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Re: [Air-l] air-l Digest, Vol 25, Issue 23
by Tama Leaver 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

(Re: 1. maybe a silly question.. but (radhika gajjala) thread) Hi Radhika and AoiRers, I was having a very similar conversation about Livejournal vs YouTube (vs MySpace) and the vague consensus we left with was the livejournal was a social networking system since it is often (primarily?) used as conversation space, as emphasised by the Friends lists (which is basically an embedded RSS reader with fancy livejournal avataring). YouTube wants to be a social networking system where conversations flow across the various YT videos, but it's in a pretty primitive stage. This is particularly evident since the most popular YouTube-related social networking happens on a different website focused on YouTube (the YouTube Talk site: http://youtubetalk.com/) Sadly, MySpace seems to offer social networking functionality beyond YouTube (since many, many YouTube directors points their fans/commentators to their MySpace pages for networking purposes) and MySpace is probably the best popular middle-ground for media and social networking, despite the fact that its design can, at best, be described as horrifically ugly! Just my ten cents ... Btw, as an Australian AoIRer, I'm very much looking forward to seeing many of you in sunny BrisVegas in less than a month! Cheers, Tama -- Tama Leaver Centre for Advancement of Teaching and Learning (M400) University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley WA 6009 Australia Ph: (+61 8) 6488 1502 email: tama.leaver(a)uwa.edu.au blog: http://tama.edublogs.org CRICOS PROVIDER No. 00126G Quoting air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org: > 1. maybe a silly question.. but (radhika gajjala) > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:09:25 -0400 > From: radhika gajjala <radhika(a)cyberdiva.org> > Subject: [Air-l] maybe a silly question.. but > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Message-ID: <a06230905c117ba488d9a(a)[192.168.1.102]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > why not ask, right? > > Is livejournal a "social networking system"? why or why not? What > about You tube? > > r > -- > Radhika Gajjala > Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator > School of Communication Studies > 302 West Hall > Bowling Green State University > Bowling Green, OH 43402 > http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik/index2.html

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Re: [Air-l] ARPAnet history question
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

I like this book too. /Caroline Abbate, J. (1999). Inventing the Internet. Cambridge, Mass : MIT Press. ---------------------------------------- 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] ARPAnet history question
by M.B.Gaved 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

A really nice book to read on the early days of the internet is "Where wizards stay up late: the origins of the internet" by Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon pub: Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 0684832674 Mark Gaved Knowledge Media Institute The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes, UK MK7 6AA http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/mark -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Bunz, Ulla Sent: Tue 8/29/2006 5:50 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] ARPAnet history question When ARPAnet connected the four universities in 1969, were there only actually four computers connected to each other? If not, does anyone know how many? A source (not Wikipedia or your personal memory) for this information would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ulla ****************************** Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Florida State University University Center C, Suite 3100 Tallahassee, FL 32306 Phone: 850-644-1809 ******************************

