Hello all,

I'm currently considering application to a Human Ethics Committee for my Phd
research, where data will largely be collected via on-line interviews conducted
on IRC (Internet Relay Chat), through private chatrooms and possibly over email.
I know that the ethics committee will want to know whether I can guarantee
anonymity and confidentiality for interviewees. I'm not sure if I can due to
nature of the on-line medium, such as the potential for someone with enough
knowledge to gain access to a private chatroom, and the insecurity of
information passed through email.

I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has dealt with ethics in
relation to carrying out data collection on-line, particularly on-line
interviews. How did you go about dealing with ethics? Did you take any measures
to lessen lack of information security on-line?There may be other issues as well
in relation to carrying out data collection on-line that I may not have thought
about.

Regards, Natilene.

PhD Student
School of Psychology
Massey University
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North
Ph. (hm) +64 06 355 3693

*****Preview Release*****

Cybersociology Issue Seven: Religion Online / Techno-Spiritualism
Public Release: 01 September 1999

Special Guest Co-Editor for This Issue: Michel Bauwens

Even before Gutenberg (15c.) developed the movable type printing press in
order to publish large quantities of the Bible and other religious texts,
there was a close relationship between religion and technology. Just as
religion has helped many to understand new technologies, technologies have
led to new understandings of religion, and even new forms of religion. In
this issue of Cybersociology, guest co-editor Michel Bauwens has secured
some thought provoking contributions from leading theorists working at the
interface between religion and cyberspace. Also included in this issue are
a number of articles on other topics familiar to regular readers of
Cybersociology as well as three book reviews.

Interactive features include new message board forums, a chat room, and the
600+ member Cybersociology Email List.

Cybersociology: http://www.cybersociology.com
Direct to this Issue: http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/7/issue7.html

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Articles:

The Spirtual Cyborg, by Erik Davis, a San Franciso-based writer, culture
critic, and independent scholar who recently published "TechGnosis: Myth,
Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information" (Harmony Books, 1998).

Is Cyberspace a Spiritual Space?, by Margaret Wertheim, is a regular
contributor to numerous magazines and is the author of "The Pearly Gates of
Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet" and "Pythagoras
Trousers"

Dialogue on the Cyber-Sacred and the Relationship Between Technological and
Spiritual Development, by Michel Bauwens and Father Vincent Rossi.

Techno-Spiritual Quotes, Collected by Jeremy S. Gluck, the founder of
Spiritech UK, an association that strongly believes not only the function
of technology as a mirror of human consciousness but in the eventual
unfolding of an original machine consciousness that will be a partner to
humankind.

Cyberspace: the New Frontier for Religion, by Lin Collette, Brown
University, USA.

Big Brother is Online, by Javier Bernal, University of Lincolnshire &
Humberside (UK).

Is India on the Brink of a Digital Abyss?, by Venkatesh Hariharan, Knight
Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Cyborg Selves: examining identity and meaning in a chat room, by Marcus
Leaning, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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Book Reviews:

Holding On to Reality:The Nature of Information at the Turn of the
Millennium (1999) By Albert Borgmann
Review by: David Rieder, Univ. of Texas: Austin

How We Became Posthuman : Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and
Informatics (1999) By Katherine Hayles
Review by Nathalie Muller

Cyberville: Clicks, Culture, and the Creation of an Online Town (1998)
By Stacy Horn
Review by Claire Shearman

Cybersociology: http://www.cybersociology.com
Direct to this Issue: http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/7/issue7.html

A new e-mail list has been formed to discuss and
debate what has been termed 'hacktivism'. Refacing
corporate and government web-pages, organising
community based web servers or micropower radio
stations, using mobile comms to create
communication channels for poor, remote or
oppressed people: the fusion of activism and
hacking has begun to create some very creative
projects - not to mention some interesting
practical, tactical and even ethical questions.

                  -::::-

The e-mail list is a space to allow activists and
hackers of all persuasions to discuss what the word
'hacktivism' actually means and the issues
surrounding it. It can also be used as a forward
channel for any interesting hacktivism news or
opinion. Please forward this announcement to
interested people.

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To join this e-mail list simply send a message to:
     hacktivism-request@...
with
     subscribe
in the (plain text) message body. Remove the
subject line and your sig.

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Alternatively go to http://lists.tao.ca/ and
subscribe there.

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This came through the Cyberculture list. Looks interesting...
Robin.
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Call for Review Articles

E-Muse on Trial: The (Young) Life and Times of the E-Journal.

M/C Reviews, the reviews section of the University of Queensland's M/C - A
Journal of Media and Culture, would like to invite contributions of review
articles for its upcoming feature on e-journals.

M/C Reviews aims to provide an ongoing culture and media review forum for
those interested in media and cultural studies. We hope that by publishing
critically engaged reviews (and ethnographies) of every conceivable
cultural form, it provides a useful barometer of culture-in-process and
also, thereby, opportunities to share the kinds of pertinent insights that
are not usually available in academic publications. We accept short and
medium-length pieces, favouring ones that are accessible and thought
provoking.

This year we have initiated a series of themed feature sections designed
to collect and juxtapose various angles on particular issues. Each feature
consists of five to fifteen review articles. Previous features have
focussed on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Stage X youth festival, and
future ones will centre on food, the Olympics and young writers (among
other things).

We thought it appropriate, with the first anniversary of M/C just gone, to
organise a feature section about the genre of the e-journal. And indeed,
with the huge increase in academic Internet publishing, this is a topic of
concern, in one way or another, to an increasing number of people.
Depending who you are the e-journal is the future, a fetish, hard on the
eyes, morish, moronic, meaningless. For now, diplomatically, we can just
say that it's a significant new genre on the most significant new medium
of our times, the Internet.

Where's it coming from, at, going? What's in a journal? vs. What's in a
zine? Who's behind the screens? What are they in it for? What's in it for
you? Your neighbour? The academy? The public? Why publish online? How?
What's the difference from paper? These are just a few of the questions
that could be tackled.

We invite contributions from all interested parties: neo-Luddites, those
who see shorter article lengths and greater topic ranges as the beginning
of the end of serious intellection, cybertopians, people who work for
journals, those the genre enfranchises, those it disenfranchises and the
'general' reader (whoever that may be).

Although the focus is on academic e-journals comparisons and links to
other kinds of publishing may be made. Ethnographies, and 'inside
accounts' of the real/virtual-life trials and tribulations of producing an
e-journal or converting a paper one, would nicely spice the mix. Examples
of previous feature sections and how to contribute (basically, just send
us the text by e-mail) can be found on our website. Choose the M/C Reviews
button on our cover page or just add reviews/ to our address to go M/C
Reviews direct.

http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/

Submission deadline: 8th September, 1999

If you want to rave on your fave or moan in a drone, go bite on a byte, go
nibble on a nibble. M/C, your e-journal, needs you: consider a
contribution now!

Guy

--
Guy Redden
Department of English, University of Queensland

General Editor, M/C Reviews
M/C A Journal of Media and Culture
http://www.uq.edu.au/mc/

Keystroke: New Writing for New Media

Workshop taking place: 17 - 19 September 1999, and additional events later
in 1999/2000.


Keystroke is an opportunity for writers using new media to build their
skills and their expertise. Keystroke is a development programme:
part-training, part-tutorial and part-workshop.


Keystroke is presented by DA2, the Digital Arts Development Agency
(http://www.da2.org.uk) in association with trAce Online Writing Community
(http://trace.ntu.ac.uk).


Keystroke is a chance to explore how a new wave of writers are working
online and with other forms of digital media; for writers using this
medium, it is an opportunity to exchange information and develop work in a
critical context.


Keystroke commences with a public seminar (Friday 17 September) and an
immersion weekend workshop (Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September) that brings
together writers and digital media trainers, focusing on web based work.
Three additional weekend sessions will be held in Bristol (UK) with
additional online activity between October 1999 and February 2000.


The initial workshop will be led by Sue Thomas of trAce, with tutored
sessions led by Bernard Cohen (Australia), Helen Whitehead (UK) and Christy
Sheffield Sanford (US). Issues addressed during the workshop and public
talk include:Keystroke - New Writing for New Media
- transferring from paper to the web
- copyright issues for writers
- outreach work involving teachers and libraries
- using software designed for writers.


Subsequent workshops will be held in November, January and February and
will each feature seminar presentations by leading new media writers about
their practice and continue support the development of work by group
members.


DETAILS
Places: maximum of 12 places are available;
Fee: 60 for South-West residents/ 100 residents outside the South-West
(excluding accommodation)
Location: workshops and seminars will take place in Bristol (UK)
Contact: office@... to apply

Keystroke and the DA2 INPUT digital training programme is developed by DA2
in partnership with: SkillnetSW, University of the West of England,
University of Plymouth and SMART South West with financial assistance from
the European Social Fund, the Arts Council of England and the National
Lottery through the Arts Council of England.

Keystroke is generously supported by trAce international online writing
community, http://trace.ntu.ac.uk


trAce Online Writing Community
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Nottingham NG11 8NS
ENGLAND
Tel: ++44 (0)115 9486360 (direct line)
Fax: ++44 (0)115 9486364
http://trace.ntu.ac.uk
trace@...
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riddle announcement hear:

"we" got a new though now not so new though still relatively new tracing/
marking/re-marking/lacing/stitching/collaging/interpolating/intertexting/
weaving/knitting/sewing/sowing/disseminating/writing list here that "we"
started, could be that you started it too, so "we" might well be "you" too
(U-2?). it's basically an anarkisstic, chaos, free-associational,
collaborative, type type thing, like a group o' folks (though right now the
the number of members relatively small, about 36 or so) playing/singing
music, dancing t' music, together, only we'd be writing together. though
there would be no stipulation that anybody had to collaborate. one could
write by one's l(onesome) and let everyone see what they came up with or
one could do whatever, individually and/or collaboratively with one or more
or no others. who knows how it would/could all work out or not?!. right now
the list is called "crosscurrentseas", but that could very well be changed
to reflect the intuition/vision/desire/dream/imagination/thought/feeling of
the group.

to subscribe or unsubscribe or to access archives go to:

http://crosscurrentseas.listbot.com/

*========================================================*

Living Here Now:  Art and Policitics

The Australian Network for Art and Technology,
in association with Australian Perspecta99
and the University of NSW, College of Fine Arts

announce:

*live video and audio stream of the Perspecta99 Symposium*
20 August, 1999.  10am - 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time

and

**launch of Resistant Media: Perspecta99 Web Site**

             both available from 20 August at
          http://www.anat.org.au/resistant-media

*========================================================*

The Perspecta99 Symposium LIVING HERE NOW: ART AND POLITICS will be
broadcast live on the internet.   The Symposium will take place from
10am-5pm Friday 20 August at the University of NSW, College of Fine Arts,
Selwyn Street, Paddington.  Admission free, booking essential.  tel: 02
9385 0726, fax: 02 9385 0603, email: idg@...

Key speakers and discussion panels consider the crucial questions raised by
Australian Perspecta99.  The discussion will centre on how cultural
practice can approach the politics of nationalism, ethnicity, race and
place, the changing nature of he public and private realms and our
political future.  Speakers include Ben Gennochio, Elizabeth Gertsakis,
Charles Green, Ian Howard, Gary Lee, Catherine Lumby, Tony McGregor,
Harriet McKern, Ian McLean, Pauline Pantsdown and McKenzie Wark.

The broadcast of the Symposium is happening as part of ANAT's Resistant
Media Project.

**======================================================**

Resistant Media: Perspecta99 Web Site Launch: 20 August
http://www.anat.org.au/resistant-media

Resistant Media is a project being undertaken by ANAT as part of
Perspecta 99. It exists solely on the internet, as web exhibitions by
participating artists and a listserv where the artists in this project, as
well as artists and writers contributing to Perspecta, and the general
public, will have an opportunity to discuss the politics of art and the
internet, and develop tactical media strategies collaboratively. The
Resistant Media website will also feature live streaming video and audio of
the Perspecta 99 Symposium.

The artists participating in this project are:  Andrew Garton, Scot Mcphee,
Melinda Rackham, Francesca da Rimini, Sam de Silva, Josephine Starrs and
Rick Vermey.  Each of the artists work with various strategies in online
technologies.

The Resistant Media Perspecta99 Web Site is an 'exhibition' of web based
projects by artists participating in the Resistant Media project which
address the possibilities and pitfalls of developing a politically grounded
art practice through the Internet.

Resistant Media web sites for Perspecta99

http://www.anat.org.au/resistant-media

Resistant Media
By: Melinda Rackham
The resistant media website was commissioned by the Australian Network for
Art and Technology to provide a space for online participation in
discussions of tactical media and activist strategies at Perspecta 99,and
NxTxposure in Darwin. Additional javascripting by Nigel Kersten.

Refused Classification
By: Autonomous Organisation
Refused Classification is an attempt to mount an intervention into
legislative processes under the cover of Art: a thinly veiled attack on
family values. This is a site which has been developed in response to the
legislation recently enacted in Australia dealing with censorship on the
internet.  autonomous.org also support the :::recode:::  an email list for
the digital interrogation of contemporary new media, initiated in 1997
during the code red event.

AUSLÄNDER MICRO
By: Toy Satellite - Andrew Garton; John Power; Bruce Morrison; Justina Curtis
produced in association with the Australian Film Commission and the Centre
for Animation and Interactive Media (RMIT). A virtual opera based on
Ausländer und Staatenlose.  The work follows the afterlife of an Eastern
European refugee: a foreigner in every country, he passes away in a camp
after countless years of restless travel and ruthless persecution.  But in
death, freedom is as elusive as it was in life.

Bio-Tek Kitchen
By: Josephine Starrs and Leon Cmielewski
Players clean up the filthy kitchen laboratory of a home biotech enthusiast
using weapons such as dish cloths and egg flippers. The player is attacked
by nasty mutant vegetables which are the product of genetic nouvelle
cuisine, and learns throughout the game of a world wide corporate
conspiracy to take over the entire food chain.

Antimedia
The antimedia.net is a space filled with the illusions, dreams and desires
of the non-corporate.

CONTACT  - unstable fields of power
By: Kathy Barber, Matthew Hunter, Amanda Alderson, Rick Vermey, Krisna
Murti, Divanto, Rikrik Kusmara, W. Christiawan.
Four artists living in Bandung and four artists based in Perth,
participating in a co-operative venture into unknown creative territory:
work in progress.

