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Re: [Air-l] fantasy (American)football league?
by Andrew Herman 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Does it cost money? Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693 >>> jhuns(a)vt.edu 06/21/05 7:39 PM >>> I waste some time each fall pursuing fantasy football. As an experiment of sorts, this year, I've upped the ante. If you are interested in pursuing such activities as leisure or research, I've created a fantasy football league on yahoo. It currently has a maximum teams. If you'd like to play send an email to jhuns(a)vt.edu and I'll send you the info to join up. The general spirit should be one of 'good fun' and 'general interest' . I've tried to keep things very simple, but still require a modicum of interest in the sport, though yahoo nfl will provide almost any knowledge you'd need to be successful, whatever that would be in that term. so if you want to play fantasy (american)football via the internet this fall, for little or no reason other than perhaps seeing how it all works or figuring out the sport or.... game... or.... whatever, join up, it is almost guaranteed that it will be fun if not funny and a possibly even a learning experience. jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(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 divide in use - more suggestions?
by Opgenhaffen Michaël 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

[Crossposted to DDN + AOIR, sorry for that!] Hello everybody, I'm doing research within the erea of internet and the digital divide (like many of you, i suppose ;-) ) Most of the literature treats the internet as one uniform medium. In reality, the internet exists of different applications like websites, usenet, listserv, blogs, email, IM, ... I was wondering if there exists some research about the consequences of this difference in use and it's relationship to the digital divide-theory. Most of the time, the digital divide is constraint to the difference in internet access, but the future will bring us perhaps only a difference in internet use (some only use general websites, while others use all different applications). The term 'digital divide in use' is somewhat what i'm looking for, but not exctly i guess. Also the term digital literacy is quite helpful ... Anyone more suggestions about literature? Or your opinion about this subject? Thanks in advance! Michaël -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Deborah Elizabeth Finn [mailto:deborah.elizabeth.finn@gmail.com] Verzonden: za 4/06/2005 22:47 Aan: The Digital Divide Network discussion group CC: Onderwerp: [DDN] Bragging Rights in Boston (A version of this item is also available through my blog at <http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/6/2/903714.html>; the blog version provides live links to more information about some of the people and organizations mentioned here.) Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday evening, the Boston 501 Tech Club had a record turnout of over 70 nonprofit techies! It was the largest gathering ever in the history of the regional 501 Tech Clubs. Here are a few factors that go into an event like this one: - We had a dedicated team of planners: Merove Heifetz of Earthwatch Institute (the outgoing convener of the Boston club), Beth Sousa of Families First (the incoming convener), Kathleen Sherwin of Tech Foundation, and yours truly. - The planners met several weeks in advance, to get acquainted in person, to brainstorm about desired outcomes, and to plan for the transition to a new convener. We then stayed in touch by email and conference call. - TechFoundation generously underwrote the cost of the venue, food, and drinks. Furthermore, Kathleen Sherwin, ably assisted by Colleen Higgins (also of TechFoundation), deployed her superlative skills as an event manager. - TechFoundation also generously underwrote my time as a consultant to bring various pieces of the puzzle together, and to do outreach to individuals and groups who may not have previously known about the Boston 501 Tech Club or considered attending one of its events. - The event was held outdoors at a time of year when most people crave a little fresh air and sunshire, and it didn't rain. - The venue was easily accessible by public transportation. (Parking was also available, which definitely counts for something in Harvard Square.) I'd summarize the most important take-aways in this way: - If you feed them, they will come. This costs money. - Events of this sort are labor intensive. Volunteers who have other full-time jobs can't be expected to do all the work. Hiring professionals costs money. - It's important for potential attendees to receive personal invitations (or to hear about the event) from people they know. However, it's also important not to overlook what we as the planners could take for granted: our region can boast of a first-rate talent pool of current and aspiring nonprofit techies. We have an abundance of philanthropic spirit, utopian vision, and technological genius here in Massachusetts. Rich in human capital, we desperately need the financial and institutional resources to bring it all together to serve the nonprofit sector. This new partnership between the Boston 501 Tech Club and TechFoundation may bring help to bring us to the tipping point. Go, team! Best regards from Deborah P.S. Full disclosure of financial relationship: I used to serve as TechFoundation's national nonprofit liaison officer and director of its Boston TechConnect program, and am currently working with TF on a consulting basis. Deborah Elizabeth Finn Boston, Massachusetts, USA deborah_elizabeth_finn(a)post.harvard.edu http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE(a)mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request(a)mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.