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Workshop on War & Terrorism, Church Center United Nations
by Orion Anderson 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS Presents A Workshop with Richard A. Koenigsberg, PhD SOMETHING TO KILL AND DIE FOR: The Psychology of War and Terrorism Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (recess: 12 - 1 pm) Location: Church Center for the United Nations 777 United Nations Plaza (44th St. & First Avenue-across the street from the United Nations) 12th Floor New York, NY 10017 Cost: $70 CE Credits: 3.0 Contact: Orion Anderson: 718-393-1104 Registration: Please click <https://www.ideologiesofwar.com/register/workshop/> here for further information. Seating is limited. Please register now. Sponsored by: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. ISMHP is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ISMHP maintains responsibility for the program: His Excellency, Ambassador Anthony DeLuca, Ph.D., Dean ISMHP. Under the auspices of Syrian Orthodox Church in America, associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. Please CLICK <https://www.ideologiesofwar.com/register/workshop/> HERE for further information and to register for the Presentation and Workshop "Something to Kill and Die For" with Richard A. Koenigsberg, PhD _____ Workshop Description: What are the causes of collective political violence? What events or motivations bring religious and political leaders-and the people they represent-to give over lives and resources to armed conflict? What justifies the sacrifices made in war and terrorism? In 1994, Dick Cheney appeared on "Meet the Press" and stated that Haiti was "not worth American lives." Senator Glenn suggested that the case for intervention could not pass the "Dover Test"-the televised return of body bags. In the twenty years since Viet Nam, only about 400 U. S. soldiers had been killed in action. For a time, it seemed that the grand narrative of warfare had lost its appeal. Then, the events of September 11th, 2001 changed everything. The United States responded-not only to the actions of the terrorists, but to the taunting words of Bin Laden, who addressed Americans declaring: "Your most disgraceful case was in Somalia. When tens of your soldiers were killed in minor battles and one American pilot was dragged through in the streets of Mogadishu you left the area carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you. The extent of your impotence and weaknesses became very clear." The subsequent American response to Bin Laden's provocation served to demonstrate-in no uncertain terms-that the United States was not weak; that Americans too possessed ideals and strength of conviction for which they were willing to kill and die. We now find ourselves-again-in the midst of a world of political violence-a world that we seemed to be on the verge of leaving behind. Were the events of September 11, 2001 responsible for the world-wide struggle in which we now find ourselves? Or is a deeper psychology at work, driving people on all sides of the conflict to seek out "something to kill and die for?" John Lennon asked people to imagine a world with "nothing to kill or die for." Post-modernism proposed the "death of grand narratives," while multiculturalism and globalization articulated the desire to abandon rigid boundaries. Now we seem to have returned to the bipolar, cold-war narrative of a global clash between antagonistic ideologies. Using case studies from history-as well as contemporary examples-this workshop will explore the dynamics of collective forms of violence such as terrorism and war; the motives that generate killing and dying in the name of religious and national ideals. Please CLICK <https://www.ideologiesofwar.com/register/workshop/> HERE for further information and to register for the Presentation and Workshop "Something to Kill and Die For" with Richard A. Koenigsberg, PhD _____ Who Should Attend: Teachers, students and practitioners from the disciplines of psychology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, anthropology, sociology, political science, international relations and diplomacy. Scholars and students focusing on the topics of conflict resolution, peace and war studies, militarism, nationalism, ethnic conflict, political psychology, and terrorism; journalists wishing to explore the deeper roots of today's conflicts; and the educated layperson seeking to comprehend the sources of collective forms of violence in the Twntieth and Twenty-First Centuries. _____ Learning Objectives: Through presentation and discussion, participants will explore: * The nature of attachment to "sacred objects" that transforms violence into a form of virtue * The human tendency to bifurcate the world into categories of "good" and "evil." * The need for and symbolic meaning of enemies. * The relationship between martyrdom and sacrifice * Why wars are difficult to end. _____ About the Presenter: Richard A. Koenigsberg received his PhD in Social Psychology from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York City. His highly acclaimed books-Hitler's Ideology, The Psychoanalysis of Racism, Revolution and Nationalism, Symbiosis and Separation: Towards a Psychology of Culture, and Dying for One's Country: War as Sacrifice-established a method and theory for the psychological analysis of political ideology. _____ The Church Center for the United Nations is located across the street from United Nations headquarters. Tours are available at the Visitors' Lobby of the General Assembly seven days a week from 9am to 5pm. Please CLICK <https://www.ideologiesofwar.com/register/workshop/> HERE for further information and to register for the Presentation and Workshop "Something to Kill and Die For" with Richard A. Koenigsberg, PhD Orion Anderson (718) 393-1104 <mailto:oanderson@ideologiesofwar.com> oanderson(a)ideologiesofwar.com

