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Call for Papers - SocInfo 2012 - 0 views

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  • Computational models of social phenomena, social simulation Social choice mechanisms in the e-society Social networks: discovery, evolution, analysis, applications Social Behavior Modeling Web mining and its social interpretations Social Influence and Diffusion Models of Social Influence Security, privacy, trust, reputation and incentive issues Social Communities and Social Network Analysis Design and analysis of social/collaborative Web applications Social Interactions and Collaboration Algorithms and protocols inspired by human societies Socio-economic Systems and Applications Mechanisms for providing fairness in information systems Virtual communities (e.g., open-source, multiplayer gaming) Impact of technology on socio-economic Recommendation systems Visualization of dynamic social networks Social applications of the Semantic Web Social Informatics Theory Social system design and architectures Trust, Privacy, Risk and Security in Social Contexts Social Intelligence and Social Cognition Social media analytics and social media intelligence Emotional Intelligence and Data Mining
  • Samantha Gilham on 05 Jun 12
     
    Page shared by another classmate, topics page may be a good brainstorming page to think of project topics/focus
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Net Smart - 0 views

mitpress.mit.edu/...0262017458chap1.pdf future net smart technologically responsible ICT net smart
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  • Samantha Gilham on 05 Jun 12
     
    This is the link to the free downloadable first chapter of Rheingold's book, Net Smart. I feel the more I've been researching today the more I lean toward articles geared toward social media literacy, being "net smart," and how users can use technology in a "smart" and aware fashion. I like his focus on the future of digital culture and how it will be shaped by how we use it today. The past, present, and future tenses of media, technology, and how culture is affected by these states of technology are topics that social informatics scholars seem to really be diving into most recently.
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Embedding the Internet in the Lives of College Students - 0 views

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  • Brian Peters on 06 Jun 12
     
    Here is an interesting article on the impact the Internet has had on college students. The study looks specifically at what type of impact Internet use has on student social behavior.
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  • Samantha Gilham on 06 Jun 12
     
    Good article! What I found interesting was the correlation between user demographics being the same online as it is offline, i.e. more males checking political communication online AND offline. I think it shows the transition from offline media use, or more traditional modes to online and often an accumulation of both. A bit off topic but it makes me think about how we're becoming masters of mult-tasking, allowing us to be in tune to several different media - whether it be traditional TV, radio etc, and switching gears to reading news online, watching videos online, listening online. As I type this, I'm researching papers and watching TV and feel like I'm in tune to both. Researching how people are now becoming the ultimate multi-taskers would be interesting. However, because we are becoming such great multi-taskers, are we almost giving ourselves a sort of "ADD" in which, in the future, we'll have a hard time concentrating on ONE thing for a certain amount of time. I find it hard to concentrate often on a project or paper with multiple messages going on, emails coming in, texts, Facebook notifications, etc. and frequently break to do all things at once = a ton of white noise!
  • A.B.C. Dawkins on 07 Jun 12
     
    I think we can all relate to this wall of digital "white noise" as university students within the information management sector. It seems as though there is a fine line between multi-tasking and organized distraction. I often find myself dividing my time between school work, personal correspondence, and managing my Ebay account, but this doesn't necessarily mean I'm being more efficient. Earl Miller, a neuroscientist at MIT, has actually proven that the human brain "can't focus on more than one thing at a time" (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95256794).
  • Samantha Gilham on 08 Jun 12
     
    Great article @ ABC. I was doing some research for my group project for the unit about e-books, brain, order, etc. and have become extremely interested in the impact of technology on our brain. As much as we may like to think we are great multi-taskers, it seems that our ability to toggle between multiple tasks on computers has hindered our ability to focus on long-winded tasks.
  • Jennifer Bradley on 08 Jun 12
     
    I found the correlation between downloading and other online activities to be pretty interesting. It make sense in a practical way, I suppose, since if you're online long enough to engage in regular message board discussions or blogging, you will likely find other activities to do at the same time such as downloading (which does not require your constant attention) or say listening to internet radio. On a kind of a related note, I once had a talk with a committee that was exploring ways to crack down on illegal downloading on campus. One of the methods they discussed using was tracking bandwith activity, and one of the concerns with this was unintentionally catching up people who were using high bandwith for legitimate activities such as streaming videos.
  • Amanda Jacobsen on 08 Jun 12
     
    "Specifically concerning news habits, the majority of students said they preferred to consult online sources over offline sources for news and information because of the convenience." I definitely agree with this too. I always use the internet for news because I find it so much easier than watching the news on tv which is so inundated with useless information now, and often what I consider scare tactics (it always seems like that in an election year). As well as the phrase they used, "The more, the more". I find this to be true in all internet users. The more they use one system, or are active in one way, the more likely it is that they are active in another.
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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education - FIRE - 2 views

