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A Question of Identity 
Life on the Screen is a fascinating and wide-ranging investigation of the impact of computers and networking on society, peoples' perceptions of themselves, and the individual's relationship to machines. Sherry Turkle, a Professor of the Sociology of Science at MIT and a licensed psychologist, uses Internet MUDs (multi-user domains, or in older gaming parlance multi-user dungeons) as a launching pad for explorations of software design, user interfaces, simulation, artificial intelligence, artificial life, agents, "bots," virtual reality, and "the on-line way of life." 
Turkle's discussion of postmodernism is particularly enlightening. She shows how postmodern concepts in art, architecture, and ethics are related to concrete topics much closer to home, for example AI research (Minsky's "Society of Mind") and even MUDs (exemplified by students with X-window terminals who are doing homework in one window and simultaneously playing out several different roles in the same MUD in other windows). Those of you who have (like me) been turned off by the shallow, pretentious, meaningless paintings and sculptures that litter our museums of modern art may have a different perspective after hearing what Turkle has to say. 
This is a psychoanalytical book, not a technical one. However, software developers and engineers will find it highly accessible because of the depth of the author's technical understanding and credibility. Unlike most other authors in this genre, Turkle does not constantly jar the technically-literate reader with blatant errors or bogus assertions about how things work. Although I personally don't have time or patience for MUDs,view most of AI as snake-oil, and abhor postmodern architecture, I thought the time spent reading this book was an extremely good investment.

스크린 위의 삶 = Life on the screen : identity in the age of the internet

Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many have expressed concern about the effects of false stories (“fake news”), circulated largely through social media. We discuss the economics of fake news and present new data on its consumption prior to the election. Drawing on web browsing data, archives of fact-checking websites, and results from a new online survey, we find: (i) social media was an important but not dominant source of election news, with 14 percent of Americans calling social media their “most important” source; (ii) of the known false news stories that appeared in the three months before the election, those favoring Trump were shared a total of 30 million times on Facebook, while those favoring Clinton were shared 8 million times; (iii) the average American adult saw on the order of one or perhaps several fake news stories in the months around the election, with just over half of those who recalled seeing them believing them; and (iv) people are much more likely to believe stories that favor their preferred candidate, especially if they have ideologically segregated social media networks.

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Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election

Pedagosko i psiholosko testiranje i procjenjivanje spadaju među najvažnije doprinose znanosti o ponasanju nasem drustvu i pružaju temeljna i znacajna poboljsanja u odnosu na ranije postupke. Iako se ne može ustvrditi da su svi testovi dovoljno usavrseni niti da su sva testiranja razborita i korisna, postoji velika kolicina informacija koje ukazuju na ucinkovitost kvalitetnih instrumenata u onim situacijama u kojima je njihovo koristenje potkrijepljeno validacijskim podacima. Pravilna upotreba testova može dovesti do boljih odluka o pojedincima i programima nego sto bi to bio slucaj bez njihovog koristenja, a također i ukazati na put za siri i pravedniji pristup obrazovanju i zaposljavanju. Međutim, losa upotreba testova može dovesti do zamjetne stete nanesene ispitanicima i drugim sudionicima u procesu donosenja odluka na temelju testovnih podataka. Cilj Standarda je promoviranje kvalitetne i eticne upotrebe testova te uspostavljanje osnovice za ocjenu kvalitete postupaka testiranja. Svrha objavljivanja Standarda je uspostavljanje kriterija za evaluaciju testova, provedbe testiranja i posljedica upotrebe testova. Iako bi evaluacija prikladnosti testa ili njegove primjene trebala ovisiti prvenstveno o strucnim misljenjima, Standardi pružaju okvir koji osigurava obuhvacanje svih relevantnih pitanja. Bilo bi poželjno da svi autori, sponzori, nakladnici i korisnici profesionalnih testova usvoje Standarde te da poticu druge da ih također prihvate.

Standards for educational and psychological testing

Social Network Analysis

Established in 2006, TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited operates as the nodal point for Tata businesses in West Africa. TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited has a strong presence in Nigeria with investments exceeding USD 10 million. The company was established in Lagos, Nigeria as a subsidiary of TATA Africa Holdings (SA) (Pty) Limited, South Africa and serves as the hub of Tata’s operations in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.

What About Us

Chapter 8. Capturing Sensory Experiences Through Semi-Structured Elicitation Questions

Netnography uses a mix of unobtrusive as well as interactive methods of research to study consumer behaviour online. The evolving technology has created greater avenues for researchers to apply different ethnographic methods online. However, it has also posed a number of ethical debates. This paper provides a reflective account of ethical dilemmas that were faced by me (researcher) while working on an ethics application using the methods of Netnography. It uses the context of the researcher's PhD research ethics application, to highlight the issues of domain, consent and privacy encountered while working on the ethics application. This paper contributes through the use of reflexivity to highlight the processual dilemmas faced in detailing the Netnographic methodology.

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Reflecting on ethics in netnographic research

This chapter presents a case focusing on Thai and Cambodian locals' gazes as perceived by US and South Korean short-term mission travellers. An attempt is made to understand the differences in perceptions. The findings suggest a diverse set of cultural values needs to be considered in this context and illustrate the complexities emerging from encounters with Christian and non-Christian hosts.

Perceived host gaze in the context of short-term mission trips

While ongoing information search is mentioned in the general marketing as well as travel information search literature it has been largely neglected by research and seems to be not very well understood from a theoretical point of view. From a marketing perspective, ongoing search is a critical aspect of consumer behaviour as it suggests voluntary and continuous exposure to marketing messages and intrinsic motivation to engage with travel advertising. No valid measurement scale currently exists to gauge consumers' engagement in ongoing travel information search. Thus the research presented in this paper is aimed at developing a measure of ongoing travel information search and to conduct some preliminary tests with respect to influences of demographic characteristics. A national survey of adult Australians was administered in August 2010. The results of an exploratory factor analysis suggest that there are two dimensions to ongoing travel information search which were termed passive consumption and active collection. Significant differences in individuals' propensity to engage in ongoing search were found for gender, education and household size but not for age. Implications for travel information search theory, future research and marketing practice are discussed.

Measuring Ongoing Travel Information Search

The Internet has established itself as an important information source for tourism and is now used by a majority of tourists to satisfy their information needs. New media technologies provide new opportunities for tourists to find relevant information. However, to understand their search behavior, it has to be examined in terms of the types of information searched for, the types of technologies used, and its relationship to the various stages in the travel decision-making process and phases in the consumption of tourism products. It is also important to determine factors that influence online search behaviors. Three categories of factors have been identified: situation specific factors, personal characteristics of the individual engaged in the search, and the perception and evaluation of the technologies used for the search.

Ulrike Gretzel

Papers

Chapter 8. Capturing Sensory Experiences Through Semi-Structured Elicitation Questions

Reflecting on ethics in netnographic research

Perceived host gaze in the context of short-term mission trips

Measuring Ongoing Travel Information Search

Das Online-Suchverhalten von Touristen