Keith N Hampton

For the past three years I have been working to reform the American Sociological Association’s section on “sociology of computers”. In the past year the section has formally adopted a new name and mission. It is now the ASA section on Communication and Information Technologies with the mission to supports research, teaching and other professional activities related to:
• The social aspects of computing, the Internet, new media, computer networks, and other communication and information technologies. This includes online communities, knowledge management, the digital divide, labor markets, workplaces, and how the Internet fits into everyday life.
• The design and use of technology. This includes developing and analyzing new kinds of software, and thinking about the implementation of technologies for teaching, research, and the real world.

Have a look at the section”s new website (complete with blog) at www.citasa.org. Support research on the sociological study of new ICTS, join the ASA and the CITASA section.