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  • Natalie DeAngelo on 04 Jun 12
     
    The Torch Each year, FIRE'sCampus Freedom Network honors students who do outstanding work to promote liberty on their campuses. This year, we are pleased to honor Bryant Jackson-Green , Casey Given , Moriah Costa , and ten other students who earned spots in the CFN's Prometheus Society . This is a website to check out. There are many things to say about the site and the work that it does, but it is better to explore it for oneself. It demonstrates how technology and social media can be put to use to better and further one's education while defending individual rights and liberties. Technology is put to use to rally for various causes impacting education.
  • Anton Angelo on 05 Jun 12
     
    Anything that has firefly and Neil Gaiman involved is OK by me :) I wish we had something like this in my country - recent legislative changes mean that all student media is now owned by the universities, rather than the student run organizations, so that must have chilling effect on free speech.
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Social-informatics.org - 1 views

www.social-informatics.org/...ABOUT Social Informatics social media ICT research Information Communication Technology
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  • Social Informatics
  • Bibliography
  • deals with interaction of modern society and information communication technology (ICT).
  • Maranda Ward on 03 Jun 12
     
    This is a great resource created by the Social Sciences faculty at the University of Ljubljana. On top of getting information about current projects and events there is also a really great bibliography that might be helpful for our final projects.
  • Jennifer Bradley on 04 Jun 12
     
    The website is run by Chair for Social Informatics (CSI) at Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ljubljana), which deals with interaction of modern society and information communication technology (ICT).
  • Jennifer Bradley on 04 Jun 12
     
    Whoops, didn't see that this was already added, and now it won't let me delete!
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MMOs and a second (or third...) identity on the web - 2 views

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  • Natalie DeAngelo on 04 Jun 12
     
    I have never played WoW, but I do enjoy the idea of playing a game while simultaneously adopting or constructing a new persona or identity as part of the game. WoW and other online MMOs have vast communities with diverse members interacting in various online social setting both within and outside the game realm. I have a particular interest in the way that social media and technology shapes and affects the construction or reconstruction of "our" identities, and how intertwined much of our lives are with the technology we use.
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  • Amanda Bailey on 05 Jun 12
     
    When thinking about how technology molds our own identities, it is intriguing then to consider how it helps us create these secondary or multiple identities for MMO's and RPG's. I feel we could even take this one step farther to the relationship between technology, the internet and fandom, where online communities created and populated by fans of a certain artifact create, in a sense, a whole new world to inhabit.
  • Ronald Jay Gervacio on 05 Jun 12
     
    @Natalie: Have you tried playing The Sims (http://thesims.com/en_us/what-is-the-sims)? This game is a perfect example of what you're trying to achieve, "playing a game while simultaneously adopting or constructing a new persona or identity as part of the game".
  • Meaghan Corbett on 05 Jun 12
     
    I've never played WOW either but I do buy into the whole idea of an online identity. Non-gamers create one, too, by way of social networking sites--LinkedIn, facebook, Myspace--and some via usernames on online messageboards. It's possible to have several different online identities; the clean and presentable one you use to promote yourself to employers and work colleagues on LinkedIn, the slightly more laid-back Facebook profile, and with the promise of anonymity on message boards and forums, you can really let loose!
  • Britt Johnson on 05 Jun 12
     
    My husband and I have spent hours upon hours playing Everquest, so I know first-hand the draw of creating an online persona/identity. It's a way to step out of your everyday life and become someone or something you aren't. For instance, in one game I'm a Dark Fairy with magical powers. Who wouldn't want to be one? It's also a way to have relationships with people all over the planet without giving too much away about your true identity, so the draw for those that are less than comfortable in real-life situations is huge. Not to mention you learn all kinds of things about different areas of the world, so it's a learning experience too!
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Data Mining Your Desktop - Technology Review - 1 views

www.technologyreview.com/...data-mining-your-desktop social media corporations
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  • jcinthelibrary on 05 Jun 12
     
    I thought this article would go well with the Kling reading from the last unit. Here's a company, Hewlett Packard, that is losing workers (about ten percent of them) yet is introducing a new social networking program for those who remain. Of course, this social network has more to do with managing work projects and tasks than just chatting with friends or posting status updates/
  • Maranda Ward on 05 Jun 12
     
    I think data-mining is an important statistical analysis tool for organizations, although I think this leads us to another issue of information overload. Companies are compiling all this information through data-mining and then have to create databases to store it all, AND then they have to create software to search through the databases. What a cycle! Seems like the more technology we create the more data we are churning out, leading to information overload.
  • Jennifer Bradley on 05 Jun 12
     