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Blogging as an Educational Technology- cfp
by Jeremy Hunsinger 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Begin forwarded message: > Call For Papers - Learning Technology Newsletter (ISSN 1438-0625) > publication of IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Learning > Technology (TCLT) > http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/ > > > * Deadline for submission: September 25, 2006. > > > Learning Technology Newsletter invites short articles, case > studies, and project > reports for special issue on "Blogging as an Educational Technology". > The special issue will be published in Volume 8, Issue 4 (October, > 2006). > > ** The newsletter is of non-refereed nature though the articles > will be > selected and edited by the Editor. ** > > > * Editor: > Ali Fawaz Shareef, Maldives College of Higher Education, Republic > of Maldives > > > * Special Issue Theme: > > "Blogging as an Educational Technology" > > Blogging is being extensively used today as a collaborative tool. > Collaboration plays an important role in the field of education. > Constructive paradigm emphasises on the use of collaboration > to gain knowledge and understanding. Hence, a tool like blogs > can make a huge impact in the field of educational technology. > This issue of the newsletter will look at the ways in which blogs > can be used in education. These issues include both existing > projects, planned innovations as well as opportunities that can > be gained using blogs. The focus of your article should be on > how blogs are used or can be used as a learning technology. > Please feel free to bring forward your ideas and views. > > > * Submission procedure: > > 1. The articles in the newsletter are limited to 1000 words. > Over-length articles will not be published. > 2. The manuscripts should be either in Word or RTF format. Any figures > used in the contributions would be required separately in a graphic > format (gif or jpeg). The figures should also be embedded in the text > at appropriate places. > 3. Please send the manuscripts by email as attachment to > a.f.shareef(a)gmail.com (Subject: Learning Technology October 2006 > Submission). > 4. In the email, please state clearly that the manuscript is original > material that has not been published, and is not being considered for > publication elsewhere. > Jeremy Hunsinger School of Library and Information Science Pratt Institute () 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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Conference invitation: Cyberspace 2006
by David Smahel 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Dear AIR-L members, it's my honor and pleasure that I can inform you about the 4th international conference: Cyberspace 2006 which is taking place in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 24 - 25. We have there workshops: - Psychology and the Internet - Internet and Society - Religious Norms in Cyberspace - Law(s) of Cyberspace - E-government, e-justice You can find call for papers and web pages for this conference here: http://www.cyberspace.muni.cz/english The call for papers is opened to 31st August. I'm sorry for my late announcement, we could extend the deadline for AIR-L members. We have already a lot of abstracts from the whole world (Taiwan, Singapur, Japan, USA, Norway, Estonia, Hungary, UK, Germany) and I believe it will be really an international meeting of the Internet researchers! I hope that you find our invitation relevant to your research interest and we would be happy when we could meet in Brno. Best regards, David Smahel, M.Sc. et Ph.D. chair of the conference section: Psychology and Internet Institute of Children, Youth and Family Research School of Social Studies Masaryk University Brno (www.fss.muni.cz) Gorkého 7 602 00 Brno Czech Republic e-mail: smahel(a)fss.muni.cz

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CFP: Special Issue on Convergence Culture
by danah boyd 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Convergence ? The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Call for Papers ? Special Issue on ?Convergence Culture? Guest editors: Mark Deuze, Indiana University (mdeuze(a)indiana.edu) and Henry Jenkins, MIT (henry3(a)mit.edu) This call invites submissions for a special issue on ?Convergence Culture?: the worldwide emergence of increasingly collaborative practices between media producers and consumers. Examples are television fan sites, game modifications (?mods?) and machinema, citizen journalism, interactive advertising and word-of-mouth marketing, transmedia storytelling (for example using games, movies, television, websites and comics), and so on. Convergence culture is both a top-down corporate-driven process and a bottomup consumer-driven process. Media companies are learning how to accelerate the flow of media content across delivery channels to expand revenue opportunities, broaden markets and reinforce viewer commitments. Consumers are learning how to use these different media technologies to bring the flow of media more fully under their control and to interact with other users. We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplinary, theoretical and methodological backgrounds exploring the changing role and organization of work and productivity in the cultural and creative industries under the influence of convergence culture, as well as on creative processes initiated by or involving the people formerly known as the audience. Specific topics and issues to be covered in this special issue for example are: ? Case studies of media companies adopting convergence culture; ? Case studies of specific fan communities and their relationships with media producers; ? explorations of transmedia storytelling, viral marketing, and Alternate Reality; ? Gaming as forms that tap the emerging relations between media producers and consumers; ? Mapping of ethical, political, economical and cultural changes and challenges in an emerging convergence culture; ? Quantitative and/or qualitative empirical work on the production, content, and/or consumption of media messages in the context of convergence culture; ? Research focusing on convergence culture in the context of specific media industries (such as: computer and video games, advertising, journalism, television); ? International comparative work on convergence culture in media production. Convergence has four sections: Debates which are short polemics (usually 1000-3000 words); Articles which are refereed case study research articles (7000-11,000 words); Feature Reports which offer a critical overview of current research by reviewing a conference, exhibition or festival (4000-8000 words); and Reviews which cover books, exhibitions, conferences, CD-ROMs, websites etc (1000-1500 words). Submissions should be formatted using the Harvard reference method. Full details of referencing style and guidelines can be found on the journal website at http://convergence.luton.ac.uk/. Proposals for papers should be directed to the editors. The deadline for submission of research articles is February 1st, 2007. The special issue will be published (by Sage) in February 2008.

