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Re: [Air-l] Re: research methods
by Andrew Herman 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

Jon- I hope a good time was had by all at IASPM. See you at the AOIR conference. Andrew P.S. From now until further notice my contact e-mail is andrew.herman(a)comcast.net. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531 >>> jsterne+(a)pitt.edu 06/14/03 14:09 PM >>> Hey Andrew, Two books I'd recommend: C. Wright Mills, _The Sociological Imagination_ Bourdieu and Wacquant, _An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology_ (really just the third section for a methods course) Neither is comm or method specific, but they are, in my opinion, two of the most important books ever written on research design. Mills attacks the fetishization of theory and method, and closes with a really derisory description of his work patterns. Some of the book is dated, but it's amazing how much of it ISN'T dated. The third section of the _Invitation_ is about doing research that matters and learning to ask intelligent and important questions before applying method. I've taught both books at the graduate level with great success. You'll need some methodologies as well (remember: a methodology is a theory or description of a method, not the method itself), but these Mills and Bourdieu will give you something many methodologies don't. Best, --Jonathan _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates
by Ildiko Kaposi 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

Oops, apologies: your context is crystal clear. Ildiko >>> pphkai01(a)phd.ceu.hu 07/21/03 10:39 AM >>> And if I may add something - just for the fun of it, not the money: Aren't you placing this bet on shifty grounds? Already, liberal and leftist came up somewhat interchangeably in the wording of the bet, and you merely imply the context of the terms (US politics, apparently). So, which left, which liberalism, and which internet are you betting on? Ildiko >>> rodcarveth(a)hotmail.com 07/20/03 22:46 PM >>> Hey, can I get into some of this action? Now that I just bought a house, I need all the cash I can get. I'll take JSG's position. I can't think of a theoretical reason why the Net should result in more political sophistication (how exactly would you measure that, by the way?) or more liberal political thinking. In fact, the first wave of Internet adopters tended to be Republican (given that they were more affluent than the general population), and there doesn't appear to exist any research indicating that group has become more liberal. You could make the argument that the Internet, because of its low cost of entry, allows far more voices to enter into the political discussion, and hence it's more democratic (though that does not equal liberal). And, unlike radio, the political discourse reflects more positions (other than conservative). In reality, however, most Internet users go to websites that are "branded", often through their association with other media (that is, CNN.com, MSNBC.com) or mentions on the major media (that is, Matt Drudge and WorldNet daily). Thus, while the Internet theoretically offers lots of choices, users tend to select from a limited menu. In addition, they tend to engage in selective exposure when they do select websites and discussion groups (you don't see many Rush Limbaugh fans selecting fair.org) I don't know when a political candidate will be able to attribute his or her win due to the Internet (Howard Dean's success so far with the Net appears more media hype than reality), but I much more sanguine about those prospects than the Internet creating a more politically sophisticated (and liberal) voter base. I'll even put up 1$US. BTW, JSG, getting midnight blue paint in your hair will probably make you popular with your students. All you will need is a tongue piercing. Rod Carveth RIT >From: "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer(a)albany.edu> >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates >Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:15:35 -0400 > >Inane rivalries are the stuff of psycho-drama, and perfect for the >academy. So, you're on, Philip. I'll even have $1CAN after the AoIR >conference, although I won't need it, as I'll win this bet. > >I would be positively shocked (and secretly thrilled) if you could find >that Internet adopters become either more politically sophisticated or >more left-leaning. But, if people aren't interested in politics in the >first place, how will their Internet use somehow get them interested? > >Off to paint one final room, ignoring Philip's color suggestion. I was >thinking midnight blue. . . Buyers will like that, right? > >~JSG >Who is sick of scraping cream-colored paint off her elbows and out of >her hair . . . . > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On > > Behalf Of Philip N. Howard > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:12 AM > > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Subject: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates > > ><snip> > > > Maybe an important part of becoming a sub/discipline is > > having inane bets and rivalries. So I'll bet Jen 1$Canadian > > that I can show that Americans are more politically > > sophisticated after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools OR that the Americans are slightly more > > left-leaning after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools BEFORE she finds a national political leader for > > whom their campaign internet strategy was the sufficient > > condition for winning. In other words, I'll either find more > > people engaged in politics, their political sophistication > > higher, or their political norms more lefty because of the > > Internet before she can find a candidate who wins office > > because of the internet. > > > > This may take years, but I'll wager another 1$CAN that I > > collect from JSG before she makes Emeritus. > > > > Open to friendly amendments. > > Phil > > Philip N. Howard > > Assistant Professor > > Department of Communication > > University of Washington > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Air-l mailing list > > Air-l(a)aoir.org > > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates
by Ildiko Kaposi 21 Jul '03

