-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2012 - Minitrack on The Dark Side of Social Networking -- Social and Ethical Issues Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:03:41 +0800 From: Sophie Xiao? sophie.xiao@gmail.com To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

CALL FOR PAPERS

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems Seattle, Washington x-apple-data-detectors://0, August 9-12, 2012 x-apple-data-detectors://1

Track: Social Issues and Social Inclusion Minitrack: The Dark Side of Social Networking -- Social and Ethical Issues

DESCRIPTION

Online social networks are web-based services, platforms, or sites that /â??/allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users within whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within their system/â?? /(Boyd and Ellison, 2008). By facilitating the establishment and maintenance of social relations as well as the sharing of interests and activities within individual networks, social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, and more recently Google+) have become increasingly integrated in our modern culture, changing the way we work, study, play and socialize, and how we spend time and money.

Notwithstanding the many personal, educational, and work benefits offered by online social networks, their use raises a variety of social and ethical concerns (e.g., privacy and security threats, cyber-bullying, addiction, deception, censorship and surveillance). The objective of this mini-track is to develop theoretical insight and understanding on topics and issues that address the */troubling/* or */dark/* side of online social networks. We welcome conceptual, theoretical, and empirical papers that enrich our understanding of the social and ethical issues of online social networks.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

-- Privacy risks

-- Security vulnerabilities

-- Cyber-bullying and cyber-stalking

-- Social network addiction

-- Risk to child safety

-- Risk to reputation and confidentiality

-- Violations of intellectual property right

-- Ethical issues in social network analysis and mining

-- Risk of identity theft

-- Deception on social networks

-- Reduction in productivity and disruption to working environment

-- Negative impact of social networking on relationships (e.g., social isolation and distraction from quality relationships)

-- Negative health consequences (e.g., personality and brain disorder) associated with the use of social networking sites

-- Social network surveillance

-- Social network censorship

IMPORTANT DATES

January 2, 2012 Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions March 1, 2012 x-apple-data-detectors://3 Deadline for paper submissions April 2, 2012 x-apple-data-detectors://4 Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date April 20, 2012 x-apple-data-detectors://5 For accepted papers, camera-ready copy due

SUBMISSION SITE

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012

CHAIRS' CONTACT INFORMATION

Bo Sophia Xiao Computing & Information Systems, Department of Computer Science Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Tel: +852 3411 5818 tel:%2B852%203411%205818 Email: boxiao@comp.hkbu.edu.hk mailto:boxiao@comp.hkbu.edu.hk

Christy M.K. Cheung Department of Finance and Decision Sciences, School of Business Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Tel: +852 3411 2102 tel:%2B852%203411%202102 Fax: +852 3411 5855 tel:%2B852%203411%205855 Email: ccheung@hkbu.edu.hk mailto:ccheung@hkbu.edu.hk

Matthew K.O. Lee College of Business, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2 788 7348 tel:%2B852%202%20788%207348 Fax: +852 2 788 8192 tel:%2B852%202%20788%208192 Email: ismatlee@cityu.edu.hk mailto:ismatlee@cityu.edu.hk

http://www.fb.cityu.edu.hk/mlee