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Re: [Air-l] MySpace sued again ...
by richard.ling＠telenor.com 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Hi, It is interesting that there is all the legal stuff here. At the same time there is a perceptual issue. As I recall, one of the things that helped the migration from MUDS and MOOS over to IM was that IM had a buddy list. The MUDS and MOOS were seen as being populated by weird people and in IM you had a bit more control over who you interacted with. My Space goes back to the more open social networking idea (with all the positive and negative sides of that). The fact people perceive them are being slimy places to be (or that parents get that impression) will perhaps change the willingness of people to hang out there. "If we believe something to be real, it is real in its consequences" - W.I. Thomas Rich L.

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casual games
by Bonnie Nardi 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Dear All, One of my undergraduate students is studying women 35+ who play casual games such as poker and Bejeweled. She needs some more people to interview through email or in chat. Does anyone know anyone who plays these games in this demographic and if so, how the student could contact them? Or any listservs or whatever that might have such players? She has found several players on MySpace and Facebook who are willing to talk but they are too young for her study. The student has been playing herself but people are reluctant to give interviews when they have no idea who they are talking to. The games are only 30 minutes or so so it's difficult to establish rapport. I think this is an interesting area of research as apparently a lot of women in this age group play, subverting the stereotype that games are for young(ish) males. Thanks for any help. -- Bonnie Bonnie A. Nardi School of Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-3440 (949) 824-6534 www.artifex.org/~bonnie/

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Re: [Air-l] MySpace sued again ...
by Marj Kibby 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

You don't think this smacks of " It's the record company's fault for selling my kid that heavy metal music"? I'd think that these were very small thorns in news corp's side - they must regularly be sued by more powerful complainants. Marj Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Hugemusic <hmusic(a)ozemail.com.au> 01/19/07 10:28 AM >>> http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/More-families-sue-News-Corps-MySpace/20… Will they survive this time? How much more of this will News Ltd put up with?? What more can they do? How many other sites will have the same experience?? Stay tuned for more ... Cheers, Hughie _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Air-l] reviewing the reviewers, irb article in ihe
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

I recommend this paper for a great commentary on IRBs. /Caroline The Illinois White Paper - Improving the System for Protecting Human Subjects: Counteracting IRB Mission Creep http://www.law.uiuc.edu/conferences/whitepaper/ ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:35:40 -0500 >From: Jeremy Hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> >Subject: [Air-l] reviewing the reviewers, irb article in ihe >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > >http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/19/irb > >This is insightful in regards to some of the challenges that the >creation of primary sources cause in the age of the irb in the u.s. > >jeremy hunsinger >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >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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reviewing the reviewers, irb article in ihe
by Jeremy Hunsinger 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/19/irb This is insightful in regards to some of the challenges that the creation of primary sources cause in the age of the irb in the u.s. jeremy hunsinger 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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Parallel Session on "Mobile sharing applications for nomad and peripatetic storytellers" at HCII 2007.
by A.C.Roibas＠bton.ac.uk 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Call for papers: Parallel Session on "Mobile sharing applications for nomad and peripatetic storytellers" at HCII 2007. [http://www.hcii2007.org/] This parallel session aims to present research addressing innovative data gathering, evaluation and participatory design techniques to develop pervasive interactive multimedia systems that enable the creation and sharing of stories. supporting and encouraging creativity, collaborative work and socializing. It looks at presenting significant projects and studies carried out in academia and in industry aiming to make new media technologies more enjoyable for the nomadic and peripatetic user by showcasing new relevant solutions that extend the field of action of people on the move improving, at the same time, the quality of the experience with them. The objectives are to understand how nomadic cultures can shape trends in technology, to analyze how sociability can be achieved in nomadic contexts, to unfold the futures of mobile TV, to explore the user-experience in pervasive interactive multimedia systems in general, to design applications to encourage the creation of Mobile Communities, to analyze how mobile digital content could evolve and to examine advanced interaction modalities for handhelds and ambient deployments. Submision Authors are invited to submit on or before January 22, 2006, the title of their proposal and full contact details. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January 29, 2007 about the status of their proposals. Full papers are expected to be submitted by April 30, 2007. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Organizers Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roibas, University of Brighton Riccardo Sala, Dare Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (World document) to: a.c.roibas(a)brighton.ac.uk

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Re: [Air-l] MySpace sued again ...
by Sarah Robbins 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

On 1/19/07, Sarah Robbins <intellagirl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > A couple of thoughts here... > Someone further up the thread mentioned Second Life, which I think is a > good model for what MySpace needs to do to protect themselves. SL has a > "teen grid" in which 14-17 year olds ONLY are allowed. They must sign up > with a credit card, thereby theoretically proving that they have their > parent's permission to log in and that their parent is aware of their > activities. Adults discovered on the teen grid (who aren't background > checked educators) are not only banned from that grid but from all of SL and > prosecuted. It's not a flawless system but it's a good system. Why doesn't > MySpace have TeenMySpace? > Also, it seems to me that these lawsuits, as unfortunate as they are, are > examples of poor techno-literacy. Parents and kids alike need to be more > educated about how websites work, about how predators work, and how to > protect themselves. When I work in high schools I do my best to scare the > bujeezus out of the students by showing them how much information I can find > about a random student in less than 20 minutes. When I arrive at the google > map showing the satelite pic of their house the whole class has a collective > dropped jaw. I know that most schools aren't doing this kind of education. > They pass out a flyer that students dismiss as being overly protective and > then they hop onto MySpace and make a date with someone they've never met. > Education is certainly busy enough with our own subject matter but this > kind of online safety should be included in every level of education. > My 2 cents > Sarah/Intellagirl > Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins > http://www.intellagirl.com > http://secondlife.intellagirl.com > Yahoo: Intellagirl > Skype: Intellagirl > SecondLife: Intellagirl Tully >