21 Jul '03

And if I may add something - just for the fun of it, not the money: Aren't you placing this bet on shifty grounds? Already, liberal and leftist came up somewhat interchangeably in the wording of the bet, and you merely imply the context of the terms (US politics, apparently). So, which left, which liberalism, and which internet are you betting on? Ildiko >>> rodcarveth(a)hotmail.com 07/20/03 22:46 PM >>> Hey, can I get into some of this action? Now that I just bought a house, I need all the cash I can get. I'll take JSG's position. I can't think of a theoretical reason why the Net should result in more political sophistication (how exactly would you measure that, by the way?) or more liberal political thinking. In fact, the first wave of Internet adopters tended to be Republican (given that they were more affluent than the general population), and there doesn't appear to exist any research indicating that group has become more liberal. You could make the argument that the Internet, because of its low cost of entry, allows far more voices to enter into the political discussion, and hence it's more democratic (though that does not equal liberal). And, unlike radio, the political discourse reflects more positions (other than conservative). In reality, however, most Internet users go to websites that are "branded", often through their association with other media (that is, CNN.com, MSNBC.com) or mentions on the major media (that is, Matt Drudge and WorldNet daily). Thus, while the Internet theoretically offers lots of choices, users tend to select from a limited menu. In addition, they tend to engage in selective exposure when they do select websites and discussion groups (you don't see many Rush Limbaugh fans selecting fair.org) I don't know when a political candidate will be able to attribute his or her win due to the Internet (Howard Dean's success so far with the Net appears more media hype than reality), but I much more sanguine about those prospects than the Internet creating a more politically sophisticated (and liberal) voter base. I'll even put up 1$US. BTW, JSG, getting midnight blue paint in your hair will probably make you popular with your students. All you will need is a tongue piercing. Rod Carveth RIT >From: "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer(a)albany.edu> >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates >Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:15:35 -0400 > >Inane rivalries are the stuff of psycho-drama, and perfect for the >academy. So, you're on, Philip. I'll even have $1CAN after the AoIR >conference, although I won't need it, as I'll win this bet. > >I would be positively shocked (and secretly thrilled) if you could find >that Internet adopters become either more politically sophisticated or >more left-leaning. But, if people aren't interested in politics in the >first place, how will their Internet use somehow get them interested? > >Off to paint one final room, ignoring Philip's color suggestion. I was >thinking midnight blue. . . Buyers will like that, right? > >~JSG >Who is sick of scraping cream-colored paint off her elbows and out of >her hair . . . . > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On > > Behalf Of Philip N. Howard > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:12 AM > > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Subject: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates > > ><snip> > > > Maybe an important part of becoming a sub/discipline is > > having inane bets and rivalries. So I'll bet Jen 1$Canadian > > that I can show that Americans are more politically > > sophisticated after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools OR that the Americans are slightly more > > left-leaning after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools BEFORE she finds a national political leader for > > whom their campaign internet strategy was the sufficient > > condition for winning. In other words, I'll either find more > > people engaged in politics, their political sophistication > > higher, or their political norms more lefty because of the > > Internet before she can find a candidate who wins office > > because of the internet. > > > > This may take years, but I'll wager another 1$CAN that I > > collect from JSG before she makes Emeritus. > > > > Open to friendly amendments. > > Phil > > Philip N. Howard > > Assistant Professor > > Department of Communication > > University of Washington > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Air-l mailing list > > Air-l(a)aoir.org > > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates
by Rod Carveth 20 Jul '03

