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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] In today's Boston Globe, re developer of EMAIL
by Sarah T. Roberts 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Further clarification (and thanks, Morten!): I agree that Dave is good to offer a timely reminder, especially for newer participants. But I also don't want this to silence the historically grounded discussion on SIGCIS, one of the only bastions of pushback against this false history - and a consistent one at that. I'm offended by the situation, not colleagues on the list. So much good work has been done - let's not forget Marie's critically important new book, for example! - that it angers me to have this continue to crop up. If anything, the work of this community is about adding to the rich and varied collective cast of characters who have played parts in computing history. I've never seen one deserving of inclusion not be welcomed by SIGCIS. Charlatans, however, should beware. Sorry for all the email; I'll can it now. Warmly, Sarah --- S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Graduate School of Education & Information Studies https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Blogging periodically at http://illusionofvolition.com > On Feb 14, 2017, at 10:58 AM, Morten Bay <mortenbay(a)live.com> wrote: > > I forgot to post this when it happened, but I wrote about this nonsense in the Danish newspaper Politiken a few weeks ago. Thought I'd post it now, also in support of Professor Roberts, who we are so proud of in our department! > > It's in Danish, and though I tried to use neutral verbiage, I'm sure Danish regulations of the freedom of the press would be sufficient to keep any law suits at bay. But have fun with Google Translate if you please... > > http://politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/digitalt/internet/art5804281/Trump-relater… > > Morten > > Morten Bay > > Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA Information Studies > Associate Researcher, KCIS > Tech journalist, Politiken / Recordere.dk > > > From: Members <members-bounces(a)lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Sarah T. Roberts <sarah.roberts(a)ucla.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:14:50 AM > To: David C. Brock > Cc: members(a)lists.sigcis.org > Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] In today's Boston Globe, re developer of EMAIL > > I mean I certainly don't intend to be silenced about either the record or my take on this situation, or engaging with others about it. That's rather the aim of suing, right? > > --Sarah > --- > > S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. > > Assistant Professor > University of California, Los Angeles > Department of Information Studies > Graduate School of Education & Information Studies > https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ > > Blogging periodically at > http://illusionofvolition.com > > On Feb 14, 2017, at 9:14 AM, David C. Brock <dcb(a)dcbrock.net> wrote: > >> Dear All: >> >> I think it might be wise for you to consider that the SIGCIS Members email discussion archives are published publicly. >> >> Dr. Ayyadurai and his lawyers are included in this public. >> >> David >> >>> On Feb 14, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Sarah T. Roberts <sarah.roberts(a)ucla.edu> wrote: >>> >>> It may be an ideal time to publicize this goofiness, given the area of alternative facts and the public' fatigue with them, and the bullies who rely upon them. >>> >>> --- >>> >>> S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. >>> >>> Assistant Professor >>> University of California, Los Angeles >>> Department of Information Studies >>> Graduate School of Education & Information Studies >>> https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ >>> >>> Blogging periodically at >>> http://illusionofvolition.com >>> >>> On Feb 14, 2017, at 8:48 AM, Dave Walden <dave.walden.family(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The reporter is quite a good technology reporter, in my view; and I see the Globe as a pretty high quality newspaper. I suspect that the article was carefully reviewed by the Globe's legal people to cast doubt on Ayyadurai's claims without making it possible for him to sue them for saying his claims are wrong. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 2/14/2017 11:42 AM, Pierre MOUNIER-KUHN wrote: >>>>> Well, the article – and even more the readers' comments – are far from providing our self-proclaimed hero with the best publicity... >>>>> The most objectionable in this paper is the term "skeptics" ("The skeptics say that by the 1970s, e-mail as we know it today was routinely used"). We are not "skeptic", we know that S.A.'s claims are wrong. >>>>> Yours truly, >>>>> Pierre MK >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org >>

