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a history of product intros (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:10:20 -0500 From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> Subject: history of product intros I'm doing a timeline of my life with computers for the forthcoming Encylopedia of HCI. Does anyone know where I can get: The intro date for the HP 4si MX laser printer. (Yes, I have searched the web and asked HP, and searched their website. All I got was automated "we don't support" response.) BTW, if you want a draft copy of this 8 page history, it will go up on my website this Friday, along with "An HCI Love Story" about why I got married;-) 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 digest, Vol 1 #1001 - 8 msgs
by Mattia Miani 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Hi all. Time ago, i believe, someone issued on the list a call for chapters for a book aimed at exploring how forms of new media have failed in the past. An intriguing question. Does anybody know id they came out with the book? Mattia Miani University of Bologna

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Answer to HP printer Q: a history of product intros
by Barry Wellman 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

Answer to my HP 4Si printer Q has been found, thanks to Eric Meyer. 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 _____________________________________________________________________ On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Meyer, Eric T wrote: > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:00:21 -0500 > From: "Meyer, Eric T" > To: wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca > Subject: FW: [Air-l] a history of product intros (fwd) > > Hey Barry, > > Check this for the printer date (looks like April 1993): > > http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=b > pl03772&locale=en_US&docId=1020 > > -Eric > > Eric T. Meyer, IT Coordinator > Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University > e-mail: etmeyer(a)iupui.edu > Phone: 317-274-4434 > Web: http://mypage.iu.edu/~etmeyer > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of > Barry Wellman > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:01 PM > To: aoir list > Subject: [Air-l] a history of product intros (fwd) > > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:10:20 -0500 > From: Barry Wellman <wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca> > To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: history of product intros > > I'm doing a timeline of my life with computers for the forthcoming > Encylopedia of HCI. > Does anyone know where I can get: > > The intro date for the HP 4si MX laser printer. > (Yes, I have searched the web and asked HP, and searched their > website. All I got was automated "we don't support" response.) > > > BTW, if you want a draft copy of this 8 page history, it will go up on > my website this Friday, along with "An HCI Love Story" about why I got > married;-) > 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 > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > >

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PhD Scholarship at ITU: Open Source MMOG Development
by jeremy hunsinger 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

apologies for cross-posting Distribute as appropriate: PhD Scholarship at ITU: Open Source MMOG Development The IT University of Copenhagen, Department of Digital Aesthetics and Communication, invites applications for a PhD position to be filled in 2004. The position is available for three years from 1 September 2004 to 31 August 2007. The position is funded by the Danish Research Agency. Application deadline: 22 March 2004 at 12.00 noon. here is the link: http://www.itu.dk/Internet/jobs/s3rYdW/ Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: [Air-l] Web and thought
by Irene Berkowitz 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

You might try in the cogitive psychology area or in the range of media ecology studies. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:29:03 -0600 >From: Nancy Baym <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >Subject: [Air-l] Web and thought >To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >A colleague of mine sends the following query. If anyone has good >tips please pass them on to him, Thank you. Nancy > > >>From: "Allan Hanson" <hanson(a)ku.edu> >>To: "Nancy Baym" <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >>Subject: Bibliographic request > >... > >> One of my arguments is that keyword searching tends to give a >>number of results that are fairly high in information (in the >>technical sense of information theory...unpredictability), and that >>can be conducive to new insights and creative thinking as the user >>tries to figure out why certain results were returned. It seems to >>me that this is somewhat similar to surfing the web, where people >>may be stimulated to think about things in new ways as they go from >>site to site and, in the process, encounter ways of approaching >>things that had not occurred to them before. I haven't been able to >>find anything about how web surfing affects the way people think >>about things. Do you know of anything that has been done along >>those lines? >> >>Many thanks, >> >>Allan >> >>Allan Hanson >>Professor of Anthropology > > >-- >Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym >Communication Studies, University of Kansas >Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA >Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l 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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participate in a visualization survey
by Ethan Perry 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

[ Apologies for cross-postings. ] We are looking for participants for an online survey to test a new visualization for viewing information about participants in Usenet newsgroups. The visualization looks like a picture of a person, but has been generated from the messages an author has written. If you have experience with Usenet newsgroups or other discussion groups and would like to participate, please take the survey at: http://smg.media.mit.edu/~ethanlp/research/anthroviz/surveyn/ If you have any questions about this research, feel free to contact me at anthroviz(a)media.mit.edu. Feel free to forward this message to others you think would be interested in participating. Thank you- Ethan Perry ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethan Perry Sociable Media Group, MIT Media Laboratory Email: anthroviz(a)media.mit.edu