20 Jul '03

Hey, can I get into some of this action? Now that I just bought a house, I need all the cash I can get. I'll take JSG's position. I can't think of a theoretical reason why the Net should result in more political sophistication (how exactly would you measure that, by the way?) or more liberal political thinking. In fact, the first wave of Internet adopters tended to be Republican (given that they were more affluent than the general population), and there doesn't appear to exist any research indicating that group has become more liberal. You could make the argument that the Internet, because of its low cost of entry, allows far more voices to enter into the political discussion, and hence it's more democratic (though that does not equal liberal). And, unlike radio, the political discourse reflects more positions (other than conservative). In reality, however, most Internet users go to websites that are "branded", often through their association with other media (that is, CNN.com, MSNBC.com) or mentions on the major media (that is, Matt Drudge and WorldNet daily). Thus, while the Internet theoretically offers lots of choices, users tend to select from a limited menu. In addition, they tend to engage in selective exposure when they do select websites and discussion groups (you don't see many Rush Limbaugh fans selecting fair.org) I don't know when a political candidate will be able to attribute his or her win due to the Internet (Howard Dean's success so far with the Net appears more media hype than reality), but I much more sanguine about those prospects than the Internet creating a more politically sophisticated (and liberal) voter base. I'll even put up 1$US. BTW, JSG, getting midnight blue paint in your hair will probably make you popular with your students. All you will need is a tongue piercing. Rod Carveth RIT >From: "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer(a)albany.edu> >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates >Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:15:35 -0400 > >Inane rivalries are the stuff of psycho-drama, and perfect for the >academy. So, you're on, Philip. I'll even have $1CAN after the AoIR >conference, although I won't need it, as I'll win this bet. > >I would be positively shocked (and secretly thrilled) if you could find >that Internet adopters become either more politically sophisticated or >more left-leaning. But, if people aren't interested in politics in the >first place, how will their Internet use somehow get them interested? > >Off to paint one final room, ignoring Philip's color suggestion. I was >thinking midnight blue. . . Buyers will like that, right? > >~JSG >Who is sick of scraping cream-colored paint off her elbows and out of >her hair . . . . > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On > > Behalf Of Philip N. Howard > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:12 AM > > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Subject: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates > > ><snip> > > > Maybe an important part of becoming a sub/discipline is > > having inane bets and rivalries. So I'll bet Jen 1$Canadian > > that I can show that Americans are more politically > > sophisticated after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools OR that the Americans are slightly more > > left-leaning after making the Internet one of their regular > > media tools BEFORE she finds a national political leader for > > whom their campaign internet strategy was the sufficient > > condition for winning. In other words, I'll either find more > > people engaged in politics, their political sophistication > > higher, or their political norms more lefty because of the > > Internet before she can find a candidate who wins office > > because of the internet. > > > > This may take years, but I'll wager another 1$CAN that I > > collect from JSG before she makes Emeritus. > > > > Open to friendly amendments. > > Phil > > Philip N. Howard > > Assistant Professor > > Department of Communication > > University of Washington > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Air-l mailing list > > Air-l(a)aoir.org > > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates
by Philip N. Howard 20 Jul '03

