Oxford Internet Institute - News

Open Education Week

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

22 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

As part of Open Education Week we will be discussing our new project on Open Education Resources in HE institutions (Latin America and Europe): join the OportUnidad open webinar to find out more (6 March 2012: 16.00-17.00 GMT).

Recruiting: Big Data Research Officer (Full-time)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

20 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

We are looking for a full-time Big Data Research Officer to work in the generation and management of large datasets associated with OII research projects. Closing date: 16 March 2012.

Using Network Theory in Social Psychology

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

16 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Could network theory be co-opted by social psychology to make experiments easier and data more mathematical? Neil Basu reports on an attempt to apply network analysis to 'co-ruminants'.

Geographies of Information

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

16 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham's talk schedule at the New York AAG conference covers religious cyberscapes, development geography, and Iron Sheep: an open session for lightning mapping of Volunteered Geographic Information "in the wild".

Technology in the Humanities

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:05 GMT

16 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Monica Bulger and Eric Meyer's paper showing that humanities researchers' use of and attitudes toward digital technologies are influenced by existing disciplinary habits is now published in Arts and Humanities in Higher Education.

Internet Use in Britain

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:05 GMT

16 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Grant Blank looks at OxIS survey data on use and attitudes to the Internet in Britain to explore the "Next Generation Users": the 44% of British people who now access the Internet through multiple devices. (It isn't just young people.)

Child Protection / Online Risk

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

15 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

A new OII project on child protection is undertaking a critical synthesis of the academic literature and the social and medical science evidence to date of the risks and opportunities of online activity for children and young people.

New OII Project on Twitter

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

15 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

A new OII project is using Twitter to map and measure online cultural diffusion by developing and employing rigorous methods to map and measure how (and where) conversations on Twitter are taking place over time and space.

Catching up with SDP Alumni

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

15 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

We talk to Yana Breindl (SDP alumnus and current OII Visitor) about the OII's Summer Doctoral Programme. Her advice to SDP applicants: "Be honest about your research. And don't be shy in articulating your expectations."

Ten Years of the OII's Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

8 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"a bunch of great students doing great research having a fun time with some world-leading academics" - Vicki Nash looks back on ten years of the OII's Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP).

New OII Project on Big Data

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

8 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

A new OII project using big data for social science research aims to increase visibility, accessibility, and ease-of-use of the JISC UK Web Domain Dataset, a 30 terabyte web archive of the .uk country-code top level domain (ccTLD).

Globalization vs Tradition?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

1 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham's paper: Perish or Globalise, on network integration and the reproduction and replacement of weaving traditions in the Thai silk industry, has just been published in ACME: Journal of Critical Geographies.

Borderlands (Digital Ones...)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

1 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Laura Mann reflects on borderlands as centres in their own right, where new forms of governance can take shape: how does this help our understanding of digital divides, as ICT penetration in East Africa creates new intermediaries?

Wikipedia Workshop: Amman

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

1 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

A forthcoming workshop on Middle Eastern Participation and Presence in Wikipedia (Amman, 11-12 April) will discuss the most significant barriers to participation in Wikipedia in the Middle East and North Africa.

University Outreach Awards

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

1 February 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

We have launched a competition to find the most innovative outreach and public engagement activities carried out by European universities. The three winning entries will each receive a 5000 EUR prize (deadline: 15 March 2012).

Relearning to Forget

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

31 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

The recent overhaul of Europe's data-protection rules "would make people pause to think about whether it makes sense for data to remain in the handlers' hands," says Viktor Mayer-Schönberger in The Economist (27 January 2012).

Information Practices

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

30 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Physorg.com reports on the recent OII-authored RIN report on information practices which identifies the range of contemporary challenges facing physical science researchers in a fast-evolving information landscape.

PASC Report: Government / IT

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

27 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

The Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) publishes its report on Government and IT that insists Government has still to address the challenges of "intelligent" procurement. Helen Margetts was an expert witness.

Now it's back to ACTA...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

27 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"Interestingly, the protest wave carries on: the target has shifted from the US to the EU as 22 member states signed the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) today": Yana Breindl on what makes a succesful campaign.

Scientists: Conservatives?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

26 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"although physical scientists have led the way in using computers to analyse data, they are still fairly conservative when it comes to adopting new communications technologies": Recent OII work is covered by Physics World.

The Right to be Forgotten

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

25 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

The EU plans sweeping changes to its dated data protection law, including the "right to be forgotten": Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, author of "Delete", comments: New EU data protection rules talk tough (Deutsche Welle).