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Fw: In today's Boston Globe, re developer of EMAIL
by Jesiek, Brent K 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Somehow this message from Morten got automatically discarded. Thought I'd pass along. Brent ________________________________ From: Morten Bay <mortenbay(a)live.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:58 PM To: Sarah T. Roberts; David C. Brock Cc: members(a)lists.sigcis.org Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] In today's Boston Globe, re developer of EMAIL I forgot to post this when it happened, but I wrote about this nonsense in the Danish newspaper Politiken a few weeks ago. Thought I'd post it now, also in support of Professor Roberts, who we are so proud of in our department! It's in Danish, and though I tried to use neutral verbiage, I'm sure Danish regulations of the freedom of the press would be sufficient to keep any law suits at bay. But have fun with Google Translate if you please... http://politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/digitalt/internet/art5804281/Trump-relater… Morten Morten Bay Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA Information Studies Associate Researcher, KCIS Tech journalist, Politiken / Recordere.dk ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces(a)lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Sarah T. Roberts <sarah.roberts(a)ucla.edu> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:14:50 AM To: David C. Brock Cc: members(a)lists.sigcis.org Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] In today's Boston Globe, re developer of EMAIL I mean I certainly don't intend to be silenced about either the record or my take on this situation, or engaging with others about it. That's rather the aim of suing, right? --Sarah --- S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Graduate School of Education & Information Studies https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Blogging periodically at http://illusionofvolition.com<http://illusionofvolition.com/> On Feb 14, 2017, at 9:14 AM, David C. Brock <dcb(a)dcbrock.net<mailto:dcb@dcbrock.net>> wrote: Dear All: I think it might be wise for you to consider that the SIGCIS Members email discussion archives are published publicly. Dr. Ayyadurai and his lawyers are included in this public. David On Feb 14, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Sarah T. Roberts <sarah.roberts(a)ucla.edu<mailto:sarah.roberts@ucla.edu>> wrote: It may be an ideal time to publicize this goofiness, given the area of alternative facts and the public' fatigue with them, and the bullies who rely upon them. --- S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Assistant Professor University of California, Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Graduate School of Education & Information Studies https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Blogging periodically at http://illusionofvolition.com<http://illusionofvolition.com/> On Feb 14, 2017, at 8:48 AM, Dave Walden <dave.walden.family(a)gmail.com<mailto:dave.walden.family@gmail.com>> wrote: The reporter is quite a good technology reporter, in my view; and I see the Globe as a pretty high quality newspaper. I suspect that the article was carefully reviewed by the Globe's legal people to cast doubt on Ayyadurai's claims without making it possible for him to sue them for saying his claims are wrong. On 2/14/2017 11:42 AM, Pierre MOUNIER-KUHN wrote: Well, the article – and even more the readers' comments – are far from providing our self-proclaimed hero with the best publicity... The most objectionable in this paper is the term "skeptics" ("The skeptics say that by the 1970s, e-mail as we know it today was routinely used"). We are not "skeptic", we know that S.A.'s claims are wrong. Yours truly, Pierre MK _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org/>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org

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Marie Hicks review of Hidden Figures (the movie) ....
by Dave Walden 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

.... is in The Guardian today: https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2017/feb/13/film-hidden-figu… -- 12 Linden Road, East Sandwich, 02537 landline=508-888-7655; cell=774-205-3202 website=walden-family.com

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CFP Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture and Society (3rd issue)
by Valerie 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, Our CFP for the third issue of Internet Histories is still open until the end of February 2017. Please see general aims, scope and topics : http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journal… <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journal…> We are looking forward to receiving your proposal. http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa… <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa…> And Internet Histories now has a policy for proposing special issues or sections: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa… <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa…> Best regards, Valérie Schafer for the editorial board

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Meryl Alper "Giving Voice" Author Talk, In Conversation with Jennifer Light (MIT STS) on 2/28
by Meryl Alper 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hi all, For those in Boston/Cambridge, MA, I'm happy to share a formal announcement of my author talk for *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice> at the MIT Press Bookstore at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 28. For the event, I'll be in conversation with esteemed SIGCIS/SHOT member Jennifer S. Light, Department Head and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at MIT. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meryl-alper-author-talk-tickets-31612774660 Feel free to share with others in the Boston area. Best, Meryl -- *Meryl Alper* Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University Holmes 217 m.alper(a)northeastern.edu merylalper.com Author, *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* (MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice>, Amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Voice-Communication-Disability-Inequality/dp/…> )

