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Thanks for Suggestions
by thomas/swiss 28 Oct '01

28 Oct '01

Thanks to all who offered film/video suggestions in re: the internet and pedagogy. All suggestions that were made appeared on the full list over the last week, fyi. --Thom

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CMC conference proceedings
by Michael Totschnig 28 Oct '01

28 Oct '01

Hello, the francophone and francophile members of this list might be interested in the following announcement. Regards, Michael Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la publication électronique des actes du colloque « La communication médiatisée par ordinateur (CMO) : un carrefour de problématiques », organisé dans le cadre du 69e Congrès de l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences (Acfas) à l'Université de Sherbrooke les 15 et 16 mai 2001. http://grm.uqam.ca/cmo2001/actes.html Vous y trouverez: - l'introduction du colloque par Serge Proulx, responsable scientifique de celui-ci, - en vedette le texte de la conférence d'ouverture de Dominique Boullier, « Les machines changent, les médiations restent », - le texte de vingt autres communications dressant - fidèlement à l'objectif du colloque - l'état des lieux des recherches traitant de la CMO, y cernant les convergences et les divergences à travers la multiplicité des approches théoriques, des problématiques et des objets d'études. - la synthèse de la table-ronde « Actualité et avenir de la notion de "communication médiatisée par ordinateur" » animée par Serge Proulx et à laquelle ont participé Thierry Bardini, Dominique Boullier, Jean-Guy Meunier et Gaëtan Tremblay. Nous souhaitons que ces actes suscitent de nouveaux débats dans le cadre d'un forum auquel nous invitons toute personne intéressée par la CMO comme enjeu de recherches interdisciplinaires à participer. http://cmo.uqam.ca/mailman/listinfo/cmo-discussion le Groupe de recherche sur les médias (http://grm.uqam.ca/) la révue électronique COMMposite (http://COMMposite.org)

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UK Government's Major E-Democracy Push - Articles, Releases, Key Speech (A BIG DEAL)
by Steven Clift 27 Oct '01

27 Oct '01

I am on the look out for other government-led "e-democracy" efforts (at any level) similiar to the recent UK announcements (see below). If you are interested in this issue, join my 2200 person Democracies Online Newswire e-mail annoucement list <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> for updates on this new e-government trend. Thanks, Steven Clift Democeracies Online Newswire *** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** The "e-democracy" shot heard around the world. The UK government has just announced a major e-democracy policy. Yes, a government-led e-democracy agenda. In my opinion, e-government will succeed only if it stands on two equal legs - service and democracy. I expect that many leading governments around the world will take up the UK's call and launch their own e-democracy initiatives to build a more balanced and successful approach to e-government. This is a completely new phase in the evolution of thought about government's democratic role in the information age - that of an initiator and actor and not simply a reactor to political and civic uses of the Internet that wash over their old forms of decision- making while elected and appointed officials feel helpless without the online tools required to be better representatives. Think of this new movement as "Representative E-Government," where the two-way Internet is integrated into the governance and representation process on par with the provision of online transaction services. The alternative is a services first approach that automates the government services that people no longer want in a way the increases the power of administration over elective representatives and citizens. What the UK government has done is break through the narrow notion that e-democracy is about outsiders pushing for online voting about everything. Instead, building e-democracy is a fundamental responsibility of a legitimate democratic nation in the information age. Hooray. Below are links to some news coverage, a press release from the UK Prime Minister's office, the major speech given by Douglas Alexander the Minister for E-commerce and Competitiveness, and another more detailed press release from the Department of Trade and Industry. Steven Clift Democracies Online http://www.e-democracy.org/do Press coverage about the e-democracy policies announced by the UK government: E-democracy moves up the agenda http://www.ukauthority.com/articles/story378.asp UK Govt calls for e-democracy http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22477.html Some semi-related coverage: Blair 'big bang' theory to delay freedom act (Not all rosey) http://politics.guardian.co.uk/whitehall/story/0,9061,581045,00.html Labour MP calls for e-mail democracy (Oct 22, related) http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001364829,00.html

