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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Well, What did Dr. McKiernan say in you dyadic ( heh ) exchange, or would say now about the relevance? I have only read this email and I see that there is some discussion of social network service for distribution. I can imagine that there is some SNA-relevant issues here. For example, knowing what we know about networks, diffusion, and knowledge creation, the role of grey literature in changing policy debate will be influenced by the ways that these services structure networks and knowledge flow. However, that link is by no means there nor foregrounded. I am just being speculative. My 2 cents... Jordi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Wellman " < wellman @ CHASS . UTORONTO .CA> To: SOCNET @LISTS. UFL . EDU Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:21:29 AM ( GMT-0500 ) America/ New_York Subject: [ SOCNET ] am I confused or? ***** To join INSNA , visit http :// www . insna .org ***** I am wondering what this post -- or many of Dr Mckiernan's posts -- have to do with Social Network analysis. Dr Mckiernan : have you ever attended a social network conference? I am posting this publicly, after having written to Dr McKiernan privately, some weeks ago. Perhaps I am confused, and other Socnetters see great value in these posts. Barry Wellman _ _____________________________________________________________________ _ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Room 418 Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 http :// www . chass . utoronto .ca/~ wellman fax:+1-416-978-7162 Updating history: http :// chass . utoronto .ca/ oldnew / cybertimes . php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days _ _____________________________________________________________________ _ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:47 -0400 From: SOCNET automatic digest system < LISTSERV @LISTS. UFL . EDU > Reply-To : Social Networks Discussion Forum < SOCNET @LISTS. UFL . EDU > To: SOCNET @LISTS. UFL . EDU Subject: SOCNET Digest - 28 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2008 (#2008-75) There is 1 message totalling 98 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA , the professional association for social network researchers ( http :// www . insna .org). To unsubscribe , send an email message to listserv @lists. ufl . edu containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:28:02 -0500 From: Gerry Mckiernan < gerrymck @ IASTATE . EDU > Subject: People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations ***** To join INSNA , visit http :// www . insna .org ***** Colleagues/ I will give the first of three presentations at the American Chemical Society Spring Conference a week from today on April 6th 2008, 9:15-9:45, in New Orleans. _People Are The Bioeconomy : Social Media For Engaged Information Conversations_ Gerry McKiernan , gerrymck @ iastate . edu Library, Iowa State University, 152 Parks, Ames , IA 50011 While a substantial portion of the primary literature on alternative energy is published in scholarly journals, significant research is also reported in conference publications, dissertations, reports, theses, white papers, and other *gray* literature. This presentation will discuss this literature and the efforts of the Iowa State University Library to identify and acquire key gray publications on the production, use, and impact of biofuels , to support university scientific, technical, and sociological research initiatives. Two alternative energy blogs established to promote core publications and resources to a world community will also be profiled. Major current and future research alternative energy projects at Iowa State will be described as well. The presentation will conclude with speculation on the potential use of social networking services, such as 2collab , chemistry.org/exchange, and the Nature Network to facilitate and support university/industry/government communication, collaboration, and coordination of bioenergy projects. [ http :// oasys2 . confex .com/ acs / 235nm / techprogram / P1163116 . HTM ] _Engineering the Transition to the Bioeconomy _ The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008 9:15 AM-9 :45 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Marriott Convention Center -- Blaine Kern D Links and Additional Information and The PPT (by May 1st ) are/will be accessible at [ http :// scitechnet . blogspot .com/2008/03/ people-are-bioeconomy-social-media-for . html ] OR [ http :// tinyurl .com/ 2yeqh3 ] If You're Attending ACS , And Are Interested Please Stop By ... BTW: My Second ACS Presentation _Being There: Using Social Networking Services For Engaged Library Instruction_ is scheduled for Monday, April 7th 2008, 9:15-9:35 [ http :// onlinesocialnetworks . blogspot .com/2008/03/ social-networking-services-for-engaged . html ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck @ iastate . edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http :// www . blogger .com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http :// alternativeenergyblogs . blogspot .com/ ] _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA , the professional association for social network researchers ( http :// www . insna .org). To unsubscribe , send an email message to listserv @lists. ufl . edu containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of SOCNET Digest - 28 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2008 (#2008-75) ************************************************************ _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA , the professional association for social network researchers ( http :// www . insna .org). To unsubscribe , send an email message to listserv @lists. ufl . edu containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. -- Jordi Comas Assistant Professor (2008- ) Management Bucknell University 570 577-3161 jordi .comas@ bucknell . edu Ideas, Commentary and Research Blog : www . netsweweave . wordpress .com Personal website: http :// www . facstaff . bucknell . edu / jcomas "There is nothing so practical as a good theory." Kurt Lewin "Not all learning leads to intelligent behavior." James March "I often say sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defense . Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right to use if for unfair attacks." Pierre Bourdieu "These are hard times to get it right, but the easy answers to yesterday’s debate won’t get it right." Lawernce Lessig _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.