FW: [DDN] CfP - General Online Research Conference 2008 in Hamburg, Germany
-----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces@digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces@digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Dr. Olaf Wenzel Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:39 AM To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Subject: [DDN] CfP - General Online Research Conference 2008 in Hamburg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th International GOR Conference GOR 08 GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH 2008 March, 10-12, 2008 Hamburg University, Germany organized by: German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V. local organizers: EARSandEYES GmbH, Hamburg (main sponsor) Chair for Marketing and Branding, Hamburg University, Prof. Sattler ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference topics include theories, methods, and findings pertaining to social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience. Traditionally, GOR conferences have been excellent opportunities for dialogue between: - researchers and users of Internet science - universities and companies - customers and suppliers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Conference Languages: --------------------- English, German ------- Topics: ------- A: The Internet as a Tool for Market, Opinion and Social Research - Method Effects in Online Data Collection - Mobile Data Collection - Statistical Biases in Online Sampling - Best Practice Examples and Case Studies from Market Research - Innovative Data Collection Tools - Online Access Panels - Quality Standards - Data Mining - Online Experiments - New Methods of Qualitative Research - Cultural Effects in Cross-National Studies - Mixed Mode Studies B: Internet Metrics - Indices of the Digital Divide(s) and Digital Inequality - Measurement of Online Social Networks - Use of Logfiles and Databases - Indices of the Information Society - Measurement of Coverage - Diffusion of Visual Online & Mobile Communication C: The Internet in its Context Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society - Online Groups & Online Communities - Social Networks and Relationships Online & Offline - Digital Inequality - E-Democracy - Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action - Internet & Science Electronic & Mobile Business - E-Business - Evaluation of Web-Sites and E-Commerce - Mobile Commerce - Electronic CRM and its Relation to Online Market Research Internet & Mobile Communication in Everyday Life - Mobile & Online Entertainment - Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use - E-Health - E- & M-Learning - Web 2.0 - New Forms and Formats: Internet-TV, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS etc. Internet & Mobile Communication in Organizations - Online Employee Surveys - Virtual Teams & Online Communities of Practice - Online Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management ----------------------- Types of Contributions: ----------------------- 1.) Paper: Paper presentations of research results include an oral presentation of 20 min duration plus 10 min for discussion. 2.) Poster: Posters will be discussed in designated time slots. 3.) Session: There is the opportunity to propose a group of (3-5) interrelated papers within one session. 4.) Roundtable Report: These 10 min oral presentations without slides are work-in- progress reports. 3-5 interrelated reports will be discussed at one Roundtable. 5.) Workshop: You may propose teaching a 2.5 or 5 hour pre-conference workshop covering key methods of Internet science. ------------------------ Awards and Publications: ------------------------ An independent jury will award a prize for the best poster(s). Total prize money: EUR 500,-. A prize will be awarded for the best paper from market research practice. Selected contributions on Mobile Market Research will be invited for publication in an edited volume. ---------- Workshops: ---------- There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods of Internet science. The workshops will take place on the eve of the GOR (March 10, 2008) and throughout the GOR. Participation in workshops is not free of charge, and the number of participants is limited. Registered visitors of the conference have priority. More information is available at http://www.gor.de. ----------------------- Exhibition Stand Space: ----------------------- Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services. More information is available at office@dgof.de. ------------------------------------- Social Events and Membership Meeting: ------------------------------------- The traditional Early-Bird-Meeting takes place in the evening of March 10, 2008. Visitors and participants will have the opportunity to socialize with colleagues and meet with other researchers. On Tuesday evening (March 11, 2008) there will be a social event with dancing. During the conference there is a meeting of the members of the German Society for Online Research. Members will receive additional information about the meeting at a later date. ---------------------- Submission Guidelines: ---------------------- If you would like to contribute to the conference by presenting a paper, roundtable report, a poster, a complete session, or by