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AIR-MEET INVITATION: AoIR 2002 CONFERENCE IN THE NETHERLANDS
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.UNIMAAS.NL 26 Oct '01

26 Oct '01

AIR-MEET INVITATION: AoIR 2002 CONFERENCE IN THE NETHERLANDS The Association of Internet Researchers will meet October 13-16 2002, for the first time in Europe, at the International Institute of Infonomics (www.infonomics.nl/aoir) (University of Maastricht), in Maastricht, The Netherlands. When it comes to a successful conference, there are three critical factors: the quality of the planning that goes into the program, the quality of the environment, and the quality of the facilities. AoIR is committed to planning conferences from the ground up. We invite and encourage the participation of all members in the planning process. As this is our first European meeting, we particularly hope that our European members will participate. If you are interested in helping to plan this conference, you can subscribe to air-meet, the list of the conference planning committee. Next week those on the air-meet list will be discussing (at the very least) a draft Call For Papers, and preferred keynote speakers. To join the conference planning list: go to http://aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-meet Maastricht, in the "heart" of Europe, is a very attractive, internationally oriented city with a "joie de vivre" all of its own. (http://www.infonomics.nl/aoir/localinfo.htm) The "Infonomics Team" has secured the first choice of venues with one of the most modern conference centers in Europe (MECC) serving as the official conference center for the AoIR 3.0. We are confident that this venue will provide appropriate and professional environments, and offer all of us considerable comfort and convenience during 2002 conference. All the best! Monica Murero, AoIR 3.0 Conference Coordinator International Institute of Infonomics, University of Maastricht (Monica.Murero(a)infonomics.nl) Klaus Bruhn Jensen, Program Chair, University of Copenhagen

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Web archive launched
by Steve Jones 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

>Web 'Wayback machine' switched on > >An archive of 10 billion Web pages, dating back to 1996, has >been launched at web.archive.org. > >"We created the archive in 1996 because we felt it was critical >to preserve a permanent record of this historically significant >new medium for the public," said founder Brewster Kahle. The >project, developed in conjunction with the Library of Congress >and the Smithsonian Institution, made its official debut >Wednesday night at the University of California at Berkeley. It >will assist researchers and people "who just want to see how the >media and our culture marked important historical events," said >Paul Grabowicz, an assistant dean at the university.

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position notices
by Steve Jones 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

New York University The Steinhardt School of Education Department of Culture & Communication Associate Professor/Professor Tenured and Assistant/Associate Professor Tenure Track The Department of Culture & Communication is seeking an associate or full professor for a tenured position and a tenure track assistant or associate professor. Areas of interest include all aspects of the study of media old and new, communication and popular culture. Responsibilities include teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting and publishing research, and participating in the life of the department. Additional duties include graduate advisement, committee work, and program development. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and demonstrate a strong record of research, publication, and teaching. Review of applications will begin immediately. Send a letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of five references to: Professor Terence P. Moran Chair, Search Committee Department of Culture and Communication The Steinhardt School of Education New York University 239 Greene Street, 7th floor New York, NY 10003 NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer,and and applications for members of minority groups are especially encouraged.

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cell-phones and statistics
by bromseth 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Nancy Baron wrote: >I'm looking for current statistics (worldwide and/or by country) on >comparative use of cells phones for spoken communication versus text >messaging. Many thanks for any data or sources you might have. I don't have any statistics myself, but as this is becoming the new evolving research field in mediated communication in Norway at the moment, there are quite a few new projects that focusses on different aspects of the use of cell phones. Berit Skog at the Department of Sociology at NTNU is leading one of these projects (the most established one as far as I know), and I presume she would know about the statistics if there are any or forward your request (berit.skog(a)svt.ntnu.no) It is a really interesting question you are asking, and I'd really appreciate it if you could post the numbers to the list if you find any. My guess is that the differences are huge between countries: in Norway for instance (where I come from), "everyone" owns a cell phone (and the majority of children above 12, creatin a severe gap between the have's and the have not's). The costs for using it for regular calls are quite high though (in opposition to the US), whereas sending text messages on the other hand is very cheap. Teenagers hardly ever use their phones to speak, but as a written kind of medium, and several research projects focus on the specific language evolving through cell phone text messaging. It will be really interesting to learn more about this field in the years to come! Good luck in your search. Best regards, Janne Bromseth

