Distribute as appropriate. Apologies for cross-postings. -------------------------------// *Peter Lang just published the volume "Nexus: New Intersections in Internet Research<http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=54291&cid=537> " *(edited by Daniel Araya, Yana Breindl and Tessa J. Houghton). It's the legacy project coming out of OII SDP09, QUT, Brisbane, Australia. The collection examines the current ways that mass collaboration intersects with sociocultural, technosocial and political changes in varied contexts, and questions their impact on established institutions and modes of production. The growing presence of digital technologies and the dramatic impact of networked collaboration pose a challenge, not only to the dominant economic paradigm, but also to a broad range of received social science thinking. This collection interrogates established theories and concepts in the light of recent developments and builds upon emergent research and original empirical findings. "*This book is a rich and varied exploration of current and emerging themes in Internet research, and a testament to the strength and diversity of the field.*" (Axel Bruns, Associate Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology) "*This book reveals significant trends in Internet research and provides well-grounded insights into contemporary phenomena surrounding the Internet*." (Jeremy Hunsinger, Virginia Tech) "*The talented young scholars behind this collection break new ground in examining emerging collaborative uses of the Internet and the impact of such use across a range of settings. Well-written and thematically coherent, this volume takes us deeper into the social implications of ICTs, while at the same time ably demonstrating the multidisciplinary and transnational character of the developing field of Internet studies*." (Peter Dahlgren, Professor Emeritus, Media and Communication Studies, Lund University, Sweden) *Contents**:* Foreword - Ralph Schroeder Introduction: Collective Intelligence- Daniel Araya *Section 1: Sociocultural Intersections* Women and Technology: «Five Acts of Digital Agency» - Anitza Geneve/Carla Ganito Snap, Post, Share: Understanding the Online Social Life of Personal Photography - Eric Cook/Cristina Garduño Freeman Geo-linguistic Analysis of the World Wide Web: The Use of Cartograms and Network Analysis to Understand Linguistic Development in Wikipedia - Thomas Petzold/Hanteng Liao Mapping the Future of News in a Digital World: US and Australian Perspectives - Lucy Morieson/Nikki Usher: *Section 2: Technosocial Intersections* Media Literacy in the Facebook Age: Designing Online and Face to Face Learning Environments - Andrés Monroy-Hernándes/Michael Dezuanni/Kai Kuikkaniemi eHealth: Bridging the Divide between Current Performance and Legitimate Expectations in Health Care Delivery - Luca Camerini/Yujung Nam Fielding Networked Marketing: Technology and Authenticity in the Monetization of Malaysian Blogs - Julian Hopkins/Neal Thomas Cyberinfrastructure Inside Out: Definition and Influences Shaping Ist Emergence, Development, and Implementation in the Early 21st Century - Kerk Kee/Lucy Cradduck/Bridget Blodgett/Rami Olwan *Section 3: Political Intersections* Leetocracy: Networked Political Activism or the Continuation of Elitism in Competitive Democracy - Yana Breindl/Nils Gustafsson The People's Republic of Hacktivism: A Public Sphere Theoretical Interpretation of Online Independence Movements and the People's Republic of China - Tessa J. Houghton Cybercrime: A New Challenge for Legislation and International Negotiation - Yao-Chung Chang ICTs and the Green Economy: US and Chinese Policy in the 21st Century - Daniel Araya/Jin Shang/Jingfang Liu An Afterchat by Jean Burgess/Marcus Foth ----------------------------- Tessa J. Houghton PhD Student Media and Communication School of Social and Political Science University of Canterbury New Zealand "If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles." - J.B.S. Haldane