20 Jul '03

I think JSG should paint her room fire-engine red. If this is boring somebody has to tell us to go off list. JSG's post has me thinking of what other 'media effects' on political life that academics have tried to look for. Here maybe the three most plausible, bottom-line, large scale internet effects on American political culture: INTERNET CANDIDATE? I think this is JSG's favorite, a candidate who could not possibly have won without the internet. However it is hard to imagine a candidate ever admitting this for a recording. Perhaps we could survey 100 pundits by asking them true/false if candidate X only won because of their internet strategy. One might argue that with web-based campaigns many districts have more 3rd candidates than ever, internet candidates whose only organization is online. This is a new, important phenomena that would not be interesting to someone waiting for a mainstream candidate to win with their internet campaign. POLITICAL SOPHISTICATION? There are many studies about whether citizens are smarter or dumber than they were 30 years ago, when verba/king/nie first started asking political sophistication questions. I think consensus point is that we are only modestly more politically sophisticated than we were, more credit due to rising level of general education than any particular news media or inspiring political leader. Unfortunately, simple questions about voter sophistication like "Who is your mayor?" are only asked occasionally. Respondents often feel they are being tested by such questions, so professional polling houses are afraid that respondents will get discouraged and decline further questions; academics rarely have enough grant money to ask the same questions over time. But I imagine that a small battery of questions about which media people used, demographics, and voter sophistication could be run through statistical tests to see if there is a relationship between the kinds of media people use, their political sophistication, and change over time. Do any AIRers know of datasets with internet use and political sophistication questions asked over time? MOVING LEFT? There are many studies about how the American public is slightly more left leaning than average pollster samples, and slightly more left leaning than the group of voters who show up on election day. I think consensus point is that reducing the transaction costs of political participation makes the median political norm shift slightly left. For example, in states where Moter-Voter legislation made it necessary to register at the time of renewing a car license, there was a slight increase in Democratic registrations and marginal increase in Democratic voting. But voting is NOT the only way to express political preferences, and since the Internet is a great tool for bugging your representatives after you have elected them, maybe the mark of impact would be a rise in the number of people who consider themselves political engaged (regressed on media choices). The number of people who contact their rep between elections? A slight left lean in the median political norms of the electorate would be an incredibly important bottom line media effect - a shift in the tectonic plates of the political landscape. Much deeper structural impact than a single candidate winning 'because of the internet'. A couple of weeks Christian Sandvig made a bet about warchalking that added both added mystic to his research and allowed him to collect data. Maybe an important part of becoming a sub/discipline is having inane bets and rivalries. So I'll bet Jen 1$Canadian that I can show that Americans are more politically sophisticated after making the Internet one of their regular media tools OR that the Americans are slightly more left-leaning after making the Internet one of their regular media tools BEFORE she finds a national political leader for whom their campaign internet strategy was the sufficient condition for winning. In other words, I'll either find more people engaged in politics, their political sophistication higher, or their political norms more lefty because of the Internet before she can find a candidate who wins office because of the internet. This may take years, but I'll wager another 1$CAN that I collect from JSG before she makes Emeritus. Open to friendly amendments. Phil Philip N. Howard Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington

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Beadgee
by tmr_s 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

To: Air-I members, I would like to invite you to visit Beadgee, a net.art project commissioned by Impakt.nl. I believe it would interest some of you since it deals with the disintegration of texts in an on-line environment. I would be happy to hear any comments. Best Regards, Tamar Schori Direct link http://www.tamar-schori.net/beadgee/beadgee.html For mac users http://www.tamar-schori.net/beadgee/be.html Through Impakt as a part of the "Art of the Narrative" contest - http://www.impakt.nl/online/index.html Beadgee by Tamar Schori The book 'Three Young Rats and other rhymes' edited by James Johnson Sweeny (Museum of Modern Art, New York) served as the starting point for Tamar Schori's 'Beadgee'. As a teenager she read this book and was fascinated by the rhymes. When she juxtaposed the rhymes with her drawings she made privately since she was an art student, accidental layers of meanings were created. The drawings are imaginary gizmos consisting of entangled parts that can be reassembled. Some of the parts (beads) are rigid and some seems to be alive. 'Beadgee' holds an abundant of different drawings; each drawing corresponds to one rhyme. The user is invited to choose from the gizmos, explode them and pick desired beads to comprise a new gizmo. Each individual bead within a gizmo is associated with a word from the enclosed rhyme. As long as the user is in the 'explode mode' the words from the rhyme are being played. When one selects a part of the exploded drawing, a word from the rhyme is selected and attached to this part. The order ofthe selected beads dictates the order of the words in the new rhyme. The newly made gizmo can be submitted into the gallery, where any user can follow the narrative that is built by the participants. 'Beadgee' tailors a new story and a new visual landscape that will manage to use given elements to enfold into a new story. The new images make new combinations and reveal each time more information which can differ every time as new juxtapositions are put forward. The projects relates to narrative art through a process of dissociation and reassembly. It becomes a vehicle to translate the spirit of absurdity and fantasy into a different form of reading.

