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Re: Lurking
by Mary L. Gray 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:43:33 -0500 > From: "Karim R. Lakhani" <lakhani(a)MIT.EDU> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Lurking > i was not implying that everyone should participate in every > conversation but it would seem that people should participate in a > discussion that is appropriate. like you did! i am against full time > free-riding. it would be interesting for the list owner of this list to > calculate the free rider component of this list. i.e. how many have > signed on and how many have participated even once, vs pure > non-participants. > thus your appearance is welcome! i wanted to throw out for consideration that lurking IS active participation. falling back on discussions of audiences as active participants, i would like to suggest that lurkers are readers/listeners/viewers and often the imagined recipients of our posts to newsgroups, lists, etc. unless, we're addressing a specific author (which might be sent as personal email), we mean our messages to reach to those "just listening" as much as we hope to use our words to bring up conversation, true? why would we see listening as "free riding"? i tend to talk too much when i'm in a group situation, so i've been practicing something the activists around me call "stepping down" so that others can "step up" to speak more often. i think if someone didn't know me, they might think i'm a lurker rather than one of those 15% who are always getting a word in edgewise. so, i wonder what it is about lurking that we see as non-participatory when we're in settings where we can't see how one might be participating in other ways (telling people off-list about the conversation, bringing the discussion up in other lists, writing private emails to others on the list)? is there even such a thing as a "pure non-participant"? best, mary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary L. Gray <mlgray(a)ucsd.edu> Department of Communication University of California, San Diego vox: 502/451.5003 mail: PO Box 4004, Louisville, KY 40204 http://weber.ucsd.edu/~mgray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Re: New Theoretical Approaches to the Self in Cyber-Culture
by Mary L. Gray 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

> From: "Jeremy Crampton" <jcrampton(a)gsu.edu> > To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Re: New Theoretical Approaches to the Self in > Cyber-Culture > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:15:34 -0500 > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > Has anybody done work on Foucault's idea of the "technologies of the = > self" in cyberspace? <snip> I've been thinking about how Foucault's notion fits into my own dissertation work on rural youth in the US and the ways these youth bring the Internet into their negotiations of sexual and gender self-identities. One thing I've considered is combining Jose Estban-Munoz's use of Foucault's "ethics of self" with "technologies of self" (see the article "Pedro Zamora¹s Real World of Counterpublicity: Performing and Ethics of the Self" in Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performances of Politics for Munoz's take on the "ethics of self"). ...but, is that just too much mixing of Foucault, or what? In "the care of the self" Foucault suggested that some production of self identity could be seen as a means of crafting a broader sense of possibility for personhood...that by constructing a sense of self through style, publicity, and claims to originality, people could open spaces for others to create different ways of being in the world. Munoz takes this idea and examines the potential of media (specifically television) to open spaces where advocates of particular ideas and/or representing groups we don't regularly see in the media could build out (albeit problematically) different ideas of the self in the service of others. but, the piece that's coming up for me is this: technologies don't inherently/neutrally provide opportunities for constructions of the self as much as they are part of and reflect historical/political conditions that define who is recognizable...so, in my own research, i don't think that the question is about the role the Internet plays in young queer lives (how this "new technology" creates the space for self-formation to happen differently) but rather what conditions have defined the Internet as *the* place to go for "identity work" over other resources such as schools, parents, churches, etc. i dunno. i'm still just reading as much as i can in this list and other places to think through these ideas. hope the conversation carries on. best, marygray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary L. Gray <mlgray(a)ucsd.edu> Department of Communication University of California, San Diego vox: 502/451.5003 mail: PO Box 4004, Louisville, KY 40204 http://weber.ucsd.edu/~mgray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Airport access
by Steve Jones 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

