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Refereed Journal Articles, Proceedings & Book Chapters
Khan, M. Laeeq, & Malik, A. (2022). Researching YouTube: Methods, Tools, and Analytics. In A. Quan-Haase & L. Sloan (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods, (2nd Edition). Sage Publishing: Thousand Oaks, CA. ISBN: 9781529720969 https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-handbook-of-social-media-research-methods/book272098.
Social media use has become an integral part of the lives of billions across the globe. As a modern media powerhouse, YouTube is the world's most popular video-sharing site (Alexa, 2021). The largest market for YouTube is the United States (14.8%), followed by India (8.1%). Over 70% of the views on YouTube are from mobile devices (Cooper, 2019). YouTube content is diverse, emanating from a broad range of audiences, in a number of languages, and in a variety of genres (Khan, 2017). Videos are one of the most engaging media, and such a high level of activity on this social media platform necessitates a thorough analysis of the content posted in the form of videos and comments. We define social media analytics research as the use of varied tools and techniques to make sense of online activities and conversations by obtaining, refining, analyzing, and visualizing social media data. Such analyses can include both quantitative and qualitative research techniques with the aim of understanding online user behavior, needs, perceptions, and challenges. In this chapter, we shed light on the various tools for YouTube data collection. These include the more recent social media analytics techniques that often employ 'big data'. In addition, we discuss seminal research centered on YouTube, highlight limitations, and sum up the various practices to effectively conduct YouTube research. Furthermore, we offer two case studies to illuminate the latest research on the platform and the methods employed to answer the research questions. In discussing the significance of big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, we conclude by advocating the need for collaboration across varied academic disciplines.
Khan, M. Laeeq, Malik, A., Ruhi, U., Al-Busaidi, A., (2022). Conflicting attitudes: Analyzing social media data to understand early discourse on COVID-19 passports, Technology in Society, 68, 101830, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101830
In several countries, vaccine passports are being encouraged to hasten the return to some form of normalcy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A vaccine passport is a digital or paper document that may serve as proof of the COVID-19 vaccine, thereby allowing entry to public venues, sporting events, air travel, and unrestricted access to other facilities. This study explores how the COVID-19 passport is being discussed and perceived on Twitter and the prominent entities involved in the early discourse on the issue. Twitter messages were theoretically analyzed for Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables, as well as message source, engagement, and attitudes towards vaccination certificates. Using quantitative content analysis, tweets were coded on nine dimensions: account type, tweeter profile, tweet content, tweet modality, attitude, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, benefits, and action cues. Most of the tweets originated from personal accounts, followed by media organizations, media-related personalities, politicians, and the travel industry. A significant number of tweets were from male Twitter users. Our analysis revealed that most tweeters had a favorable attitude towards the COVID-19 passports. Unfavorable attitudes toward the COVID-19 passport were based on reasons such as a lack of common standard or consensus and personal freedoms & human rights. Tweets highlighting the benefits of COVID-19 passports cited travel as the primary reason. Based on a combination of technical, legal, and ethical practices, our study offers a set of vital recommendations for governments, health organizations, and businesses that may help stimulate the acceptance of vaccine passports.
Malik, A., Antonino, A., Khan, M. L., & Nieminen, M. (2021). Characterizing HIV discussions and engagement on Twitter. Health and Technology, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-021-00577-z [PDF]
The novel settings provided by social media facilitate users to seek and share information on a wide array of subjects, including healthcare and wellness. Analyzing health-related opinions and discussions on these platforms complement traditional public health surveillance systems to support timely and effective interventions. This study aims to characterize the HIV-related conversations on Twitter by identifying the prevalent topics and the key events and actors involved in these discussions. Through Twitter API, we collected tweets containing the hashtag #HIV for a one-year period. After pre-processing the collected data, we conducted engagement analysis, temporal analysis, and topic modeling algorithm on the analytical sample (n=122,807). Tweets by HIV/AIDS/LGBTQ activists and physicians received the highest level of engagement. An upsurge in tweet volume and engagement was observed during global and local events such as World Aids Day and HIV/ AIDS awareness and testing days for trans-genders, blacks, women, and the aged population. Eight topics were identified that include "stigma", "prevention", "epidemic in the developing countries", "World Aids Day", "treatment", "events", "PrEP", and "testing". Social media discussions offer a nuanced understanding of public opinions, beliefs, and sentiments about numerous health-related issues. The current study reports various dimensions of HIV-related posts on Twitter. Based on the findings, public health agencies and pertinent entities need to proactively use Twitter and other social media by engaging the public through involving influencers. The undertaken methodological choices may be applied to further assess HIV discourse on other popular social media platforms.
