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Re: [Air-L] MMORPG Survey
by Alida C. Field 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

J- We met at AOIR and I was unable to come to your presentation on ritual. I would like to keep in touch and am curious about your work. I'm beginning to look into various research methods that would be useful in looking at VWs. Good luck with your survey. Alida Field SWI Telecom Dept. Indiana University, Bloomington -----Original Message----- >From: Joseph Simpson <josephmsimpson(a)hotmail.com> >Sent: Oct 15, 2007 7:30 PM >To: AOIR LISTSERV <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> >Subject: [Air-L] MMORPG Survey > > >Hi, I am a graduate student at Oklahoma State University and I am working on my masters thesis. I have just completed the construction of a new survey for MMORPG players. I am using a snow-ball sampling method for my respondants, so I need as much word of mouth support as I can get. The survey measures the impact of gaming as an emotional social ritual on community commitment and solodarity. Any one who has played or is playing an MMORPG is welcome to take the survey and I would apreciate any help in getting the word out. The survey can be taken at my website at www.josephmsimpson.com and if you wish to get a hold of me you can reach me at josephmsimpson(a)hotmail.com. I will be at this years conference in Vancouver presenting if you have any questions my paper session is Religion and Ritual 10:30 on Friday room 2245. Thank YouJoseph M. Simpson B.S. >_________________________________________________________________ >Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! >http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us >_______________________________________________ >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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Digital Music Economics, expanded
by Robert Withers 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Thanks to Hugh Brown for an impassioned and elaborate discussion of free distribution of music on internet. The argument was economically rather than ethically based. I'm interested in a related subject that I can find little discussion of through internet searches. This is the free sharing of copyrighted software by computer-sophisticated individuals. Everything from MS Office to Adobe Creative Suite to Final Cut Pro seems to be passed along from user to user, often loaded on used machines that are sold to other users. The documentation and keys aren't sold, but these programs that retail for thousands of dollars are passed along as a matter of course. The typical explanations: No one can afford these programs. The corporations are greedy. The corporations actually want their stuff bootlegged so the hackers who work in the other corporations will get their corporations to buy it. Does anyone know of any discussion or writing anywhere on this topic? There is endless discussion on music sharing but little on software sharing. All I can find are corporate statements on bootlegging. Yet the practice seems extremely common, at least among my peers. On another related subject, I found a pdf of a photocopy of a UK library edition of On Grammatology at some random site available for free download while Columbia U Press is selling a copyrighted version on Amazon. Does anyone know who are Derrida's heirs and whether they care if they're getting royalties or not. Or whether he would have cared? Cheers, Robert Withers Independent Media Artist New York City I don't yet know how to manage the bit limit on these posts so only the head of Hugh Brown's message is quoted below. >------------------------------ > >Message: 14 >Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:38:54 +1000 >From: "Hugemusic" <hmusic(a)ozemail.com.au> >Subject: [Air-L] Digital music economics >To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> >Message-ID: <005601c81770$f9247070$0901010a@Office2> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > >Hi all. > >I've been writing the theory compnent of my thesis, so I've been out of the >loop for a while, but I got irritated by a series of blog posts in various >places, the last one of which triggered the following. I'm interested in >what other peple think. It will appear on my blog shortly: > > >Music files may be abundant, but listener value and attention are still >scarce. > >By Hugh Brown > >For some time, the independent music industry has been crowded with people >discussing the benefits of giving music recordings away and the consensus, >much to my disgust, seems to be that it's a great idea - nay, a necessity

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crime networks and their uses of online spaces
by Tanya 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Hello, I am doing some research on the uses of online spaces by crime networks. I am looking specifically at youth gangs (in Australia). If anyone is aware of any publications on this subject (youth-focused or otherwise) I would greatly appreciate some references. Thanks! Tanya --- Tanya Notley PhD Candidate Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology Phone 61 7 38645603 Mobile 0423352534

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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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