[AISWorld] Call for Papers PACIS 2011 Track: "Online Social Networking – Acting in a Virtually Connected World"

[Remko Helms]

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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 at uu.nl
- Sharman Lichtenstein, Deakin University: 
sharman.lichtenstein at deakin.edu.au

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