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development of social codes around a technology
by Amanda Lenhart 28 Jan '05

28 Jan '05

Hello AoIR list, I'm at work on a MA thesis, and I'm searching for some literature on the development of social codes around new technologies, specifically technologies of communication. Particularly I'm looking for some historic context--how did/do things like "phone manners" evolve? How do we learn what's "rude" or "polite"? How did we decide that all caps in email means "yelling"? How localized is the development of these kinds of rules or codes? And are these codes constantly in flux or do they ever stabilize? Any resources or places to look would be most helpful. Thanks, Amanda Lenhart MA Candidate Communications, Culture and Technology Georgetown University & Pew Internet & American Life Project

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RE: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology
by Nafus, Dawn 28 Jan '05

28 Jan '05

A blatant plug for my own work, but I've co-authored a paper about uses of mobile phones in the context of the historical development of notions of the individual. It talks about politeness in relation to morality and puts some historical context around perceptions of 'crudeness' in mobile usage, and speaks to the issue of things always being in 'flux' (or not...). Nafus, D. and K. Tracey. (2002) Mobile Phones and Concepts of Personhood. In Katz and Aakhus, Perpetual Contact. CUP. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Amanda Lenhart Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:14 PM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology Hello AoIR list, I'm at work on a MA thesis, and I'm searching for some literature on the development of social codes around new technologies, specifically technologies of communication. Particularly I'm looking for some historic context--how did/do things like "phone manners" evolve? How do we learn what's "rude" or "polite"? How did we decide that all caps in email means "yelling"? How localized is the development of these kinds of rules or codes? And are these codes constantly in flux or do they ever stabilize? Any resources or places to look would be most helpful. Thanks, Amanda Lenhart MA Candidate Communications, Culture and Technology Georgetown University & Pew Internet & American Life Project _______________________________________________ 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://aoir.org/airjoin.html

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old technologies and Michele Martin
by Barry Wellman 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

Someone responded to Amanda's request for style in then-new technologies with a reference to an article that "M. Martin" wrote. I recall that is "Michele Martin" who received a PhD from the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto about 20 years ago. You can look up the diss. at UMI. I have lost track of Michele, alas. Somehow I find it cognitively hard to think of Amanda Lenhart as a newbie master's students, after all the great Pew Internet reports she's written! 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] development of social codes around a technology
by Irene Berkowitz 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:53:39 -0500 >From: "Ulla Bunz" <bunz(a)scils.rutgers.edu> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology >To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > >Amanda, Carolyn Marvin is the author. >There's a book called "When old technologies were new" but I can't remember >the author right now. > >Also, I know that "hello" used to be considered vulgar and rude to use on >the phone because it's originally a duck hunting shout, at least according >to Naomi Baron. >Baron, N. (2002). Who sets email style? Prescriptivism, coping strategies, >and democratization of access. Information Society, 18(5), 403-413. > >Hope this helps a little. > >Ulla > >---------------------------------------------------- >Ulla Bunz >Assistant Professor >Department of Communication >Rutgers University >4 Huntington Street >New Brunswick, NJ 08901 >Email: bunz(a)scils.rutgers.edu >---------------------------------------------------- > >-----Original Message----- >From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org >[mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Amanda >Lenhart >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:14 PM >To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org >Subject: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology > >Hello AoIR list, > >I'm at work on a MA thesis, and I'm searching for some literature on the >development of social codes around new technologies, specifically >technologies of communication. Particularly I'm looking for some >historic context--how did/do things like "phone manners" evolve? How do >we learn what's "rude" or "polite"? How did we decide that all caps in >email means "yelling"? How localized is the development of these kinds >of rules or codes? And are these codes constantly in flux or do they >ever stabilize? > >Any resources or places to look would be most helpful. > >Thanks, > >Amanda Lenhart >MA Candidate >Communications, Culture and Technology >Georgetown University >& >Pew Internet & American Life Project > >_______________________________________________ >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://aoir.org/airjoin.html > >_______________________________________________ >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://aoir.org/airjoin.html Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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Re: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology
by Irene Berkowitz 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

You could contact Janet Steinberg at Fordham, she is an expert in this area. Feel free to use my name as reference. IB ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:14:23 -0500 >From: "Amanda Lenhart" <alenhart(a)pewinternet.org> >Subject: [Air-l] development of social codes around a technology >To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > >Hello AoIR list, > >I'm at work on a MA thesis, and I'm searching for some literature on the >development of social codes around new technologies, specifically >technologies of communication. Particularly I'm looking for some >historic context--how did/do things like "phone manners" evolve? How do >we learn what's "rude" or "polite"? How did we decide that all caps in >email means "yelling"? How localized is the development of these kinds >of rules or codes? And are these codes constantly in flux or do they >ever stabilize? > >Any resources or places to look would be most helpful. > >Thanks, > >Amanda Lenhart >MA Candidate >Communications, Culture and Technology >Georgetown University >& >Pew Internet & American Life Project > >_______________________________________________ >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://aoir.org/airjoin.html Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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Re: [Air-l] Cyberwar Roundtable Addendum
by Irene Berkowitz 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