Dollspace
Concept and realisation:  Francesca da Rimini
dollspace is a web environment, a deep labyrinth for doll and her
ghostgirls and riverboyz to haunt. As dollspace was being created, Ricardo
Dominguez, zapatismo hacktivist in New York, built a complementary site,
hauntologies, where our ghosts would inspire and infect each other.
'soundtrack for an empty dollspace' was created for dollspace by Michael
Grimm. Additional graphics, GIF animations, Spanish translation and voice:
Claudia Raddatz.  The project was assisted by the New Media Arts Fund of
the Australia Council, and residencies at the Media Resource Centre,
Adelaide and Artec, London.


**======================================================**

!recombinant video!nomadic web!
Resistant Media: Listserv
http://www.anat.org.au/resistant-media

In the four weeks leading up to Perspecta (which opens on August 20), a
number of the artists have been moderating, or provoking discussion on an
email listserv.  Everyone is welcome to contribute to this project by
participating in the online discussion.

The listserv will remain operational for the duration of Perspecta99,
finishing up for Resistant Media - NxT in Darwin from 30 September - 4
October.

!subscribe now!

to subscribe to the list send a message to
  <Majordomo@...>
with the following command in the body of your email message:
subscribe resistant-media

Through an active participation with the public, this project addresses the
question of how net artists, as activists, can engage with a wider audience.

The key question being addressed though this project is whether notions of
resistant media are simply self-serving, or whether artists, as activists,
can utilise communications technologies in order to reach their target
audiences. Or do we simply communicate with ourselves?

This will be an ongoing project for the duration of Perspecta 99. Its
success is contingent on  collaboration!

For more information, send an email to : majordomo@... with
"info resistant-media" in the body of the message, or visit
http://www.anat.org.au/resistant-media.

Contact for the listserv is : owner-resistant-media@...

**======================================================**

"Resistant Media is a research project which critiques the assemblage and
reassemblage of fragmented cultural images which drift through the grid of
cultural possibility. It is an ongoing inquiry into whether it is even
still possible to develop an art practice grounded in notions of politics
through the internet." says curator of Resistant Media, and Director of the
Australian Network for Art and Technology, Amanda McDonald Crowley.

**======================================================**

melinda rackham
	    -[ carrier ]-
	   now swarming
       http://www.subtle.net/carrier

This is just a quick announcement to let you know I have started a listserv
dedicated to online facilitation of virtual communities, remote work
groups, etc. If anyone is interested in checking out the list and/or
joining, please go to:

subscriptions at : http://www.egroups.com/group/onlinefacilitation/info.html

archives (barely anything there yet) are at:
http://www.egroups.com/group/onlinefacilitation/

The list is **just** getting started, so if you have an interest, please
come join us and help shape the interaction. Note that when you join, you
have an option for digest mode (for the email-overwhelmed!) ;-)

Nancy


Nancy White
Full Circle Associates
http://www.fullcirc.com
Communications, Planning and Internet Solutions for a Changing World
206-517-4754
njwhite@... nancyw@...

Kevin:

     You are venturing into something relatively new. Most university departments
will not be focused on
cyber-journalism. Their people trained in "hard copy" journalism, and possibly
in broadcast journalism, and
earned their livings there prior to joining the university. Most journalism
faculty, then, have practical
experience in their field, which is good for most journalism majors. Few go
directly from earning their Ph.D.s
to faculty positions, as in many other fields. But all of that really isn't
helpful in your case.
     Ask yourself why you want a graduate degree. How will it help you to move
forward toward your ultimate
goals?
     May I suggest that you investigate schools of management. Remember that
management is more the science of
leadership than it is business adminstration, a separate field. Management would
be a more natural next step
from forestry. Management also tends to be on the cutting edge of change, much
more than journalism, in my view.
Both the UCLA and USC schools of management have a strong component relating to
change management, trend
analysis and coping with emerging realities. You'll probably find that at
universities in the United Kingdom as
well.
     Management would put you in good stead with most future employers and you
could pick up some journalism
courses along the way as electives. You could also pick up some classes in
sociology relating to changing
culture, etc. Your thesis could focus on examples of cyber-journalism and how an
on-line publication would need
to be managed in view of all of the forces in the marketplace, culture, etc.
     Just a thought.

     Best wishes,

     Channing

Kevin Kim wrote:

> From: Kevin Kim <solaris@...>
>
> Hello, my name is Kevin Kim from Seoul, South Korea.
> I work for a weekly news magazine called "Newsplus"
> published by a big daily paper in Korea.
>
> I've covered the issues about IT, including PCs,
> Internet, Cyberculture, Telecommunications and so on.
>
> Now I'm preparing to study about "online journalism"
> at any university among the Commonweath of
> England(Firstly I'd like to study MA program). I'll
> take IELTS exam September 21st.
>
> But I'm not certain where to apply. Are there any
> people recommend me some suitable universities?
>
> And there's one more thing. Although I've worked as a
> journalist for about 8 years, I didn't majored
> journalism at my university. I studied "Forestry"
> instead. It is heard silly, huh?
>
> Anyway, I failed to get admissions from some US
> universities because of that this year. That's why I'm
> trying to apply England universities.
>
> If there are ones who knows the answers to my
> requests, please do me a favor.
>
> Thanks.
> P.S. If you have some free time, please drop at my
> personal homepage: galaxy.channeli.net/newsplus/
>
> Bye~
> ===
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ROADBLOCKS BEFORE MUCH OF THE WORLD IN GETTING ACCESS TO I.T.
Says Dr Michael L. Dertouzos (engineer, inventor, theretician and
director of the Laboratory for Computer Science at the MIT): "A
while ago, I had this naive assumption that I could go to Nepal,
obtain computers and training from the Nepalese and get them to
have a 20 percent jolt in the GNP. But here's what I found out:
only 30 percent of the Nepalese are literate. Of that 30 percent,
only 10 percent speak English. Even if I got someone to provide
everyone of them with a computer with communications, what could
they do with them? They have no skills to sell. To get people to
do this, I would have to educate them, and people don't get
educated overnight. So, 15 years....From this and other
experiences, I've concluded that the information revolution, if
left to its own devices, will mean that the rich are going to buy
more computers, be more productive and become richer, and the
poor will not be able to that and will stand still. History
teaches us that whenever the gap between rich and poor increases,
we have all kinds of troubles."  -- Quoted in NEW YORK TIMES.

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INTERNET IS RARE, COSTLY IN MOST OF THE WORLD
Petrazzini, Ben and Mugo Kibati. "The Internet in Developing
    Countries" Communications of the ACM 42(6) (June 1999)
    http://www.acm.org/pubs/articles/journals/cacm/1999-42-6/p31-
    petrazzini/p31-petrazzini.pdf
For most of the world, Internet access is a rare and costly
thing. Topics addressed are the lack of low-cost regional IP
backbones (eg monthly charges for circuits between Asia-Pacific
countries are much higher than monthly charges between those
countries and the US), limited availability of local call rates
for dialup services, and of course the inescapable facts of
poverty and purchasing power. In Ghana, an account with Africa
Online costs $50 per month, almost twice the monthly income of
most Ghanians.

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SITE FOR POVERTY RESEARCH IN ASIA
CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) has The Poverty
Project Team (Asia Branch) at the site
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/pauvrete/asie

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UNDP REPORT SAYS U.S. HAS MORE COMPUTERS THAN REST OF THE WORLD
On July 12, the United Nations Development Programme released its
1999 Human Development Report. It notes that the U.S. has more
computers than the rest of the world combined. More than 80% of
Web sites are in English, and less than 1% of the world's
population reads this language. The U.N. authors said that the
price of a personal computer amounts to about a month's salary in
the U.S., but eight years' salary for the average person in
Bangladesh.
http://www.undp.org/hdro/E3.html
http://www.undp.org/hdro/99.htm

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INDIAN DoT TO SET UP NATIONAL BACKBONE
By Uday Lal Pai/ InternetNews India Correspondent
India's department of telecom (DoT), monopoly telecom player,
will establish its own Internet backbone, crossing the entire
Indian sub-continent within six months!  The Telecom Commission
of India has set January 26, 2000 as deadline for setting up
Internet access nodes at every district in India. The project
cost for the national Internet infrastructure is estimated to the
tune of $ 100 million. The DoT has the basic network in
place.
According to its deputy director-general N. Parameswaran, DoT has
to increase the bandwidth and other facilities for easy Internet
access and the entire project would be completed in a year.
According to sources, DoT plans to set up five international
gateways in India's mega metros - New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Calcutta and Bangalore - with 34 Mbps connectivity in the first
instance.
DoT launched Internet services last year and now is operating
Internet nodes in 54 areas. It has a customer base of nearly
50,000 subscribers. The national Internet backbone would mainly
help the ISPs in the smaller cities, said Parameswaran.
http://asia.internet.com/1999/7/2304-india.html

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INFORMATION PROCESSING HOLDS THE KEY, SAYS POLICY ADVISOR
An ubiquitous telecommunications infrastructure linking up all
villages and towns with the rest of the world is essential for
information flow, says Dr T H Chowdary.
This paper's author is the Information Technology Advisor to
Government of Andhra Pradesh and Chairman, Pragna Bharati,
Hyderabad.
http://news.satyamonline.com/section.asp?SectionName=&FileName=1999071
6/choedharyjuly16.htm

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OPERATING SYSTEM WITH A DIFFERENCE: LINUX GAINS IN INDIA
For those searching for a sturdy, appropriately-priced affordable
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For Linux books and a wide range of software easily accessible in
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CONFERENCE: INFORMATION EQUALITY IN THE NEXT MILLENIUM
The Conference on Information Technology in Asia: Information
Equality in the Next Millennium (CITA '99) will be held on
September 15 & 16, 1999 at Kuching, Sarawak in
Malaysia.
The information technology gap and related inequities between
industrialized and developing nations are widening. Most
developing countries are not sharing in the communication
revolution. A new type of poverty - information poverty -
looms.
Information Technology has undoubtedly fuelled the startling pace
of Asia's recent development. Yet, tremendous contrasts still
exist throughout Asia in the extent and depth of IT use. For most
Asians, telephone calls are a rare luxury and computers are
unknown. Are the poor destined to be perpetual bystanders on the
information superhighway? Will the next millennium herald an
information age which is inhabited by a minority elite only or
will the poor majority be allowed to share equally in the
benefits of a wired society?
For more information: http://www.unimas.my/cita99/

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PAKISTAN TO UNVEIL INFO TECHNOLOGY POLICY ON AUGUST 16
ASIF FAROOQUI reports from Islamabad: Chief Coordinator Programme
2010 Ahsan Iqbal revealed that the government has finalised first
ever National Information Technology Policy and the same would be
unveiled on August 16, 1999.
http://www.brecorder.com/story/S0011/S1103/S1103107.htm

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PAKISTAN SUGGESTS LOWER DATA TRANSMISSION TARIFF
LAHORE (July 18) : The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)
has suggested to the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) to
lower its tariff for data transmission users so that country can
join the Information Super Highway.
The PITB has informed the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif
that the idea of an electronic government can only materialise if
the PTCL allows differentiation between local and international
access. The PITB Chief said that they were also planning to
establish a local back-bone for the internet users which would
save 60 percent of their time during surfing of local sights.
He said that the sub-marine communication lines could be the best
alternative to the high cost satellite data communication.
However, Pakistan has yet to join this line and it would take
time to establish but nonetheless Pakistan would have to
establish its own local back-bone for the internet users.
http://www.brecorder.com/story/S0010/S1002/S1002108.htm

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ASIAN INTERNET USERS MAY SOAR BY 40 PERCENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
SEOUL: The number of Asian Internet users is expected to soar by
40 percent a year to hit 64 million in 2003, generating billions
of dollars in e-commerce and advertising revenue, research seen
Thursday showed.
http://www.brecorder.com/story/S0010/S1002/S1002110.htm

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CAN I.T. SOLVE *ALL* OUR PROBLEMS?
A recent discussion on the mailing list S-Asia-IT <s-asia-
it@...> focuses on this issue. Sean Kline (Mostar, Bosnia)
writes: Clearly to expect the internet (or IT generally) to serve
disenfranchised people throughout the world is unrealistic,
particularly given that we already have plenty of important
proxies of well-being before us (literacy, health, telephone
usage, etc.). What about other agents of change such as
governments (those that have made a fiscal commitment to
improving the condition of their people), NGOs and international
agencies? I wouldn't necessarily suggest that these actors should
be the focal point for yet more finite funding, but wouldn't it
be fair to say there are ripple and/or indirect effects of
information flows and technological development that do in fact
benefit marginalized people? Just a thought...
Commented Ahmed Omair <ao@...>, of The Aga Khan University
in Karachi: I personally feel that this information technology is
only benefiting few areas. Main problems like clean water and
health care for everyone is still a dream. The distribution of
wealth is to be blamed for it....
If you'd like to join this interesting and informative list on
South Asian IT, contact Irfan Khan <khanIA@...> or
owner-s-asia-it@...

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RESEARCH ON IT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Venkatesh 'Venks' Hariharan <venky@...>  writes in to say
that he is to join the Indian Institute of Information Technology
Bangalore and his area of research there is Information
Technology in Developing Countries (ITDC). He looks forward to
having "lots of notes to exchange in the future".

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FREE FONTS IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES, TOWARDS AN INDIAN O.S.
Bharatbhasha (http://www.bhratbhasha.org) is an initiative to
promote the use of computers in Indian and South Asian languages.
It give away freeware fonts in Bangla, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
and Gurmukhi through this site. It has ported these fonts to
Linux and are now looking for collaborators who can join us in
creating India's first Indian language operating system. "Over
the next few years, we want to localise the Linux user interface
into as many Indian languages as possible," writes Venky
<venky@...> More details also from kumar_harsh@...

