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This month: February 2010 Motivations of cybervolunteers in an applied distributed computing environment: MalariaControl.net as an example Research laboratories and scientific modeling projects often lack computing power to run complex simulation models solely with in–house computing resources. One form of volunteer computing uses an interface called the BOINC software platform that allows hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide to participate in projects such as MalariaControl.net, contributing to research linked to malaria control. Why do cybervolunteers participate in projects such as MalariaControl.net? Volunteers living in 67 countries participated in this study. This paper found that volunteers remained involved if they felt useful. In addition, recognition of cybervolunteers is important. |
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Also this month! In search of prosumption: Youth and the new media in Hong Kong This study examines media use patterns of young people in Hong Kong. A self–administered semi–structured questionnaire was distributed to 649 sixth formers in 11 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Despite growing up “digitally,” young people in this study did not demonstrate markedly different characteristics in their media use. Indeed, instead of making the most out of the new media environment as “prosumers,” they remained passive consumers in most cases. |
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Podcasts Eduardo Villanueva joins us for Part 2 of our ongoing series, entitled Openness 2.0, to discuss the economic, educational, and lingustic challenges of establishing openness in developing nations. |
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