    I think the ability to see who is working on what would be highly valuable for future networking, both to an individual looking for team members or advice with a similar project, or someone who is perhaps looking to spread their name around in hopes of garnering better chances for an internal promotion.
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The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online - 1 views

www.wired.com/...nep_newsocialism Social Informatics collectivism online community
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  • jcinthelibrary on 05 Jun 12
     
    From mid-2009 so some of the Web innovations mentioned as gaining popularity are now extremely common mainstays on the scene. However, the article takes a good look at how current social media websites can be seen as a kind of "socialism without the state:" taking the communal tendencies of socialism but erasing government from the picture.
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Jed Brubaker » Death and the Social Network: The Persistence of Digital Identity - 0 views

www.jedbrubaker.com/ersistence-of-digital-identity death social network persistence identity social media
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  • Meaghan Corbett on 04 Jun 12
     
    A Ph.D candidate at U.C. Irvine, Jed Brubaker's research deals with the topic of death on social networking sites (which, admittedly, is something I've never considered before!). When an individual passes, his or her friends, family, and admirers can gather in a digital community to share memories and grieve together. Brubaker studies the language and rhetoric of posts on the social networking pages of the deceased and analyzes how these posts create a living memory in a digital space.
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First Monday - 6 views

firstmonday.org/index.html social informatics social media online community Internet
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  • Karen Carter on 06 Jun 12
     
    Open access journal devoted to entire scope of matters related to the Internet. A quick look shows articles on privacy, inclusion, data collection, open source, censorship and many other topics that could be considered part of social informatics research.
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  • Lilia p on 06 Jun 12
     
    This is a fantastic journal. I use it a LOT and so do students when they are doing research for their projects.
  • Pamela Hawks on 06 Jun 12
     
    I love this journal, Karen, and have used it a lot in past research projects. Thanks for putting it back in my brain waves!
  • Amanda Bailey on 06 Jun 12
     
    First Monday is such a great blog!! It has been a great asset to me in several classes in the past, I'm glad someone brought it up here!
  • Lilia p on 06 Jun 12
     
    It's actually not a blog -- it's an online (legit) journal. It's a place you all should really check out as you pursue your final projects.
  • Maranda Ward on 07 Jun 12
     
    I have always been ify about open access journals because sometimes they are not refereed very well... or at all. Also, many open access journals have contributors to books and articles pay a fee for having their articles hosted online--of course they have to make their money somewhere but often it is hard for scientists/professors to take that money out of their budget depending on the cost. (could also be my publishing bias). That being said, First Monday seems to have a fairly thorough peer review process according to its policies, so I will definitely check it out.
  • A.B.C. Dawkins on 07 Jun 12
     
    I'm near the end of my degree and nearly all of my profs have included readings from the First Monday site. This is definitely a source I'll be scouring for final project ideas!
  • Lilia p on 08 Jun 12
     
    It's one of the best journals out in the open access world. I actually don't know much about this "business model" but it would be great if more journals would use it.
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Center for Democracy and Technology - 1 views

www.cdt.org/...net-privacy-working-group-ipwg Social Informatics social media research privacy Information Communication Technology
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  • Amanda Bailey on 05 Jun 12
     
    From their website: "The Center for Democracy and Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public policy organization and the leading Internet freedom organization working at the critical edge of policy innovation." This group has a great collection of resources on a variety of pertinent topics such as Digital Copyright, Security and Surveillance and Free Expression. Each topic includes current News and Events and also Research and Analysis.
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Internet Privacy and Security - YouTube Video - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch Social Informatics social media privacy Information Communication Technology
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  • Amanda Bailey on 05 Jun 12
     
    From Brookings, this 2011 YouTube video on internet privacy and security takes a different view point, that if people are unwilling to share their information online, parts of our information economy could collapse. (Video is approx. 5 mins)
  • Kerianne Cassidy on 06 Jun 12
     
    I particularly like how he points out the different definitions of data ownership and how data is shared
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EMPOWERING LEARNERS WITH DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY. - 0 views

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  • Samantha Gilham on 05 Jun 12
     
    A pretty lengthy scholarly article that hits on some key points such as privacy, cyber bullying, authorship, and how these topics can be taught to students in the classroom to make them better informed users of the internet.  
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Inside Social Games - Tracking Innovation at the Convergence of Games and Social Platforms - 1 views

www.insidesocialgames.com Social Gaming Gaming Blog Social Media
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  • Ronald Jay Gervacio on 06 Jun 12
     
    An inside scoop in the social gaming industry, including all the latest news, game releases and studies.
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Computers Grade Essays Fast ... But Not Always Well : NPR - 1 views

www.npr.org/...ssays-fast-but-not-always-well social informatics Social Media Information Communication Technology education students computerization
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  • Amanda Bailey on 07 Jun 12
     