Malik, A., Khan, M. L., & Quan-Haase A., (2021). Public Health Agencies Outreach through Instagram during COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Perspective, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 61, 102346, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102346 [PDF]
Abstract: Governmental and non-governmental institutions increasingly use social media as a strategic tool for public outreach. Global spread, promptness, and dialogic potentials make these platforms ideal for public health monitoring and emergency communication in crises such as COVID-19. Drawing on the Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication framework, we sought to examine how leading health organizations use Instagram for communicating and engaging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We manually retrieved Instagram posts together with relevant metadata of four health organizations (WHO, CDC, IFRC, and NHS) shared between January 1, 2020, and April 30, 2020. Two coders manually coded the analytical sample of 269 posts related to COVID-19 on dimensions including content theme, gender depiction, person portrayal, and image type. We further analyzed engagement indices associated with the coded dimensions. The CDC and WHO were the most active of all the assessed organizations with respect to the number of posts, reach, and engagement indices. Most of the posts were about personal preventive measures and mitigation, general advisory and vigilance, and showing gratitude and resilience. An overwhelming level of engagement was observed for posts representing celebrity, clarification, and infographics. Instagram can be an effective tool for health organizations to convey their messages during crisis communication, notably through celebrity involvement, clarification posts, and the use of infographics. There is much opportunity to strengthen the role of health organizations in countering misinformation on social media by providing accurate information, directing users to credible sources, and serving as a fact-check for false information.
Khan, M. Laeeq, Ittefaq, M., Pantoja, Y., Raziq, M., & Malik, A. (2021). Public Engagement Model to analyze digital diplomacy on Twitter: A social media analytics framework, International Journal of Communication, 15, 1741-1769, https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/15698 [PDF]
Abstract: Social media's pervasiveness has created new demands for openness, transparency, real-time communication, and public engagement in diplomacy. In this study, we analyze public engagement strategies for diplomacy on Twitter that were employed by a German ambassador. By applying a text analytics approach, we explored the ambassador's tweets' core themes, how people reacted to those tweets, and what type of topics received higher engagement for 2 years. Eight themes emerged from our analysis of the tweets: democracy, politics and law; society and culture; conflict and violence; personality; environment and health; economic and social development; personal life; and embassy affairs. By analyzing the tweets' content, we present a public engagement model (PEM) for social media communication by highlighting 3 key factors that promote online public engagement: self-disclosure, positive attitude, and inquisitiveness. Results suggest that over 2 years, the German ambassador was a highly engaging personality in Pakistan, with around 4,369 interactions and highlighted positive diplomatic communication on Twitter. Tweets were positive, courteous, respectful, personalized, interactive, and direct.
