COMM 410: New Media and Community Life (Fall 2006) tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2009:/blog/410/6 2006-11-21T20:31:42Z Course blog for COMM 410 New Media and Community Life, Prof. Keith Hampton, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Movable Type Pro 4.23-en Assignment #6 tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.604 2006-12-05T18:29:00Z 2006-11-21T20:31:42Z This project involves identifying and mapping all video cameras directed into public spaces within University City and the surrounding area. You will be assigned two quadrants on the assignment handout. Steps: 1) Walk your quadrants and record the location of... Keith Hampton handout. Steps: 1) Walk your quadrants and record the location of any cameras on a paper map (you can use Google Maps). Take pictures of the cameras using your own camera or one supplied by the instructor. 2) Go to http://www.communitywalk.com/map/19256 and click on "sign up." Use your university email address to create an account. The site will send you a confirmation email - please check your mail and click the link they send you. 3) Zoom into your assigned quadrants. Then click on "add marker." The easiest way for you to precisely place the camera is to click where you want the marker. Title the camera (preferably with something interesting/informative), add your blog username to the comment, select a category, and click "save." 4) After you've created a marker, add your photo. Click on the marker, then click "add photo." 5) Write a blog post (500-750 words) discussing observations from your quadrants and the collective observations of the class map. You may choose to address the "questions to consider" in the assignment handout. , but it is not required, nor are you limited to these questions. Within your post, provide references to the course readings whenever possible. IMPORTANT DUE DATES: December 1 - Observations from your quadrants must be posted to the class map! December 5 - Your blog post is due. Bring your personal maps of your quadrants to class and hand in to the instructor. NOTE: Only photograph/record cameras that "point" into public space (including university campuses). You should not enter private businesses, although there may be relevant cameras on private property that point into public spaces. SAFETY: For your own safety, your observations should be conducted between 9:00am and 4:00pm. ]]> Week 13: Social movements tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.111 2006-11-28T18:30:00Z 2006-11-28T01:18:11Z Readings Peretti, Jonah. (2001). Culture Jamming, Memes, Social Networks, and the Emerging Media Ecology. The Nike Sweatshop Email as Object-to-Think-With. Peretti Media Online. http://depts.washington.edu/ccce/polcommcampaigns/peretti.html Vegh, Sandor. (2002). “Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on Hacking.” First Monday 7(10). http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_10/vegh/index.html... Keith Hampton Readings Peretti, Jonah. (2001). Culture Jamming, Memes, Social Networks, and the Emerging Media Ecology. The Nike Sweatshop Email as Object-to-Think-With. Peretti Media Online. http://depts.washington.edu/ccce/polcommcampaigns/peretti.html Vegh, Sandor. (2002). “Hacktivists or Cyberterrorists? The Changing Media Discourse on Hacking.” First Monday 7(10). http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_10/vegh/index.html]]> Week 12: Gaming tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.110 2006-11-21T18:31:00Z 2006-11-21T03:27:30Z Readings Chan, E., & Vorderer, P. (2006). Massively Multiplayer Online Games. In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing Video Games (pp. 77-113). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Jenkins, Henry (1999). Testimony before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/0504jen.pdf Lee,... Keith Hampton Readings Chan, E., & Vorderer, P. (2006). Massively Multiplayer Online Games. In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing Video Games (pp. 77-113). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Jenkins, Henry (1999). Testimony before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/0504jen.pdf Lee, K. M., & Peng, W. (2006). What Do We Know About Social and Psychological Effects of Computer Games? A Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature. In P. Vorderer & J. Bryant (Eds.), Playing Video Games (pp. 327-345). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Williams, Dmitri (2005). “Groups and Goblins: The Social and Civic Impact of Online Gaming”. Working paper.]]> Week 11: Public Surveillance tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.109 2006-11-21T18:30:00Z 2006-11-16T17:33:24Z Lyon, David (2003). “Surveillance in the City.” In Steve Graham (ed.), The Cybercities Reader. New York: Routedge. Green, Nicola (2001). “Who's Watching Whom? Monitoring and Accountability” in Mobile Relations, Wireless World: Social and Interactional Aspects of the Mobile Age. New... Keith Hampton http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/1,67216-0.html Holson, L. (2006, April 5). Disney Phone Service Has Parents in Mind. New York Times.]]