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How is the Internet bad for us?
by David Brake 22 Jun '05

22 Jun '05

Sorry - yet another collective picking of brains... As part of a literature review for a report I mentioned earlier (led by Sonia Livingstone and Andrea Millwood Hargrave) I am trying to pull together an overview of academic literature on the harms associated with Internet use. I am looking primarily for effects-centred literature and individual-level effects - things regulators might be reasonably expected to tackle - so macro-level theories are not what I am after. Here is a list of concerns I have come across in the literature so far. Can anyone suggest further areas where there has been research? Can anyone suggest concerns that haven't been researched but which need researching so we can recommend it? I would also be interested to receive further citations for any of the categories where I have indicated I haven't found much so far. I am aware this is a huge topic so I feel bound to have missed something... Note: this review will be freely downloadable online when it is finished and we hope will be a useful aid to both academics and regulators so please help if you can! Here are the categories of harm and offense I have found so far: Reinforcement of undesirable attitudes: * Anorexia * Hate group membership * suicide clubs Enabler of undesirable behavior: * Bullying (would like more lit) * Sexual harassment (would like more lit) * stalking (would like more lit) * Grooming of children by paedophiles (would like lit that provides quantitative evidence) Providing access to unsuitable/undesirable content * Porn * gambling (would like more lit) * alcohol/smoking and other anti-social advertising (would like more lit) To this I would add my personal favourite potential problem with the Information society: * The surveillance society'for your convenience and safety' (increased government and commercial surveillance and data mining related to your "public face") * The slow death of the privacy of your "private face" through increased public self-documentation and the self-documentation of others you interact with. What happens when significant numbers of us are cyborgs like Steve Mann http://wearcam.org/ and we're under continuous 'sousveillance'? My favourite book on the former issue is Garfinkel, S. (2000) Database Nation, O'Reilly, Cambridge but it is not an academic text. I would love to be able to say something in my lit review about either of these privacy issues but it is hard to measure the extent or the effects of such intrusion. Has anyone found any effects-based papers on either of these points? Or failing that could you recommend what you consider the key academic texts about the online privacy issue in general so I can cite them and add, "clearly more research is needed"? --- David Brake, Doctoral Student in Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Political Science <http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/study/ mPhilPhDMediaAndCommunications.htm> Also see http://davidbrake.org/ (home page), http://blog.org/ (personal weblog) and http://get.to/lseblog (academic groupblog) Author of Dealing With E-Mail - <http://davidbrake.org/ dealingwithemail/> callto://DavidBrake (Skype.com's Instant Messenger and net phone) --- David Brake, Doctoral Student in Media and Communications, London School of Economics & Political Science <http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/study/ mPhilPhDMediaAndCommunications.htm> Also see http://davidbrake.org/ (home page), http://blog.org/ (personal weblog) and http://get.to/lseblog (academic groupblog) Author of Dealing With E-Mail - <http://davidbrake.org/ dealingwithemail/> callto://DavidBrake (Skype.com's Instant Messenger and net phone)

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fantasy (American)football league?
by Jeremy Hunsinger 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

I waste some time each fall pursuing fantasy football. As an experiment of sorts, this year, I've upped the ante. If you are interested in pursuing such activities as leisure or research, I've created a fantasy football league on yahoo. It currently has a maximum teams. If you'd like to play send an email to jhuns(a)vt.edu and I'll send you the info to join up. The general spirit should be one of 'good fun' and 'general interest' . I've tried to keep things very simple, but still require a modicum of interest in the sport, though yahoo nfl will provide almost any knowledge you'd need to be successful, whatever that would be in that term. so if you want to play fantasy (american)football via the internet this fall, for little or no reason other than perhaps seeing how it all works or figuring out the sport or.... game... or.... whatever, join up, it is almost guaranteed that it will be fun if not funny and a possibly even a learning experience. jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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[Air-l] Fwd: CFP: Internet Culture (10/15/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12-4/15/06)
by Jeremy Hunsinger 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

Begin forwarded message: > From: James Brian Wagaman <wagaman(a)MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU> > Date: June 21, 2005 5:01:31 PM EDT > To: H-PCAACA(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU > Subject: CFP: Internet Culture (10/15/05; PCA/ACA, 4/12-4/15/06) > Reply-To: wagaman(a)mail.h-net.msu.edu > > > CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SESSIONS, PANELS, PAPERS: INTERNET CULTURE > > > > NATIONAL POPULAR CULTURE & AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS > > 2006 JOINT CONFERENCE > > > > April 12 – 15, 2006 > > Atlanta Marriott Marquis > > > > For more information on the PCA/ACA, please go to > http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca. > > > > DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2005 > > > > We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, > special > panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour > slots, > ideally with four papers or speakers per standard session. > > > > Some possible topics include: > > > > --Music and the Internet (downloads, Ipods, etc.) > > --Using the Internet in the Classroom > > --Fanzines > > --Fan Fiction > > --Blogging > > --Google the Giant and Other Search Engines > > --Vice Made Easy: Internet Ethics and Censorship > > --Computer Crimes: Identity Theft > > --The World of Message Boards: Communities or Cliques? > > > > All submissions related to the theme of Internet Culture are welcome. > > > > Should you or any of your colleagues be interested in submitting a > proposal or > have any questions, please contact the area chair (see below). > > > > Submit a one-page (150-250 word) proposal or abstract (via regular > mail > or > e-mail) by October 15, 2005, to: > > > > George Lewis > > Sociology Dept. > > Univ. of the Pacific > > Stockton, CA 95211 > > 209.946.2925 > > Fax: 209.946.2318 > > glewis(a)pacific.edu > Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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Real-time tools success with in-person conferences
by Steven Clift 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

