{"155851":{"#nid":"155851","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GVU Brown Bag Seminar: Jennifer Thom","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJennifer Thom\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGetting Up to Speed: Social Media as a Resource for Newcomer Acculturation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENewcomers are essential to the health of collaborative organizations.\u0026nbsp;In order for newcomers to successfully adapt to their new\u0026nbsp;surroundings, newcomers must learn about the norms and values of the\u0026nbsp;organizations they have just joined. When collaborative groups are distributed, this process of acculturation can change, as it moves online. In this talk, I describe research that examine how newcomers\u0026nbsp;can affect the ecology of established groups and then focus on current work aimed at providing resources for newcomer acculturation through social media. Finally, I discuss early work investigating the impact of culture on participation in social media systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJenn is a Research Scientist in the Visualization and Behavior Group at IBM Research. At IBM, her research focuses on how the culture of a group affects how its members collaborate and contribute to social systems. Jenn received her Ph.D in Communication from Cornell University. Her dissertation work examined how users express\u0026nbsp;territorial behaviors in online collaborative spaces. For more information, see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.jennthom.com\u0022 title=\u0022www.jennthom.com\u0022\u003Ewww.jennthom.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27659","created_gmt":"2012-09-20 13:50:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:00:01","author":"Christopher Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-10-11T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-10-11T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-10-11T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-10-11 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-10-11 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-10-11 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Egvu@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}