Otieno, A. W., Roark, J., Khan, M. Laeeq, Pant, S., Grijalva, M. J., & Titsworth, Scott, (2020). The kiss of death – Unearthing conversations surrounding Chagas disease on YouTube, Cogent Social Sciences, 7:1, 1858561, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1858561 [PDF]
Abstract: This study employed Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT), Health Belief Model (HBM) and a mix of techniques to highlight the important role of social media in health communication. A total of 602 comments posted by YouTube users as they interacted with news items reporting on Chagas disease were thus analyzed. A web-based software called Netlytic was used to capture and conduct text analytics. The sentiment of user comments on each of the five videos selected for this analysis was measured using SentiStrength. This study, therefore, achieved four objectives. First, it determined the most engaging comments amongst YouTube users as they interacted with Chagas disease news information. Second, it identified the most common issues or concerns discussed by YouTube users. Third, it analyzed the extent to which YouTube users commenting about Chagas disease conveyed information related to (a) prevention benefits, (b) barriers, (c) susceptibility to Chagas disease, (d) severity of Chagas and (e) self-efficacy as part of the Health Belief Model. And finally, it measured the levels of positive and negative sentiment in the comments made by YouTube users. Study findings, limitations, and implications for future research have been discussed as well.
Yasmeen, A., Ahmad, M., Raziq, M. M., & Khan, M. L. (2020). Structural empowerment, cultural diversity, and interpersonal conflict: Evidence from international NGOs in Pakistan. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 20(2), 125-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595820904391 [PDF]
Abstract: This article examines the relationship between structural empowerment and interpersonal conflict. We examine whether this relationship is moderated by cultural diversity. Although there is some understanding of conflicts in an organization, there is little understanding concerning how conflicts may arise because of structural empowerment. We propose that structural empowerment is positively associated with interpersonal conflict and that this relationship is contingent upon cultural diversity. We draw on survey evidence from 351 employees of international nongovernmental organizations in Pakistan. Our results reveal significant positive relationships among cultural diversity, structural empowerment, and interpersonal conflict and show that where the organization is characterized by a high cultural diversity, the relationship between structural empowerment and interpersonal conflict is stronger, and vice versa. We contribute by offering the first of empirical evidence on the issue using the collectivist context of Pakistan and further extending the research scholarship by offering a contingency of cultural diversity to the structural empowerment and interpersonal conflict relationship. Our study suggests for the managers, a clearer understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the workforce as well as developing a proper socialization process through which a conducive environment for the culturally diverse workforce can be developed.
Khan, M. Laeeq (2020). Big Data and Entrepreneurship. In L. M. Mahoney & T. Tang (Eds.), Handbook of Media Management and Business (Volume 2, pp. 391-406). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN-13 : 978-1538115305. [PDF]
Big data is one of the most popular terms of our times that has gained considerable importance. The huge wave of digital transformation impacting individuals, societies, organizations and governments, has transformed how we live, work, interact, and entertain. The pervasive use of the Internet increases the importance of big data and makes a huge mark on the global economy. According to a Forbes article, worldwide big data analytics market is expected to grow to more than $203 billion in 2020 (Press, 2017). Learning Objectives: (1) Understand big data analytics and the role of data scientists in media management. (2) Understand the importance of big data analytics for entrepreneurship. (3) Identify the opportunities and challenges brought by big data and analytics social in media management and business.
Khan, M. L., Welser, H. T., Cisneros, C., Manatong, G., & Idris, I. K. (2020). Digital inequality in the Appalachian Ohio: Understanding how demographics, internet access, and skills can shape vital information use (VIU). Telematics and Informatics, 101380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101380 [PDF]
Abstract: Access to information and resources via the Internet is an increasingly vital dimension of contemporary life. However, there can be several impediments to optimal Internet utilization in the form of access, skills, and motivation. Even when access is available, several digital inequalities arise as citizens often lack the skills and motivations to pursue those vital uses through the Internet to the best of their advantage. Digital inequalities in the hills of the Appalachian area of Ohio are often manifested in terms of social, cultural and geographic divides. Not only do the hills block wireless signals and make cables expensive to install, but regional poverty also drives away telecom investment. We conducted a survey of Appalachian Ohio to explore digital inequity issues and the determinants of online participation for things that matter. Through a number of analyses, we explore how Internet access and digital skills impact online contribution to the community in terms of services and resources considered to be basic social needs: health, employment, education, and social media. These social needs, what we have called Vital Internet Use (VIU) can determine citizens' political and civic participation, societal contribution, and overall benefit to their communities. Centered on the concepts of digital access, Internet skills, and benefit outcomes, we extend knowledge in this domain and propose a comprehensive framework of VIU.