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INDIA PERMITS PRIVATE GATEWAYS, WITH STRINGS ATTACHED
By Uday Lal Pai InternetNews India Correspondent (July 26, 1999)
The government of India has finalized guidelines for setting up
of private international Internet gateways by Internet Service
Providers (ISPs). This breaks Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited's
(VSNL) monopoly on Internet gateway services.
In the absence of security guidelines, ISPs could not establish
their gateways and were hence, forced to lease capacities from
VSNL. Now, it is mandatory for the private gateway providers to
connect all routers above 2 Mbps with monitoring facilities of
national security agencies such as the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
and RAW.  The permission is not required for use of encryption up
to 40-bit key length. For stronger encryption, the de-cryption
key split into two parts is to be deposited with the telecom
authority.
Soon after the ISP policy was announced by the government in
November last year, several ISPs including Satyam Infoway,
Bharti-BT, Global Electronic Commerce Services and Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) contacted DoT expressing interest
in setting up their own gateways.
http://asia.internet.com/1999/7/2602-india.html

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A SOUTH-ASIAN WHO HAS WORKED ON 128-bit ENCRIPTION SOFTWARE....
Rediff on the Net has done an interview with Ram Suri, the
developer of a new 128-bit encryption software. The URL is
http://www.rediff.com/computer/1999/jul/09suri.htm

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WEB-TRAINING FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS...
Interested in conducting a short training workshop for non-profit
organisations wanting to learn web-design? Oneworld-South Asia
(http://www.oneworld.org) can help you organise the same. For
details contact Nitya Jacob, Regional Coordinator, South Asia
<nitya@...>

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COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
Check out community technology center (telecenter) experiences in
communities in the U.S. One report included is Steve Cisler's
<cisler@...> Computer and Communications Use in Low-Income
Communities 12/98
http://www.ctcnet.org/publics.html

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VILLAGE VITAL STATISTICS ON THE HARD-DISK OF A COMPUTER
The chief minister of India's largest state has something to
boast about -- he has the vital statistics of every village in
his state stored on hard disc. Digvijay Singh has worked hard to
ensure that the central state of Madhya Pradesh is one of a
handful of states to have Internet access in each of its
districts, with details about each village stored in computers.
http://asia.internet.com/Reuters/1999/07/2001-news.html

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INFO SOUGHT ON SOFTWARE BEING USED BY THIRD-WORLD RURAL POOR
Dr Jane Millar <J.E.Millar@...> of Science and
Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, is
interested in hearing about any software applications that are
being used among Third World communities and whether/how they
impact community welfare.
She writes: "I am particularly keen to hear examples of systems
that are being used to support small businesses, the use of
geographical or environmental information systems and systems
that are installed in schools, libraries and telecentres."

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INDIAN LANGUAGE, TAMIL, GETS UNIVERSALLY-ACCEPTED KEYBOARD
The South Indian language, Tamil has become the first language in
India to have a universally accepted keyboard and encoding scheme
for use in information technology. The Government will make them
available to the users through various forums including the
Internet. There are an estimated 71 million Tamil speakers
worldwide, mainly in South India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
http://www.indev.nic.in/news/2june99.html

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SCHOOL PROJECT IN NAMIBIA FOR BIODIVERSITY AWARENESS
A school internet development project has been recently launched
in Namibia. *Insect@thon* is a new annual school contest created
by the National Museum of Namibia. Its purpose is to inventory
national biodiversity information (this year, the insects of
Namibia), and promote the Internet at schools in Namibia (less
than 30% of schools in Namibia presently have telephones!). This
is an interactive, participatory event intended to encourage
students to take advantage of the Internet as a vast, and
constantly growing, source of information.
The target of the Insect@thon is to inventory *70,000* hand-
written insect records (comprising 11 data-fields) in *two* days
(14-15 August), employing 15 school teams of 4 - 6 students each.
The Insect@thon event is entirely sponsored by the local
corporate community. Subsequent school involvment by way of the
Internet, i.e., adding more biodiversity records to our webtop
databases, will be rewarded with credit points. These will allow
the students at these schools to obtain additional equipment,
software, Internet subscriptions, payment of telephone bills,etc.
http://www.natmus.cul.na/insectathon.html
Details: Joris Komen, Curator/IT Manager, National Museum of
Namibia <joris@...>

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INDIA: SOUTHERN STATE PLANS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
Kerala's e-governance initiative is off the ground. The RD-Net,
the Rural Development Network, unleashes the power of the
Internet on the state's 152 development blocks.
RD-Net should now enable rural folks to access government data,
apply for loans and lodge complaints from their remote villages.
Last week the government commissioned this rural technology
mission. The RD-Net has linked the state capital and the 14
district headquarters to all the 152 block panchayats already.
Commissionarate of Rural Development Joint Director P C Jain told
Rediff "Rural development across Kerala will not be the same now.
We hope this technological feat we have achieved will help in the
execution of rural development projects much faster."
Jain explains that email, data transfer, data downloading,
application processing and lodging and settling complaints are
all possible through RD-Net. It also provides instant details
about all the poverty alleviation and rural schemes of the state
and the central governments to the villagers.
http://www.rediff.com/computer/1999/aug/05kerala.htm

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ARE WE HEADING FOR A WORLD WITHOUT WORK?
Economist and social critic Jeremy Rifkin says we're entering a
new phase in history marked by a sharp and inevitable decline of
jobs as a result of computers, robotics, telecommunications and
other technological advances.  Many jobs, he says, are destined
for extinction (blue collar workers, secretaries, receptionists,
librarians, middle managers,and many others), while most of the
new jobs that are created provide low-paying and generally
temporary employment.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874778247/newsscancom/
"The End of Work:  The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the
Dawn of the Post-Market Era," by Jeremy Rifkin (Tarcher/Putnam 1995).

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RESEARCH ON I.T. AND LATINOS: INEQUITIES IN ACCESS
The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) has been conducting
national research on the issue of information technology and
Latinos since 1986. Its TRPI's most recent report on information
technology is "Closing the Digital Divide: Enhancing Hispanic
Participation in the Information Age" (1998).
iNEQUITIES in access to information technology exist among
certain segments of the population.  Those least likely to have
access to information technology include the poor, minorities and
those living in rural areas.
Contact: Dr. Paula Bagasao, (909) 621-8897, 241 East 11th Street,
Steele Hall, Third Floor, Claremont, CA 91711-6194

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DRIK: PICTURE LIBRARY IN DHAKA SHOWING ANOTHER REALITY
Drik is a picture library which is based in Dhaka, the capital of
Bangladesh. The Third World has traditionally been portrayed by
western photographers on short term assignments. Their need to
take "sure sell" photographs prevent them from taking pictures
that stray outside the proven hits: poverty, disaster or
nostalgia. The combination of posh hotels, jet lag and diarrhoea
leaves little scope for pictures that go deeper than the surface.
The predictable outcome, yet another rehashed fund raising
picture of starving children is what Drik is trying to break out
of. Drik operates as a photographic resource centre and nine
years and 100,000 images later it stands tall amongst the image
banks in the developing world.
It's multimedia unit spearheads Drik's attempt at producing
innovative and entertaining information based products aimed at
changing the world perception of developing nations.
http://www.drik.net  Email: partha@...

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INTERNET INCREASES GLOBAL INEQUALITY, SAYS UN
The Internet is contributing to an ever-widening gap between rich
and poor which has now reached "grotesque" proportions,
according to the new annual UN Human Development Report.
The UN report says the Internet provides enormous benefits in
terms of improved information and contacts. However, it is mainly
used by educated young white males with access to money - so they
benefit, while others are left out in the cold.
The report condemns the polarisation between those who are able
to  take advantage of the benefits of economic globalisation and
technological advances like the Internet, and those forced to
suffer its effects. It says that, for inequalities to be
reversed, the rules of globalisation need to be rewritten.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_392000/392171.stm

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CLEARING HOUSE OF RESOURCES ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Washington, DC -- In response to NTIA's release of the Falling
Through the Net III report, the Internet Public Policy Network
(IPPN) has created a clearinghouse of resources for organizations
interested in the digital divide.
Included is information about different types of programs that
address social issues created by the Information Revolution:
* Education: Tech Corps (http://techcorps.org/) and the 21st
Century Network (http://www.21ct.org/) show teachers how to use
and teach the use of technology.
* Access: Technology for All (http://tfa-houston.org/) is creating
community computer access sites.  The Eugene Free Community
Network (http://www.efn.org/) is working to lower the cost of
telecommunications to disadvantage communities.
* Training: Cityskills.org (http://www.cityskills.org/) offers
tools to prepare urban residents for jobs in web development.
Cultural issues: The Administration's campaign to improve the
image of IT workers is important.  SeniorNet
(http://www.seniornet.org/) creates a supportive community for
senior citizens to interact and learn.
Details: Lawrence Hecht hechtl@...

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COMMON GROUND ELUSIVE AS TECHNOLOGY HAVE-NOTS MEET HAVES
San Jose, Calif. -- some of the earth's most remote places are
now linked to the Net -- one recent addition is Bhutan, a small
kingdom in the Himalayas, which inaugurated its first Internet
link last month. But there are still no connections at all in
Iraq, North Korea and a handful of African countries. In many
countries that have Internet connections, Net access is
concentrated in the largest cities and is prohibitively expensive
when set against an individual's typical income.
That expense largely restricts the use of the Internet to an
elite, mostly made up of foreigners, government workers and
business people. And in some cases, government censors put the
Internet out of reach for most people in their countries. The
conference here, called INET 99, was the annual meeting of the
Internet Society, a nonprofit group that coordinates Internet-
related projects around the world and has the motto "Internet Is
for Everyone."
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/circuits/articles/08nett.htm

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LIST OF INDIA-RELATED WEB SITES
Compiled with an aim of promoting India-related content in
cyberspace.
http://www.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/9905/msg00015.html

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GERMAN STUDIES FROM CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
Center for Development Research (ZEF Bonn) on the Grameen Bank
* Village Pay Phone Project at
http://www.zef.de/zef_englisch/f_first.html
* A. Bayes, J. von Braun, R. Akhter; Village Pay Phones and Poverty
Reduction: Insights from a Grameen Bank Initiative in Bangladesh
http://www.zef.de/download/zef_dp8-99.pdf
* A. Bedi; The Role of Information and Communication Technologies
in Economic Development
http://www.zef.de/download/zef_dp7-99.pdf
* Details from ZEF Bonn - Zentrum fuer Entwicklungsforschung,
Center for Development Research, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, D-53113
Bonn, Germany Email:  d.mueller-falcke@...

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SOME LINKS FOR THOSE WHO MISSED OUR EARLIER ISSUE:
* The *First* Mile of Connectivity: Advancing Telecommunications
   for Rural Development
   http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/Welcome_.htm
* BASIC-NEEDS LIBRARY ON A CD
   http://www.oneworld.org/globalprojects/humcdrom
* INFORMATION-POVERTY RESEARCH
   Contact: mail@...   http://www.ipri.org/
* LIST-SERVER FOR I.T. DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH ASIA
   Archives:  http://www.apnic.net/wilma-bin/wilma/s-asia-it
* INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR / INDIA
   http:// www.indev.org         Contact Neena Jacob
   neena.jacob@...
* SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR MAHARASHTRA FARMERS / INDIA
   http://www.indian-express.com/ie/daily/19990508/ige08014.html
* VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY IN MADHYA PRADESH / INDIA
   http://www.mpchronicle.com/daily/19990506/0605001.html
* INTERNET-RADIO FOR THE MASSES / INDIA
   http://www.cerfnet.com/~amehta/
* INTERNET RADIO IN SRI LANKA
   http://www.unesco.org/webworld/highlights/internet_radio_130599.html
* VILLAGE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
   http://www.mssrf.org/information village/knowledge-system-info-
   empowerment.html
* MULTIMEDIA FOR VILLAGERS / Project Vidya-India
   http://www.rediff.com/computer/1999/jun/08intel.htm
* EMAIL-SOFTWARE 'INDOMAIL' CAN WRITE 12 LANGUAGES / INDIA
   http://www.economictimes.com/today/15tech10.htm
   http://www.lastech.com/
* ANOTHER SOFTWARE FOR PAKISTAN, ARABIC SCRIPT
   http://raakim.com
* MEET TO FOCUS ON URDU SOFTWARE IN PAKISTAN
   http://www.sdpi.org

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Hello, my name is Kevin Kim from Seoul, South Korea.
I work for a weekly news magazine called "Newsplus"
published by a big daily paper in Korea.

I've covered the issues about IT, including PCs,
Internet, Cyberculture, Telecommunications and so on.

Now I'm preparing to study about "online journalism"
at any university among the Commonweath of
England(Firstly I'd like to study MA program). I'll
take IELTS exam September 21st.

But I'm not certain where to apply. Are there any
people recommend me some suitable universities?

And there's one more thing. Although I've worked as a
journalist for about 8 years, I didn't majored
journalism at my university. I studied "Forestry"
instead. It is heard silly, huh?

Anyway, I failed to get admissions from some US
universities because of that this year. That's why I'm
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If there are ones who knows the answers to my
requests, please do me a favor.

Thanks.
P.S. If you have some free time, please drop at my
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Kjersti:

     May I suggest that you employ survey research for a preliminary study. Find
a source of personal web sites,
possibly through an internet service provider such as <rain.org> -- which is of
more limited and therefore
manageable size -- and then develop a questionnaire to be e-mailed to a randomly
selected, scientific sample of
those who have set up the personal web sites. Ask your questions and compile
your answers. Just sending them the
questionnaire as an e-mail text file will allow them to respond by filling in
the blanks.
     Limit your questionnaire to about 20 questions and keep the study a simple
one. Think of it as a simple,
descriptive study to guide future studies by doing some of the groundwork, not
as any definitive work in itself.
While everyone wants to complete something that is definitive and garners lots
of recognition, setting out to
create such a work is usually counterproductive and disappointing. Use the KISS
method -- Keep It Super Simple
-- and you'll be a winner.

     Best wishes,

     Channing

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kjersti finsrud wrote:

> From: "kjersti finsrud" <kyrfinsrud@...>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I am a student at the University of Bergen, Norway. I am working on my
> post-graduate thesis which is about personal homepages on Internet: why are
> people making their own personal homepages ?
> what do they use personal homepages for?
> etc.
>
> I was wondering if anyone can guide me to information on this matter.
>
> thanks in advance
> Kjersti

Hi everyone!

I am a student at the University of Bergen, Norway. I am working on my
post-graduate thesis which is about personal homepages on Internet: why are
people making their own personal homepages ?
what do they use personal homepages for?
etc.

