-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Call for Papers PACIS 2011 Track: "Online Social Networking – Acting in a Virtually Connected World" Datum: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:12:30 +0100 Von: Remko Helms r.w.helms@cs.uu.nl Antwort an: r.w.helms@cs.uu.nl Organisation: Utrecht University An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
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2nd Call for Papers PACIS 2011 Track: "Online Social Networking – Acting in a Virtually Connected World"
Chairs: Remko Helms and Sharman Lichtenstein
DESCRIPTION Online social networking and social media are ubiquitous in today's society and their impact is undeniable. For example, the social-networking site Facebook counts more than 400 million active users (source: Facebook), exceeding the population of USA. Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia contains more than 15 million articles (source: Wikipedia), more than any offline encyclopaedia. Further, technology-supported social networks have penetrated many aspects of our daily lives and have been established for diverse purposes ranging from e-dating (Match), to multimedia sharing (YouTube), to professional networking (Xing), and from friendship/blogging sites (MySpace), to online gaming and virtual worlds (World of Warcraft). Individuals in their roles as employees and, more recently, their organizations have also started to adopt the concept of social networks both intra- and inter-organizationally. Despite the many advantages of social networking and social media, their proliferation pose new challenges for both individuals and organizations. Notably, much information is disclosed, either unintentionally or intentionally, that could negatively affect an individual or organization. Many people and organizations are still adapting to these challenges and exploring how they should behave online while experiencing the sometimes-negative consequences of the information they disclose. Not participating in online social network is not an option however, because others will and not reacting to shared information could, for instance, significantly damage the reputation of a person or organization. This track seeks to explore issues relating to the development and use of social networking communities, how and why participants are drawn to them, for what purpose such networks are used, what constitutes a successful or failed network and related risks. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers that employ diverse methodologies and philosophical perspectives.
TOPICS Topics for this track might include, but are not limited to: * Information disclosure in online social networks * Expertise seeking in online social networks * Enablers and inhibitors of online social networks * New qualitative approaches to study digital enabled social networks * Interplay between online and offline social networks * Data and opinion mining in online social networks * Social exchange and Social Capital * Social Network Analysis (SNA) studies * Critical mass and sustainability of online social networks * Business value of online social networking tools * Collaboration and innovation in online social networks * Online social networking strategies and policies * Innovative business applications of online crowd sourcing * Security and privacy risks for online social networking * Ethical and legal issues of online behaviour/presence with social media * Lifestyle impacts of online social networks * Power, politics and trust in online social networks * Cultural differences in online social media use * Longitudinal research studies (network evolution)
IMPORTANT DATES 7 March 2011 Paper Submission Deadline 29 Apr 2011 Paper Decisions 19 May 2011 Camera-ready due 9-11 July 2011 Main Conference
SUBMISSION INFORMATION Papers should be submitted using the paper submission system on the conference website: http://pacis11.org. The conference website also contains details about the submission guidelines.
CONTACT INFORMATION For any information regarding the track please contact the track chairs directly: - Remko Helms, Utrecht University: r.w.helms@uu.nl - Sharman Lichtenstein, Deakin University: sharman.lichtenstein@deakin.edu.au