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History of computer
by Antonio Roversi 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Dear all these are the references i got from many of you about the history of computing. Books and Essays: Pfaffenberger, Bryan (1988) "The Social Meaning of the Personal Computer: Or, Why the Personal Computer Revolution was No Revolution". Anthropological Quarterly, Vol 61, pp 39-47 A history of modern computing; Ceruzzi, Paul E. Reckoners : the prehistory of the digital computer, from relays to the stored program concept, 1935-1945 / Paul E. Ceruzzi Peter Salus: A Quarter Century of Unix (1994) Janet Abbate: Inventing the Internet Campbell-Kelly and Aspray: Computer: A History of the Information Machine Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine (1984) Paul Edwards: The Closed World Tracy Kidder: The Soul of a New Machine Bardini, Thierry. 1995. The Social Construction of the Personal Computer User. Journal of Communication, Summer. =97=97=97. 2000. Bootstrapping: Douglas Engelbart, Coevolution, and the Origins of Personal Computing. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Edwards, Paul N. 1996. The closed world: computers and the politics of = discourse in Cold War America. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Hafner, Katie, and Matthew Lyon. 1998. Where wizards stay up late: the = origins of the Internet. New York: Touchstone. Rheingold, Howard. 2000. Tools for Thought: The History and Future of = Mind-Expanding Technology. 2nd Rev. ed: MIT Press. Smith, Douglas K., and Robert C. Alexander. 1988. Fumbling the Future: = How Xerox invented, then ignored, the first personal computer. New York: = William Morrow and Company, Inc. Waldrop, M. Mitchell. 2001. The Dream Machine. J. C. R. Licklider and = the Revolution That Made Computing Personal. New York: Penguin. Winston, Brian. 1998. Media technology & society: a history from the = telegraph to the internet. London: Routledge Online Resources: The Triumph of the Nerds http://www.pbs.org/nerds/ Nerds 2.01 http://www.pbs.org/opb/nerds2.0.1/ http://www.ucalgary.ca/~bakardji/COMS380/schedule.html Week 9 http://www.ucalgary.ca/~bakardji/computing/revolution.html http://www.hum.au.dk/ckulturf/pages/publications/nof/tsm/abstract.html http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/ Usenet group alt.folklore.computers A PowerPoint presentation: http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/historyofcomputers_files/v3_document.htm Hope it helps Antonio

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RE: [Air-l] Re: eBay research
by Vishwanath, Arun 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Jonathan I have done some work recently on data from eBay. 2 of my papers seem to fit your query, 1."COMPARING ONLINE INFORMATION EFFECTS: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Information and Uncertainty Avoidance."- This paper explores information effects on online eBay auctions across 3 cultures, USA, Germnay, and Japan; 2."MANIFESTATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL TRUST IN ONLINE INTERACTION: A Cross Cultural Study Comparing The Differential Utilization Of Seller Ratings By eBay Auction Participants In Canada, France, And Germany." In addition I have some papers that explore the discriminant effect of prices such as reserve price and initial (minimum) price in bidding etc. The above 2 papers are under review, however I would be more that willing to email them to you if you need them. Hope that helps, Arun -----Original Message----- From: Michael Shohat To: air-l(a)aoir.org Sent: 4/17/2002 11:48 AM Subject: [Air-l] Re: eBay research Dear Jonathan, a good place to start looking for eBay research is David Lucking-Reiley's Homepage - he has some interesting working papers on eBay that include good references: http://eller.arizona.edu/~reiley/cv.html#workingpapers Also very interesting, but in German, is Brinkmann, U., & Seifert, M. (2001). "Face to Interface": Zum Problem der Vertrauenskonstitution im Internet am Beispiel von elektronischen Auktionen ["Face to interface": On the problem of constituting trust in the internet, as for example in electronic auctions]. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 30, 23-47. Published work on the subject also include: Houser, D., & Wooders, J. (2001). Reputation in auctions: Theory, and evidence from eBay. University of Arizona Working Paper #00-1. Retrieved December 30, 2001, from http://bpaosf.bpa.arizona.edu/~jwooders/ebay.pdf and Lucking-Reiley, D. (2000). Auctions on the internet: What's being auctioned, and how? The Journal of Industrial Economics, 48, 227-252. Hope to have helped, Michael At 12:01 17.04.02 -0400, you wrote: > > >To: air-l(a)aoir.org >Subject: [Air-l] query for a friend: ebay >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Hi All, > >A friend writes: > > >I am looking > >for some internet research advice and thought > >you might be the man. I'm working on a paper > >for SCS on "Ebay as Archive" and surprisingly > >I am finding very little intellectual work on > >"the world's largest marketplace." I thought that > >this might be the kind of topic that gets written > >about in web journals which I know next to > >nothing about. Any suggestions where I might > >go looking? _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Re: History of computer
by Antonio Roversi 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Dear Aoirs let me thank all the list members who gave me help and suggestions in my research about history of computing. I hope to be able to collect all the references you sent to me and post it in the list. Thanks again you all Antonio

