, and elsewhere; how it enhanced and altered scholarship; and how the issues confronted by network community during this massive growth period were managed and resolved. * The long-term contributions of the NSFNET to networking science on national and international scales. * The individual and group achievements of the people and organizations that participated in the NSFNET program. * The concept of collaborative effort between public, private, and academic institutions, which was a defining characteristic of the NSFNET program and a significant contributor to its success. * The future of high-performance networking for education, research, and industry. http://www.nsfnet-legacy.org/event.php

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