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References to the dark side of mobile technology?
by Ylva Hard af Segerstad 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Hi all! Does anyone know of any research/papers on "the dark side" of mobile technology? /Ylva H ---------------------------------------------- Ylva Hard af Segerstad, Ph.D. Dept. of Linguistics Goteborg University Box 200 SE-405 30 Goteborg Sweden Email: ylva(a)ling.gu.se Phone: +46 31 773 4532 URL: http://www.ling.gu.se/~ylva/ ----------------------------------------------

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[Air-I] Research: Weblogs and Support
by Chana Hermans 22 Mar '05

22 Mar '05

Dear all on Air-L I am a Belgian master student following a New Media course: Communications & Multimedia Design. As part of my graduation process I am required to write a research paper on a subject of our choosing. I personally am intrigued by weblogs and decided to work around blogs and research some aspects of their use. To accomplish this I am looking for active webloggers who like myself are about to graduate from college, university or those who have recently graduated. Any help or advice would be most appreciated. You can find my own weblog /Tempus Fugit.../on http://afstuderen.blogspirit.com/. (In Dutch) Regards, Chana Hermans Student C-MD

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*Call for Art Works, Statements: Art, Culture and Technology*
by Fatima Lasay 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Dear friends on AIR-L, We have another call below, related to the earlier call for the Women in Action magazine. Please feel free to share with your networks! Thanks and regards, Fatima === Apologies for cross-posting. This is an additional call for artworks to accompany the call for papers announced last week. If you did not receive the call for papers and are interested to learn more or contribute an article on the theme CULTURAL DIVERSITY, please drop me a line at libay at isiswomen dot org. For other inquiries, please feel free to email me. Thank you. Regards, Libay Linsangan Cantor Media Info-Comm Campaigns Associate ("we!" news/ WIA CD issue co-ordinator) Isis International Manila http://www.isiswomen.org <http://www.isiswomen.org/> <libay(a)isiswomen.org> *Call for Art Works, Statements: Art, Culture and Technology* Women in Action (WIA) NO. 1-2005 Women in Action, a magazine published by Isis International-Manila, covers a broad range of issues affecting women globally, with focus on the particular needs and concerns of women in the Global South as well as the problems of under-represented social groups in the Global North. For its next issue (1, 2005), Women in Action will feature the theme "Cultural Diversity." As special feature of this issue of WIA, we are inviting submissions of statements by women artists involved in but not limited to: computer art, net art, software art, media art, installation, interactive and sound art. We especially invite submissions that deal with the issues and debates surrounding globalization, differences and conflict, commodification of culture, migration and diaspora. Please send the following information to libay(a)isiswomen.org - Artist's Name: Email: Artist's Statement: Title of Work: Description of Work: URL of Work: Short biography (within 200 words): Deadline for submissions is 04 April 2005. Isis International-Manila 3 Marunong St., Barangay Central, Quezon City, Philippines 1100 Tel: +632 928-1956 Fax: +632 924-1065 Website: http://www.isiswomen.org/

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Microsoft Word Spelling and Grammar Check- correct version.
by Sandeep Krishnamurthy 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

The e-mail I sent out earlier seems to have acquired some additional formatting on the way (thanks to my mailer). I have, therefore, posted it on my blog. Please see- http://sandeepworld.blogspot.com/2005/03/microsoft-word-spel ling-and-grammar.html or http://tinyurl.com/4payv Sorry! Let me know what you think. Sandeep Krishnamurthy http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep http://sandeepworld.blogspot.com

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we need a new word?
by Barry Wellman 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

