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Text messaging resources
by Jennifer Kurkoski 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

Hi all, Here are the reponses I received from my request for references on research related to text messaging. Thanks to all for the replies! - Jennifer ========= One of my colleagues has done some research on this topic: http://www.swin.edu.au/sbs/ajets/journal/issue2/abstract_sms.htm ========= there is a forthcoming edited collection from richard harper, alex taylor and amparo lasen on texting, also 'mobile world' from lynne hamill and amparo lasen - google any of them and it will probably turn up some online papers, otherwise you could check out the digital world research centre pages, at www.surrey.ac.uk/dwrc. ========= "The Gift of the Gab? : A Design Oriented Sociology of Young People's Use of Mobiles", Taylor, Alex S.; Harper, Richard. Computer Supported Cooperative Work: The Journal of Collaborative Computing, Aug2003, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p267 "R U There? Ostracism by Cell Phone Text Messages" Smith, Anita; Williams, Kipling D.; Group Dynamics, Vol 8(4), Dec 2004. pp. 291-301 ========= Heidi Campbell(2004) "This is my Church: The Internet and Club Cuture as Spiritual Space" in Religion Online, L. Dawson & D. Cowan (eds), New York: Routledge. ========= There is actually quite a growing literature on texting. I have a chapter on it in my book where I look at more of the linguistic aspects (The mobile connection is the title of the book). In addition I have a couple of papers where I look into the way that SMS or texting is used in everyday situations: Telektronikk -- social consEquences of mobile telephony (2004) Nobody sits at home and waits (2002) Other links, resources include a book that is coming out edited by Rich Harper, Alex Taylor and Leysia Palen specifically on the social aspects of texting. The book is entitled The Inside Text: Social perspectives on SMS in the mobile age and is being published by Klewer. It should be out soon. Another good source of information is Nalini Kotamraju's bibliography on research in the area. The link is http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~nalinik/mobile.html. I hope that this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Rich Ling Oslo, Norway ========== My PhD dissertation analyzed language use in four modes of computer-mediated communication: email, web chat, instant messaging, SMS (mobile text messaging). The title of the dissertation is "Use and Adaptation of Written Language to the Conditions of Computer-Mediated Communication". It can be downloaded from my website. The summarizing and concluding chapter of the dissertation may also be downloaded. http://www.ling.gu.se/~ylva/ As I have my degree in general linguistics I had a rather broad tack, and argued that human ability to adapt behavior (including linguistic behavior!) is fundamental. Language use in text messaging may be regarded as an example of that. Ylva Hard af Segerstad , PhD. Dept. of Linguistics Goteborg University --- Jennifer Kurkoski Ph.D. Student, Organizational Behavior Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley w: 510.643.1407 kurkoski(a)haas.berkeley.edu http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/kurkoski

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CFP: JCMC special issue on search engines
by Eszter Hargittai 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

Apologies for cross-posting. If you have any questions about this call, please send me a note. I look forward to receiving your inquiries and submissions. Eszter Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Special Issue on THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF SEARCH ENGINES CALL FOR PAPERS Guest Editor: Eszter Hargittai Northwestern University IMPORTANT DATES: Abstracts (optional, but preferred) due: June 1, 2005 Full papers due: Oct 1, 2005 Anticipated publication: Summer or Fall 2006 ISSUE FOCUS Search engines are some of the most commonly accessed Web sites online. Millions of people turn to search engines daily to find information about news, health concerns, products, government services, their new neighbors, natural disasters and a myriad of other topics. At the same time, recent trends suggest that the search engine market is shrinking, with fewer large players guiding users' online behavior than ever before. Despite the crucial role that search engines play in how people access information, little attention has been paid to the social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of large-scale search engines. This special issue will explore the social implications of large-scale search engines on the Web. It will bring together experts from the fields of communication, sociology, political science, economics, business, law, and computer and information sciences to consider what we know about people's search engine uses and what recent trends suggest for the types of content that will be most accessible to users in the future. The following are some questions papers might address: Who uses search engines and for what purposes? What are the effects of search engine use on mass- and interpersonal communication? How do users' communication practices influence search engine functionality? How skilled are various population groups at the use of search engines? How do search engines shape identity management and representation online? Are all search engines created equal? Is all content created equal in the eyes of search engines? Is there a viable public alternative to the search engine market dominated by private actors? These are just some of the possible questions papers in this special issue may address. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION Potential authors should submit a preliminary proposal of 500 words by June 1, 2005 to the issue editor Eszter Hargittai (searchengines06(a)webuse.org) Those interested in submitting an abstract are encouraged to contact the special issue editor with questions and ideas. The proposal should include the central research question, the theoretical and/or empirical basis for the paper and preliminary findings. Authors whose proposals are accepted for inclusion will be invited to submit a full paper of roughly 7,000-10,000 words by October 1, 2005. Since JCMC is an interdisciplinary journal, authors should plan for papers that will be accessible to non-specialists, and should make their paper relevant to this audience. Anticipated publication date for the issue is Summer or Fall 2006. Final submissions should be emailed to the special issue editor, Eszter Hargittai at searchengines06(a)webuse.org. http://webuse.org/searchengines06/ http://jcmc.indiana.edu/