Khan, M. L., & Idris, I. K. (2019). Recognize Misinformation and Verify Before Sharing: A Reasoned Action and Information Literacy Perspective, Behavior & Information Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2019.1578828. [PDF]
Abstract: The menace of misinformation online has gained considerable media attention and plausible solutions for combatting misinformation have often been less than satisfactory. In an environment of ubiquitous online social sharing, we contend that it is the individuals that can play a major role in halting the spread of misinformation. We conducted a survey (n = 396) to illuminate the factors that predict (i) the perceived ability to recognize false information on social media, and (ii) the behavior of sharing of information without verification. A set of regression analyses reveal that the perceived self-efficacy to detect misinformation on social media is predicted by income and level of education, Internet skills of information seeking and verification, and attitude towards information verification. We also found that sharing of information on social media without verification is predicted by Internet experience, Internet skills of information seeking, sharing, and verification, attitude towards information verification, and belief in the reliability of information. Recommendations regarding information literacy, the role of individuals as media gatekeepers who verify social media information, and the importance of independent corroboration are discussed.
Welser, T., Khan, M. L., & Dickard, M., (2019). Digital remediation: social support and online learning communities can help offset rural digital inequality, Information, Communication & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1566485. [PDF]
Abstract: Based on the view that learning is a fundamentally social activity, this article investigates whether the promotion of knowledge through online community-building has the potential to advance individual and collective cognitions with regards to information and communication technology (ICT) use, and the implications such outcomes have in terms of social inequality. For this study, an online learning community was developed as part of two introductory courses and online collaborative tools were integrated into students' weekly activities; survey data was then collected to test the effects of the community intervention on students' perceived socio-technical skills. Survey data (N = 373) shows that social networks and support are important factors that are predictive of engagement and self-efficacy in participatory activities online; that students who grew up in rural areas tend to perceive themselves as less skilled in online participatory activities than students from less rural areas; and that participants in the online learning community reported greater improvements in self-efficacy than students who were not. Literature on digital inequality is used to guide our discussion of the social implications of these findings, and both policy and future research suggestions are addressed.
Khan, M. L., Zaher, Z., & Gao, B. (2018). Communicating on Twitter for Charity: Understanding the Wall of Kindness Initiative in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, International Journal of Communication, 12, 25. http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/7726. [PDF]
Abstract: This study highlights the important role of social media for charity through an analysis of tweets about the "Wall of Kindness" charity initiative in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, we employ a theoretical lens of Social Influence to explore how individuals and organizations employed Twitter to promote charitable initiatives. User engagement on Twitter centered on content sharing, identification through hashtags, and imitative behaviors promoted the Wall of Kindness initiative across countries. Results from the thematic analysis revealed that Twitter users were tweeting about the Wall of Kindness to provide information, encourage donations, inspire others into action, and build an online community. Our content analysis revealed that a majority of the tweets were neutral and supportive of the initiative; and users mostly shared textual information, followed by images, and videos, tweeted news links, and solicited donations about the Wall of Kindness. Furthermore, media organizations, wall enthusiasts, and journalists were most active in tweeting about the charity initiative. Implication for future research are discussed.
Khan, M. L. (2017). Social Media Engagement: What Motivates User Participation and Consumption on YouTube? Computers in Human Behavior, 66, 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.024. [PDF]
Abstract: This study unearths the motives for YouTube user engagement that has been conceptualized as active participation and passive content consumption. In light of the Uses and Gratifications framework, a sample of 1143 registered YouTube users completed online surveys that helped gauge user behavior. Results showed that for participation on YouTube, the strongest predictor for liking and disliking videos was the relaxing entertainment motive; commenting and uploading being strongly predicted by social interaction motive; sharing being strongly predicted by information giving motive. Passive content consumption in the form of video viewing was most strongly predicted by relaxing entertainment motive, and reading comments predicted by information seeking motive. Greater YouTube experience negatively predicted liking, and anonymity played a role in sharing and uploading videos. Males were more likely to dislike YouTube videos in comparison with females.