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capturing social interaction with RFID tags or other tech (was: re: RFID)
by M.B.Gaved 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Dear Reid (and other AoIR'ers) do you have a contact for the conference organisers? (re: RFID tags). I'd love to find out how the system worked. Can anybody point me at any references to work carried out trying to automatically capture social interactions? RFID or otherwise... Lots of social as well as technical issues to be considered, as has been pointed out by other posters. many thanks! Mark Mark Gaved Knowledge Media Institute The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes, UK MK7 6AA http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/mark -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Dr. W. Reid Cornwell Sent: Fri 8/25/2006 8:08 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] RFID Barry and Ellis, For the last year, we have been looking at experimental designs that incorporate RFID. I attended a conference where the badges were RFID and when I approached someone that shared my interests (logged at registration) the badges not only recorded the data but beeped on both badges to inform us that we were kindred spirits. It was awesome. Can you imagine this for group research? Reid ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Fwd: Digital Humanities 2007
by Steve Jones 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations Digital Humanities 2007 Hosted by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), in cooperation with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA 4-7 June, 2007 http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dh2007/ Abstract Deadline: November 1, 2006 (Midnight CST) Presentations can include: Single papers (abstract, min. of 750 words, max. of 1500 words) Multiple paper sessions (overview, min. of 750 words, max. of 1500 words) Posters (abstract, min. of 750 words, max. of 1500 words) Call for Papers Announcement I. General The international Programme Committee invites submissions of abstracts of between 750 and 1500 words on any aspect of humanities computing and the digital humanities, broadly defined to encompass the common ground between information technology and issues in humanities research and teaching. As always, we welcome submissions in any area of the humanities, particularly interdisciplinary work. We especially encourage submissions on the current state of the art in humanities computing and the digital humanities, and on recent and expected future developments in the field. Suitable subjects for proposals include, for example, text analysis, corpora, corpus linguistics, language processing, language learning creation, delivery and management of humanities digital resources collaboration between libraries and scholars in the creation, delivery, and management of humanities digital resources computer-based research and computing applications in all areas of literary, linguistic, cultural, and historical studies, including interdisciplinary aspects of modern scholarship use of computation in such areas as the arts, architecture, music, film, theatre, new media, and other areas reflecting our cultural heritage research issues such as: information design and modelling; the cultural impact of the new media the role of digital humanities in academic curricula Proposals should report significant and substantive results and will include reference to pertinent work in the field (up to 10 items) as part of their critical assessment. The range of topics covered by humanities computing can also be consulted in the journal of the associations: Literary and Linguistic Computing (LLC), Oxford University Press. The deadline for submitting paper, session and poster proposals to the Programme Committee is November 1, 2006 (midnight CST). All submissions will be refereed. Presenters will be notified of acceptance February 1, 2007. The electronic submission form will be available at the conference site from October 1st, 2006. See below for full details on submitting proposals. Proposals for (non-refereed, or vendor) demos and for pre-conference tutorials and workshops should be discussed directly with the local conference organizer as soon as possible. For more information on the conference in general please visit the conference web site, at http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dh2007/ . II. Types of Proposals Proposals to the Programme Committee may be of three types: (1) papers, (2) poster presentations and/or software demonstrations (poster/ demos), and (3) sessions (either three-paper or panel sessions). The type of submission must be specified in the proposal. Proposals to the Programme Committee may be presented English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Conference presentations may be in these languages as well, and the Programme Committee encourages presenters to consider multilingual presentations (for example, a presentation in one language with accompanying slides or handouts accommodating speakers of another language). 