[Pursuant to an earlier thread, this article appeared in today's New York Times. -Sj] November 1, 2001 Airports Press Ahead on Wireless Access By GLENN FLEISHMAN HIGH-SPEED wireless data networks, which many airports once saw as the perfect intersection of traveler, revenue and technology, have faced serious hurdles this year, including the demise of some Internet service providers and a lackluster response from travelers with laptop computers. Yet a handful of companies continue to expand their networks. The year started out positively enough, as millions of laptops and other devices were shipped with built-in antennas or cards supporting the industry standard known as Wi- Fi, which allows high-speed, short- range connections. But customer demand lagged. Vancouver International Airport, for example, switched on its wireless network, built by Nokia (news/quote) Internet Communications, in February 2000, but "the traveling public did not greet the network as rapidly as anticipated," said Kevin Molloy, the airport's vice president for information technology and telecommunications. Nokia began operating the network on its own after an early partner pulled out of the market. Another airport, San Francisco International, had successive contracts with two firms that both failed without installing a single network access point. John Payne, the airport's director of information technology and telecommunications, said that the airport had "made some bets early on, when things were a little rosier than they were now." "You really need to pick your vendors carefully," he said. Still, Mr. Payne anticipates that high-speed wireless service will be available in one to two years. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is also slowly moving ahead under an agreement with Concourse Communications to roll out service gradually to the three major airports it runs - LaGuardia, Newark and Kennedy International - starting sometime next year. Concourse, which is a recent addition to the wireless Internet service provider market and is based in Springfield, Mass., plans to offer limited service at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport starting this month. Dick Snyder, senior vice president for business development, said that Concourse would extend coverage to more terminals as demand rises. The three New York-area airports now have active wireless networks only in the Admirals Club sites of American Airlines, with coverage provided by MobileStar, which also operates in Admirals Club lounges in 14 other airports. MobileStar has had the highest profile among wireless service providers through its contract with Starbucks (news/quote), for which it equipped 700 outlets. Although MobileStar laid off its entire staff in mid- October, it has remained active in airports and some other areas as its investors seek new financing or a buyer. Among other companies keeping the faith in wireless airport service is Wayport, a company in Austin, Tex., that serves airports in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Seattle and San Jose, Calif. An Ottawa-based venture known as Sky.Link Internet Plus offers service in Ottawa and Calgary, Alberta. Both companies also serve hotels. Wayport hopes to continue expanding in airports through its recent acquisition of nine Laptop Lanes locations across the United States. These Laptop Lanes sites offer private cubicles with wired Ethernet connections for an hourly rate. Wayport's vice president for marketing, Dan Lowden, said the company hoped to add wireless service at each Laptop Lanes site. "We have to do it store by store, work with each one of the airports, and find out if they're accepting of it," he said. Prices for the services vary. In Vancouver, Nokia offers credit-card purchases in five-minute increments for the equivalent of 63 cents. It also sells a Wi-Fi PC Card bundled with unlimited permanent access. Users of MobileStar must create an account under one of five payment plans ranging from 20 cents per minute to $60 per month for unlimited time. Wayport charges a minimum rate of $5 for 24 hours of use in airports and $8 for 24 hours of use in hotels, with both rates relying on $50 prepaid debit accounts; prices are somewhat higher without the prepaid account. Wayport users may also pay $50 a month for unlimited time in all venues. Denver International Airport finds itself in an unusual situation: although Nokia finished installing and testing the airport's extensive Wi-Fi coverage in June, the wireless company has been unable to find a partner willing to take over network operations like customer accounts and maintenance. Sky.Link charges 10 Canadian dollars (about $6.30) per hour with no sign-up required or $20 per month for unlimited time. Concourse has not yet set prices but expects them to be in line with those of other operators. Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company

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Re: Mobile Phone Research
by Nalini Kotamraju 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

I am currently working on a comparative (US and UK) study of teenagers' use of mobile phones and I've outputted my Endnote file onto a web page. Mobile Phones/SMS/Text Messaging http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~nalinik/mobile.html Most of the research is not US-specific, but may still be of use to you and others. I'm always looking for additions, so if anyone has references to add, I'm pleased to hear about them. >> I am looking for prior research on adoption of mobile phones in the US. >> Is there any research that looks at adopters, demographics etc within the >> American marketplace? >> >> Arun Vishwanath, PhD >> avishwan(a)indiana.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- nalini p. kotamraju ph.d candidate, department of sociology university of california at berkeley nalinik(a)socrates.berkeley.edu | http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~nalinik

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Reducing quotes
by E. Sean Rintel 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

Hi all, See, now that I've delurked I can't stop. Damn. Anyway, a number of people have written about reducing the amount of needless quotation on the list, particularly for Digest users (among whom I count myself). I think that one of the reasons that there is so much wasted space is that, through no fault of their own, people don't know their way around their email programs and thus don't know how powerful the reply features are. I think that the mailserver script suggestions that have been made are good, but they take away the need for a user to understand even the basics of the etiquette, not ot mention functionality, of replying. Of course, it is arguable that people shouldn't *need* to put that effort in, but since every other interaction structure has some things that need to be done manually, I don't see why email should be all that different. (This is a little like the automatic seatbelts vs manual seatbelts argument). Anyway, here are a couple of suggestions for people to reduce the amount of needless quotation in their replies. Simply changing settings from quoting the original email *within* the reply as opposed to *after* the reply shows you how much extraneous material you are sending.You can then cut away what you don't need. Some programs just provide 'include previous email in reply' rather than allowing you to choose, in which case once you have hit reply you should cut away material before responding. Better yet: In Eudora - not sure about other programs but I would suspect this is the case - there is an undocumented feature that if you simply highlight the piece of an email that you want to respond to, *then* hit reply, the resulting reply email only has the part of the email that you highlighted. This does away with the need to even cut away what you don't need. And now I *really* must dash. Until anon, Sean -- E. Sean Rintel Communication Department University at Albany State University of New York Albany, NY, USA, 12222 http://www.albany.edu/~er8430/