I was wondering if anyone can guide me to information on this matter.

thanks in advance
Kjersti

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THIRD TEXT
proudly announces a special issue

**Third World Wide Web**
Guest Editor: Sean Cubitt
Third Text no. 47, Summer 1999

First ever collection of papers on the global media arts of the digital era

CONTENTS

Sean Cubitt  -- Orbis Tertius
Maria Fernandez  -- Postcolonial Media Theory
Matt Locke  -- Conditions of use - participation in old and new media (on
Black and Asian British web artists)
Mitra Tabrizian -- Minimal Utopia (artists pages)
Grant Kester  -- The Art of Listening (and of Being Heard): Jay Koh's
Discursive Networks (on the Thai exile)
John Byrne  -- Cybersublime: Representing the Unrepresentable in Digital
Art and Politics (on Kurdistan and MED-TV)
Slavoj Zizek  -- Against the Double Blackmail : artists pages (from the
Cubitt Gallery: texts on the War)
Olu Oguibe interviewed by  Massimiliano Gioni (the editor of Italian Flash
Art
speaks to the coiner of the phrase Digital Third Worlds)
Ravi Sundaram -- Recycling Modernity: Pirate Electronic Cultures in India
Jose-Carlos Mariategui -- Techno-revolution:False evolution? (on the
Peruvian struggle for new media culture)
Niranjan Rajah -- Slow Download! The Internet as a Medium for Art
(Malaysian perspectives)
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>This new universal language differs from that first envisaged in the
>eighteenth century by the Encyclopedists, not because of its power, but
>because it is composed not of words but of numbers, and finally not of
>familiar arithmetic numbers, but of a system of absolute difference, the
>zeros and ones of binary machine code. Since all that is encoded in this
>language is the flow or blockage of electrical current, we may replace the
>dream of a universal language with the actuality of a universal currency.
>The electronic media have displaced the reality of production with the
pure
>communication of difference, a circulation of having and not having, being
>and nothingness: an economy of data. . . . the material of our
>communications, electricity, is no ethereal or ideal substance but as
>physically present as wood or stone. The organisation and disorganisation
>of electrical impulses are the palettes of a new art, one that achieves
the
>greater urgency because it is at once the unrecognised carrier of the
>world's information traffic, and because it provides us with new options
>for creation. . . .  both time and space have become for us media in which
>new arts can be constructed, new spaces elaborated and new histories
>explored. Time and geography are no longer given, but constructed, and
they
>can be deconstructed, and rebuilt in the image of a more desirable
present,
>past and future, a more malleable here and there.
>

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Screen Studies Online
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Digital Aesthetics (Sage, London and New York, 1998)
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Cybersociology Issue Six: Research Methodology Online

Preview Release for Members of the Cybersociology List - please let me know
if you find any broken links or omissions.

Issue Six: http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/6/issue6.html
Main Contents Page: http://www.cybersociology.com


Social scientists conducting research online are presented with a number of
methodological problems, some of them unique to the medium of exploration.
For example, while some argue that entering cyberspace is the equivalent of
going "into the field" there are others who who feel that cyberspace is not
"real", and therefore is not worthy of study. Many have debated whether
conversations held in cyberspace are public or private, and thus whether
social scientists have the right to observe and analyse online discussions
without the permission of participants. In this issue of Cybersociology,
researchers approach the problem of research methodology in cyberspace from
a number of directions. Despite the different approach taken by each
contributor, the result is always the same in one respect: in cyberspace,
we MUST adhere to the ethical and moral principles that guide our research
elsewhere. The following articles are our contribution to the continueing
debate about research methodology online.

Articles:

The Digital Ethnographer
By Bruce Mason & Bella Dicks, Cardiff University, Wales.

Behaviour in Public? : Ethics in Online Ethnography
By Allison Cavanagh, University of Manchester, England.

Virtual Corporeality: Adolescent Girls and Their Bodies in Cyberspace
By Kerrie Smyres, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State
University

Among the Internauts: Notes from the cyberfield.
By Nils Zurawski

Cyborg Diaspora and Virtual Imagined Community: Studying SAWNET
By Radhika Gajjala, Bowling Green State University

Cyberspace as Everyday Life
By Stephen Webb, University of North London

Interview with Richard Stallman, Founder of the Free Software Foundation
By Geert Lovink

BIG BROTHER IS ON-LINE: Public and Private Security in the Internet
By Javier Bernal, University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, England.

The Web of Life in the Life of the Web: The Philippine Internet Experience
By Benjamin M.Wage, Jr.

Book Reviews:

Doing Internet Research
Edited by Steven Jones
Review by: Andrea Baker

Researching Online for Dummies by Reva Basch
Review by: Paul M. Malone

Issue Six: http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/6/issue6.html
Main Contents Page: http://www.cybersociology.com





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Robin Hamman, PhD Candidate at the Hypermedia Research Centre,
University of Westminster, London.
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(this message forwarded to Cyberculture, Cybermind and Cybersociology)

I thought the CFP below might be interesting to "cyberscholars" as well.


Frank.

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    From: mdedaic@... (Mima)
    Date: 6-08-99, 9:24:56
Subject: LANGUAGE OF WAR - CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION

(Apologies for cross-posting!)


CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
                Edited Volume on LANGUAGE / WAR / CONFLICT




We are working on a project entitled  *AT WAR WITH WORDS*. Several
publishers have expressed preliminary interest. We are looking for
several theoretically-informed essays (25-30 pages finished length, not
including notes or tables) addressing the relationship between
linguistic usage and political competition, conflict, turmoil, and war.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

-- State-imposed language use.
-- Politically inspired language change and language shift.
-- Language of media in a war-torn country.
-- Language of media covering a war.
-- The (linguistic) construction of identities in new political
settings.
-- Language of political speeches, interviews, debates, letters,
documents...
-- Language of personal accounts in the midst of war.
-- Ideology and power vs. language.

Other topics are welcomed as long as the focus of the paper centers on
interdependence of language and politics.

All theoretical approaches are welcome. Scholars involved in discourse
analysis techniques, pragmatics, quantitative studies, and political
writing contexts are especially of interest. Please do not submit work
that is primarily anecdotal or descriptive.

Abstracts of 500-750 words are requested by October 15, 1999,
accompanied by a short bibliography (a couple of paragraphs).

Email submission of abstracts and bios is preferred. Those writers whose
abstracts are selected for inclusion will be notified by December 1,
1999. Completed papers will be expected by May 15, 2000. Any accepted
paper must be in Chicago-style format.

Please send all inquiries/abstracts to:

Dr. Daniel N. Nelson (Editor of International Politics)
and
Mirjana Nelson Dedaic (Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University)

P. O. Box 20046
Alexandria, VA 22320

or

GLOBCON@...

Please, examine the INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, Vol. 36/No. 2 wherein you
will see several articles devoted to the theme of language and politics.

http://www.muohio.edu/~intlpols/IPOL3602.html

You will help us by forwarding this message to anyone who may be
interested. Thank you.


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This excellent list of India related websites was sent to us by new list
member, Frederick Noronha. I hope some of you find it useful.
Robin.

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                FN's LIST OF INDIA-RELATED WEB SITES
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                    Version 2.11 Released 06241999
     Please note that all links are yet to be accurately tested.
     Neither is this list complete. Please draw our attention to
        errors, glaring omissions, or inclusions which don't
                    deserve to be in this listing.
                                 ---
       Compiled with an aim of promoting India-related content
                           in cyberspace.
                                 ---
       Frederick Noronha, Journalist, Goa fred@...

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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INDIAN SEARCH ENGINE
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http://www.jadoo.com                              Jadoo
http://www.khoj.com                                           Khoj
http://www.iloveindia.com                                 ILoveIndia
http://www.123india.com                                   123India
http://www.samilan.com/sairexp.html    Search Engine Portal
http://www.samachar.com  Samachar --       Custom newspaper
http://www.hindustan.net                         Indian search
http://www.webindia.com                          ExIm Co's Directories

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PORTAL SITES, GATEWAYS, LINKS TO OTHER SITES, CYBER-RESOURCES
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http://www.samilan.com/             	 SAsia Internet Resources
http://www.uio.no/~danbanik/politicsbibliography.htm      Politics
http://internet.vsnl.net.in   		 Internet portal
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/ind/index.htm     Resources
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/bibl-asian-st.html*
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai/      SARAI
*NOTE: BAS=Bibliography of Asian Studies
SARAI=South Asia Resource Access on the Internet

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NEWS-SITES, INFORMATION, GENERAL
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.samachar.com            	 Portal to Newspapers
http://www.rediff.com                               RediffOnTheNet
http://www.indiaexpress.com                         Indian Express
http://www.hindustantimes.com               Hindustan Times
http://www.timesofindia.com                         Times of India
http://www.the-hindu.com                                 The Hindu
http://www.mid-day.com 	 Mid-Day
http://www.asianage.com                                  Asian Age
http://www.businessworld.com                        Business World
http://www.hinduonline.com                           The Hindu
http://www.indiainformer.com/                    India information
http://www.indiaupdate.com                            India Update
http://www.business-standard.com/                Business Standard
http://www.outlookindia.com/                      Outlook (Weekly)
http://www.timesofindia.com                         Times of India
http://www.indiaabroad.com                            India Abroad
http://www.economictimes.com                        Economic Times
http://www.feminaindia.com                       Femina
http://www.businessworldindia.com/      BusinessWorld
http://www.india-today.com/btoday/index.html  BusinessToday
http://www.indiaworld.com              	 IndiaWorld
http://www.indiatime.com               	 India Time
http://www.wnvc.com                    	 S Asia Newsline
http://www.indialine.com              	 Daily Webzine
http://www.newsasia.com                     Asian News
http://www.goacom.com/news/               News from Goa
http://www.goa-world.net/fotofolio/         Photos from Goa
http://www.iaol.com      		 TV, radio, mags
http://www.newsasia.com                     Asian News
http://www.indialine.com                             Daily Webzine
http://www.surfindia.com                            Indian website
http://www.eGroups.com/list/mediaindia        Media India
http://www.expressindia.com/                      Express India
http://www.feminaindia.com/           	 Fashion Magazine
http://www.filmfare.com/                            Filmfare
http://www.india-times.com/                     India Times
http://www.gmagazine.com/                         G! Magazine
http://www.the-hindu.com/tss/                The Sports Star
http://www.timesjobsandcareers.com/         Times Jobs & Careers
http://www.timesofindia.com/                    Times of India
http://www.tribuneindia.com/                   Tribune India
http://www.asian-news.com/                          The Asian
http://www.asianage.com/                          The Asian Age
http://www.hinduonline.com/                         The Hindu
http://www.indian-express.com/             The Indian Express
http://www.the-hindu.com/tss/                  Sports Star
http://www.expressindia.com/screen          Screen Weekly
http://www.allindianews.com        	 News updates
http://www.allindia.com            	 Non-stop news

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TV
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http://www.ddindia.net/                     	 DoorDarshan
http://www.asianet-tv.com/                    Asianet TV
http://www.startv.com/                               Star TV
http://www.zeetelevision.com/              Zee Television
http://www.utvnet.com/                 	 United
Television

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GENERAL SITES
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http://www.aboutindia.com/                     About India
http://www.joyofindia.com/411           Best Indian Sites
http://www.bharatmail.com/index.shtml     Bharat Mail
http://www.mahesh.com/                   	 Discover India
http://www.getitindia.com/                       Get It India
http://www.hindustan.net/                       Hindustan Net
http://www.indiaconnect.com/                  India Connect
http://www.indiadaily.com/                     India Daily
http://www.indian.net/internet.htm                  IndiaNet
http://www.india-site.net/                          India Site
http://www.indiawithlove.com/                   IndiaWithLove
http://www.syscom-corp.com/internat.html  Indogram
http://www.messageindia.com/               Message India
http://www.namaste.net/html/babyname/bn-a-kar.htm     Namaste.Net
http://www.newsasia.com/                      News Asia
http://www.samilan.com/                     Samilan (SAIR)
http://www.sandesh.com/                           Sandesh
http://www.samilan.net              	 Free Email For Life
http://www.allindia.com            	 AllIndia
http://www.allindia.com/pulseofindia   Free discussion forum
http://indiafocus.indiainfo.com/     	 India info

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YELLOW PAGES, ASK ME
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.indianypages.com/  	 All India Internet Yellow Pages
http://www.gadnet.com/india.html        All India Yellow Pages
http://www.askmeindia.com/                       Ask MeIndia
http://www.selpages.com/                     India Y Pages
http://www.indofind.com/                       Indo Find
http://www.ahmedabadyellowpages.com/   Ahmedabad Y Pages
http://www.askmejaipur.com/                    Ask Me Jaipur
http://www.chennaionline.com/yp/yellowpages.asp   Chennai Y Pages
http://www.puneyellowpages.com/               Pune Yellow Pages

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ALT-INDIA: ALTERNATIVE, CAMPAIGN VOICES FROM INDIA
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http://www.indev.org         		 Site for non-profits
http://www.altindia.net              	 Alt sites
http://www.secularindia.com                          Secular India
http://differentindia.org         	 Different India
http://www.altindia.net/ipt         	 Indian People's Tribunal
http://www.altindia.net/indiacentre 	 Centre for Human Rights & Law
http://www.altindia.net/esg   	 Environment Support Group
http://www.del.vsnl.net.in/cpim 	 Communist Party of India (M)
http://education.vsnl.com/pd/            People's Democracy
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~arelan  	 Egalitarian & Pluralistic India
http://humanistmovement.org   	 Humanist Movement
http://humanistparty.org         	 Humanist Party
http://humanistmovement.org/hs        Humanscape Magazine
http://www.ganashakti.com               	 Ganashakti (Left)
http://www.mnet.fr/aiindex           	 South Asia Citizens' Web
http://www.bjpgovernmentwatch.com         BJP Government Watch
http://www.hri.ca/partners/sahrdc/text.htm  Human Rights Documentn
http://www.mahiti.org/actionindia        ActionIndia
http://www.hri.ca/partners/sahrdc/text.htm  SAsia Human Rights
http://www.kalinga.com/tcorner     	 NGO Help Line

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RESEARCH, ACADEMIA
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http://www.saag.org          		 S Asia Analysis Group
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/regasia.html Asian Studies
http://www.aiuweb.org          	 Assn of Indian Univs
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1503      GoaResearchNet
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/ses/sasrf2.html  	 Researchers Forum
http://www.saja.org/stylebook.html   SAJA-Covering South Asia
http://www.andhratoday.com/science/ngri.htm   Geophysical Research