teaching a workshop submit an abstract electronically no later than September 30, 2007 at http://www.gor.de Abstracts, which should be in the English language, may be up to 350 words long. An additional German language version is appreciated. To enable a thorough review, abstracts should be informative. Where applicable, include the design, methods, and main results. Authors may present in English or German. At any rate, the slides of the papers need to be in English. Abstracts can only be submitted via the Web-based tool located at the GOR website. All abstracts will be reviewed by an international board. Authors will receive notification of acceptance by December 1, 2007. A preliminary program will be posted by January 1, 2008 at http://www.gor.de Transparencies or slides in English that accompany accepted oral presentations are to be sent by February 17, 2008. --------------------------------- Conference Fees and Registration: --------------------------------- Conference fees include tax, conference materials, two lunches, the evening event, drinks and snacks during breaks. Researchers: 180 Euros First authors: 145 Euros Students: 90 Euros Commercial participants (e.g., company representatives, free-lancers, consultants): 465 Euros Early registrants (i.e., registration by January 15, 2008) get a 15% discount. DGOF members get a 20% discount, which cannot be combined with the early registrants' discount. For participants other than first authors, day tickets are available, as well. Registration for all participants begins December 1, 2007 at http://www.gor.de. First authors must not register later than January 31, 2008. First authors will have to pay full conference fees in advance. -------------------- Important Deadlines: -------------------- 09/30/2007 deadline for abstract submission 12/01/2007 feedback on acceptance / registration begins 01/01/2008 preliminary program available 01/31/2008 deadline for first author registration 02/17/2008 deadline for sending in slides 03/10 - 03/12/2008 conference and workshops -------------------- How to Get in Touch: -------------------- Conference website, abstract submission, workshops: http://www.gor.de Business activities and any further questions: office@dgof.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************* Dr. Olaf Wenzel Vorsitzender der Deutschen Gesellschaft fr Online-Forschung - D.G.O.F. e.V. c/o SKOPOS Hans-Boeckler-Str. 163 D-50354 Huerth / Koeln Tel: +49 (0) 2233-518300 olaf.wenzel@skopos.de http://www.skopos.de ************************************* _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request@mailman.edc.org with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. 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Just read an (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/media_nm/myspace_dc) article about the different fortunes of MySpace and Facebook. Now, the article is framed as a discussion of how the two sites compare from the point of view of growth and total numbers, but there was another figure the writer ignored that is very revealing indeed. The article lists the unique visitation of MySpace in July 2007 as 61.3 million, which sounds pretty impressive, especially when you consider that it's up 33.3% on last year. Great! But when I logged on this morning, my "Network" was 197,539,132 - more than three times the number of unique visitors. Even allowing for rounding of that network down to, say 180 million, that still means that 2/3 of account holders don't visit MySpace each month! Is this because of the migration we discussed earlier? Are some of these 2/3 of account holders delinquent? Do the numbers stack up to the hype? I believe the profit figures on the venture were spectacular the other week ... Personally, I have three MySpace accounts for various band activities, but if the damn site gets any heavier and/or slower, I'm gonna give up as a bad job ... What do people think?? Cheers, Hughie The Genre Benders: "I am leaving! I am leaving!" - out now at www.genrebenders.com www.cdbaby.com/genrebenders
Whilst I have done no research on this I would be interested in research (longitudinal?) that looks into the waves of usage / migration. For argument sake do the youngest users start with bebo, then move to myspace, then move to facebook (over simplistic I know given the large number of SNS) over a number of years. Dealing with orphaned accounts is an interesting problem for the SNS owners. On 8/22/07, Hugemusic <hmusic@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
Just read an (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/media_nm/myspace_dc) article about the different fortunes of MySpace and Facebook. Now, the article is framed as a discussion of how the two sites compare from the point of view of growth and total numbers, but there was another figure the writer ignored that is very revealing indeed.
The article lists the unique visitation of MySpace in July 2007 as 61.3 million, which sounds pretty impressive, especially when you consider that it's up 33.3% on last year. Great! But when I logged on this morning, my "Network" was 197,539,132 - more than three times the number of unique visitors. Even allowing for rounding of that network down to, say 180 million, that still means that 2/3 of account holders don't visit MySpace each month!