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Seventh conference General Online Research (GOR05)
by Uwe Matzat 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

Dear internet researchers, the detailed program of the seventh international conference General Online Research (GOR05) is available. The conference will take place March 21-23, 2005 at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). It is organized by the German Society for Online Research (DGOF e.V.) in collaboration with the department of Social and Business Psychology, Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas and PD Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips, University of Zurich. The program includes about 140 oral and poster presentations on topics such as the digital divide & digital inequality, online groups, social networks online and offline, e- commerce, e-democracy, website-evaluation, blogs etc. Traditionally there is a continuing set of sessions focussing on methodological questions concerning issues of online data collection and web surveys. Moreover, we offer a tutorial workshop program that covers key topics of the field of internet research: - Data Mining and E-Business (Prof. A. Weigend, Stanford University, USA) - Social Network Analysis and its Application to Internet Research (Prof. C. Snijders, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) - Introduction to Online Experiments (Dr. U.D. Reips, University of Zurich, Switzerland) - Non-reactive Methods of Data Collection on the Internet (Dr. D. Janetzko, University of Freiburg, Germany) - Psychological Measurement Online (Dr. T. Buchanan, Westminster University, UK) - Online Employee Surveys (H. Geissler, Psychonomics GmbH, Germany) You can find the program at the following url: http://www.gor.de/program.html. You can register for the conference and the workshops there as well. See you in Zurich, Uwe ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands --------------- phone: +31 40 247-8392 email: u.matzat(a)tm.tue.nl http://www.tue-tm-soc.nl/~matzat/ =======================================

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partner search for EC project
by Overdijk, M. (Maarten) 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

Dear all, The department of educational sciences from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) is looking for a technical partner to participate in a project proposal for the European IST-FP6, Technology Enhanced Learning. We are specifically looking for European software companies or research institutes that have developed (or are interested in developing) an application for synchronous, structured textual interaction. Known applications that offer such functionality are e.g. GroupSystems and MeetingWorks. Does anyone know of such a company or institute in Europe? Thanks in advance, Maarten Overdijk Research associate at the Department of educational sciences, Utrecht University m.overdijk(a)fss.uu.nl <mailto:m.overdijk@fss.uu.nl>

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Fw: ! שועל בשלג
by Jacob Hecht 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

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share of online surveys in Europe and elsewhere
by Axel Theobald 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

Dear members of the "Air-l-aoir.org" mailing list, I wonder if anyone was able to help me finding statistics about the share of online (internet) surveys compared to other surveying methods (like CATI, face2face, paper-pencil) in European countries and/or elsewhere, esp. USA. I only can find some data for Germany where the share was 10% in 2003 (www.adm-ev.de --> Zahlen). Any help or information about websites covering online research topics is highly appreciated. Best regards Axel Theobald ________________________________________

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The joy of text
by Derek McMillan 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

Of these I think Reid and Reid http://www.160characters.org/documents/SocialEffectsOfTextMessaging.pdf is the one which interests me most. The different attitudes of those who prefer to text to those who prefer talk are explored. Some are a bit obvious but it opens up a very interesting field of non-trivial study in this area. The extent to which texting and Yahoo/MSN/ICQ messaging has replaced and complemented the face to face discourse of pupils in Secondary School in the UK is phenomenal. There is also an issue raised in discussion between teachers of bullying using text and some research on this would be interesting and useful. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 03/02/2005

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Last week of OII Summer Programme applications
by Vicki Nash 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

Dear colleague, please can I remind all interested PhD students that there is just one week remaining to apply for this year's OII Summer Doctoral Programme in Beijing. All applications must be received at the OII by 5pm GMT on the 14th February. Students should also note that thanks to the generosity of the Open Society Institute's Information Program there are three scholarships available to students from developing and transitional countries studying issues of law and policy. Application forms and further details can be found at the OII's website at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/?rq=sdp2005 . If you have any questions, please e-mail sdp(a)oii.ox.ac.uk . best wishes Vicki Nash Dr Victoria Nash Policy and Research Officer 01865 287231 Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1, St Giles OX1 3JS www.oii.ox.ac.uk <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/>

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CFP Journal of Global Ethics
by O''Riordan, Kate 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

Potential area of overlap with AoIR. ----------------------------------------- Details are available on the website at: http://www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk/Journal/journal.htm Although the deadline is tight we could still fit in papers sent to us by 1st March 2005. We hope that with your help we can make the Journal of Global Ethics representative of the high quality work in our exciting field. Yours sincerely Sirkku Hellsten Christien van den Anker Heather Widdows Centre for the Study of Global Ethics University of Birmingham "Priorsfield" 46 Edgbaston Park Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2RT website: http://www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk/

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Text messaging research
by Jennifer Kurkoski 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

Hi folks, A colleague of mine is look for references on studies that address the affects of text messaging on relationships, communication, etc. Anyone have any good tips? Reply off-list and I'll compile. Thanks in advance! Jennifer Kurkoski Ph.D. Student, Organizational Behavior Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley kurkoski(a)haas.berkeley.edu 510.643.1407 http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/kurkoski

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