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China & the Internet: A Chronicle of Repression
by George Lessard 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

China & the Internet: A Chronicle of Repression http://www.rsf.fr/chronicle.php3 Chronology Excerpts "... The adoption in 2000 of three drastic laws limiting the circulation of the information on the Web has allowed Beijing authorities to launch a wave of unprecedented repression against cyberdissidents and Internet sites considered "subversive" or "critical". Arrests, banned sites, threats against operators, censorship of newsgroups and the shutting-down of cybercafés are many techniques used in this daily repression. To accomplish this goal, about twenty provinces now have special police brigades trained in pursuing "subversive" Internet users. Just as the print media and electronic media, the Web has become a major issue for the Chinese regime who wishes to have full control of information. There are currently thirty cyberdissidents imprisoned in the country, for trying to break through this Internet repression and censorship. .... ...28 February 2001 : the Ministry of Law and Order launched a new software program known as "Internet police 110", created to block access to web sites dealing with religion, sex or violence. ... ...18 June 2001 : the online magazine "Hot Topic" is banned after four years of activity. This magazine notably published articles criticising the government. It has 235,000 subscribers.... ...2 July 2001 : RSF learned that Li Hongmin was arrested in the middle of June in Guangzhou (South of China) for having distributed, by e-mail, the 2001 Chinese version of "The Tiananmen Papers". The text reveals the responsibilities of certain high Chinese officials in the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 1989. ... ...4 July 2001 : The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs website (www.dfat.gov.au) is once again accessible in China after being blocked for eighteen months. The unblocking of the web site follows an appeal from the Australian Foreign Minister to China's chargé d'affaires in Canberra, Xie Xiaoyan. Inaccessible to Chinese Internet users for more than one year, the web site reappeared briefly during a visit of the Australian Communication Minister, Richard Alston, last June. The Chinese government spokeswoman denies any censorship and claims that technical problems caused the site to be blocked. In addition, she said "the government never got in the way of solving the problem and even offered its assistance". But, according to several observers, the real reason the site was blocked is the presence of information on the web site, notably about human rights and the risks of conflict in parts of China. ... ...1st August 2001 : Since the beginning of July, the pages in Mandarin Chinese on the Radio France Internationale (RFI) web site have been blocked for Chinese Internet users. These people can no longer listen to the programs of the Chinese service available on the site. RFI's executive direction plans to ask the Chinese government for some explanations. ... ...4 September 2001 : Chinese authorities have blocked the web sites of the American TV channel CNN, the newspaper International Herald Tribune, the French radio station RFI, the English radio station BBC and the American chapter of Amnesty International as well as some links to humanitarian organisations (such as Médecins sans frontières), as President Jiang Zemin is due to travel to North Korea. These media contain information about famine and repression in this country, which is an ally of Beijing. ... ...24 September 2001 : the following web sites are currently inaccessible from China : hrichina.org (Human Rights Watch in China web site), hrw.org (Human Right Watch web site), amnesty.org, amnesty.org.uk, amnestyusa.org (Amnesty International web sites), freetibet.org (freetibet organisation web site), tibet.com (Tibetan government in exile web site), cnn.com (CNN web site), bbc.co.uk (BBC web site), washingtonpost.com (Washington Post web site), 6-4tianwang.com (cyberdissident Huang Qi's web site) and bignews.com (Online dissident newsletter VIP Reference's web site). ... ...On 16 October, China unblocked access to several American media websites, among them those the New York Times and The Washington Post, during the Forum of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, which is being held in Shanghai. Access to other websites considered dangerous by the Chinese government, such as the BBC or the spiritual movement Falungong's websites, remain banned to Chinese web users as to Foreign journalists who cover the summit ... ...On 29th October, as soon as Georges W. Bush jetted out of Shangai, Chinese authorities again blocked access to several US media's websites, among them those of CNN and the Washington Post. ... ...04.25.2002 - The Australian television channel ABC announced on 23 April that the Chinese authorities had closed access to its web site. The management of the national television company have complained to Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Public Security Bureau. An Australian embassy official stated that the restrictions had been put in place following discussions at the highest level. This was immediately denied by a government spokesman. The Dalai Lama's visit to Australia in May this year could be the reason for these restrictive measures.... ...05.17.2002 - On 16 May, journalists based in Beijing and Shanghai noticed that web sites of international media, especially Reuters, CNN and the Washington Post, were again accessible to Chinese internet users. The authorities did not confirm this easing of censorship. However, sites for the BBC, Time Magazine and the Voice of America are still blocked to the Chinese. According to a western diplomat based in Beijing, quoted by the Reuters press agency, "The Chinese authorities may have realized that it was very easy to get around their barriers. It is certainly easier to let users access these sites then control the users."... ...01.16.2003 - For the past week, the authorities have blocked access to the US-based website blogspot.com, which puts personal diaries online and is used by more than a million people worldwide. Jason Shellen, who runs the site from California's Silicon Valley, confirmed that there were no technical problems and that it was censorship. But a Chinese Internet user told Reuters news agency that the ban would not succeed because people would find ways round it. The website managers say they will seek talks with the Chinese authorities.... ... A list of Chinese Internet users detained for having circulated information considered "subversive" by the authorities : 04.2002. Li Dawei 13.12.2001. Dong Yanhong 13.12.2001. Liu Wenyu 13.12.2001. Yao Yue 13.12.2001. Meng Jun 13.12.2001. Wang Xin 13.12.2001. Wang Xuefei 13.08.2001. Mu Chuanheng 11.07.2001. Yan Pen 2.06.2001. Wang Zhenyong 10.06.2001. Li Hongmin 14.05.2001. Wang Jinbo 18.05.2001. Hu Dalin 8.05.2001. Zhu Ruixiang 1.05.2001. Liu Haofeng 30.04.2001. Wang Sen 20.04.2001. Lu Xinhua 21.03.2001. Liu Weifang 13.03.2001. Jin Haike 13.03.2001. Zhang Honghai 13.03.2001. Xu Wei 13.03.2001. Yang Zili 11.10.2000. Zhang Haitao 8.10.2000. Zhang Ji 1.09.2000. Guo Quinghai 18.08.2000. Jiang Shihua 3.06.2000. Huang Qi 2.09.1999. Qi Yanchen 19.06.1999. Wu Yilong 19.06.1999. Zhu Yufu ..."

