CFP - Emerging Ethical Issues of Life in Virtual Worlds- June 19, 2008 Emerging Ethical Issues of Life in Virtual Worlds Call for chapters Scholarly articles on emerging issues of life in virtual worlds such as Second Life are solicited. Work that connects streams of ethics research and theory to virtual worlds as they are and to what they are developing into is particularly sought. Among the virtual world issues explicitly invited are: privacy, monitoring and eavesdropping, the fear of being exploited, the loss of identity, ethical impacts of aesthetic...http://www.professional-lurker.com/archives/001674.html Podcasters wanted for a study- June 17, 2008 Hello Podcasters! My name is Kris Markman and I am a researcher in the Department of Communication at the University of Memphis. You are invited to participate in a survey of independent podcasters. The goal of this research is to find out more about what you are doing and what has motivated you to become a podcaster. The survey is online and your responses are anonymous. By participating in this survey, you have a chance to help spread the word about podcasting and increase the ...http://www.professional-lurker.com/archives/001673.html Research in GoogleBooks- June 3, 2008 So many of the books I want to read are not available through the Indiana University Libraries or are in long-term storage, I place that must be on Pluto given how long it takes to get a book out of long-term storage. I long ago found that many of the books I want are available on GoogleBooks but given first the problems of reading lengthy works on a computer screen and the lack of annotation tools or page prints, I had pretty much only gone to their site to double check front matter before I..http://www.professional-lurker.com/archives/001672.html Internet Studies Festival- June 2, 2008 Ahh to have easy access to Europe...where, I have to admit, a lot of the fun academic stuff happens. ___________________________________________________ Are you a researcher or postgraduate student studying the Internet Are you a recent graduate, interested in doing an MA in Internet and Communication studies Then this event is for you! Liverpool John Moores University invites you to the Internet Studies Festival: an exciting one-day event that brings together young and experienced scholars...http://www.professional-lurker.com/archives/001671.html |