I was speaking at a seminar for non-techies at MIT yesterday (not a contradiction, as these were community development folks from across the USofA). And I found myself saying -- and my PPTs reading -- "Internet" -- but then verbally qualifying by saying, "well I really don't mean the traditional email Internet, but also IM, chat, lists, video, etc." (add your favorite including Usenet and BBS). What to call it? "Computer mediated communication" is a mouthful, jargony and chews up PPT space. "New media" is too indistinct and PoMo: moreover, is email "new media" any more? We should focus on the affordances of the media and not on the newness. So what to call it. My first thought at the breakfast table was "e-media", but I am open to other suggestions. I also am putting it on the list, because I am confident that others have had similar dilemmas, and that it would be best if we had a standard word. 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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Academic journals / periodicals on ICTs, Development, Society et al
by Prashant Sharma 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Dear friends and colleagues, I would deeply appreciate it if any of you could send me details of good academic journals / periodicals which have a direct relevance to ICTs in Development, ICTs and Sociology, Internet and Society etc. With many thanks, Prashant ---------------------------------------------- Prashant Sharma Deputy Executive Secretary Mountain Forum Secretariat c/o ICIMOD GPO Box 3226 Kathmandu Nepal Ph: (+977-1) 5525313 Fax: (+977-1) 5524509 Web: http://www.mtnforum.org Email: prashant(a)mtnforum.org

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"network of networks" - origin of
by Barry Wellman 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

In a recent post, Neil Randall referred to the internet as a "network of networks." In case anyone is interested, Paul Craven and I invented that term in our 1973 article "The Network City." (in _Sociological Inquiry_ 43 (Winter): 57-88. [Reprinted in _The Community_, edited by Marcia Effrat. New York: Free Press, 1974.] Way back then, we were referring to social networks, but the concept was the same as was later ported over to the internet (or independently re-invented). In short, we claim terminological priority! 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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IJCLP - Issue 9, Part II
by Rotenberg, Boris 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Issue 9, Part II - Special Issue on Cybercrime - 2004-2005 The International Journal of Communications Law & Policy and the Yale Journal of Law & Technology are now happy to present Part II of Issue 9 on Cybercrime. The selection committee has reviewed and considered a series of papers submitted for the first ISP/YJoLT writing competition and call for papers, as well as for the conference on Cybercrime and Digital Law enforcement (entitled "Digital Cops in virtual environment"), Yale Law School, 26-28 March 2004. In part II, we are delighted to have papers by Susan Brenner, NCR Distinguished Professor of Law & Technology, University of Dayton School of Law; Jennifer Granick, Center for Internet and Society Stanford, California; Sonia K. Katyal, Associate Professor, Fordham University School of Law; K. A. Taipale, Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy; James F. McLaughlin, New Hampshire Police Department; Jason M. Young, LL.M. University of Ottawa. WRITING COMPETITION AND CALL FOR PAPERS 2005 We are also proud to announce the winner and runners-up of the ISP /YJoLT / IJCLP writing competition. The authors of these papers will be invited to present their work at a panel during the the Yale Law School “Global flow information” conference. The winner receives coverage of his travel to and accommodations at Yale University for the conference. Their articles will be included in special Fall 2005 volumes of the two journals, devoted to the conference topic. Winner: “Law as a Network Standard” by Dan L. Burk; Runners-up: (1) “Technology and Authority in Times of Transformation”, by Zack Kertcher and Ainat N. Margalit; & (2) “Piracy or Community? The Clash of Freedom of __Expression and Copyright in the Case of Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing of Digital Music in the United Kingdom” by Robert J. Danay. Congratulations to the winner and the runners- up and we would like to again thank all the other competition participants for their submissions. We are still considering many of those articles for publication, and the authors can expect to be updated soon as to that process. All participants are most welcome to attend the conference on April 1st-3rd 2005. For more information, please consult: http://islandia.law.yale.edu/isp/GlobalFlow/

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Microsoft Word Spelling and Grammar Check Demonstration
by Sandeep Krishnamurthy 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

Microsoft Word Spelling and Grammar Check Demonstration Sandeep Krishnamurthy sandeep(a)u.washington.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep http://sandeepworld.blogspot.com Too often, our students feel that running the ÂSpelling and Grammar checkÂ feature on Microsoft Word is sufficient to ensure good writing. The paragraph shown below is designed to pass these checks. You can judge the quality of writing for yourself! ---------------------------Demonstration Paragraph Begins----------------------- Marketing are bad for brand. McDonalds is good brand. McDonaldÂs is good brand. McDonaldÂs are good brand. McDonaldsÂ are good brand. Finance good for marketing. 4PÂs are marketing mix. I use marketing mixes for good marketing. Internets do good job. Internets help marketing. Internets make good brand. Gates do good marketing in Microsoft. Gates build the big brand in Microsoft. The Gates is leader of big company in Washington. Warren buffet do awesome job in marketing. Buffet eat buffet. ---------------------------Demonstration Paragraph Ends------------------------- [I used Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 to run the Spelling and Grammar check. Please try it on your computer and tell me what happens. I would love to hear from WordPerfect and OpenOffice users as well.]