> Assignment #5 tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.524 2006-11-21T18:29:00Z 2006-11-07T16:39:46Z Updated due date: NOVEMBER 21, 2006 Internet companies routinely collect and retain personal information on Internet users. Companies like AOL and Google collect information on the browsing habits, search history, shopping patterns, and email use of their users. Other companies,... Keith Hampton Facebook, MySpace, AOL, or Google. Based on publicly available information (i.e. what you can find on the Internet, academic publications, and media reports) and your own analysis, what if any privacy concerns do you have about the website/organization you selected? Possible research directions include identifying other websites and/or companies owned/operated by the same organization, identifying companies that finance or operate the website, and/or instances of how information reveled by users has been used by other people or organizations (e.g., information used by governments, colleges, hackers, individuals, etc). Discuss your findings in a (750-1000 word) post to your course blog. Copy of assignment handout. ]]> Week 10: “Social Network” Websites tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.108 2006-11-14T18:30:00Z 2006-11-07T16:31:38Z Readings Verini, J. (2006, March). Will Success Spoil MySpace.com. Vanity Fair. Marks, Paul (2006, June 9). Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites. New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025556.200 Ellison, N., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2006). Spatially Bounded Online Social Networks... Keith Hampton Readings Verini, J. (2006, March). Will Success Spoil MySpace.com. Vanity Fair. Marks, Paul (2006, June 9). Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites. New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025556.200 Ellison, N., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2006). Spatially Bounded Online Social Networks and Social Capital: The Role of Facebook, Annual Conference of the International Communication Association. Dresden, Germany. Gross, R., & Acquisti, A. (2005). Information Revelation and Privacy in Online Social Networks. Paper presented at the ACM Workshop on privacy in the Electronic Society, Alexandria, VA.]]> Week 9: The next generation (this means you). tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.106 2006-11-07T18:30:00Z 2006-11-07T16:30:31Z Readings Farrell , Elizabeth. (September 2, 2005) “Logging On, Tuning Out: When Students Lose Themselves in Online Worlds, it can be Hard to bring Them Back to Reality.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Mesch, G., & Talmud, I. (2006). The... Keith Hampton Readings Farrell , Elizabeth. (September 2, 2005) “Logging On, Tuning Out: When Students Lose Themselves in Online Worlds, it can be Hard to bring Them Back to Reality.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Mesch, G., & Talmud, I. (2006). The Quality of Online and Offline Relationships: The Role of Multiplexity and Duration of Social Relationships. The Information Society, 22, 137-148. Ling, R., & Yttri, B. (2006). Control, Emancipation, and Status. In R. Kraut, M. Brynin & S. Keisler (Eds.), Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technology (pp. 219-234). New York: Oxford University press. Ito, M., & Okabe, D. (2006). Intimate Connections. In R. Kraut, M. Brynin & S. Keisler (Eds.), Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technology (pp. 235-247). New York: Oxford University press.]]> Week 8: Parochial realm. tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.105 2006-10-31T17:31:00Z 2006-10-17T14:06:40Z Readings: Hampton, Keith and Barry Wellman. (2003). “Neighboring in Netville: How the Internet Supports Community and Social Capital in a Wired Suburb.” City and Community 2(4), 277-311. Hampton, Keith (forthcoming). e-Neighbors: Neighborhoods in the Network Society. Information, Communication and Society.... Keith Hampton Readings: Hampton, Keith and Barry Wellman. (2003). “Neighboring in Netville: How the Internet Supports Community and Social Capital in a Wired Suburb.” City and Community 2(4), 277-311. Hampton, Keith (forthcoming). e-Neighbors: Neighborhoods in the Network Society. Information, Communication and Society. Servon, L., & Pinkett, R. (2004). Narrowing the Digital Divide: The Potential and Limits of the US Community Technology Movement. In M. Castells (Ed.), The Network Society: A Cross-cultural Perspective (pp. 319-338). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.]]> Assignment #4 tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.402 2006-10-31T17:29:00Z 2006-10-17T14:05:50Z Your assignment is to conduct ethnographic observations of how new media (mobile phones, WiFi, Computers, PDAs, music players, etc) influences social interactions in public/semi-public spaces (if they do at all!). The course instructor will assign you to observe either 30th... Keith Hampton handout on how to conduct observations and take notes. In preparation for your ethnographic work, note taking, and reporting, you make find guidance in the following readings, they are strongly recommended:
Schensul, Stephen. Jean Schensul, and Margaret LeCompte. (1999). Essential Ethnographic Methods. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. Pp 91-120. Laurier, Eric, Angus Whyte, & Kathy Buckner (2001). An ethnography of a neighbourhood café: informality, table arrangements and background noise. Journal of Mundane Behavior 2(2).