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SCIENCE
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http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~gupta/biography.html   Ind. Scientist
http://www.isro.org/                             Indian Space Org
http://www.vigyanprasar.com/  VigyanPrasar(Science Popularisation)

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EDUCATIONAL (INCLUDING HIGHER EDUCATION)
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http://www.iimb.ernet.in                  	 IIM-Bangalore
http://www.nos.org             		 National Open School
http://www.vigyanprasar.com    	 Site for Science Popularisation
http://www.annauniv.org/        	 Anna University
http://www.careerindia.com/                           Career India
http://www.ignou.edu/      	 Indira Gandhi National Open
University
http://www.jnu.ac.in/                               JNU University
http://www.mybangalore.com/kannadauniversity/kannada.htm   K/Univ
http://www.ernet.in/                                  List of IITs
http://www.loyolacollege.edu/                       Loyola College
http://bioinfo.ernet.in/                       	 University of Pune
http://www.gdgoenka.com/                      Goenka Public School
http://www.gndecbidar.org/                       GNE College Bidar

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TRAVEL, HOTELS, HOLIDAYS
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http://www.indiagov.org/      	 Discover India (MEA)
http://www.allindiaguide.com       	 Comprehensive tour guide
http://www.delhitourism.com                          Delhi Tourism
http://www.indiatravelog.com        	 India Travelog (Destinations)
http://www.allindia.com/tourism                 Travel and tourism
http://www.jayatravel.com                            Travel Abroad
http://www.comforttravel.com                    Low US-India Fares
http://www.vgpindia.com/Holiday.htm         Holiday Resorts
http://www.welcomgroup.com/                       Welcom Group
http://www.tata.com/tajhotels/index.htm    The Taj Hotels
http://www.welcomgroup.com/SheratonTowers/    Sheraton Towers

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AIRLINES
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http://www.nic.in/indian-airlines/                 Indian Airlines
http://www.airindia.com/              	 Air India
http://www.jetairways.com/       	 Jet Airways
http://www.saharaairline.com/             Sahara Airlines

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ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, HOBBIES, ETC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.imagekhazana.com               News, entertainment, etc
http://www.teenstation.com             	 Sites for Hindi film music
http://www.JoyOfIndia.com           	 India's entertainment network
http://www.BollywoodWorld.com                Bollywood World
http://www.texstylesindia.com                        Textiles
http://www.manpasand.com                         Indian Favourites

http://www.indiancultureonline.com     Culture Online
http://www.clicktickets.com        	 Online cinema bookings

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ART
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http://www.internetindia.com/ashowkase/     Art Showcase
http://www.india-today.com/atoday/                Art Today
http://www.indiagate.com/cag/artist.html      Artists Biography

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HUMOUR
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http://members.tripod.com/~singhsingh/india   Indian Humor
http://www.indolink.com/Humor/                      Indolink Humor
http://www.gis.net/~abhijeet                            Desi Humor
http://www.nerc.com/~aloomba/laughs.html   Desi Jokes
http://www.rajiv.org/ii/index.html                   Rajiv's Jokes
http://members.tripod.com/~divya_nagpal/JOKES.HTML  Rohan's Jokes
http://www.indianlampoon.com  	 Indian lampoon

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MUSIC, DANCE, FILM, ENTERTAINMENT
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http://www.indiamovies.com/                     Absolute Bollywood
http://www.jaan.com/                              Access Bollywood
http://www.bharath.com/music/                  All languages Songs
http://www.abclonline.com/                             ABCL Online
http://www.punjabonline.com/music/music.html      Bhangra MP3s
http://www.bharathanatyam.com/home.html  Bharathanatyam
http://www.internetindia.com/CineBlitz/      CineBlitz
http://www.allindia.com/arts/dance.htm Dances of India
http://www.teenstation.com/mp/filmi/index.html     Filmi MP3s
http://www.indiafm.com/quiz.htm    	 Filmi Quiz
http://www.yashrajfilms.com/                        Yash Raj Films
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/quiz2.htm Bolly Puzzles
http://learn.senecac.on.ca/~ppgandhi/ram.html   BollyMusic Street
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/members/bollyguide/ Bollywood Guide
http://ap.simplenet.com/                          Bollywood Heaven
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/members/bhs     Bollywood Hot Stars
http://come.to/bollymail                            Bollywood Mail
http://www.radiosargam.com/bollymovies      Bollywood Movies
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/music.htm   Bollywood Music
http://bollywoodonline.com/                       Bollywood Online
http://ap.simplenet.com/bollywoodheaven/wallpaper/index.htm Wallpaper
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/                     Bollywood World
http://www.jps.net/mayur/                     Bollywood's Elegence
http://www.tipsmusic.com/                               Tips Music
http://www.indolink.com/bollywood/topFilms.html     Top Ten Movies
http://www.digitalbollywood.com/                 Hindi DVDs Movies
http://www.hindimovies.com/                           Hindi Movies
http://www.saregama.com/                                 HMV Audio
http://www.number1media.com/                  Indian Music Station
http://www.jps.net/mayur/hindi.htm                 New Hindi Songs
http://www.rajshri.com/                              Rajshri Films
http://members.tripod.com/~mytrei/               Telgu Filmi Music
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/mp3songs.htm        MP3 Site
http://www.joyofindia.com/bollywood             The Real Bollywood
http://www.indiamusic.com/                             India Music
http://www.setindia.com/                        Sony Entertainment
http://www.sony.com/                                    Sony Music
http://www.setindia.com/                                   Sony TV
http://soundsofindia.acunet.net/realaudio.html    Sounds of India
http://www.shringar.com/                            Shringar Films
http://www.travel.to/bollywood                  Rangeela Bollywood
http://www.music-from-india.com/            Magnasound
http://www.bangaloreonline.com/nrityagram/       Nityagram
http://www.brain.net.pk/~poora/bollywood.html    Poora's Bollywood
http://www.manpasand.com          	 Indian Favourites

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GOVERNMENT-RELATED SITES (NOT ALL OFFICIAL)
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http://www.meadev.gov.in/            	 Ministry of External Affairs
http://www.eci.gov.in/               	 Election Commission of India
http://www.nic.in/                    	 National Informatics Centre
http://www.indianembassy.org/   	 Embassy of India,
Washington D.C.
http://www.isro.org/           		 Indian Space Research
Organisation
http://www.stph.net/nrsa/          	 National Remote Sensing Agency
http://www.rbi.org.in/                      	 Reserve Bank of India
http://www.sebi.com/         		 Securities & Exchange Board
of India
http://www.nseindia.com/         	 National Stock Exchange of
India
http://ddindia.net/                             	 Doordarshan
India
http://air.kode.net/                              	 All India Radio
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/     	 Indian Military Web Consortium
http://www.nic.in/finmin/              	 Indian Ministry of Finance
http://alfa.nic.in/Welcome.html   	 The Indian Parliament Home Page
http://www.censusindia.net                         Census of India
http://pages.hotbot.com/photo/roymathew/index.html     Govt links
http://www.nic.in/                          	 All Indian Ministries
http://www.allindia.com/gov/                      India Government
http://www.nic.in/parliament/                     Indian Parliment

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STATES, INDIAN REGIONS
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http://www.indiacity.com            	 India's top 50 cities
http://www.karnataka.com/                   Karnataka (Unofficial)
http://www.keral.com/                                    Kerala homepage
http://www.goa-world.net/links/   	 Goa-related cyberlinks
http://www.goa-interactive.com                     Goa Interactive
http://www.goenkar.com                           Goenkar
http://www.goacommerce.com                        Goa Commerce
http://www.goacom.com                	 GoaCom: Info on Goa
http://www.goa-world.net                                  GoaWorld
http://www.goacom.com/goanow/           GoaNow- Web Magazine
http://southasia.net              	 Online directory, search engine
http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/                    Maharashtra Govt
http://www.westbengal.com                              West Bengal
http://www.kalinga.com/ronline  	 Rourkela Online
http://gujaratonline.com      	 Gujarat Online
http://www.punjabi.net                                     Punjabi
http://www.sindh.net                                         Sindh
http://www.NagpurCity.net            	 Send free letter to Nagpur
http://www.delhitourism.com                          Delhi tourism
http://www.prime-digest.w1.com/florafountain/      Flora Fountain
http://www.punepeople.com/      	 Pune Pages
http://www.indiawatch.com/bombaymuseum/

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HEALTH
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http://www.aiims.edu/                                  AIIMS Delhi
http://www.ayurvedic.org/                                Ayurvedic
http://www.indiaspace.com/homoeopathy/ Homeopathy
http://education.vsnl.com/publichealthtoday Public Health India
http://www.nic.in/naco/            	 Natl AIDS Control Orgn
http://members.rediff.com/PHI/PHI.htm       Public Health India
http://www.healthlibrary.com              Texts on health in India
http://www.sreekrishnapharmacy.com       Ayurveda
http://www.foundation.novartis.com/leprosy_india_goa.htm Leprosy Proj.

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CAREERS
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http://www.careerindia.com/                          Careers India
http://www.headstartexpress.com              IndianExpress careers
http://www.naukri.com                          Site for recruiters
http://www.timesojobsandcareers.com            Times Jobs, Careers
http://www.recruitmentindia.com/              Employment Exchange
http://www.technojob.com/                       Technojob On-Line!
http://www.tarvindiajobs.com/                   tarvindiajobs.com
http://www.youngindia.com                YoungIndia/Job hunting
http://www.indianjobs.com          	 Indian jobs

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YOUNGPEOPLE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.amul.com/                                   Amul Comics
http://www.teenstation.com/                           Teen Station
http://www.hindukids.org      	 Site for kids

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RELIGIOUS,ETC
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http://www.siddhivinayak.org         	 Siddhivinayak Temple, Bombay
http://sdbbom.ourfamily.com           	 Salesian Province of Bombay
http://www.egroups.com/list/arjunas/        Youth Forum of Vedanta
http://www.egroups.com/list/guru-prasad/    Gita messages
http://www.onelist.com/archives.cgi/vedantamission   Vedanta
http://www.onelist.com/archives.cgi/shankalu    Rationalist Hindus
http://tej.freeservers.com                           Tej-Prasarini
http://bgvk.freeservers.com             	 Bosco village
development
http://www.delphi.com/heretic/start      Site for agnostics

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EXPATRIATE SITES
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http://www.iaol.com                       	 Indian Americans
OnLine
http://www.homeindia.com                                 HomeIndia
http://www.nofsa.uio.no  	 Norwegian Forum for S.Asia
http://www.asianindians.com                          Asian Indians
http://www.indiansabroad.net                        Indians Abroad
http://www.allindia.com/nridesk                   Special NRI Desk
http://www.findmail.com/list/goans-in-bangalore       Goans in BGL
http://www.homeindia.com/corp/crossland               NRI Services
http://members.tripod.com/~goanj/  	 Goan Assn of New Jersey
http://www.web.net/~dbdavis/index.html  Canadians of Indian origin
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~deba/         Oriya homepage
http://www.goa-world.net/gulf_goans     Gulf Goans

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COMMERCE, FINANCE, BUSINESS
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http://www.tata.com/                                         Tatas
http://www.eGroups.com/list/marketing-in-india  Marketing in India
http://www.ib-net.com/                    	 Indian Business Network
http://www.BhaaratEkKhoj.com/india/tax        Indian Taxation Site
http://www.naisbitt.com/          	 Nusa Bhakti's 'Indobiz' website
http://ppfas.allindia.com      	 Financial markets update
http://www.cidcoiip.com                 	 CIDCO, Intl
Infotech Park
http://www.indianspices.com                  Spices Board of India
http://www.indiamart.com                                 IndiaMart
http://www.indianindustry.com           Confedn of Indian Industry
http://www.ongcindia.com                	 Oil & Natl Gas
Commission
http://www.wbidc.com                 	 West Bengal Indus Dvpt Corpn
http://www.hudcoindia.com             	 HUDCO (Housing Corporation)
http://www.allindia.com/kum      	 K'taka Directorate of
Indus&Comm
http://www.dhan.com                 	 Dhan.com -- India Investments
http://www.niit.com                                           NIIT
http://www.tata.com/ 	 Tatas
http://www.tata.com/tata-housing     Tata Housing
http://www.gujaratindia.com                       Infocity-Gujarat
http://www.itparkchennai.com      	 Tamil Nadu Indus Dvpt Corpn Ltd
http://www.dbsindia.com                            Instant Offices
http://www.apcc.com/india           	 APC-American Power Conversion
http://www.datamatics.com         	 Datamatics (Software/IT Solns.)
http://www.westinshp.com      	 Western India Shipyard Limited, Goa
http://www.goa-praia.com                      The House of Costa's
http://www.costavin.com                             Vinicola Wines
http://www.bajajauto.com/                               Bajaj Auto
http://www.eximindia.com/                               Exim India
http://www.hindustan-motors.com/                  Hindustan Motors
http://www.india.ford.com/                          Ford India Ltd
http://www.gjepc.org/                        	 Gem Jewellery Export
http://www.indiaadvertise.com/                     India Advertise
http://www.indopakbiz.com/                            Indo Pak Biz
http://www.nic.in/iic/                          	 Investment
Center
http://www.kshitij.com/inr/inrupdt.shtml     Rupee Update
http://www.ttce.org/                        	 Trade and Tech Centre
http://www.trade-india.com/                            Trade India
http://www.mahindraworld.com/                    Mahindra Corp Ltd
http://www.mahindra.com/                             Mahindra Jeep
http://www.economictimes.com/etonline/property/     Property Times
http://www.opelindia.com/                           Opel India Ltd
http://www.punjabibiz.com/                             Punjabi Biz
http://www.southasia.com/                        South Asian Firms
http://www.indianindustry.com/                     Indian Industry
http://www.allindia.com/infotechdesk  Expert advice: I T matters
http://www.allindia.com/immigrationdesk   Visa formalities,  immig rules
http://www.allindia.com/foreigntradedesk  Info on foreign trade
http://www.allindia.com/economydesk   Expert advice: Ind. economy
http://tax.indiainfo.com/            	 Income Tax
http://www.kshitij.com        	 Indian forex info too
http://come.to/ralli     		 Real estate tips, frauds, etc