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NetMiner - network analysis tool
by Ken Friedman 25 Oct '01

25 Oct '01

Forwarded from SocNET via ELMAR -- Ken Friedman 5) Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT - NetMiner - network analysis tool Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:11:25 +0900 From: <jyyee(a)PLAZA.SNU.AC.KR> [ Forwarded from SocNET. -- Peter ] A New Web-based Network Analysis Software A very powerful network analysis tool is free on the web. "NetMiner" is a combination of graph visualization and network analysis". It is a powerful combination of the concept of UCINET and KP. Following are the site URL and main features of NetMiner for Web v.0.99b. http://www.netminer.com or http://www.netminer.co.kr - Advanced user interface which integrates graph visualization and analysis - High interactivity supported by global / local control box seeing graph to change simultaneously - 5 categories including 10 analysis tools which are most frequently used in SNA research Table of Analysis Tools of NetMiner for Web v.0.99b - Layer structure of network data file (NetMiner for Web v.0.99b supports 3 matrix layers) - Attribute and affiliation data can be included in a data file with adjacency data - Available at any time and any place if only connected on the Internet (Stand-alone application will come soon!) Jaeyeol Yee ___________________________________________________________________ Jaeyeol Yee Associate Professor, Department of Sociology College of Social Science Seoul National University jyyee(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr http://plaza.snu.ac.kr/~jyyee 151-742 Seoul, Korea fax: 82-2-873-3799

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Films/Pedagogy
by thomas/swiss 24 Oct '01

24 Oct '01

Hi, A pedagogical question. Can folks who use films in their internet studies classes offer a list of them, either to this list, or to me personally? Equally important, tho, would be a few sentences of WHY you teach them or HOW you teach them in relation to the issues yr class explores. We all know the ususal suspects: Bladerunner, for example, and those films that disrupt narrative (Time Code) but what other films or videos and why and how? Thanks in advance. Thom Swiss thomas-swiss(a)uiowa.edu

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socio-technical problems of film downloads...
by Gina Neff 24 Oct '01

24 Oct '01

Frank's dream is a great one -- however, in the early ventures to do just that--establish sites for downloading films--legal definitions of distribution came into question. A couple of sites tried to be web distributors for independent (mainly) movies. The problem, however, was with the way film production contracts are written. Many filmmakers obtain everything--from rights to songs on the soundtrack to talent--contingent on the distribution level of the movie. World-wide distribution rights for a song on the soundtrack require a whole different league of payment than for "festival rights." Similarly, there are problems with contingent payment for actors and screenwriters whose contracts often stipulate pay structures based on distribution and percentages of sales. Legally, the web is international distribution, and while there was a market demand for films that hadn't been picked up by distributors, the tangle of contracts on the production side prevent production companies from being able to explore the option. Distributors, though, could get involved in internet distribution, and at the Toronto film festival a small distributor just announced the online distribution of one of their features, which is the first to be offered online by an independent distributor. The major studios have only recently formed a couple of alliances for video on demand, Movies.com (Disney and News Corp) and Movie Fly (MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner), and infrastructure costs alone are estimated at least $50 million. Microsoft's Intertainer launched last week in some digital cable and broadband markets with the 8,000 programs and movies they obtained distribution rights for. If Intertainer's initial pricing is any indication, it's not going to be cheap--$8 per month for the service and $3-4 per movie. Gina Neff -----Original Message----- From: Frank Schaap [SMTP:architext@fragment.nl] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:07 AM To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] more net films <snipped zillions of great films> <dreaming>with the internet at our fingertips, wouldn't it be great if you simply could go to movie.com or documentary.com and every movie would be there, download the movie (pay for it when necessary, I imagine some of the old stuff would be free downloads), watch it or burn it to DVD and show it in class.</dreaming> Frank. -- The Cyberculture, Identity and Gender Resources ==> http://fragment.nl/resources/ _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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