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Conference Announcement: Mobile Entertainment
by Jason Rutter 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT: USER CENTRED PERSPECTIVES A conference organised by CRIC, University of Manchester Supported by the European Commission: mGain (IST-2001-38846) 25-27th March 2004 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Manchester, England. www.mobile-ent.org The international conference Mobile Entertainment: User Centred Perspectives is being organised in Manchester as part of the European Commission funded mGain project. It aims to bring together research on technologies, services, content, policy and consumption in relation to mobile entertainment. Invited speakers include: Andrew Bud, mBlox Patricia Charlton, Motorola Labs John Chasey, IOMO Patrice Chazerand, ISFE Bo Karlson, Wireless@KTH Anna Polishchuk, New Millennium Investment Tim Regan, Microsoft Research A draft programme as well as a list of events, speakers, and workshops is also available on the conference website www.mobile-ent.org. Full registration: £250 Covers all three days of the conference and includes all keynote sessions, paper sessions, workshops, birds-of-a-feather sessions, pre-registration event, wine reception & buffet, conference dinner, lunches, refreshment breaks, proceedings and conference pack. Student Registration: £125 Registered students are entitled to a special registration fee. This covers all three days of the conference and all the entitlements of Full Registration. In addition to this students are also entitled to attend the Early Stage Researcher Workshop. Proof of student status will need to be provided with payment to qualify for this special rate. None of the prices include accommodation. The conference language is English. -- Dr Jason Rutter Mobile Entertainment: User Centred Perspectives 25th-27th March 2004 www.mobile-ent.org ESRC DigiPlay Seminar series www.cric.ac.uk/cric/digi/digisems.htm ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), The University of Manchester, Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M13 9QH. UK PH: +44 (0) 161 275 6859 Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7361 http://www.cric.ac.uk/cric/Jason_Rutter

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Grant News!
by Monica Murero 10 Mar '04

10 Mar '04

The Spring 2004 issue of Technology Grant News is now available at: http://www.technologygrantnews.com/ Best, Monica Murero Technology Grant News - Spring 2004 Table of Contents: For Colleges & Universities: ACT Grants Carl Perkins Tech-Demonstration Grants Christine Miryzan Science & Technology Policy Internships Foundation for Independent Higher Education/UPS Venture Fund 23 NSF Science-Math-Technology-Engineering Grants, including: ADVANCE Women in Technology Advanced Technological Education Enhancing the Mathematicsal Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century Science & Technology Studies Science of Design Societal Dimensions of Technology and others... For Libraries: Outstanding Library Advocates & Service Grants For NonProfits: American NonProfit Technology Alliance Grants Cisco Academy Grants CTCNET Youth Vision Grants Digital Partners Harbinger Partners Handspring NTIA Technology Opportunities Program Grants ... and more at http://www.technologygrantnews.com/ Monica _______________________________________________ > Air-e-health mailing list > Air-e-health(a)aoir.org > http://aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-e-health >

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Web and thought
by Nancy Baym 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

A colleague of mine sends the following query. If anyone has good tips please pass them on to him, Thank you. Nancy >From: "Allan Hanson" <hanson(a)ku.edu> >To: "Nancy Baym" <nbaym(a)ku.edu> >Subject: Bibliographic request ... > One of my arguments is that keyword searching tends to give a >number of results that are fairly high in information (in the >technical sense of information theory...unpredictability), and that >can be conducive to new insights and creative thinking as the user >tries to figure out why certain results were returned. It seems to >me that this is somewhat similar to surfing the web, where people >may be stimulated to think about things in new ways as they go from >site to site and, in the process, encounter ways of approaching >things that had not occurred to them before. I haven't been able to >find anything about how web surfing affects the way people think >about things. Do you know of anything that has been done along >those lines? > >Many thanks, > >Allan > >Allan Hanson >Professor of Anthropology -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Correction for ICWL2004 Remainder Letter
by ICWL2004 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Dear colleague: The URL of ICWL2004 in the Reminder Letter is wrong. It should be http://www.icwl2004.org. I appologize for the mistake if it causes any trouble to you. Secretary of ICWL2004

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