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Re: [Air-l] we need a new word? (Intern)
by Dan L Burk 21 Mar '05

21 Mar '05

See Bob Cannon's 2002 paper, "Will the Real Internet Please Stand Up?": http://tprc.org/papers/2002/165/RealInternet.htm Note especially his conclusion, and the postscript. DLB On 20 Mar 2005, jeremy hunsinger wrote: > many of the descriptions so far take 'communication' as a the noun, and > while this is fine for some descriptions of some events, it tends to > leave out much of the rest of the ecological systems that these in > which these technics are enmeshed. the objects that barry brought up, > were systems and technologies, onto which communication can be mapped, > onto which media can be mapped, but I think it should be very obvious > that when we are talking about their whole existence, from their > origination to their use, that not every part of that will be mapped by > communication and/or media. most, but perhaps not all of their human > use could be said to be communication, but... what about installation, > and interface, they seem to be mediated experiences that don't always > pertain directly to communication, and while they might be mediated by > speaker or screen, that mediation might not encapsulate the whole > social imaginary that affects the world in which they are used. > > the internet is the general network we study, which is a network of > networks, built on the principle that information can be encapsulated > in packets, and routed by defining the endpoint, thus allowing the > computers or relevant technologies to communicate. computers and > technologies have devices that mediate the information that they > receive into user accessible experiences. this is true insofaras I can > determine, so internet technologies will always be information > technologies, mediated technologies, and communication technologies in > some respect. however, the technologies exist through society, and > individuals, both simplisticly as objects, but also in much more > complicated ways, that affect our lives, cultures, etc. -- our mental > ecology, our social ecology, and our environmental ecology. > > so, that's why I use "ICT" and then describe what I'm talking about > further should the need arise. > On Mar 20, 2005, at 4:05 AM, richard-seyler.ling(a)telenor.com wrote: > > > Wouldn't a type of overly technical description be IP mediated > > communication? All the things you describe are IP based and go via > > the Internet. Yet they are communication (in the social sense of the > > word). > > > > Using IP mediated communication would allow us the fun of coining a > > new acronym like IPMC or IPMECOM or IPCOM that only the cognicenti > > understand for awhile. > > > > I note, however, that your discussion does not necessarily include > > mobile communication. For that we would need another acronym like > > MOMECOM for mobile mediated communication. > > > > Rich L. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > > [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org]On Behalf Of Barry > > Wellman > > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 16:45 PM > > To: aoir list > > Subject: [Air-l] we need a new word? > > > > > > I was speaking at a seminar for non-techies at MIT yesterday (not a > > contradiction, as these were community development folks from across > > the > > USofA). > > > > And I found myself saying -- and my PPTs reading -- "Internet" -- but > > then > > verbally qualifying by saying, "well I really don't mean the > > traditional > > email Internet, but also IM, chat, lists, video, etc." (add your > > favorite > > including Usenet and BBS). > > > > What to call it? "Computer mediated communication" is a mouthful, > > jargony > > and chews up PPT space. "New media" is too indistinct and PoMo: > > moreover, > > is email "new media" any more? We should focus on the affordances of > > the media and not on the newness. > > > > So what to call it. My first thought at the breakfast table was > > "e-media", > > but I am open to other suggestions. I also am putting it on the list, > > because I am confident that others have had similar dilemmas, and that > > it > > would be best if we had a standard word. > > > > 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 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > > Jeremy Hunsinger > Center for Digital Discourse and Culture > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > Dan L. 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