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Re: [Air-l] MySpace sued again ...
by Marj Kibby 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture Faculty of Education and Arts The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Hugemusic <hmusic(a)ozemail.com.au> 01/19/07 1:28 PM >>> In the MySpace cases, a crime was committed by someone against a minor. We're not talking about "metal-inspired" teen suicide ... Metal was used as an 'excuse' in more than one murder trial. OSPs including MySpace have a 'safe harbor' against copyright breaches provided they act against the infringing party once they know about the infringement. It seems strange that they would be seen as obligated to protect members from other members who might lie, beyond publishing warnings and providing blocking facilities, and acting against members once they know they have transgressed. Speaking of moral panics, I think this is just another example of the public's enthusiasm for "the internet as deliverer of evil" stories. Marj

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Re: [Air-l] casual games
by Bonnie Nardi 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Oh yes, sorry -- online games! -- Bonnie On Jan 18, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Irina Gendelman wrote: > Bonnie, > > you're talking about online games right? > > Irina > On Jan 18, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Bonnie Nardi wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> One of my undergraduate students is studying women 35+ who play casual >> games such as poker and Bejeweled. >> >> She needs some more people to interview through email or in chat. >> >> Does anyone know anyone who plays these games in this demographic and >> if so, how the student could contact them? Or any listservs or >> whatever >> that might have such players? She has found several players on MySpace >> and Facebook who are willing to talk but they are too young for her >> study. >> >> The student has been playing herself but people are reluctant to give >> interviews when they have no idea who they are talking to. The games >> are only 30 minutes or so so it's difficult to establish rapport. >> >> I think this is an interesting area of research as apparently a lot of >> women in this age group play, subverting the stereotype that games are >> for young(ish) males. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> -- >> >> Bonnie >> >> Bonnie A. Nardi >> School of Information and Computer Sciences >> University of California, Irvine >> Irvine, CA 92697-3440 >> (949) 824-6534 >> www.artifex.org/~bonnie/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> Bonnie A. Nardi School of Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-3440 (949) 824-6534 www.artifex.org/~bonnie/

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Workshop update - reminder & new session
by T. Kennedy 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Apologies for cross-posting Hi Folks - just a reminder about our workshop today - see below. We've also added another 'pilot' workshop since it seemed that some people were unable to attend the 1pm SLT/PST time. The Pilot will be at the same location - 10am SLT/PST - so if you can't make the afternoon session, stop by for the earlier one. Thanks again. Tracy ____ Hello fellow SL researchers and educators! My name is Tracy Kennedy - I'm a Virtual Research Assistant for the Center for Digital Media at Great Northern Way Campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. Some of you may remember me from last November when I posted an invitation to our Virtual Open House at the Virtual Center for Digital Media where we talked about a new Masters of Digital Media (MDM) program at the Great Northern Way Campus starting in September 2007. The open house was a great success and we are moving forward to put together some innovative ideas & educational tools in Second Life for our 'real life' curriculum. One initiative that we are currently working on is transforming traditional style educational spaces (for example lecture halls and seminar rooms) into student designed collaborative learning environments. We would like to move beyond conventional 'real life' pedagogical delivery modes and encourage students to actively engage and participate in their learning milieu by creating virtual learning spaces & places, and have students learn technical design skills (and modding) at the same time. Having said that, I'd like to invite you to a workshop we are having at the Virtual Center for Digital Media (139, 34, 25) on Thursday January 18th - 1pm PST/SLT (we've added 10am PST/SLT) where we will have a 'brainstorming' session to take the existing seminar room at the Virtual Center for Digital Media, and transform it into a dynamic, creative workspace that is collaboratively designed and built by a group of individuals - the intention is to show that a group of individuals can come together and create their own learning space. The following week (Wed Jan 24th 1pm SLT) we will put theory into practice and actually do the modifications and changes to the room to see what the end result might look like. However if you only want to come to the brainstorming session on the 18th - that's fine too - We're interested in your thoughts, ideas and expertise. If you have questions, please feel free to email me off-list at tracy(a)gnwc.ca. More information about the program here: http://www.gnwc.ca/mdm/ http://www.mastersofdigitalmedia.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/gnwc Thanks! Tracy Kennedy ******************************************** Second Life - TracyTrail Blazer Virtual Research Assistant Center for Digital Media Great Northern Way Campus 555 Great Northern Way Vancouver, BC V5T 1E2 tracy(a)gnwc.ca First Life - Tracy L. M. Kennedy PhD Candidate - Department of Sociology Graduate Fellow - Knowledge Media Design Institute www.kmdi.utoronto.ca/collaborative Research Coordinator - NetLab - Center for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 725 Spadina Ave. Toronto, ON M5S 2J4 www.netwomen.ca/Blog Research Director - Netwomen Consulting tkennedy(a)netwomen.ca ********************************************

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