With largely a government/non-profit crowd expected <http://dowire.org/localedem> I want to introduce a little real-time tech world fun to this conference. Does anyone have recommendations on the best tools to use for: 1. Real-time chat - Stand alone option 2. Real-time chat IRC - Which server, which spyware free clients, other advice 3. Question Board - ability to add a question to the list and have people rank/second them in real-time 4. Anything else? We are planning for between 50 and 100 participants. Cheers, Steven Clift Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Join DoWire: http://dowire.org E-Democracy: http://e-democracy.org

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translation(locating materials)help needed
by ecallaha＠indiana.edu 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

Hello, I am working currently on my dissertation on cultural differences in graphical design of university websites. My research is based on a framework of Gert Hofstede; I am creating a sample of sites from all 50 countries and regions. I am looking at governmental sites in researched countries for lists of colleges and universities. Most of the sites are in languages I could read, or they provide English versions, but some do not. Therefore I am looking for native (or close to native) speakers who could take a look at a governmental websites (I have URLs for each country) and tell me, if the site has a list of universities and colleges, and where is it located - it should take no more than 5-10 min. If you could help me with following languages, please contact me off list: - Arabic, - Spanish, - Persian, - Indonesian, - Malaysian, - Filipino, - Thai, - Turkish, - Serbian, - Slovenian. Thank you very much, Ewa Callahan

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needed: berlitz for internetters
by Barry Wellman 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

On our second honeymoon thru Italy. Do internet cafes isntead of post offices. Realize that traditional Berlitz phrasebook is not adequate. We need an internet for dummy travellers book. For example, how do you hit Ctl-Alt-Del in Italy? The answer is Ctrl-Alt-Canc. Where is the bloody question mark. Oh, next to the zero key, and right above the apostrophe' that I havent been able to find. And most important, where is the at key: @ There it is, but how do I hit it. A few nice people suggest Alt Gr with the key. Etc, etc. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________

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RE: [Air-l] How is the Internet bad for us?
by Ledbetter, Andrew Michael 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Another topic (though controversial) that comes to mind is social isolation: does Internet use/overuse cause depression/loneliness/lack of social competence, and if so for whom, under what conditions, etc. Some of the readings in The Internet and Everyday Life address this (i.e., Nie, Hillygus, & Erbing; Quan-Haase, Wellman, Witte, & Hampton). Some cites on this issue as it applies to children that I recently used: Beebe, T. J., Asche, S. E., Harrison, P. Q., & Quinlan, K. B. (2004). Heightened vulnerability and increased risk-taking among adolescent chat room users: Results from a statewide school survey. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35, 116-123. Donchi, L., & Moore, S. (2004). It’s a boy thing: The role of the Internet in young people’s psychological wellbeing. Behaviour Change, 21, 76-89. Heitner, E. I. (2002). The relationship between use of the Internet and social development. Dissertation Abstracts International, 63, 09B: p. 4371. And providing evidence against "Internet causes/is concurrent with social isolation" claims: Gross, E. F. (2004). Adolescent Internet use: What we expect, what teens report. Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 633-649. Hu, Y, Wood, J. F., Smith, V., Westbrook, N. (2004). Friendships through IM: Examining the relationship between instant messaging and intimacy. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10. Accessed April 27, 2005 from http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol10/issue1/hu.html. Leung, L. (2001). College student motives for chatting on ICQ. New Media & Society, 3, 483-500. Merchant, G. (2001). Teenagers in cyberspace: An investigation of language use and language change in internet chatrooms. Journal of Research in Reading, 24, 293-306. Andrew M. Ledbetter Ph.D student, University of Kansas

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Internet Research Annual Vol. 2.
by Jeremy Hunsinger 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

The second volume of the Internet Research Annual is now out and in press. With an introduction by Mia Consalvo and Steve Jones' Notes Toward an Engaged Association, this collection encompasses some of the breadth and depth of Internet Research 4.0 . The Annual has the following sections: 1. Theorizing the Internet and Its Study 2. Intimate Technologies: Internet and Relationships 3. Beyond the Mainstream: Trust, Activism, Dissent, and Online Political Culture 4. Putting the Internet in Its Place 5. The Information Society Online You can buy it at http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm? vID=66841&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=1 and elsewhere (i ordered mine through amazon) The annual is the Association of Internet Researchers primary publishing venture. It is a good start to our ongoing efforts in that arena. To continue and expand our publishing ventures, we need to demonstrate that our books sell, so I encourage everyone that can afford one, to order a copy and to request their libraries order copies of the annual. That will ensure financial success in our publishing ventures and allow us to pursue future ventures. Congratulations to the authors and editors of the second Internet Research Annual. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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