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Meryl Alper "Giving Voice" Author Talk, In Conversation with Jennifer Light (MIT STS) on 2/28
by Meryl Alper 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Hi all, For those in Boston/Cambridge, MA, I'm happy to share a formal announcement of my author talk for *Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality* <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/giving-voice> at the MIT Press Bookstore at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 28. For the event, I'll be in conversation with esteemed SIGCIS/SHOT member Jennifer S. Light, Department Head and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at MIT. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meryl-alper-author-talk-tickets-31612774660 Feel free to share with others in the Boston area. Best, Meryl

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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] "Hidden Figures" in history of computing?
by Pierre MOUNIER-KUHN 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

De: "Pierre MOUNIER-KUHN" <mounier(a)msh-paris.fr> À: "Madeleine Clare Elish" <madeleine(a)datasociety.net> Envoyé: Mardi 7 Février 2017 18:10:04 Objet: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] "Hidden Figures" in history of computing? Dear Madeleine, If you care for a transnational perspective, I would suggest Paul Braffort. A physicist and mathematician whose curiosity ranged from logic to linguistics, including formal poetry, song writing and private jokes [1] . Braffort created an analogue computing laboratory at the French Atomic Energy Authority in 1950, then headed Euratom’s computer center in Brussels. His good relationship with IBM Belgium allowed him to use an IBM educational facility to gather a conference of logicians and computer scientists, where among other memorable speakers, John McCarthy present his vigorous manifesto, “A Basis for a Mathematical Theory of Computation”, which proclaimed the foundation of a new science of computation (proceedings : P. Braffort & D. Hirschberg (eds.) (1963), Computer Programming and Formal Systems , Amsterdam, North-Holland). Paul Braffort and others interacted on artificial intelligence research at Euratom in Brussels and in a “Leibniz” seminar at Ispra (Italy), leading to a book by Braffort in 1968 – certainly one of the first books including “ artificial intelligence ” in their titles [2] . Moreover, as your project is a film, note that Paul really looks like a character from a cartoon, and is a remorseless Bolshevik. He is 93 years old and lives in a XVIIth century attic in the center of Paris. Hope this helps. Best, Pierre Mounier-Kuhn [1] For an overview of Paul Braffort’s life and activities, see his website : http://www.paulbraffort.net/ [2] http://www.paulbraffort.net/ia/pdf/IA_couvertures.pdf. http://www.paulbraffort.net/ia/ia.html I presented him in his historical context at the HaPoC3 Conference for the History and Philosophy of Computing (8-11 October, 2015, Pisa, Italia) https://www.academia.edu/30680162/Logic_Formal_Linguistics_and_Computing_in… De: "Madeleine Clare Elish" <madeleine(a)datasociety.net> À: "members" <members(a)sigcis.org> Envoyé: Mardi 7 Février 2017 17:13:57 Objet: [SIGCIS-Members] "Hidden Figures" in history of computing? Dear SIGCIS community, Who are the "Hidden Figures" in the history of computing, and especially "artificial intelligence" research? There must be so many more (and more diverse?) than Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper and the women behind ENIAC. Do you have favorite histories about individuals or communities? I'm working on a research project for a documentary film and would be very grateful for suggestions about books, articles, people, or other resources. I'm a novice here, so thank you for your patience with my inquiry. Suggestions on or off list most welcome! Have you come across an unsung hero(ine) that you'd be willing to direct us toward? Thank you for your time, and looking forward to your thoughts, Madeleine -- M C Elish Researcher Intelligence & Autonomy Initiative Data & Society Institute 36 West 20th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10011 _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org