Free Speech Principles

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

25 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Ian Brown talks to Prof. Timothy Garton Ash about Internet neutrality, freedom of expression, regulation, censorship and security as part of the Free Speech Debate project: Can the world agree on free speech principles? (YouTube).

Physical Scientists at Work

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

25 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

How do physical scientists use online information, resources, and services to support their research? Eric Meyer and Monica Bulger are authors on RIN's new report on Information Practices in the Physical Sciences (SSRN).

The Art of Forgetting

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

24 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"As a society, argues internet scholar Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, we're getting worse at forgetting, thanks to the web: Amazon, Google and Facebook remember everything you use them for, for ever." (The Guardian, 20 January)

SOPA / PIPA

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

23 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"stakeholders need to understand that freedom of expression and copyright cannot be pursued as single issues" .. Bill Dutton talks to BBC News about the events of last week: Anti-piracy efforts divide web users (20 January).

Megaupload Shutdown

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:08:06 GMT

20 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Joss Wright talks to the BBC as hackers target the US government and copyright organisations following the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing website. Are their actions counter-productive?

Wikipedia Blackout

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:03:57 GMT

18 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"Wikipedia has blacked out its English-language site for 24 hours. So how will its regular readers get information?" Mark Graham discusses Wikipedia with the BBC: Without Wikipedia, where can you get your facts? (BBC News, 18 Jan).

Digital Tools / Learning

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

16 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Monica Bulger discusses teaching and learning with digital tools in the humanities and also her new book chapter: "Interdisciplinary Knowledge Work: Digital Textual Analysis Tools and Their Collaboration Affordances".

Richard Wilson on Hold

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

16 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Tonight, Joss Wright talks to Richard Wilson about how we are tracked by advertisers who build up profiles so as to target online personalized adverts at us most effectively: Richard Wilson on Hold (Channel 4, Mon 16 Jan, 8pm).

Geographies of Knowledge

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

9 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

User-generated Internet content (and online knowledge) is heavily weighted towards the global north; Mark Graham asks: In a networked world, why is the geography of knowledge still uneven? (The Guardian).

Mapping Chinese Censorship

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

5 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

See Joss Wright's recent presentation of his work on fine-grained mapping of censorship in China, which includes a couple of maps with early analysis of DNS manipulation in Chinese cities.

Mapping Knowledge: Africa

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

5 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

Africa is characterised by some of the most interesting patterns in quality of Wikipedia articles: vast areas seem to have no available information; other regional patterns are difficult to explain.

30 min without an iPhone

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

4 January 2012 Oxford Internet Institute

"Even with something as beautiful as a sunset, forgetting is really important": the New York Times' "Bits" blog quotes from Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger's book "Delete" on our need to sometimes enjoy/forget the view without an iPhone.

Social Media and Protest

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:00 GMT

16 December 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon's paper "The Dynamics of Protest Recruitment through an Online Network" has been published in Scientific Reports. It analyses Twitter activity data during mass protests in Spain in May 2011.

Virtual Open Day: Webcast

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT

14 December 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

A webcast is now available of our last (award winning!) OII Virtual Open Day. Our faculty and students give advice on applying to study at the OII, and answer questions from the Tweeting public.

Privacy on the Internet

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

30 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Ian Brown has given evidence to Parliament's Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions on the difficulties in stopping a specific piece of information appearing anywhere on the Internet.

The Stop Online Piracy Act

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:00:05 GMT

25 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger comments in the Economist on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), now before America's Congress. The bill aims to cut off Americans' access to foreign pirate websites by squeezing intermediaries.

The Internet in Poland

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

23 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Read Bill Dutton's introduction to the 2011 Poland report of the World Internet Project (WIP). "Many Poles have yet to make up their minds on whether or not the Internet will improve their lives."

Digital Literacy (TED Talk)

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

23 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Cristobal Cobo's TED talk analyses how many educational institutions have not been engaged enough in development of the multi-literacies we need to interact in today's information society.

Hipsters vs Tea Party

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

23 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Are hipsters or Tea Party supporters more prominent on the Internet? Mark Graham demonstrates some of the significant methodological limitations of using Google keywords to find out...

Identity and the Internet

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

22 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger talks to the Financial Times about anonymity and the enforcement of 'real names' policies: "It's built on the false analogy that in the real world you only have one identity."

Digital Memory / Delete

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

16 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger talks to the Irish Times about memory and the auto-deletion of our personal information: "I'm more convinced than ever that forgetting is the needed solution."

Wikipedia, Mapped!

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

16 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Guardian's Datablog features OII research on Wikipedia's geographical coverage in different languages - revealing some strange (and striking) patterns in who writes about where.