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asking for advice
by João Martins 19 Jul '03

19 Jul '03

Hi My name is João Martins and I am a post graduated student in Communication at Universidade Federal Fluminense, (or Fluminense Federal University, if you like), seated in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, researching for my thesis about social dynamics of cooperation in the development of the Gnutella Protocol. Besides the work in my project I am working also, as a volunteer, in the documentation of http://rfc- gnutella.sourceforge.net/, a project that assembles the various documents that make up the Gnutella RFC. My responsibilities are associated with the research directory, with intent to gather together the academic interest in that protocol. So, I want to ask your advice regarding the existent bibliography upon the protocol. The main perspective of rfc-gnutella relates to the technology, but my interest is to implement a sociological view. So, I am asking your advice. Any interesting papers or thesis are welcome. Thanks João Martins Further identification Post graduated program in Communication at Universidade Federal Fluminense seated in Rua Tiradentes, 148, Ingá, Niterói, 24510- 590 Tel 55-21-2618-3409 João Martins. 55-21-2508-8408, joaomartinsladeira(a)bol.com.br This work is supported by Faperj, foment institution of the Rio de Janeiro state government. The number of the project is E- 26/150.421/2003. My Curriculum Vitae is available at our National Research Council (CNPq, Conselho Nacional de Pesqusa) website: http://genos.cnpq.br:12010/dwlattes/owa/prc_imp_cv_int? f_cod=K4765634E2

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TalkBacks
by Jacob Hecht 18 Jul '03

18 Jul '03

Dear Friends, In Israel "talk-backing" is quite common over the net. That is public responses to news items, which are published in a newsgroup's "string" style. I haven't seen this phenomena on news websites (e.g CNN.com ; nytimes.com) and was wondering: a) Are "talk backs" practiced in other countries? b) What is the origin of this activity? c) Are there references which discuss this form of communication? Hoping to hear from you… Jacob Hecht, Ph.D

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Re-TalkBacks
by Philipp Budka 18 Jul '03

18 Jul '03

TalkBacks - Also very common in Austria. See for News-Websites http://derstandard.at and http://orf.at cheers, Philipp -- Philipp Budka email: philbu(a)gmx.net tel.: +43 (0)1 95 28 244 tel. mobil.: +43 (0)6991 95 28 244 Rustengasse 5/10 1150 Wien, Austria http://www.philbu.net +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Jetzt ein- oder umsteigen und USB-Speicheruhr als Prämie sichern!

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