Is this because of the migration we discussed earlier? Are some of these 2/3 of account holders delinquent? Do the numbers stack up to the hype? I believe the profit figures on the venture were spectacular the other week ...
Personally, I have three MySpace accounts for various band activities, but if the damn site gets any heavier and/or slower, I'm gonna give up as a bad job ...
What do people think??
Cheers, Hughie
The Genre Benders: "I am leaving! I am leaving!" - out now at www.genrebenders.com www.cdbaby.com/genrebenders
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That is a very interesting question Martin, but it does implies a level of technological stabilization that we have yet to see. When I started watching teens online, pre-PhD studies, most were in chatrooms/MUDs/MOOs. When IMs developed and improved they added that stream to the technological grab bag. As new channels became more widely available, some moved to blogging but many stayed with the streams they were familiar with, sometimes moving to more advanced tools but often not. Now ten years later where are those kids that were 14 and 15 then, many have little if any presence online and have kept IMs as their main communication tool. Some still blog, a few have mored to Facebook or LinkedIn. How will it work when younger kids can enter an age specific tool, with more advanced age specific tools ahead of them...more research is needed. Personally I wouldn't bet on seeing 1) enough stabilization to draw good conclusions, and 2) for there to be anything close to a straight path for transition, unless someone actually designed such a series of sites. Lois Ann Scheidt Doctoral Student - School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington IN USA Adjunct Instructor - School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis IN USA and IUPUC, Columbus IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com Quoting Martin Garthwaite <marting@gmail.com>:
Whilst I have done no research on this I would be interested in research (longitudinal?) that looks into the waves of usage / migration. For argument sake do the youngest users start with bebo, then move to myspace, then move to facebook (over simplistic I know given the large number of SNS) over a number of years.
Dealing with orphaned accounts is an interesting problem for the SNS owners.
On 8/22/07, Hugemusic <hmusic@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
Just read an (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/media_nm/myspace_dc) article about the different fortunes of MySpace and Facebook. Now, the article is framed as a discussion of how the two sites compare from the point of view of growth and total numbers, but there was another figure the writer ignored that is very revealing indeed.
The article lists the unique visitation of MySpace in July 2007 as 61.3 million, which sounds pretty impressive, especially when you consider that it's up 33.3% on last year. Great! But when I logged on this morning, my "Network" was 197,539,132 - more than three times the number of unique visitors. Even allowing for rounding of that network down to, say 180 million, that still means that 2/3 of account holders don't visit MySpace each month!
Is this because of the migration we discussed earlier? Are some of these 2/3 of account holders delinquent? Do the numbers stack up to the hype? I believe the profit figures on the venture were spectacular the other week ...
Personally, I have three MySpace accounts for various band activities, but if the damn site gets any heavier and/or slower, I'm gonna give up as a bad job ...
What do people think??
Cheers, Hughie
The Genre Benders: "I am leaving! I am leaving!" - out now at www.genrebenders.com www.cdbaby.com/genrebenders
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Lois, This highlights another problem, with radio and television it was relatively easy to identify technological stabilization; in internet time (whatever that is?) will it ever be possible to identify technological stabilization? I don't know the answer, but with the speed of adoption, perhaps we have to think of new metrics? Martin. On 8/22/07, Lois Ann Scheidt <lscheidt@indiana.edu> wrote:
That is a very interesting question Martin, but it does implies a level of technological stabilization that we have yet to see. When I started watching teens online, pre-PhD studies, most were in chatrooms/MUDs/MOOs. When IMs developed and improved they added that stream to the technological grab bag.