Mark Tempestelli would be a great guy to consider as a discussant. I have unfortunately lost touch with him since he left the Naval Academy, where he was head of Network Centric Warfare, but he might be a member of the Media Ecology Assn., and you might be able to contact him through them. IB ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:59:54 -0600 >From: "John Laprise" <j-laprise(a)northwestern.edu> >Subject: [Air-l] Cyberwar Roundtable Addendum >To: <air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org> > >My earlier posting seeking interested individuals to participate and gauge >interest in a cyberwar roundtable is for the upcoming AOIR conference in >Chicago. If interested, please contact me directly. > > > >John Laprise > >Ph.D. Student > >Media, Technology, and Society > >School of Communication > >Northwestern University > >Evanston, IL USA > > > >_______________________________________________ >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://aoir.org/airjoin.html Irene Berkowitz Director of Curricular Publications Temple University Office of the Vice Provost 215-204-7596 Please note my new email address below and update your address records accordingly. irene.berkowitz(a)temple.edu

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on-line customers reactions to firing employees
by Joao Cunha 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

Hi, For those interested in how the way people use the internet affects companies, this won't be a dataset but may lead to some interesting ideas. A number of employees is being fired from a major collectible card game design company and customers are 'mourning' about it on-line. Here are the threads for those interested: http://www.gameplayersnetwork.com/forum/showMessages.asp?TopicID=9025 http://forums.fanhq.com/viewtopic.php?t=35910 Anyone wanting more info on this or thinking about where to find more data, drop me a line. Cheers, -Joao

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Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
by Charlie Breindahl 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

Posted for John Horrigan: This may be of interest to people on this list ... the TPRC comes just a week or so before the AoIR conference. The 2005 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference will be held from Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25, 2005 at the George Mason University Law School in Arlington, Virginia. Information on the procedure for submitting a paper to TPRC can be found at the link below. TPRC also invites suggestions on special panels and tutorials. http://www.tprc.org/TPRC05/call05.htm The TPRC is a premier gathering of policymakers, academics, industry officials, and others in the domestic and international telecommunications and technology policy communities. The TPRC seeks to acquaint policymakers with the best of recent research and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policymakers and industry. This year TPRC is soliciting abstracts for policy-relevant papers in the following topic areas: * Comparative History * Competition Policy in Network Technologies and Industries * Information and Communication Technologies for Community and National Development * Intellectual Property * Mass Media and Content Regulation * Disruptive New Technologies * Privacy and Security * Regulation, E-regulation, and Governance of Information and Communication Technologies * Spectrum Policy and Wireless Applications The deadline for abstract submissions is March 31, 2005. Many thanks, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John B. Horrigan, Ph.D. Director of Research, Pew Internet & American Life Project Program Committee Chair, 2005 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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E-Learning: Special Edition - Digital Literacies
by Angela Thomas 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