1) Papers Proposals for papers (750-1500 words) should describe original work: either completed research which has given rise to substantial results, or the development of significant new methodologies, or rigorous theoretical, speculative or critical discussions. Individual papers will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions. Proposals that concentrate on the development of new computing methodologies should make clear how the methodologies are applied to research and/or teaching in the humanities, and should include some critical assessment of the application of those methodologies in the humanities. Those that concentrate on a particular application in the humanities should cite traditional as well as computer-based approaches to the problem and should include some critical assessment of the computing methodologies used. All proposals should include conclusions and references to important sources. Those describing the creation or use of digital resources should follow these guidelines as far as possible. 2) Poster Presentations and Software Demonstrations (Poster/Demos) Poster presentations may include computer technology and project demonstrations. The term poster/demo refers to the different possible combinations of printed and computer based presentations. The poster/ demo sessions build on the recent trend of showcasing some of the most important and innovative work being done in humanities computing. By definition, poster presentations and project demonstrations are less formal and more interactive than a standard talk. They provide the opportunity to exchange ideas one-on-one with attendees and to discuss their work in detail with those most deeply interested in the same topic. Presenters will be provided with about two square meters of board space to display their work. They may also provide handouts with examples or more detailed information. Poster/ demos will remain on display throughout the conference, but there will also be a separate conference session dedicated to them, when presenters should be prepared to explain their work an! d answer questions. Additional times may also be assigned for software or project demonstrations. There should be no difference in quality between poster/demo presentations and papers, and the format for proposals is the same for both. The same academic standards should apply in both cases, but posters/demos may be a more suitable way of presenting late-breaking results, or significant work in progress, including pedagogical applications. Both will be submitted to the same refereeing process. The choice between the two modes of presentation (poster/demo or paper) should depend on the most effective and informative way of communicating the scientific content of the proposal. As an acknowledgement of the special contribution of the posters and demonstrations to the conference, the Programme Committee will award a prize for the best poster. 3) Sessions Sessions (90 minutes) take the form of either: Three papers. The session organizer should submit a 500-word statement describing the session topic, include abstracts of 750-1500 words for each paper, and indicate that each author is willing to participate in the session; Or A panel of four to six speakers. The panel organizer should submit an abstract of 750-1500 words describing the panel topic, how it will be organized, the names of all the speakers, and an indication that each speaker is willing to participate in the session. The deadline for session proposals is the same as for proposals for papers, i.e. November 1, 2006. III. Format of the Proposals All proposals must be submitted electronically using the on-line submission form, which will be available at the conference web site from October 1st, 2006. IV. Bursaries for Young Scholars A limited number of bursaries for young scholars will be made available to those presenting at the conference. If you wish to be considered for a bursary, please refer to information about the bursary schemes available from the Association for Computing in the Humanities (http://www.ach.org/ach_bursary/) and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing ( http://www.allc.org/awards/ bursary.htm ). Applications may be made to either the ACH or the ALLC, but not both organizations.

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Re: [Air-l] capturing social interaction with RFID tags or other tech
by Marcus Foth 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Hi Mark and all, you may find the Familiar Strangers project interesting: http://berkeley.intel-research.net/paulos/research/familiarstranger/ Scroll down to Scenarios #1, #2 and #3 and the two papers listed below where the device was tested at ISEA 2004. cheers, marcus -- Dr Marcus Foth BMultimedia BCompSc(Hons) MA PhD m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 3138 8772 - Fax 8195 - Room Z6-511 http://ici.qut.edu.au/

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