Life-logging / Personal Data

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

16 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Ian Brown is an author of the EU's cyber security agency ENISA's report on the future impact of life-logging and online personal data: Risks and benefits of emerging life-logging technologies.

Call for Papers on "Big Data"

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

16 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The IPP2012 Conference: Big Data, Big Challenges? calls for papers addressing the opportunites and challenges of Big Data. Abstract deadline: 1 March 2012. Conference: 20-21 Sept 2012, Oxford.

SDP2012: Apply Now!

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

16 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Our very successful Summer Doctoral Programme aims to support students' doctoral thesis research through an intense fortnight of study with leading academics (deadline: 23 Feb 2012).

Webcast: Internet Freedom and Human Rights: "EU vs US"

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

15 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Ian Brown gives a seminar in George Washington Law School's series on Internet Freedom and Human Rights: "Internet freedom: EU v US" (webcast).

Margetts Keynote: London Conference on Cyberspace

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

15 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Read Professor Helen Margetts' remarks at the London Cyberspace Conference on the social benefits of the Internet and how they might be maximized.

Widening the Oxford MBA

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

14 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Financial Times covers the Oxford 1+1 Programme, which will enable students to study an Oxford specialist master's degree and an MBA in 2 years (subject to final University approval).

The Oxford 1+1 Programme

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

14 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Oxford 1+1 Programme will allow students to combine our MSc in Social Science of the Internet with the Oxford MBA (apply from Dec 2011, subject to final approval by the University).

Mr Vassilyev's 69 children

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

14 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham reports on the Wikisym 2011 conference and the discussion (and papers) on gender imbalances in Wikipedia: "Feodor Vassilyev and Wikipedia's Gender Imbalances".

Mapping Wikipedia Globally

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

14 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

What does the world look like in English, compared with Arabic or Hebrew? Mark Graham has been Mapping Wikipedia Globally, revealing what the world looks different depending on your language.

Mapping Internet Censorship

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

9 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Joss Wright and Ian Brown's paper on Fine-Grained Censorship Mapping - Information Sources, Legality and Ethics considers the ethical issues surrounding research on Internet censorship.

Where / what is 'Cyberspace'?

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

7 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham on the recent London Cyberspace Conference: "The thing that struck me the most was the constant use of the word 'cyberspace'. People just wouldn't stop saying it."

Visualising Language Online

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

7 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Scott Hale shares a Collection of Graphics on Language and the Internet, including cross-language linking, the top languages on the Internet, and the geography of user generated content.

Oxford University Teaching Awards for OII Faculty

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

5 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Greg Taylor, Bernie Hogan and Victoria Nash are to receive teaching awards from the University of Oxford in recognition of their excellent contributions to the OII's teaching over the past year.

Potentials of the Internet for International Development

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

2 November 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

See Mark Graham's Presentation for the London Conference on Cyberspace, from the session on Cyberspace and International Development.

Social Media Research

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

31 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

In "60 seconds with ... Bernie Hogan" (Oxford Today) he talks about social media and networking, and his research on the changing norms and etiquette of online relationships and dating.

East African Broadband

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

31 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham talks about the promises, expectations and economic impacts of new submarine fibre-optic cables on the East African region: "Fibre-optic hopes for East Africa" (ESRC Feature).

OII Speakers at the London Conference on Cyberspace

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

31 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Helen Margetts is a keynote speaker at the London Conference on Cyberspace (session on social benefits), organised by the FCO. Mark Graham also speaks.

Palestinian Web / Mobility

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT

31 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Miriyam Aouragh's article on virtual mobility: Confined Offline - Traversing Online: Palestinian mobility through the prism of the Internet has been published in Mobilities 6 (3) 375-397.

Webcast: Six Provocations for Big Data - boyd and Crawford

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

25 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"The era of Big Data has begun" - danah boyd and Kate Crawford discuss privacy and publicity in the context of big data (iCS-OII 2011 Conference keynote).

Oxford Internet Survey 2011: Report Launch Highlights

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

24 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Read the highlights from the OxIS 2011 Report launch - topline findings from almost a decade's worth of survey data on Internet use and attitudes in Britain.

Wikipedia Language Editions

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Scott Hale puts his mapping skills to work to uncover patterns in geotagged articles in different language editions of Wikipedia, and thinks about the specific benefits of multilingual contributors.

Deep Packet Inspection

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Alissa Cooper's chapter: Doing the DPI Dance: Assessing the Privacy Impact of Deep Packet Inspection has just been published in "Privacy in America: Interdisciplinary Perspectives".