Peng, W., Ratan, R. A., & Khan, M. L. (2015, January). Ebook uses and class performance in a college course. In 2015 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (pp. 63-71). IEEE. http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/HICSS.2015.18. [PDF]
Abstract: This research explores ebook use among undergraduate students, drawing from the technology acceptance model (TAM) to examine ebook usage and adoption. Undergraduates enrolled in a large course at a mid-western university in the United States completed surveys at the beginning and the end of the semester. A great amount of variance was found in ebook use. A small number of students made a large number of highlights, while the majority of students only made a small number of highlights. A majority of students did not utilize the note and bookmark features. Additionally, we found that perceived usefulness of ebooks positively predicted ebook views and perceived ease of use positively predicted ebook highlights. eBook views were also found to positively predict academic performance. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Khan, M. L., Wohn, D. Y., & Ellison, N., (2014). Actual Friends Matter: An Internet skills perspective on teens' informal academic collaboration on Facebook. Computers and Education, 79, 138-147.http://10.1016/j.compedu.2014.08.001. [PDF]
Abstract: Social media platforms such as Facebook enable adolescents to collaborate on academic activities, but this kind of participation may require a set of higher-order Internet skills. This study explores the factors that predict informal academic collaboration on Facebook, such as seeking help, discussing schoolwork, and finding class-related resources. Based on survey data collected from high school students (N ¼ 690), we found that academic performance, perceived support from 'actual' Facebook friends, higher order Internet skills (especially information seeking skills), and instrumental support from Facebook friends predicted academic collaboration on Facebook. In light of these findings, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Wohn, D. Y., Ellison, N., Khan, M. L., Fewins-Bliss, R., & Gray, R. (2013). The Role of Social Media in Shaping First-Generation High School Students' College Aspirations: A Social Capital Lens. Computers and Education, 63, 424-436. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.004[PDF]
Abstract: Using survey data collected from a sample of high school students in the United States (N ¼ 504), this study examined how different types of social capital associated with parents, close friends, and Facebook Friends were related to students' confidence about their knowledge of the college application process and their expectations about succeeding in college. We found that social media use plays a significant role only for first-generation students – students whose parents did not graduate from college. For first generation students, finding information about college through social media was associated with higher levels of efficacy about college application procedures. Having access via social media to a broader network of people who could actively answer questions and provide informational support was positively related with first-generation students' expectations about their ability to be successful in college, but was not the case for non first-generations.
Khan, M. L., & Boehmer, J. (2013). Small Business use of Facebook for Marketing: The Case of a Family-Owned Mediterranean Restaurant. Proceedings of the 78th Annual Association for Business Communication International Conference, October 23-26, 2013, New Orleans, LA. [PDF]
Abstract: Facebook pages are transforming how organizations and business market themselves and communicate with their audiences. Especially, small businesses are increasingly trying to adopt social media tools to market themselves and gain competitive advantage. The present case study introduces a social capital perspective on social media use for small businesses' in reaching out to their customers. A social media platform such as Facebook can be a vital element of the overall marketing strategy and be especially valuable for building customer relationships. Potential avenues to build social capital in a small business setting are illustrated, using the case of a family-owned Mediterranean restaurant. Implications for small businesses and future research on this topic are discussed.
DeMaagd, K., Chew, H. E., Huang, G., Khan, M. L., Sreenivasan, A., & Larose, R. (2013). The use of public computing facilities by library patrons: Demography, motivations, and barriers. Government Information Quarterly, 30(1), 110-118. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2012.07.009. [PDF]
Abstract: Public libraries play an important part in the development of a community. Today, they are seen as more than store houses of books; they are also responsible for the dissemination of online, and offline information. Public access computers are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people understand the need for internet access. Using a series of surveys conducted in 12 libraries across the state of Michigan, the current study is a step towards understanding why the computing facilities are widely used, and what are the motivations behind their use. In addition, barriers and other factors that hinder usage are also discussed. The findings from this study will help policy makers and library administrators evaluate the current allocation of scarce resources, help them promote greater use of the library's resources, and guide their future course of action. The study is conducted as part of a federally funded public computing center grant.
