Prof. Sue Thomas asked me to circulate this. And I’m happy to do it. Good times for researchers. Go and get it the sun is shining. if I had a PhD and not founded a firm recently I’d apply myself

:: De Montfort University :: Jobs Online ::: “Our successful AHRC application has created an opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher for a project entitled “Interdisciplinary applications of experimental social software to the study of narrative in digital contexts”, led by Professor Sue Thomas. The post is jointly based in the Institute of Creative Technologies and the Faculty of Humanities at De Montfort University (t d f), UK.”

That’s something. Social scientists et alii. Go ahead and apply! 50% of your time paid by studying Wikipedia.

Stellenangebot Wiki-Forschung:

Mein Kollege und Co-Herausgeber von Kommunikation@Gesellschaft Christian Stegbauer hat von der DFG ein soziologisches Forschungsprojekt zum Thema ‘Konstitution und Erhalt von Kooperation am Beispiel von Wikipedia’ bewilligt bekommen (Herzlichen Glückwunsch!) und sucht nun zum 1.3. oder 1.4.2006 ein/n methodisch und theoretisch versierte/n Mitarbeiter (halbe Stelle).

Lilia (Hi great you are here again) is back bloggin’ along with her (sometimes) longish compositions
What I found intriguing from reading her excerpt is the (not outspoken) connex to what happens if you leave users in online environments alone without guidance and leadership. Too many have hoped and still believe that a one-time implementation of an virtual (onlie) organization will save the world.

Charming article on the use and benefits of wikis in corporate environments, including some considerations on whether to argue for open source or proprietary solutions.
What I did miss is the focus on implementation issues. Outside of very innovative environments it proves rather laborious to even overcome the second level digital divide (PDF). Too many users have no idea what a webpage is.