Student Paper Award
Daniel A. Menchik and Xiaoli Tian (2008). Putting Social Context into Text: The Semiotics of E-mail Interaction. American Journal of Sociology 114(2): 332-370.
Committee members: Zeynep Tufekci (Chair), Lori Kendall, and Anabel Quan-Haase
Public Sociology Award
Peter Kollock (University of California – Los Angeles)
Committee members: Michael Macy (Chair), Marc Smith, Keith Hampton
Paper Award
Eszter Hargitta, Jason Gallo, and Matthew Kane. 2008. Cross-ideological discussions among conservative and liberal bloggers. Public Choice 134: 67-86.
Honorable mention:
Lori Kendall. 2009. How do issues of gender and sexuality influence the structures and process of qualitative internet research? pp. 99-118. In Internet Inquiry: Conversations about method, Annette Markham and Nancy Baym (eds). Los Angeles: Sage.
Committee members: Hiroshi Ono (Chair), Rich Ling, and Bernie Hogan
Book Award
Tarleton Gillespie. Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture. (MIT Press, 2007).
Committee members: Leslie Shade (Chair), Marc Smith, and Alison Powell
William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award
Elihu Katz (University of Pennsylvania)
Committee members: Anabel Quan-Haase (Co-Chair), Barry Wellman (Co-Chair), and Keith Hampton
