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<small>APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING!<br>
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2nd Call for Papers PACIS 2011 Track: "Online Social Networking –
Acting in a Virtually Connected World"<br>
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Chairs: Remko Helms and Sharman Lichtenstein<br>
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DESCRIPTION<br>
Online social networking and social media are ubiquitous in
today's society and their impact is undeniable.<br>
For example, the social-networking site Facebook counts more than
400 million active users (source: Facebook),<br>
exceeding the population of USA. Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia
contains more than 15 million articles <br>
(source: Wikipedia), more than any offline encyclopaedia. Further,
technology-supported social networks have<br>
penetrated many aspects of our daily lives and have been
established for diverse purposes ranging from <br>
e-dating (Match), to multimedia sharing (YouTube), to professional
networking (Xing), and from <br>
friendship/blogging sites (MySpace), to online gaming and virtual
worlds (World of Warcraft). Individuals<br>
in their roles as employees and, more recently, their
organizations have also started to adopt the concept<br>
of social networks both intra- and inter-organizationally. Despite
the many advantages of social networking <br>
and social media, their proliferation pose new challenges for both
individuals and organizations. Notably, <br>
much information is disclosed, either unintentionally or
intentionally, that could negatively affect an <br>
individual or organization. Many people and organizations are
still adapting to these challenges and exploring<br>
how they should behave online while experiencing the
sometimes-negative consequences of the information they<br>
disclose. Not participating in online social network is not an
option however, because others will and not<br>
reacting to shared information could, for instance, significantly
damage the reputation of a person or <br>
organization. This track seeks to explore issues relating to the
development and use of social networking<br>
communities, how and why participants are drawn to them, for what
purpose such networks are used, what <br>
constitutes a successful or failed network and related risks. We
welcome both theoretical and empirical <br>
papers that employ diverse methodologies and philosophical
perspectives.<br>
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TOPICS<br>
Topics for this track might include, but are not limited to:<br>
* Information disclosure in online social networks<br>
* Expertise seeking in online social networks<br>
* Enablers and inhibitors of online social networks<br>
* New qualitative approaches to study digital enabled social
networks<br>
* Interplay between online and offline social networks<br>
* Data and opinion mining in online social networks * Social
exchange and Social Capital<br>
* Social Network Analysis (SNA) studies<br>
* Critical mass and sustainability of online social networks<br>
* Business value of online social networking tools<br>
* Collaboration and innovation in online social networks<br>
* Online social networking strategies and policies<br>
* Innovative business applications of online crowd sourcing<br>
* Security and privacy risks for online social networking<br>
* Ethical and legal issues of online behaviour/presence with
social media<br>
* Lifestyle impacts of online social networks<br>
* Power, politics and trust in online social networks<br>
* Cultural differences in online social media use<br>
* Longitudinal research studies (network evolution)<br>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br>
7 March 2011 Paper Submission Deadline<br>
29 Apr 2011 Paper Decisions<br>
19 May 2011 Camera-ready due<br>
9-11 July 2011 Main Conference<br>
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SUBMISSION INFORMATION<br>
Papers should be submitted using the paper submission system on
the conference <br>
website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://pacis11.org">http://pacis11.org</a>. The conference
website also contains details about <br>
the submission guidelines.<br>
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CONTACT INFORMATION<br>
For any information regarding the track please contact the track
chairs directly:<br>
- Remko Helms, Utrecht University: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:r.w.helms@uu.nl">r.w.helms@uu.nl</a><br>
- Sharman Lichtenstein, Deakin University: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:sharman.lichtenstein@deakin.edu.au">sharman.lichtenstein@deakin.edu.au</a><br>
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