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"Hidden Figures" in history of computing?
by Madeleine Clare Elish 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Dear SIGCIS community, Who are the "Hidden Figures" in the history of computing, and especially "artificial intelligence" research? There must be so many more (and more diverse?) than Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper and the women behind ENIAC. Do you have favorite histories about individuals or communities? I'm working on a research project for a documentary film and would be very grateful for suggestions about books, articles, people, or other resources. I'm a novice here, so thank you for your patience with my inquiry. Suggestions on or off list most welcome! Have you come across an unsung hero(ine) that you'd be willing to direct us toward? Thank you for your time, and looking forward to your thoughts, Madeleine -- M C Elish Researcher Intelligence & Autonomy Initiative <http://www.datasociety.net/initiatives/intelligence-and-autonomy/> Data & Society Institute <http://www.datasociety.net/> 36 West 20th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10011

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CfP: Special Issue: Social Media & Business Practices in Emerging Markets
by P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN 07 Feb '17

07 Feb '17

Apologies for the cross posting! Special Issue: Social Media & Business Practices in Emerging Markets ------------------------------ Special issue call for papers from Journal of Advances in Management Research *“Social Media & Business Practices in the Emerging Markets”Journal of Advances in Management Research Special Issue* Journal of Advances in Management Research of Emerald Group Publishing invites high quality manuscripts for a special issue entitled 'Social Media & Business Practices in Emerging Markets’. Businesses use social media platforms in all the possible domains – marketing, customer relationship management, recruitment, brand management, market research and new product development etc. The extant management research is predominantly focusing on the developed markets, apart from abundant research on political activism or governance in the developing world. Out of the management research, digital marketing, with a special focus on social media platforms, are relatively numerous than other areas. There is a need for going beyond marketing and the developed world. The emerging and developing markets offer different challenges while deploying social media for various business functions. The ownership and usage of social media platforms in these markets differ significantly than the developed ones. Though the reasons are known - differential penetration rates, content availability, cost of broadband access, affordability of devices, weaker network externalities and regulatory frameworks, state-of-the art of social media strategies in the developing world is still emerging. The knowledge in this domain also seems to be sparse. Businesses, both local and multinationals, compete with each other in winning the emerging markets. The proven frameworks and social media strategies are from the developed markets of better wired consumers. They need to be customized or adapted, and subsequently disseminated. The proposed special issue is an attempt in this direction. The special issue invites high quality manuscripts that are grounded in empirical data and should be focused on the developing and emerging markets. The analysis of the data can be from traditional research methods and from social media analytics. Following are the possible questions (not exhaustive): How do firms in low-networked markets select and use specific social media platforms?; Is there a distinct social media strategy among the developing market firms?; Whether firms exploit the selected features of social media platforms? Whether firms differentiate between home grown and global social media platforms?; Is there a different device strategy adapted by the firms?; Whether CEOs in emerging markets think differently of social media platforms? Why?; What are the implications of introducing social media functions on the organizational structure?; Whether social media platforms are exploited in functions beyond marketing?; What is the impact of regulatory environment on the businesses’ use of social media?; How are firms handling social media skill deficiencies?; How are social media activities measured, and investments are evaluated?; What kind of insights and opportunities do social media data provide? What are the challenges of managing social media data? *Important Dates:* Call for notifications - 1 Dec 2016; Submission Deadline - 1 April 2017; Decision on submission - 1 June 2017; Revised Paper Submission – 1 Aug 2017. *Guidelines on Submission:* The papers submitted for this special issue shall be filtered by a Guest Editors first before sending for blind review by the experts. Please visit the Journal of Advances in Management Research author guidelines pages to find out more about the manuscript requirements. Submissions to the journal are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system.* The link is here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jamr <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jamr>* *Guest Editors:* Please feel free to discuss your manuscript ideas with any of the following guest editors: - Dr. P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. vignes(a)iitd.ac.in - Dr. Arpan Kumar Kar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. arpankar(a)dms.iitd.ac.in - Prof. M. P. Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. mpgupta(a)iitd.ac.in - http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=… Best Regards, Vignesh. http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignes/ ________________________________ P. VIGNESWARA ILAVARASAN, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India M:+91 9910230407 (India); O: +91 11 2659 1174 E: vignes(a)iitd.ac.in W:http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignes/

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