Martin, I have been thinking about both the transition and metric issues for sometime. When I teach entry-level informatics, one of our writing assignments is for each student to do a form of "technobiography." The term was coined in "Cyborg Lives? Women's Technobiographies." As most things can be on the internet, when I started using the term with my classes in 2005 the only sites, found via Google search, were those related to the authors of the original work. Now I see the term is gaining some traction. Technobiographies are the only clear way I see in teasing out technological migration. Right now I'm only using them as a writing assignment...but I have plans for future research using their writing as data. After diss of course. Reference List Henwood, Flis, Kennedy, Helen M. T., & Miller, Nod (2001). Cyborg Lives? Women's Technobiographies. York UK: Raw Nerve Books Limited. Kennedy, Helen M. T. (Winter 2003). Technobiography: Researching lives, online and off. Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, 26(1), 120-139. Abstract available at http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=GM2P8hQwx9Hs0hpk7vnM03LJ... Lois Ann Scheidt Doctoral Student - School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington IN USA Adjunct Instructor - School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis IN USA and IUPUC, Columbus IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com
--- Martin Garthwaite <marting@gmail.com> wrote:
Lois,
This highlights another problem, with radio and television it was relatively easy to identify technological stabilization; in internet time (whatever that is?) will it ever be possible to identify technological stabilization?
There is a chart that goes around communications circles. It plots the adoption rate for for PCs, Color TV, VCRs, Internet, and Broadband, and what level of adoption is reached within the first 5 years on the market. This chart is usually pulled out in response to the argument that broadband adoption is slow. What the chart reveals, relevant to the broadband argument, is that broadband adoption is on par with the other technological adoption rates. You can see one version of this chart at NTIA https://www.esa.doc.gov/Reports/NationOnlineBroadband04.htm See Figure 2 https://www.esa.doc.gov/Reports/NationOnlineBroadband04_files/image003.gif John Horrigan at Pew Internet has an up to date version of the chart that goes out to 10 years with the same trend lines. What this chart also reveals is that Internet adoption is NOT faster than other technology adoptions. The concept that "Internet Time" is entirely different than other technologies such as TV is not really well supported. What is happening on the Internet may be new, but the advent of other technologies brought on their own periods of innovation, disruption, and uncertainty much like the Internet era. B =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Cybertelecom :: Federal Internet Law & Policy www.cybertelecom.org
I think most, if not all, SNSs have a lot of inactive accounts. On the one hand it's in their best interest to count them, so they look really popular when they give 'user' figures to the press. On the other, they are a bit of a drain on resources and also cause problems for people looking for others (on Last.fm, the SNS I look at most, there is constant complaining about being assigned 'neighbours' -- ie algorithmic matches based on music listening habits -- who are inactive). But it's important to realize that for all the talk of 'migration' there is also a tremendous amount of ... simultaneous habitation? Unlike geographical homesteading, as the 'migration' metaphor implies, online people live in a lot of places at once. Perhaps its more like buying vacation homes than migrating. In the data I have from Last.fm users, about half of the people who are friends on Last.fm are also friends on at least one other SNS (MySpace and FB are the most common, but by no means the only ones) and many also connect on webboards, IRC channels, and many other sorts of spaces both online and off. So I would caution against binary thinking that if people are adding accounts to one site they are abandoning accounts on other sites. That goes on, but there are also huge amounts of cross-site connections being built that are often ignored in site-focused research. I wrote about this recently in the context of online fans of Swedish indie music who use many sites including MySpace, FB, Last.fm, YouTube, blogs and websites in highly interconnected ways: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_8/baym/index.html Nancy
Whilst I have done no research on this I would be interested in research (longitudinal?) that looks into the waves of usage / migration. For argument sake do the youngest users start with bebo, then move to myspace, then move to facebook (over simplistic I know given the large number of SNS) over a number of years.
Dealing with orphaned accounts is an interesting problem for the SNS owners.
On 8/22/07, Hugemusic <hmusic@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
Just read an (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/media_nm/myspace_dc) article about the different fortunes of MySpace and Facebook. Now, the article is framed as a discussion of how the two sites compare from the point of view of growth and total numbers, but there was another figure the writer ignored that is very revealing indeed.
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