Dear All, A shameless bit of self-promotion as my article, 'Digital Literacies of the Cybergirl' (about cybergirls / cyberfeminism / identity construction, etc!) is in this edition of the journal, e-Learning. The journal is freely accessible online. Kind Regards, Angela __________________________________________________ We are pleased to announce that the third issue of E-LEARNING (ISSN 1741-8887) is available now at www.wwwords.co.uk/ELEA We hope you will enjoy this issue, whose contents are displayed below. We will continue to keep registered subscribers informed of all news about the journal and, of course, tell you as soon as each issue becomes available. Campus-wide access by institutional Libraries is only available by paid subscription. However, for the moment access is entirely FREE to individuals who register their details (email address, name, country) at www.wwwords.co.uk/subscribeELEA.asp PLEASE ASK YOUR LIBRARY TO SUBSCRIBE! Your Library can obtain subscription information from the major subscription agents. Access control is by IP address range: further details can be found at www.triangle.co.uk/prices.htm or by contacting subscriptions(a)triangle.co.uk E-LEARNING (ISSN 1741-8887) Volume 1, Number 3, 2004 www.wwwords.co.uk/ELEA Editorial, pages 336-340 Guy Merchant. Imagine All that Stuff Really Happening: narrative and identity in childrens on-screen writing, pages 341-356 Angela Thomas. Digital Literacies of the Cybergirl, pages 358-382 Neil Anderson & Michael Henderson. e-PD: blended models of sustaining teacher professional development in digital literacies, pages 383-394 Sonia Livingstone & Magdalena Bober. Taking up Online Opportunities? Childrens Uses of the Internet for Education, Communication and Participation, pages 395-419 Kevin Leander & Barbara Duncan. Community Construction in the Virtual: reconceptualizing joint action, pages 420-436 BOOK REVIEW Literacy in the New Media Age (Gunther Kress), reviewed by Catherine Kell, pages 437-445 For all editorial matters, including articles offered for publication, please contact Professor Michael A. Peters (m.peters(a)educ.gla.ac.uk) We encourage you to forward this announcement to your colleagues. If you have not already registered you can do so online at www.wwwords.co.uk/subscribeELEA.asp you will then receive future announcements such as this one. The same form can be used to stop these announcements, or to change the address to which they are sent. In the event of problems concerning subscription, or difficulty in gaining access to the journal articles on the website, please contact the publishers at support(a)symposium-journals.co.uk ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] SYMPOSIUM JOURNALS PO Box 204, Didcot, Oxford OX11 9ZQ, United Kingdom Check out www.symposium-journals.co.uk for the contents of our journals, with abstracts and full texts of all articles, instructions for contributors, together with complete editorial, bibliographical and subscription information. A division of wwwords Ltd - www.wwwords.co.uk _______________________________________________________ Angela Thomas, PhD Lecturer in English Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney Phone: +61 2 9351 6229, Fax: +61 2 9351 2606 URL: http://www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/thomasa/ "Ceci n'est pas une .signature"

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ALERT: Eyes On The Prize
by Art McGee 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2005 Eyes on the Screen "Eyes on the Prize", Civil Rights Documentary, To Be Released Over the Internet Despite Copyright Disputes A day of public screenings of the legendary documentary, to be organized for February 8th, 2005 HYPERLINK: http://www.eyesonthescreen.org According to some, it's illegal for makers of the civil rights documentary "Eyes on the Prize" to put it on DVD or show it in public. But at 8:00 PM on February during Black History Month, Downhill Battle (downhillbattle.org) is encouraging Americans to celebrate the struggle and triumph of the civil rights movement with screenings of "Eyes on the Prize" in homes and public places with the goal of having a screening in every major city in America. The campaign is called Eyes on the Screen. "Eyes on the Prize" is the most comprehensive and revered civil rights documentary ever made. But the documentary has not been available for public viewing for the past 10 years because of unreasonable copyright laws that impose stifling restrictions on artists and filmmakers. In one instance, copyright holders believe they should receive licensing fees for the song "Happy Birthday," which appears in footage of a group of people singing to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "To celebrate Black History Month, we believe that "Eyes on the Prize" should be seen by as many people as possible," says Tiffiniy Cheng of Downhill Battle. "The civil rights movement is just too important for this invaluable resource to be denied to the public. So, we're going to help distribute "Eyes on the Prize" to a mass audience and communities can have screenings." "Eyes on the Prize is one of the most effective documentaries ever put together that dealt with civic engagement," says civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot. "This is analogous to stopping the circulation of all the books about Martin Luther King, stopping the circulation of all the books about Malcolm X, stopping the circulation of books about the founding of America... I would call upon everyone who has access to 'Eyes on the Prize' to openly violate any and all laws regarding its showing." "Eyes on the Prize" is an award-winning 14-volume documentary made by the late Henry Hampton, tracking the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1965. Clayborne Carson, a Stanford University history professor, has said, "It is the principal film account of the most important American social justice movement of the 20th century" (Wired News, 12/22/04). "Eyes on the Prize" was the first introduction to the history of the Civil Rights Movement for millions of people," says Nicholas Reville of Downhill Battle, "But our corporatized copyright system is keeping it locked away." "The situation of "Eyes on the Prize" is a perfect example of why copyright law isn't working for the public," says Cheng. "It's ridiculous that this documentary is languishing in copyright purgatory, instead of being shown in classrooms. "Eyes on the Screen" is a perfect example of how people can bring attention to bad copyright law and start turning the situation around." For background, see this article: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14801-2005Jan16.html Contact: Lawrence Guyot, Former Leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party w: (202)727-4742 h: (202)332-5157 Tiffiniy Cheng, Co-Director of Downhill Battle w: (508)963-1096 e: tyc(a)downhillbattle.org Nicholas Reville, Co-Director of Downhill Battle w: (508)963-7832 e: npr(a)downhillbattle.org ###

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