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classes
by Laura Gurak 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

I am updating our Internet Studies Center's page that lists courses in Internet Studies or related areas. If you have such a course and would like to have it listed on our Web site http://www.isc.umn.edu/courses.html (scroll to bottom; courses at other institutions) please send me the URL and we will gladly post your course! Thanks, Laura Gurak ---------------- Laura J. Gurak, Ph.D. Associate Professor Rhetoric Department, University of Minnesota 1994 Buford Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 v 612-624-3773 also--Director, Internet Studies Center -- www.isc.umn.edu Faculty Fellow, Law School gurakL(a)tc.umn.edu http://www.rhetoric.umn.edu/faculty/LGurak/

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RE: [Air-l] Mobile services adoption
by FrankThomasFT＠netscape.net 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

"Vishwanath, Arun" <avishwan(a)indiana.edu> wrote: I guess by searching on Google, using the search words in the Social Science Citations Index, or asking a research librarian, the answer will get some good answers. Dr. Frank Thomas >I am looking for prior research on adoption of mobile phones in the US. >Is there any research that looks at adopters, demographics etc within the >American marketplace? > >Arun Vishwanath, PhD >avishwan(a)indiana.edu > > -- Dr. Frank Thomas FTR 34 rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle 75009 Paris France __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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[Fwd: [CIRASI-LISTE:3825] Pierre Bourdieu est mort]
by jeremy hunsinger 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

:( -- jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy cddc/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 http://www.dromocracy.com virginia tech -under construction blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614

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my e-mail archives
by jeremy hunsinger 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

today i took the opportunity to burn some of the abundant processor power available these days and ran mhonarc on my old eudora outbox from one machine, my old nt server, 41000000+ bytes 18700+messages around 10 a day going out. so in all covers more or less my complete outgoing life from 1997 when i applied to ph.d. programs to oct. 2001 or so. has anyone else archived all their incoming and outgoing emails, and considered them? why or why not? Looking over these things, i cannot make it public really, but still it is there, it represents to some extent what i have done. opinions, ideas? I mean this archive comes to somewhere around 25000+ pages of writing, most of which I wrote, most of it innocuous and meaningless outside of its reparte, but it exists much of it in confidence. So I am sittiing here, the reason why i did it, of course, was to provide me with better access, I'll run my search engines over it a few times and be able to dig through it as i wish, but really, are these things the papers of our day? are email communications really, as they are figured frequently, ephemeral? jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.dromocracy.com

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Re: New Theoretical Approaches to the Self in Cyber-Culture
by Andrew Wenn 24 Jan '02

24 Jan '02

Some very interesting points about the construction of self. Can I just complicate it even more by positing that the technology and/organisation policy also plays a role in constructing self. Consider those organisations that have equipment that only allows users an 8 character email address (those that still use some form of DOS based filenaming - and there are still many of those around). Now suppose your name is gregory burnstein then your email address may be something like g.burnst@, greg.bur@. gregory@ . Or even suppose you hail from a culture where your gender is indicated by the suffix on your surname, for example some parts Scandinavia where there is Christiansdottir, Christiansson and the name is truncated to Christian say. you are then rendered genderless(?) Another way that technology influences the construction of self is when you sign up with an internet based emailer (Hotmail, Yahoo etc) and you find that the ID you planned to have has already been taken and the registration program suggests a number of alternatives. For example suppose I wanted to register as dizzy(a)free_email.com but that name had already been taken it might suggest dizzy01, diz etc. Fairly simple examples I know but then what or who does an address such as dizzy(a)excite.com point to a person or a space where mail is stored? Maybe it is even redirected elsewhere. Andrew Wenn. (Who has at last stopped lurking!) -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Wenn Victoria University of Technology, Footscray Campus PO Box 14428 MMC, Melbourne, Victoria 8001 Australia email Andrew.Wenn(a)vu.edu.au www http://busfa.vu.edu.au/awenn/ phone +61 3 9688 4342 fax +61 3 9688 5024 --------------------------------------------------------------------

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