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BANKS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://exploreindia.com/pnb/                  Punjab National Bank
http://www.obcindia.com/                          Bank Of Commerce
http://www.icicibank.com                                ICICI Bank
http://www.indiaconnect.com/bom.htm           Bank Of Maharashtra
http://www.bankofpunjab.com/                        Bank Of Punjab
http://www.globaltrustbank.com/                  Global Trust
http://www.federal-bank.com/                    Federal Bank
http://www.icicibank.com/                     ICICI Bank
http://www.iob.com/               	 Indian Overseas Bank
http://www.indusind.com/                     IndusInd Bank
http://www.rbi.org.in/                       	 Reserve Bank
http://www.sbi.co.in/                    	 State Bank of India
http://www.unionbankofindia.com/           Union Bank Of India

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
COMPUTERS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.zenith-india.com                  Zenith Computers
http://www.linux-india.org/                          Linux-India
http://www.bpbpub.com                         BPB Multimedia
http://www.jiva.org/jls      		 Computer Edn in Schools, Jiva
http://www.computersofindia.com        Source for buying computers
http://www.goacom.com/csi-goa            Computer Soc of India-Goa

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
COMPUTER SOFTWARE, LINUX, TECHNICAL WRITING, ETC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://members.home.net/adsharma/linux-india.html   Linux-India FAQ
http://www.manaskriti.com           	 Manaskriti Software, Calcutta
http://www.twin-india.com             	 TWIN (TechWriters of India)
http://www.egroups.com/list/tw-in              TWIN archives
http://members.tripod.com/~Kamath/2000AD.zip     2000AD slides
http://aldev.8m.com                     		 Linux super
computer kit
http://www.allindia.com/infotechdesk            Infotech in India
http://www.cidcoiip.com                 	 CIDCO, Intl
Infotech Park
http://www.kalinga.com/lath 	 Lath Consultants, Rourkela
http://www.freeos.com 		 Free Operating Systems

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INTERNET, CYBER-PROMOTION (INCL ISPs)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.vsnl.net.in/                          VSNL
http://www.mtnl.net.in               	 Delhi Mumbai  phone book
http://www.satyamonline.com                          Satyam Online
http://www.IndoWaves.com         	 India's favourite Internet
guide
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/cybercom.html CybercomIndia
http://www.ironclad.net.au/lists/internet-india/   Internet-India
http://www.irt.org                  	 Internet Related Technologies
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/cybercom.html  Cybercom
http://guide.vsnl.net.in      		 The Guide - Internet Help
http://www.iworldindia.com    	 India Internet World '99
http://www.indnet.net         	 Web presence providers

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INTERNET RADIO
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.radioindia.com/                             Radio India
http://www.radiosargam.com/                           Radio Sargam
http://www.ibc-tamil.demon.co.uk/                  Tamil IBC Radio

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INDIAN MAPS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/asia/india/maps/ India Maps

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
COMMUNICATION, LINKS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.nandanet.com/                  Live Wire BBS
http://hjelectronics.com      	 Telecom and wireless needs
http://www.allindia.com/telecomdesk   Expert advice: telecom
http://www.unimedia.net       	 Messages to cellphones/pagers

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
WRITER'S, JOURNALISTS SITES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.saja.org           		 South Asia Journalists'
Association
http://www.sulekha.com                    	 Sulekha-Amateur Writing
http://www.indnet.net/brian          	 Technology Journalist @ Work

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
OLD BOY'S/GIRL'S NETWORKS, ALUMNI CONTACTS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.batchmates.com             	 Batchmates (finding alumni)
http://www.companymates.com         Reuniting office colleagues

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SHOPPING
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.bababazaar.com                              Baba Bazaar
http://www.lajpatnagar.com                             Lajpatnagar
http://www.rediff.com                             Shop With Rediff
http://www.delhibazaar.com                             DelhiBazaar
http://www.aisclub.com/                        Nanz and OtherShops
http://www.retail2000.com                             India Retail
http://www.nubazar.com                              Online Grocery
http://www.entertainindia.com                       Video Shopping
http://www.indishop.com  		 Online Shopping Mall
http://www.indiaplaza.com/grocery/            Groceries Online
http://www.calcuttamall.com/                         Calcutta Mall
http://www.greetingsbazar.com/                     Greetings Bazar
http://www.mailorderindia.com/                    Mail Order India
http://www.giftnri.com/                          NRI Gift Services
http://www.netcommerz.com/indiamall/adnet/    Adnet Gift Services

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BOOKS, PUBLISHERS ETC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.interlog.com/~dal/caju/             Caju Press
http://www.mnet.fr/aiindex/i_oibs/OIBS.html  Other India Bookstore
http://wwww.cb-india.com                	 Computer Bookshop,
Bombay
http://www.techmediabooks.com            Techmedia, Computer Books
http://www.shroffpublishers.com                  Shroff Publishers
http://www.indianbookshop.com/                    Indian Book Shop

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SPORTS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www-ind.cricket.org                           India Cricket
http://www.cricket.org                                     Cricket
http://www.khel.com        		 KHEL
http://poisson.ee.washington.edu/~anand/badminton/index.html
http://www.planetindia.net/landbase/           Classic Golf Resort
http://www.pugmarks.com/sports/                    Pugmarks Sports
http://www.clickcricket.com        	 Cricket/ Ajay Jadeja
http://www.nc99.digitalht.com                    World Cup Cricket

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
CARS, VEHICLES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.carstreet.com                	 Cars, car-finance
options
http://www.delphi.com/used_cars                  Used cars

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INDIA'S NEIGHBOURS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/bangla/ Bangladesh
http://www.catmando.com/wwwvlnp.htm      Nepal WWW Virtual Library
http://bhutan.org/                     	 Bhutan WWW Virtual Library
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/pak/ Pakistan WWW
http://laf.cioe.com/~lanka/wlib/    	 Sri Lanka WWW Virtual Library
http://library.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/WWWVL/maldives.html
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-TibetanStudies.html Tibet
http://www.amnyemachen.org/ 	 Tibetan website

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
REBEL GROUPS/MILITANTS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7434/index.html ULFA
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/4568   RPFM-Manipur

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL'S RIGHTS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.wildlife-vidarbha.org/index.htm Wildlife
gopher://lists.Princeton.EDU:70/11/nathistory-india  Nat'l History
http://www.puma-herbal.com               Cosmetics without cruelty
http://wild.allindia.com           	 Indian wildlife
http://enviro.indianet.org    	 Save the environment

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
MATRIMONIALS, MARRIAGE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.falgunimehta.com  	 Matrimonials(Gujaratis,Marwaris,etc)
http://www.indiaworld.co.in/rohini    Matrimonials(Maharashtrians)
http://www.marriage.com                              Marriage Site
http://www.suitablematch.com/            SuitableMatch (SouthAsia)
http://www.graphicartsunlimited.com           Indian wedding cards
http://www.marriage.com/                           Indian Marriage
http://www.vivah.com/                                    Vivah.com
http://www.sikhnet.com/Matrimonials      Sikh Matrimonials
http://www.tajmahal.com/sk/matrimonial_list.html    M'monial Links

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INTERNET, COMPUTERS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.mailserv.net  	 Postmaster, multiple email id's
software
http://www.cdac.org.in      	 Centre for Dvpt of Advanced Computing
http://www.image-mm.org      Inst of Multimedia Arts

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FOOD
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.bawarchi.com               Bawarchi -- Your Indian Cook
http://www.deliciousindia.com/flavorMag.htm Delicious India
http://www.indolink.com/receipes  Food Receipes
http://www.amul.com/recipes/         Amul's Cook Book
http://www.indiaworld.co.in/open/rec/recipes/  Receipes
http://www.bennett.com/curry/karnata.htm  	 Karnataka Recipes
http://www.suratifarsan.com/        Surati Farsan Mart
http://www.welcomeindia.com/sizzlers/receipes/receipe.htm  Sweets
http://www.allindia.com/cuisine     Gourmet cooking (Indian)

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
HISTORY
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.itihaas.com  	  5,000 years of Indian History
http://subcontinent.com/1971war/1971war.html  Indo-Pak War 1971
http://ancienthistory.miningco.com/msub7.htm  Ancient India

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
MISCELLANEOUS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.pugmarks.com                 Hosts many newspapers,etc
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~srinivas/indmail.html       India-lists
http://www.egroups.com/lists/systems-l          Technical problems
http://manaskriti.com/InteractInn/  Interact-Inn Website
http://www.hindustan.net          Hindustan
http://www.indiaforum.com             Indiaforum
http://www.homeindia.com      Homeindia
http://www.webindia.com         Webindia
http://www.letterindia.com        LetterIndia
http://www.youngindia.com      YoungIndia
http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/    India WWW Virtual Library
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/kashmir/    Kashmir library
http://www.twin-india.com                  Technical Writers-India
http://bicn.com/acic/                  	 Arsenic Contamination Site
http://www.indiavotes.com/                           Election Site
http://www.soniagandhi.com/
http://www.indiaworld.co.in                             IndiaWorld
http://www.indiafestivals.com                      India Festivals
http://www.nic.in/goa/                                     NIC-Goa
http://www.serve.com/konkani-sabha/     Konkani Sabha Culture Site
http://www.sampoorna.com/                       Sampoorna Computer
http://www.chitrakoot.com/                              Chitrakoot
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/    Shockwave
http://www.showhouseevents.com/              	 Show House
http://www.bollywoodworld.com/screensavers.htm   Screen Savers
http://www.letterindia.com/                      Send Letter India
http://www.rajshri.com/                              Rajshri Cards
http://members.rediff.com/                           Rediff Online
http://www.saakshi.com/                                   Saakshi
http://www.autoindia.com/strategic/             Strategic Consults
http://www.webindia.com/kfc/                      Kings Flower Co.
http://www.allindia.com/arunnehru     Political comment
http://manaskriti.com/InteractInn        InteractInn
http://cbip.org               		 CBIP
http://manaskriti.com/kaavyaalaya  	 Hindi Poetry
http://www.bjpgoa.org         	 BJP-Goa

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First Call for Papers

Social Theory 2000

INAUGURAL CONFERENCE OF socialtheory.org
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL THEORY CONSORTIUM

May 11-14, 2000
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky


Over the past decade, Social Theory has re-energized contemporary social
and humanistic thought in a variety of  areas. The purpose of this
conference is to organize the international  social theory community. This
call on behalf of
the Consortium is addressed to scholars, faculty, and students who work in
the various areas and traditions which  social theory embraces (e.g.
identity theory, political theory, social  epistemologies, political
economy, critical race  studies, science studies, feminist theory,
postcolonial theory).

The conference organizers invite 350 word essay abstracts, panel and
session proposals that promise to address the concerns of this community,
including the future of social theoretic  research, improvement of
scholarly
communications, the place of social theory in the university curriculum,
the social theorist as public intellectual, and  other issues that bear on
the present and future of social theory as a  non-discipline-specific
endeavor.

The conference will be enriched by the presentations of three keynote
speakers.

For further information about the  consortium and the conference, see
http://www.socialtheory.org.

Send abstracts or queries by December 15 to:

Committee on Social Theory,
c/o Wolfgang Natter POT 1445
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
(wnatter@...)
or fax 606-323-1969.


Lexington, Kentucky is easily accessible by air from the Pittsburgh,
Atlanta, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Charlotte, New  York, and Chicago hubs.

Core Participating Institutions, International Consortium of  Social Theory
Programs:

Penn State University: Social Thought Program
Univ. of Arizona: Cultural Studies
UC-Davis: Center for History, Society, and Culture
Univ. of Kentucky: Committee on Social Theory
Univ. of South Florida: Center for Social and Political Thought
Univ. of Sussex: Social and Political Thought
Univ. of Warwick: Social and Political Thought
York University: Social and Political Thought Programme

********************************************************
         *                          ONLINE COMMUNITY REPORT
         *                 Newsletter for Online Community Builders
         *                         Editors: Dan Shafer, Jim Cashel
         *        August 1, 1999   |   http://www.OnlineCommunityReport.com
         ********************************************************

  **** CONTENTS ****

Sponsor: GroupVine
eGroups Passes Seven Million Users
New York Times Acquires Abuzz
MSN Launches Instant Messenger
Apple, AOL Agree to Create Seamless AIM Bridge
Talk City Goes Public
MSNBC Reports One Millionth Posting
ONElist Pays List Owners To Move
KOZ Surpasses 250 Affiliates
Sponsor: Zap Zone Network
Jobs
Articles and Resources
ZADU: New Type of Community Tool to Debut This Fall
ThirdVoice: Wrong Turn on the Road to Xanadu
Online Community Report Invites 4000 New Editors


***** SPONSOR'S MESSAGE *****

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***** NEWS *****

EGROUPS PASSES SEVEN MILLION USERS

eGroups reports passing the seven-million-user mark in 240,000 communities
established to date. eGroups has also added voice chat to its service.
http://www.egroups.com. Voice chat press release:
http://www.egroups.com/info/press/lipstream.html

NEW YORK TIMES ACQUIRES ABUZZ

The New York Times has acquired Abuzz, makers of Beehive community
software. The Times reports that it plans to make Abuzz the cornerstone of
its Web community strategy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
http://www.abuzz.com/news/071599.htm. Wired News:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/20756.html

MSN LAUNCHES INSTANT MESSENGER

Seeking to catch up with AOL, MSN has launched an instant messenger
service. The service tracks MSN users online, but also allows users to
communicate with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) users. The service reportedly
will also be expanded to include ICQ users. The announcement touched off
what some mainstream media pundits characterized as an "instant messaging
war." AOL claims that MSN's moves violate AOL privacy policies. "The
unauthorized access to the AOL name space is tantamount to hacking," says
an AOL spokeswoman. MSN counters that AOL has published specifications for
developers to plug into the AIM service. Charges and counter-charges,
software blocks and responsive software patches were still flying at press
time. Service: http://messenger.msn.com/; Excite article:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990723/01/net-microsoft-messaging. San Jose
Mercury-News coverage:
http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/aol072999.htm

APPLE, AOL AGREE TO CREATE SEAMLESS AIM BRIDGE

Apple Computer and America Online have announced plans to develop jointly
software for the Macintosh that will provide seamless instant messaging for
Mac users. AOL's Instant Messenger (AIM) already runs on Mac, but the new
effort is apparently aimed at making its integration into the MacOS more
transparent. San Jose Mercury-News article:
http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/019352.htm Press
release: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1999/jul/29appleaol.html

TALK CITY GOES PUBLIC

Online chat site Talk City raised $60 million in its initial public
offering July 19th. It closed up 14 percent at $13.69. News.com:
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-39457,00.html

MSNBC REPORTS ONE MILLIONTH POSTING

MSNBC reports that in the service's 100 message board areas, total postings
to date have now surpassed one million. http://www.msnbc.com/news/280255.asp

ONELIST PAYS LIST OWNERS TO MOVE

ONElist is offering $500 to mailing list owners who move existing lists
with more than 500 users to ONElist's hosting service.
http://www.onelist.com/info/biglistbon_intro.html

KOZ SURPASSES 250 AFFILIATES

KOZ now reports that more than 250 newspapers now base their online
community initiatives on KOZ.comís group publishing tools, implementation
services and marketing programs. http://www.koz.com.