Write a blog posting (1250-2000 words) discussing your findings. You are free to explore any theme(s) based on the course material related to the question: “How does new media change social interaction in public spaces?” Discuss your observations in relation to the course readings. Your blog post is due by 1:30pm on October 31. A copy of the assignment handout and readings can be found on Blackboard.]]> Week 7: No class tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.104 2006-10-17T17:30:00Z 2006-10-17T13:54:45Z Keith Hampton Assignment #3 tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.403 2006-10-17T14:07:39Z 2006-10-17T14:08:03Z Canceled!... Keith Hampton Canceled! Assignment #2 tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.222 2006-10-10T17:30:00Z 2006-09-26T14:59:59Z Internet as a social media? Administer the “Survey of Internet Use” found in the handout to 20 full-time University of Pennsylvania students who are Internet users. The course instructor will assign you to interview either freshman, sophomores, juniors, or seniors.... Keith Hampton Internet as a social media? Administer the “Survey of Internet Use” found in the handout to 20 full-time University of Pennsylvania students who are Internet users. The course instructor will assign you to interview either freshman, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Half of your interviews must be with men, the other half with women. Part I Write a blog post (750-1000 words) answering the questions in the handout. Base your answers on an analysis of your survey findings from the 20 surveys you administered. For all questions, be sure to discuss your findings in relation to the course readings. Your blog post is due by 1:30pm on October 10. Part II Bring your completed surveys to class on October 10. Print your full name and your blog username on the top of each survey and staple them together. Meet with the other students in the class who interviewed students in the same year (i.e. freshman, sophomores, juniors, or seniors). Combine your results and discuss the questions from Part I. Prepare a 10 minute presentation of your group’s findings. Hand your completed surveys in to the instructor.]]> Week 6: Public realm tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.103 2006-10-10T17:30:00Z 2006-10-10T17:09:13Z Readings: Goldberger, Paul. (2003, November). “Disconnected Urbanism: The Cell Phone Has Changed Our Sense of Place More Than Faxes, Computers, and E-Mail.” Metropolis Magazine. Ling, Rich. (2002). “The Social Juxtaposition of Mobile Telephone Conversations and Public Spaces.” Presented at the... Keith Hampton Readings: Goldberger, Paul. (2003, November). “Disconnected Urbanism: The Cell Phone Has Changed Our Sense of Place More Than Faxes, Computers, and E-Mail.” Metropolis Magazine. Ling, Rich. (2002). “The Social Juxtaposition of Mobile Telephone Conversations and Public Spaces.” Presented at the conference on the social consequences of mobile telephones. Chunchon, Korea. Ling, Rich. (1997). “One Can Talk About Common Manners!: The use of Mobile Telephones in Inappropriate Situations.” In Haddon, L (ed). Themes in Mobile Telephony. Telia, FarstaLing. Hampton, Keith and Neeti Gupta (forthcoming). Grande Wi-Fi: Social Interaction in Wireless Coffee Shops.]]> Week 5: Community saved? Or at least not lost? tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.102 2006-10-03T17:30:00Z 2006-10-03T13:13:09Z Readings: Robinson, John, Meyer Kestnbaum, Alan Neustadtl and Anthony Alvarez (2002). “The Internet and Other Uses of Time.” In Barry Wellman and Caroline Haythornthwaite, The Internet in Everyday Life. Blackwell. Quan-Haase, Anabel, Barry Wellman, James Witte, and Keith Hampton (2002).... Keith Hampton Readings: Robinson, John, Meyer Kestnbaum, Alan Neustadtl and Anthony Alvarez (2002). “The Internet and Other Uses of Time.” In Barry Wellman and Caroline Haythornthwaite, The Internet in Everyday Life. Blackwell. Quan-Haase, Anabel, Barry Wellman, James Witte, and Keith Hampton (2002). “Capitalizing on the Net: Social Contact, Civic Engagement and Sense of Community.” in Barry Wellman and Caroline Haythornthwaite, The Internet in Everyday Life. Blackwell. Baym, N., Zhang, Y. B., & Lin, M.-C. (2004). Social Interactions Across Media: Interpersonal Communication on the Internet, Telephone and Face-to-Face. New Media & Society, 6(3), 299-318.]]> Week 4: The decline of community II tag:www.mysocialnetwork.net,2006:/blog/410//6.101 2006-09-26T17:30:00Z 2006-09-26T11:07:16Z Readings Wieland, D. M. (2005). Computer Addiction: Implications for Nursing Psychotherapy Practice. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 41(4), 153-161. Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J., Helgeson, V., & Crawford, A. (2002). Internet Paradox Revisited. Journal of Social Issues, 58(1),... Keith Hampton Readings Wieland, D. M. (2005). Computer Addiction: Implications for Nursing Psychotherapy Practice. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 41(4), 153-161. Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J., Helgeson, V., & Crawford, A. (2002). Internet Paradox Revisited. Journal of Social Issues, 58(1), 49-74. Wellman, Barry and Milena Gulia. (1999). “Net-Surfers Don’t Ride Alone: Virtual Communities as Communities.” Pp. 331-366 in Networks in the Global Village, edited by Barry Wellman. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.]]>