Artificial Currency: The Bitcoin

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The "bitcoin" focuses Yorick Wilks' mind on issues around the financial industry, trust in value, and the nature of currency itself: If we lose trust in money, is internet currency a plausible alternative?

Net Neutrality Discourses

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Alissa Cooper's article: Net Neutrality Discourses: Comparing Advocacy and Regulatory Arguments in the US and the UK is forthcoming in The Information Society 27 (5) (co-authored A.Powell).

Paper Call: Online Collective Action and Policy Change

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Policy and Internet is calling for papers for a forthcoming Special Issue on Online Collective Action and Policy Change (deadline 31 March 2012).

Top story: Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2011 Data Released: 44% of British Internet Users Are "Next Generation Users"

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:29:25 GMT

17 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The latest OxIS Report "Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011" describes how Internet access, use and attitudes have evolved over almost a decade (see the 2011 topline findings). The 2011 survey suggests that about 44% of British Internet users can be classed as "next generation users" (NGUs), people who routinely access the Internet through an increasing number of devices, including mobile devices like smart-phones, tablets, and readers (see graph). In terms of their behaviour, NGUs integrate the Internet extensively into their everyday lives, are more likely to be content producers, and tend to be positive about technology. They also rate themselves as having a high political efficacy: given these people are better able to make their voices heard on the Internet, they will probably be particularly influential in policy debates in the coming years. OxIS shows that NGUs are not simply young people: this new type of access and behaviour is actually strongly related to income, perhaps unsurprising given the expense of many devices. The least likely to be NGUs include the unemployed, the retired, and those with lower incomes. This suggests we might be seeing the start of a new digital divide emerging in Britain, reflective of more than just access to the Internet. While there is anecdotal evidence that these trends are being repeated elsewhere, this is pioneering research by the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS), and similar studies have not yet been done in other countries.

New OxIS Report Released: The Internet in Britain 2011

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:09:35 GMT

17 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

New data on British Internet access, attitudes and use is released: "Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011" [PDF, 3MB]. See the OxIS website for more.

Call: Urban Food Futures

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

12 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

We are calling for abstracts for the OII-QUT symposium "Urban Food Futures: ICTs and Opportunities" on 14 December 2011. Deadline: 28 October 2011. A journal special issue is planned.

Tribute to Steve Jobs

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:11:10 GMT

7 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"He really revolutionised the way we communicate with each other around the world: I can think of few people who have had more impact": Bill Dutton reflects on Steve Jobs (video).

Working With Big Data

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

6 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Wall Street Journal explores the use of "big data" made available by social media such as Twitter, quoting from dana boyd's 2011 iCS-OII conference keynote (webcast coming soon).

The Arab Spring / Mobilization

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

6 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Miriam Aouragh's new paper on the Arab Spring: The Egyptian Experience: Sense and Nonsense of the Internet Revolution, has been published in the International Journal of Communication.

Project: Lapsed Internet Users

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

6 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

About 10% of British 17-19 year olds are lapsed Internet users. Our new project on lapsed use of the Internet amongst young people in the UK aims to inform the UK's digital inclusion strategy.

The Flickr Map of the World

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMT

6 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Who shares their images with the world? The Guardian's Datablog highlights Mark Graham's visualisation of Flickr use worldwide, showing world blips in population, wealth, and connectivity.

Working Papers: Neutrality

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

5 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Marcelo Thompson has two new working papers: The Neutralization of Harmony (forthcoming JSTL), and In Search of Alterity: On Google, Neutrality, and Otherness.

Webcast: OII 10th Anniversary

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

5 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

A distinguished panel reflects on the defining developments of the Internet over the past ten years in our 10th anniversary plenary session: "A Decade in Internet Time" (rec. 22 Sept 2011).

Big Data / Data Deluge

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

5 October 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"The world of 'big data' is on fire", says The Economist, reporting on the recent OII-hosted Oxford Digital Data Dialogue (OD3): Big Data: Where the geeks go [The Economist, 23 Sept 2011].

MSc Thesis Prize

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

29 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Ulrike Rauer has received the 2011 OII MSc Thesis Prize for her thesis on patient trust in Internet-based health records. The MSc application process has now opened for 2012/2013 entry.

Collective Action: Draft Paper

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

29 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Feedback is welcomed on a new draft paper: Applying Social Influence to Collective Action: Heterogeneous Personality Effects (H.Margetts, P.John, S.Reissfelder, S.Hale).