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Utopianism in the Information Age
by Merav Katz 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Greetings, I organize a panel at the coming SUS (Society for Utopian Studies) conference. Some of you might be interested. Please contact me off-list. Merav CALL for PROPOSALS SUS 2002, Orlando, Florida, 24-27 October 2002 Utopianism in the Information Age: The Rise of the Internet and Cyberculture Nowadays, in the Information Age, utopianism still seems a relevant cultural trope, concerned with current praxis and with some trends in the discourse surrounding the Internet and Cyberculture. The goals of this panel are to explore the current utopian movements, ideas, and discourses that have accompanied the rise of the Internet and Cyberculture. Suggested topics: Internet, Cyberculture, virtual communities, Internet Time, Cybertopia, etc. Please contact Merav Katz at: meravka(a)post.tau.ac.il for more details. Panel-proposal deadline: 30 April 2002 SUS deadline: 15 May 2002 ------------------------ Merav Katz Doctoral Student Graduate Program for History and Philosophy of Science, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

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Re: eBay research
by Michael Shohat 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Dear Jonathan, a good place to start looking for eBay research is David Lucking-Reiley's Homepage - he has some interesting working papers on eBay that include good references: http://eller.arizona.edu/~reiley/cv.html#workingpapers Also very interesting, but in German, is Brinkmann, U., & Seifert, M. (2001). Face to Interface: Zum Problem der Vertrauenskonstitution im Internet am Beispiel von elektronischen Auktionen ["Face to interface": On the problem of constituting trust in the internet, as for example in electronic auctions]. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 30, 23-47. Published work on the subject also include: Houser, D., & Wooders, J. (2001). Reputation in auctions: Theory, and evidence from eBay. University of Arizona Working Paper #00-1. Retrieved December 30, 2001, from http://bpaosf.bpa.arizona.edu/~jwooders/ebay.pdf and Lucking-Reiley, D. (2000). Auctions on the internet: Whats being auctioned, and how? The Journal of Industrial Economics, 48, 227-252. Hope to have helped, Michael At 12:01 17.04.02 -0400, you wrote: > > >To: air-l(a)aoir.org >Subject: [Air-l] query for a friend: ebay >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Hi All, > >A friend writes: > > >I am looking > >for some internet research advice and thought > >you might be the man. I'm working on a paper > >for SCS on "Ebay as Archive" and surprisingly > >I am finding very little intellectual work on > >"the world's largest marketplace." I thought that > >this might be the kind of topic that gets written > >about in web journals which I know next to > >nothing about. Any suggestions where I might > >go looking?

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graduate webshop deadline extended - sorry!
by Katie Bessiere 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi everyone -- Sorry for double posting, but I forgot to change the information about the deadline for the graduate workshop on the social impact of the internet/technology. :) We are still accepting applications through next week, from what I understand. If you are interested, I recommend that you get your basic application in as early as possible with a note attached saying that you are applying late as you just heard about it. You can send your recommendations etc... when you get them, but getting your application in early is the most important thing. There was some confusion about who was to post to this list, which is why it is such late notice. :) Any further questions can be addressed to me, of course.. :) Katie

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Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society. June 3-14
by Katie Bessiere 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society June 3-14, 2002 University of Maryland-College Park Application deadline for best consideration: April 8, 2002 The Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland is hosting the 2nd annual graduate student workshop--or WebShop. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, 30-50 leading scholars and experts who study the behavioral aspects of information technology will discuss current issues and research. Student participants will receive up to $750 as a support grant as well as room and board. Students will develop original research projects as the basis for their thesis, dissertation, or other publication. Topics include, but are not limited to: Inequality/Digital Divide, Public Access and Usage, Navigational Skills, Social Networks, Time/Activity Displacement, and Social Capital Implications. Please access the WebShop web page for the latest information about the WebShop and the invited participants. Please find application information at: www.webuse.umd.edu For more information: Graduate WebShop Department of Sociology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1315 Email: webuse(a)socy.umd.edu Phone: 301.405.6421 Fax: 301.314.6892

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Cyberpsychology Forum
by David Jacobson 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

FYI. Dan Hill is organizing a free online forum to discuss computer-mediated behavior. If you are interested in participating in it or want further information, contact him at danhill(a)psybc.com. In your email specify your interest in the CyberPsychology Forum and Dan will sign you up. Dave David Jacobson Professor of Anthropology Department of Anthropology Brandeis University MS 006 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 USA Phone: 781-736-2228 Fax: 781-736-2232

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Re: info tech company anthems
by Bram Dov Abramson 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

jhuns(a)vt.edu: >i know it is just wierd, but what a very strange phenomena, a top 10 >list of companies songs. I'm all for like labor union song preservation >etc, but this is just not what i would expect from companies. >http://www.zdnet.co.uk/specials/2002/it-anthems/ I think the songs (some of the songs?) come from the companies, the preservation part from an innocent bystander who's gotten quite a lot of press out of it. These links were provided: http://chris.raettig.org/email/jnl00083.html http://corporateanthems.raettig.org/press/ http://chris.raettig.org/ ... make for interesting reading. Thanks, Jeremy. cheers Bram ps popular songs; corporate songs; corporate::community -- didn't we have this conversation at some point? ;-)

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test
by jeremy hunsinger 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

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