    Really interesting NPR piece on computer software that grades homework/essays for students. Do students "miss out" by having their work graded by a computer instead of a person? How will these types of programs impact the future of education? Can we/should we/are we replacing teachers with computers? Pennsylvania currently offers an online public schooling option, is this a move in that direction?
  • Lilia p on 07 Jun 12
     
    Interesting article. My stand on this has always been that some people need an online option. For instance, more than a few of my kids' acquaintances are professional track dancers. This requires huge time commitments in Manhattan, daily. In fact, dance becomes first. Most parents want their kids to finish school so they purchase seats in for profit online programs. Why should these parents who already pay taxes to support school systems not have equitable access to education? This would/could also change the nature/scope of the homeschool dilemma. My point is, not all kids need to be boxed in a room in a building all day to learn. some need that kind of structure while others do things that can't be accommodated y a 9-5 schedule.
  • Amanda Bailey on 07 Jun 12
     
    I agree entirely. Both of my siblings attended vo-tech high schools, which operated on a rotational schedule with "traditional" schooling for 3 weeks and then a shop/trade for 3 weeks. For them, they needed an option that was not a traditional classroom but gave them an outlet and focus, keeping busy with their hands as well as their minds. I think the online schooling programs in PA are a similar option, providing flexibility and opportunity to students at different levels or in different situations.
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Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking - 3 views

www.liebertpub.com/...10 cyberpsychology social networking media behavior
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  • Karen Carter on 09 Jun 12
     
    Sorry if this has been posted already...I looked but didn't catch it if so. Described as a "Journal for understanding the social and psychological impact of today's social networking practices." More than a few interesting articles here, some with full text access.
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  • Kerianne Cassidy on 10 Jun 12
     
    I hope that we can access this journal through the RUL databases because there are number of interesting looking articles that we can't access - particularly those about regulation and others about creativity. The March issue seemed to have a number of articles about online gamers that I definitely want to read now.
  • Carrie Pyne on 10 Jun 12
     
    Agreed, very interesting. Also found another journal from this publisher, Telemedicine and e-Health with some intriguing articles.
  • Karen Carter on 10 Jun 12
     
    Kerianne, I ran a search and did find several articles from this journal in RUL. Also found a journal called Ethics and Information Technology that had some relevant articles. Carrie, your journal sounds interesting as well.
  • Pamela Hawks on 13 Jun 12
     
    Yes -- good find. I did find a really good article on facebook users and political participation in the 2008 election in this journal. Good to know that RUL has it.
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Report: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World's Info Ecosystem - 0 views

cima.ned.org/...ile%20Media%20-%2009-27-11.pdf HCI smartphones wireless networks
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  • A.B.C. Dawkins on 08 Jun 12
     
    Continuing with the theme of my other bookmarks, this is a lengthy but accessible report by the US Center for International Media Assistance on how mobile devices are changing society and information seeking habits. I don't know about you, but I would have no idea where to dine out were it not for my Yelp app!
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NASA - NASA Hosts Teleconference About Rover En Route To Mars Landing - 1 views

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  • Natalie DeAngelo on 07 Jun 12
     
    NASA Hosts Teleconference About Rover En Route To Mars Landing WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EDT, June 11, to provide a status update on the Aug. 5, 2012, landing of the most advanced rover ever to be sent to Mars. Just something interesting about the far-reaching capabilities of technology and how we rely on and interact very closely with the technology we create.
  • Amanda Jacobsen on 08 Jun 12
     
    Natalie, I really think this is interesting, and thanks for posting it in time that we can actually tune in! Ever since I took an Astronomy class as an undergrad I've loved learning as much as I can about everything cosmic.
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For Children, a Social Network With Training Wheels - 2 views

bits.blogs.nytimes.com/...l-network-with-training-wheels Social Media online community networking facebook privacy age
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  • Kerianne Cassidy on 11 Jun 12
     
    A social networking site for kids under 10 developed by a concerned parent.
  • Pamela Hawks on 13 Jun 12
     
    Interesting -- I wasn't too keen on the business model, but it doesn't seem to matter because it appears the site is no longer in service. When you go to its homepage it redirects you to other "family-friendly" sites like Club Penguin and Disney social networks. So goes life on the wild, wooly web... :)
  • Amanda Jacobsen on 13 Jun 12
     
    This is a very interesting idea.. At first I thought that maybe the idea of preselected phrases were a bit much, but then I really thought about the goal of teaching children how to be social in an accountable way. My nephew wanted a facebook page when he was 7, and was on my sisters site all the time. It's natural for children to want to be a part of what is happening socially around them, because as a species we are social; it's not practical to expect children not to partake in these activities.
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