Information Geographies

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

29 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Details are now available for Mark Graham and Matt Zook's session on Information Geographies: Online Power, Representation and Voice (AAG 2012)

Geolocating the Zombies

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT

26 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Guardian's Data Blog has picked up Mark Graham's data analysis of Google Maps: The Zombie map of the world [The Guardian, 23 Sept 2011].

Prof. Helen Margetts Appointed as New Director of the OII

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

19 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

We are pleased to announce that Helen Margetts will take over as the New Director of the OII from 1 October 2011. She succeeds William Dutton.

Internet Censorship

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT

19 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"In my time in China, I ran simple filtering tests on all the Internet connections to which I had access" Joss Wright shares his holiday Experiences of Chinese Internet Censorship.

Internet and Society Awards

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:04:43 GMT

15 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

OII Internet and Society Awards have been awarded to journalist Simon Rogers, MP Tom Watson, and NGO 38 Degrees, recognising their use of the Internet for the public good in the UK.

Visualising Data

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:04:43 GMT

15 September 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

See visualisations of data on literacy, the world media, academic publishing, and the distribution of knowledge and content in Flickr, Wikipedia and Google.

Funding / Academic Integrity

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:00:00 GMT

9 August 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"At what point do these decreases in government funding threaten the fabric of the university?" Monica Bulger asks: Will de-funding unravel the academic integrity of universities?

Government and IT: "A Recipe for Rip-Offs", finds PAC

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

28 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

The Public Adminstration Committee's report: Government and IT- "A Recipe For Rip-Offs" draws on evidence given by Helen Margetts and Ian Brown.

OII "Lifetime Award" Winners

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

25 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

We have awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards to Manuel Castells, Vint Cerf, David Clark, Wendy Hall, Joi Ito, and Niklas Zennström, in recognition of their unique role in shaping the Internet.

Effective Presentations

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:00:05 GMT

18 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Why does is often feel that presentations focus on information transfer rather than audience connection? Monica Bulger discusses The Human Element of Academic Presentations (SDP2011).

Computer use in schools

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT

11 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Does increased computer use in class decrease digital reading performance? Cristobal Cobo discusses the puzzling results of the PISA test in "digital reading performance".

Digital Footprints: New Paper

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT

7 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

What new challenges are raised by the generation and handling of personal data? New paper: Following Society's Digital Footprints: Critical Policy Issues for the Digital Economy (PDF, 900kb)

East African Broadband

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT

7 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

We have received funding from DFID and the ESRC to study Development and Broadband Internet Access in East Africa, focusing on the economic impact of broadband roll-out in the region.

Delete / Digital Remembering

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

1 July 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Does the digital age force us to remember too much? Viktor Mayer-Schönberger discusses Why we must remember to delete - and forget - in the digital age (The Guardian).

New eDemocracy Reports

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

16 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

mySociety publishes Tobias Escher's reports on two of the most successful eDemocracy projects worldwide: Evaluation of TheyWorkForYou.com and WriteToThem.com.

Network Analysis Workshop

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:00:00 GMT

10 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Bernie Hogan's NodeXL / Network Workshop at the UK Social Networks Association conference introduces tools for social network capture, analysis and visualisation (6 July 2011).

Analysing the media response to research on online dating

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:00 GMT

9 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Bernie Hogan analyses the media response to our online dating research: what particular findings have journalists been most interested in covering?

Mobile / Internet Industries

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

8 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"this cultural split between the closed mobile phone and the open Internet industries is a major obstacle to real convergence" Bill Dutton: Converging Technologies, Divergent Cultures.

Disconnect Yourself...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

8 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

"the idea of addiction to technologies like the Internet, and disconnecting yourself from these devices, is not new" Bill Dutton: Addicted to the Internet?

Online Social Networks: Student Showcase

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

6 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

OII course tutor Bernie Hogan has compiled a showcase of network graphs created for the OII Network course 2011.

Cybercrime: Special Issue

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

1 June 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Policy and Internet's Special Issue on Cybercrime has just been published, with papers on child exploitation networks, national cybersecurity, data disclosure, Warez groups, and more.

Freedom of Expression

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:00:05 GMT

31 May 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

New OII-authored UNESCO report: Freedom of connection, freedom of expression: the changing legal and regulatory ecology shaping the Internet (Dutton, Dopatka, Law, Nash).

Cyberscapes / Visualisation

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:00:05 GMT

31 May 2011 Oxford Internet Institute

Mark Graham's New publication - Visualizing Global Cyberscapes: Mapping User Generated Placemarks has just been published in the Journal of Urban Technology.

Cybersecurity / ENISA Reform

Thu, 26 May 2011 15:00:00 GMT