***** SPONSOR'S MESSAGE *****

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***** JOBS *****

* FolioTrade is a fully funded start up company in McLean, VA combining the
best of finance and technology for the retail investor. We are developing
new financial products and systems to be available through our online
brokerage service. Open Position - Content Director. The right candidate
will build our online investor community by leading corporate web site
content division. Responsibilities include developing, editing and
publishing educational and proprietary content for investors. Candidate
must have financial service industry knowledge of news and data sources.
Must have 5+ years' experience in financial market research or brokerage
firm. Writing samples required. Email: recruiting@...

* RealCommunities, Inc. is an Internet start-up building web community
infrastructure and applications for consumer and business web sites.
RealCommunities seeks a Senior Product Manager and a Director of Product
Marketing. The company is currently located in Saratoga, California with
plans to relocate to Cupertino. For more information, contact Cynthia
Typaldos cynthia@....

* RemarQ seeks a Web Producer to be responsible for the daily creation,
maintenance and continual improvement of editorial content on the RemarQ
web site and affiliated partner sites. For information, contact Barry Saik
barry@...

* ThirdAge.com is growing! We're looking for editorial assistants and
interns to work with our Channel Managers, a Personal Finance Channel
Manager, a Learning Channel Manager, a Community Organizer, Project
Managers and other talented, ambitious people to join our team. If you have
interactive/ editorial/ other relevant experience, apply now to
jobs@... or fax your resume to 415-908-6909 Attn: Recruiting, and
tell us how you want to be a part of our team!

* Women.com, the leading network for women reaching over 4.5 million women
every month, is seeking someone to head its network services group,
including management of interactive products and services, the user
experience for the network and new product development efforts. Full-time
position in San Mateo, California. Competitive salaries commensurate with
experience, plus benefits. Email: jobs@.... Include attn: VP Network
Services in the subject field.


***** ARTICLES & RESOURCES *****

* Conference Hosting Services compiled by David Woolley
http://thinkofit.com/webconf/hostsites.htm

* Internet.com: "Internet Users Taking to Chat"
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,1323,5
931_162541,00.html

* Ninth House Network "Hey,Guru!" (How to Build an Online Community With
our Own Dan Shafer)
http://www.ninthhouse.com/neweconomy/features/heyguru93.html

* Online Facilitation Workshop September 20, 1999
http://www.knowledgeecology.com/keu/cc/99sep.fac.shtml

* The Industry Standard "Community Redevelopment" (discussing Third Voice
and Hypernix)
http://www.thestandard.com/articles/display/0,1449,5428,00.html

* ZDNet "The WELL Goes Dry After Tech Snafu"
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2296973,00.html


***** FEATURES *****

ZADU: NEW TYPE OF COMMUNITY TOOL TO DEBUT THIS FALL

A new community tool to debut this fall may be a harbinger of an
interesting new dimension in this space. The product is called Zadu and
it's from a Palo Alto, CA-based company of the same name
(http://www.zadu.com). Zadu is an application that acts as a plug-in to a
Web browser and becomes a client that allows you to interact with other
people using the client at the same Web page or site as you. It carries the
notion embodied in instant messaging (all the rage these days, as you know)
a step further by tying the communication process to a specific Web
location or topic.

"We like to talk about Zadu putting a layer on top of a Web site or page
that allows you to 'stand up' and see the other people who are at that site
or page at that particular moment," Zadu CEO Michael Meirer told OCR.
Having identified them, you can send them an instant message, share
annotations about content on that page, or gather several like-minded
individuals into an online chat. You know you have something in common
because you're all at the same Web page.

In many ways, Zadu combines the best of Third Voice
(http://www.thirdvoice.com) with the real-time interactivity of Gooey,
(http://www.hypernix.com/). But Zadu out-does those products by supporting
not only chat but also instant messaging. By making it possible for Zadu to
run on content partners' servers, Zadu also adds a revenue and trust
dimension that are missing from the other two technologies.

Watch the September issue of OCR for a full review and profile of the
product, which is scheduled to beta in September and debut in October.


THIRD VOICE: WRONG TURN ON THE ROAD TO XANADU

The Web community is buzzing about Third Voice, the new software that lets
users annotate Web pages. Is this the next big thing in online
community-building, or is it just the next step in the evolution of
graffiti? To answer this question, Jason Lefkowitz takes a look at the
birth of the idea of hypertext document annotation and sees how Third Voice
measures up. http://www.onlinecommunityreport.com/features/thirdvoice/


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Derrida Live Online!

See Jacques Derrida live on the internet from the Sydney Town Hall,
Australia at 8.00pm, 12    August 1999 (Aust EST)

The world's most famous philosopher, Jacques Derrida, in his firstvisit to
Australia is being webcast live over the internet.

Derrida will give a public address on 'Deconstructing Vision' at theSydney
Town Hall at 8.00pm (Aust. EST) Thursday 12 August. This live webcast is a
world first -see one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers
enacting his engagement with mediain worldwide virtual forum.

The live webcast is presented by Sydney University's Power Institute and
Online Australia - an Australian government initiative to raise awareness
of the ways online technologies are transforming our possibilities.

Date:  Thursday 12 August
Time:  8.00pm Aust EST
webcast address: www.onlineaustralia.net.au

Brendan HarkinGeneral Manager, Information Economy and Public Awareness
National Office for the Information EconomyLevel 40, Australia Square
Sydney 2000 Australiaemail: brendan.harkin@...
http:www.onlineaustralia.net.au

Today (29 July) is the deadline for submissions of articles, book reviews,
and site reviews for issues 6 and 7 of Cybersociology
(http://www.cybersociology.com).

If you need the weekend to finish your contribution, please contact me and
let me know. Otherwise, everything needs to be submitted today.

Cheers,
Robin Hamman
Editor of Cybersociology Magazine

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Disclaimer: I am one of the presenters of the courses mentioned below.

The Knowledge Ecology University
(http://www.knowledgeecology.com/keu/about/index.shtml) has announced two
upcoming online courses;

Communities of Practice
http://www.knowledgeecology.com/keu/cc/99aug.cop.shtml
Etienne Wenger, Ph.D.
   Dates: August 23 - September 10, 1999

Learning Outcomes
* What communities of practice are and what they are good for
* How they can become part of a knowledge strategy
* What it takes to foster and sustain them
* What the fundamental "infrastructures of knowing" are
* What it really means to "manage" knowledge
* How to address the challenges and opportunities of new technologies

Online Facilitation
http://www.knowledgeecology.com/keu/cc/99sep.fac.shtml
   Mihaela Moussou and Nancy White
   Dates: September 20 - October 8, 1999

Learning Outcomes:
* Designing the online space, structure and mental maps to help people's
internal representation of the virtual space
* Exploring the translation of offline facilitation skills to the online
environment
* Enabling relationship and trust building online
* Encouraging participation, pacing and leading
* Defining group interactions, techniques and outcomes
* Successfully moving groups from purpose to action
* Understanding the dynamics of rhythm and cycles of activity
* Summarizing and harvesting knowledge and learnings



Nancy White
Full Circle Associates
http://www.fullcirc.com
Communications, Planning and Internet Solutions for a Changing World
206-517-4754
njwhite@... nancyw@...

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                CROSSROADS IN CULTURAL STUDIES
                       Third International Conference
                    June 21 - 25, 2000, Birmingham, U.K.
*************************************************************


FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

After two very successful conferences in Tampere, Finland, Crossroads
in Cultural Studies has moved to Birmingham.  The first and second
conferences attracted over 500 participants from all continents
proving how important it is to meet each other in these 'virtual'
times!  We have much pleasure, therefore, in inviting you to the Third
International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference.
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The conference aims to be a meeting place for people within cultural
studies to make contacts, exchange views and gain inspiration from
each other on all topics that interest such a diverse international
community. Thus, we encourage participation from different countries,
disciplines and cultural backgrounds, and from a wide range of
research interests.  We are following the model for the last
conference, by inviting you to propose and organise your own sessions.
We found that this system produced more cohesive sessions and allowed
more time for useful discussion.

At this point we invite proposals from Session Organisers on topics of
interest.  Sessions would usually comprise five individual papers.  We
assume that concepts such as:

* cultures of everyday life
* social and cultural theory
* media
* difference and identity
* globalisation and diaspora                 =20
* power and knowledge
* new technologies                                   =20
* the city
* culture and economy                            =20
* cultural policy

will be tackled in the sessions and plenaries, but again it is up to
you to make this a conference that will indicate where cultural
studies is going next.  I hope to see you all in Birmingham!

Yours sincerely,

Ann Gray
Chair of the Organizing Committee


SPEAKERS
---------

In the first and second Crossroads conferences, the plenary speakers
included Ien Ang, Barrie Axford, Catherine Belsey, Antony Easthope,
Paul Gilroy, Jostein Gripsrud, Lawrence Grossberg, Joke Hermes,
Patricia Hill Collins, Johan Fornas, Eeva Jokinen, Sonia Livingstone,
George Ritzer, Steven Seidman, Soile Veijola, Philip Wexler, Paul
Willis, and Handel K. Wright, and a great deal of key figures in the
field of cultural studies gave their papers in the sessions. It is
premature to announce what the names will be in 2000, but we will
again do our best to introduce to you the current and most interesting
people and themes.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR OWN SESSION?
---------------------------------
If you would like to organize a session, just send us a title
and an up to 150 words description of the theme (a session
abstract), along with your complete contact information.
Session proposals must be sent to us by September 30. Names of
the sessions that are accepted by the conference organizer
will be listed in the Invitation Programme published in
November 1999. You may also want to look for others sharing
your areas of interest in the Crossroads list. The acceptance
of a session in the final programme is provisional until the
session organizer has sent us the abstracts and registration
forms of at least five participants, and made sure that they
have paid their registration fees. In November, the session
organizers will be sent a session organizer's manual to inform
them about the details.


ORGANIZERS
----------

Crossroads 2000 is organised by the Department of Cultural Studies and
Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham,
supported by a cross-disciplinary organizing committee.  We are
grateful to the the Department of Sociology and Social Psychology,
University of Tampere, and Network Cultural Studies, who did such a
good job in organizing the first two conferences and for sharing their
experience and expertise with us.

CONFERENCE TOWN AND VENUE
--------------------------

At this stage we assume that the conference fee will be about =A3140 -
150.  There will be an early bird registration.  Detailed information
on conference fee and associated conference costs, including
accommodation, will be listed on the website in the coming months.

INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
--------------------------

The Conference Home Page with several useful links to other websites:

http://www.bham.ac.uk/crossroads/

REGISTRATION OF INTEREST=20
------------------------

Those wishing to receive information on the Conference should register
on-line.  Your name and e-mail address will be retained and you will
receive our Invitation Program which will be published in November
1999.

Please complete the form and return it (preferably by e-mail) to:

Crossroads in Cultural Studies=20
Department of Cultural Studies & Sociology
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
U.K.
e-mail: crossroads@...


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Name:

Organization:

Postal address:

City:

Country:

email:
tel:
fax:

Please send me an Invitation Programme.


Title of paper:

I am willing to organize a session called (title of the session):
Description of the session (of up to 150 words):

Date:  Jul 27 1999 12:27:55 EDT
From:  david silver <googie@...>
Subject: Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies


        *** feel free to forward, distribute, and circulate ***


		   RCCS ANNOUNCEMENT 2.0 - JULY 1999
		    <http://www.otal.umd.edu/~rccs>


Throughout the summer, the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies has
been busy working on a number of ongoing projects as well as preparing for
a few new ones.

I. NEW BOOK REVIEWS

Continuing to publish two full-length book reviews a month, RCCS has added
eight new reviews that will appeal to cyberculture scholars from across
the disciplines. The reviews, found at <otal.umd.edu/~rccs/books>, are:

    * Sadie Plant, Zeros + Ones: Digital Women + the New Technoculture.
      Reviewed by Patrice McDermott.

    * Ellen Ullman, Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its
      Discontents. Reviewed by Edward J. Gallagher.

    * David Lyon and Elia Zureik, editors, Computers, Surveillance, And
      Privacy. Reviewed by Kent A. Ono.

    * Darren Tofts and Murray McKeich, Memory Trade: A Prehistory of
      Cyberculture. Reviewed by Carolyn Guertin.

    * David Brin, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to
      Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? Reviewed by Erik P. Bucy.

    * Christopher Harper, And That's the Way It Will Be: News and
      Information in a Digital World. Reviewed by Vian Bakir.

    * Timothy Garrand, Writing for Multimedia: Entertainment, Education,
      Training, Advertising, and the World Wide Web. Reviewed by Ira
      Nayman.

    * Dave Barry, Dave Barry in Cyberspace. Reviewed by Sarah E. Skwire.


II. COURSES IN CYBERCULTURE

We also spent a ton of time updating Courses in Cyberculture, an archive
of university and college-level courses on cyberculture from around the
world and across the disciplines <otal.umd.edu/~rccs/courses.html>. The
update includes over 60 new courses, increasing the number of courses to
over 250.  Please feel free to pass along information regarding any course
we may have missed.

III. NEW GRANT TO CREATE TEACHING MODULES FOR CYBERCULTURE

This summer, members of the Cyberculture Working Group, a collection of
scholars based in the Maryland/Virginia/Washington DC-area, received a
Research Interest Grant from the University of Maryland.  The grant will
allow the Cyberculture Working Group to sponsor a number of workshops and
discussions devoted to the topic of Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality in
Cyberspace.  A key component of the grant is to fund the creation of
teaching modules to familiarize instructors and students with this growing
field of study.  The teaching modules will be available -- online and free
of charge -- as early as late fall or early winter.  Interested
individuals and parties should visit the Web site for the Cyberculture
Working Group at: <otal.umd.edu/~rccs/cwg.html>.

IV. INTERNATIONAL CYBERCULTURE

One of the most encouraging developments in the field of cyberculture
studies has been its recent proliferation across the world. In an attempt
to foster and encourage a more international study of cyberculture, we
wish to spotlight two promising projects.  The first is Cultural
Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 2000, an international
conference that will take place in Perth, Australia between July 6-8,
2000.  Building upon the highly successful CATaC 98, conference
co-organizers Charles Ess and Fay Sudweeks invite scholars to submit
proposals related to this year's theme:  "Cultural Collisions and Creative
Interferences in the Global Village."  For additional information, visit
the Web site at: <http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac00/>.

The second project is New Media Studies, a new educational, non-commercial
Web site.  Created and directed by University of Leed's David Gauntlett --
whose edited volume Web.Studies: Rewiring Media Studies for the Digital
Age (Arnold and Oxford University Press, 2000) promises to become an
important contribution to the field of cyberculture studies -- the site
includes resources on new media, articles on Web design, and a DIY Web
site kit.  For more information, see: <http://www.NewMediaStudies.com/>.

Once again, we thank you for your continued support, great ideas, and
active participation, and, as always, we welcome your comments,
questions, and suggestions.

david silver
<http://www.glue.umd.edu/~dsilver/>

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These scholarships are offered by World Bank to enable participation by
individuals from developing countries to conferences that deal with the
the use of ICT to development issues...


C o n f e r e n c e   S c h o l a r s h i p    F u n d

                                 Call for applications

Conferences related to Information and Communication Technologies

The information for development program is pleased to announce the
third round of awards, as part of its Conference Scholarship Fund
(iCSF). This call for applications, open for six months as of April 1st,
1999 , will sponsor the participation of individuals from developing
countries in conferences fostering the
utilization of modern Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT) to address development problems.

  US$250,000 is being allocated for this round of the iCSF.

Applicants should be organizers of conferences, workshops and other
forums dedicated to the use of information and communication
technologies to foster
the growth in developing economies. ICSF resources should be used
exclusively to support
the expenses of participants from developing countries (iCSFFellows).
Those fellows should be selected by conferences organizers for their
potential contribution to the national information infrastructure in
their home-country.
ICSF fellows are thus expected to contribute to the public
knowledge of ICT applications. After the event, they will accordingly
be asked to participate actively in moderated conferences on the
electronic forum open
on the infoDev website {http://www.worldbank.org/infodev/}.

  The infoDev Conference Scholarship Facility was launched in April,
1998 to enable conferences related to development based on information
and
communications technologies to bring participants from developing
  countries. Information dissemination, networking, awareness raising,
and consensus building on ICT related issues are expected to be
developed by this initiative.

  The information for Development program is a three-year old program
managed by the World Bank and sponsored by multilateral donors from both
the private and public sectors. By financing selected initiatives and
projects, infoDev assists developing countries to utilize Information
and Communications Technologies.
  InfoDev shares worldwide experience and disseminates best practices to
key decision-makers, both public and private.

  More details about infoDev can be found on the web site or by request
at the email address: infodev@...



  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GRANTS

  Funding Levels.  No single conference will receive more than $50,000
in scholarship funding. The total amount
  of funds available to the iCSF in this round is not to exceed
$250,000.

  Type of Conferences.  The iCSF will support participants to a broad
range of conferences addressing
  information technology topics relevant to developing countries.
Conference subjects may include
  infrastructure, telecommunications, policy and regulation, or
applications of ICT to areas such as education,
  health, governance, and the environment. Conferences need not have a
primary focus on the developing world,
  but must address relevant topics of economic and social development.

  Conference Organizers.  Any organization may propose a meeting on the
topic. This can include international
  agencies, regional telecommunications organizations, industry
associations representing telecommunications
  operators, or other public or private bodies.

  Allowable Expenses.  The iCSF will support expenses directly related
to developing country participants
  attendance at approved conferences. Allowable expenses will include
travel, accommodations, conference
  registrations or purchase of materials required for conference
participation. The iCSF will not fund the salary of
  the participant, either at the conference or during conference
preparation. Preference will be given to
  conferences that waive or reduce registration fees for iCSF Fellows.
iCSF will not support administrative
  expenses.

  Matching Funds:  infoDev gives preference to conferences which
demonstrate a commitment to participation
  from developing countries by providing co-financing of iCSF Fellows.
Therefore, infoDev encourages requests
  for partial funding of conference expenses.



  APPLICATION PROCEDURES

  The iCSF Conference Application Form should be completed. A list of
proposed iCSF Fellows should be
  provided, with alternates for at least 20% of proposed Fellows to
assure that the total number of Fellows will
  attend the conference. For each proposed Fellow and alternate, the
information in the Proposed iCSF Fellows
  Form should be provided.

  A summary budget should also be submitted according to the format
provided.

  Proposals should be submitted by email to: infodev@....
Please include on the subject line: iCSF
  application, Round 3. Alternatively, the application may be mailed on
a diskette to:

  infoDev iCSF Program
  Room F-5P-156
  World Bank
  1818 H Street NW
  Washington, DC 20433
  USA

  Proposals received by the end of each month (starting April 1st, 1999)
will be judged by a panel. Awards will
  be announced by the 15th of the subsequent month as long as resources
for this round ($250,000) are
  available.



  REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

  Applications will be judged on the potential contributions of the
conference and the appropriateness of the
  participants identified.

  Criteria for Selection of Conferences.  Conferences will be selected
on the basis of their potential contribution
  to the utilization of ICT in developing countries. Specific criteria
will include: · The importance of the
  conference to the use of ICT for economic development. · The potential
for immediate applications to
  developing countries. · Cost of conference participation.

  Criteria for Selection of Funded Participants.  Organizers will
develop a sponsored participant list for review
  and a no-objection approval by the iCSF. The iCSF will evaluate
participants based on the following criteria:

       · Ability of participant to affect home country ICT development.
       · Potential for development of ICT in home country.
       · Agreement by applicant to participate in infoDev forum.
       · Financial need.

  Selection Procedure.  Proposals will be evaluated by an infoDev
conference committee in consultation with
  the iCSF manager. The Conference Selection Committee will be composed
of the Work Program
  Administrator of infoDev, members of the infoDev Technical Advisory
Panel, and other members chosen by
  the Program Manager of infoDev.

  The infoDev Program may select individual conference participants from
the proposed list submitted for the
  scholarships. The committee can approve the entire budget submission,
or may offer only partial funding.
  Some categories of expenditures may be disapproved.



  ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS

  After iCSF approval, conference organizers are responsible for all
logistics, including travel arrangements. The
  Recipient of the infoDev grant will be responsible for financial
accountability of iCSF funds, and must maintain
  appropriate financial records of program expenditures.

  Information on the iCSF Fellows (name, job title, email address,
mailing address, employer name and
  address) will be made publicly available on the infoDev web site. The
purpose of this is to stimulate
  international communication on ICT, and to make the names of iCSF
Fellows widely known in the
  development community.

  Each iCSF fellow will be requested to participate in an electronic
forum on the infoDev web site devoted to the
  conference he/she attends, and to participate in other infoDev forums
and activities. It is expected that this
  web site eventually will become a major resource of the iCSF program,
allowing extended networking among
  conference participants and other individuals involved in information
technology.

  The conference organizer, as grant recipient, will be required to
submit a financial report at the end of the
  conference, as well as a summary report on the activities funded by
the grant. The summary report will
  discuss briefly the contribution of the Fellows to the conference and
the perceived benefits from the
  conference to the Fellows. At the discretion of infoDev, summary
reports may be placed on the infoDev web
  site, or disseminated by infoDev. Financial information will be kept
confidential by infoDev.



  EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP

  Evaluation forms will be provided by infoDev to the conference
organizers to be completed by the iCSF
  Fellows after the conference. These will document conference
attendance, including conference activities,
  information learned, potential applications in their home country, and
suggestions/critiques for future
  conference activities. This data will be placed in the iCSF discussion
forum of the infoDev website for
  comments and discussion.

  The evaluation forms will be provided to the grantee at the time the
grant is signed. The grantee will be
  responsible for assuring that the iCSF Fellows provide the required
information in a timely manner.

  Grantees will be also be evaluated on the participation of the iCSF
Fellows supported through their grants in
  the electronic forums, and performance of the grantees will be
considered in reviewing future infoDev grant
  applications.

Hello everybody!

Has anyone information about scholarships for foreigners in United
Kingdom or Germany on the fields of sociology, cultural studies or
philosophy. Or institutions where someone can apply...

Thanks to everybody in advance..

:-)

Elizabeth Bushby

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NET/WORK

Tuesday July 27, 6.30pm till late

Venue: The End, 18 West Central Street, London WC1 1JJ
Cost: Free entry before 9pm, £4 after 9pm

Part 1: Cybersalon @ Net/Work: An exploration of new media and music

7pm: Demonstrations of new interactive music work and discussions from:
Andy Cameron, Romandson - ANTI-rom; Nick Roope 50cc - ANTI-rom; and André
Ktori, audiorom.

__________________________________________________________________

NET/WORK MUSIC

Part 2: Music @ Net/Work featuring live performances and DJs until late

The Bombdroppers
Pmff
Nigel Butler
Angie Dial
Manuka
Jeanne Downs and Matt Daniels

Rifiki
Ginea Edwards, Paul Herbert and James Andrews
DJ Rage
The Bob Bhamra Project
Paul Bateman
__________
Net/Work is presented by:
Hypermedia Research Centre <www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk>
New Media Knowledge <www.nmkadapt.co.uk>
Telepolis <www.heise.de/tp>
Mute <www.metamute.com>
and sponsored by Rugged Vinyl.

Conference: Incubation (A Trace International Conference - Nottingham UK)


            CALL FOR PAPERS

            Incubation: A trAce International Conference
            10-12 July 2000
            The Nottingham Trent University,
            Nottingham, UK

            http://http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/incubation/

Conference Registration:

The trAce Online Writing Community connects more than a thousand writers
and readers in over 60 countries. Together we have built a vibrant and
energetic online culture where text is always the focus. This conference
offers the chance to meet in a physical space to talk about the nature of
writing and reading on the internet today. We invite papers which debate,
discuss or demonstrate
any of the following:

TEXT : NARRATIVE : INVENTION The web is home to a huge variety of narrative
forms: fictions using a traditional narrative structure within the
framework of hypertext; works operating across literary genres -
ficto-criticisms which consider the medium directly; poetic writings that
seek to dishevel the structure of language; pidgin languages and texts; the
blurring of image/word/sound so that the very design itself becomes the
writing; and the liberation from the alphabet. But what does all this mean
to the traditional print author or reader? And how do both the mode of
distribution and the corporate-owned formats affect content and style? This
theme examines the discovery and invention of new literary forms and
theories, and the re-emergence, online, of textual experimentation
predating the internet. It seeks to contextualise online literary
production and features some of the breakthrough online projects that are
helping to shape the early history of writing online. We invite authors,
readers and critics to explore their engagement with the internet and to
look at the ways in which text has evolved online.

TEXT : COMMUNITY : CREATIVITY The internet has offered us the chance to
connect with people around the world in ways we could never have
imagined.What effect is this having on creativity and artistic
collaboration, including the notion of lone author as individual genius?
Society takes on a different complexity when the identities of its members
may be multiple, collective, or fragmented. How do we build and administer
our online communities? And what happens when so many nationalities,
cultures and languages intersect? This is a
good moment to consider what it is to be  human and how we are engaging
with technology in ways we have never done before. The flux of the net
challenges our assumptions about identity, self, nature, language, nation,
time and space and disrupts the ways in which we construct meaning. How are
writers responding to new experiences of online community, creativity,
spirituality, and the body?

TEXT : PUBLISHING : OWNERSHIP Publishers just don't seem to know what to do
with hypertext. Contemporary notions of authorship and ownership are being
reconfigured by the advent of new technologies like the Internet. How are
both mainstream and radical publishing responding to notions of copyright,
public domain, and copyleftism? And where do new forms of work fit in? Is
the book really dead? Will networking and collaborative authoring transform
the literary into something else? Is it true that online writing
communities and web.narrative projects are being embraced by media and art
institutions but ignored by print publishers? There are many burning
practical questions to be addressed. Are online works Read-Only consumer
products? How does the public own/appropriate an online work? How would you
present a web narrative project without a computer? Which form would you
use? And how do you sell your online work?


                                   ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE 300 WORDS MAXIMUM.

                                   DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1ST 1999

                                   HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER...

                                   Papers may be submitted via a web-form

                                   or via post, fax or email to:

                                   INCUBATION
                                   trAce
                                   Nottingham Trent University
                                   Clifton Lane
                                   Nottingham
                                   NG11 8NS UK

                                   tel: +44 (0) 115 9486360
                                   fax: +44 (0) 115 9486364
                                   email: trace@...

                                   http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/incubation/

I found this site a few weeks ago while it was still in it's beta form. Do
check it out - it's an excellent resource, is fun to navigate, and has a
great design.
Robin.
---------------

Hello,

I thought you might be interested in my new educational, non-commercial
website:
http://www.NewMediaStudies.com

which has lots of stuff about new media and the Web,
including book reviews, cyberculture, a DIY website kit,
web design articles, information, links and more!

(If you like the site and can link to it, or suggest it
to others via e-mail lists or whatever, that would be
great -- thanks).

Best wishes

David Gauntlett
University of Leeds, UK

The Cybersoc email list has changed it's name and moved to a new service. I
hope that this does not cause any inconvenience for anyone.

From now on, send your messages to cybersociology@onelist.com

In the coming weeks, I'll send some more emails telling you how to get the
most out of the new mailing list - there are some really good new features.
In the meantime, just make sure you send all those important messages to
the new address.

Thanks for your patience.
Robin.

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Robin Hamman, PhD Candidate at the Hypermedia Research Centre,
University of Westminster, London.
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