Ellison, N. B., Wohn, D.Y., Khan, M. L., & Fewins-Bliss, R. (2012). Reshaping access: An overview of research on access to higher education, social media and social capital, White paper for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [PDF]
Our review of the extant literature suggests that there is potential for social media to be leveraged in ways that potential reshape networks and information flows. The literature on college access and post-secondary success points to multiple factors that influence why, when and whether young people pursue higher education. Some of these factors, such as the importance of peer feedback, may be especially well-suited for social media interventions. Although no technological tool is a panacea, social media possess social and technical affordances that might ameliorate college access patterns. We have outlined some of the challenges and opportunities in this space in order to explicate some of these possibilities.
Khan, M. L. (2011). Developing a More Robust Approach to Global Supply Chain Information Systems in a Turbulent World. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference on Telecommunications & Information Technology (ITERA), April 8-10, 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. [PDF]
Abstract: A global supply chain comprises producers, consumers, distributors, and retailers who may span trans-national boundaries. This paper reviews literature on global supply chains and offers recommendations about the key characteristics of a robust global supply chain information system. Issues related to standards diffusion at an international level are also discussed in light of the network effect theory. A review of an automotive supply chain case study (MOSS) has been presented to highlight the new approach to the effective use of inter-organizational information systems (IOS). Emphasis is laid on an industry standards approach that is non-proprietary and increasingly web-based.
Mishra P. & Khan, M. L. (2009). Webcasting. In Stride Handbook – E-Learning (pp. 84-87). IGNOU.[PDF]
The transformation of the Internet towards the Web 2.0 and its proliferation has opened new avenues for its use in the education sector. Expansion and development of the broadband services coupled with better and improved infra-structure besides ever increasing content development, have created a nexus in which the benefits of streaming audio and video are increasingly being realized. The tide may be turning in favor of developing countries, where an increasing amount of content is being produced and consumed that is different from the traditional media. As with other Internet technologies that transcend national boundaries, webcasting provides opportunities to receive content ranging from sports to entertainment and education, at the click of a button. Internet users are also offered greater choice in what they view and listen. An Internet user in the United States may view or listen to streaming content produced in another part of the world. Similarly, students in a school in Kenya with access to the Internet may listen to video lectures produced in the United Kingdom. Scientific conferences today are increasingly being webcast to allow those without the means and the ability to physically attend, benefit from experiencing the event. Webcasting offers great potential in the field of distance learning. It serves as a cost effective and efficient mechanism to deliver lectures on a global scale. It also allows for harnessing multiple intelligences for the benefit of a wider audience.
Conference Presentations & Panels
Khan, M. Laeeq, Government social media use during a pandemic: Best Practices, Panelist for Diskusi Online Kehumasan: Kepercayaan Publik, Media Digital, dan Transformasi Lembaga di Masa Pandemi December, 2020, Universitas Paramadina, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Khan, M. L. Social Media Management: Teaching Data Analytics, Social Media Marketing, and Content Strategy (Teaching Panel), Sponsored by: Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Division and Communication Technology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August, 2019, Toronto, Canada.
Grigoryan, N; Idris, I.; Gao, B.; King, R.; Khan, M. L.; and Titsworth, S., Navigating Fake News: An Assessment of Students' New Media Literacy Skills" in News Division, Broadcast Education Association (BEA), August, 2019, Las Vegas, NV. [2nd Best Paper Award]
Khan, M. L. (2018). Theoretical and Ethical Challenges and Strategies of Teaching Digital Analytics, Communication Technology and Newspaper and Online News Divisions, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 09, 2018, Washington D.C.
Khan, M. L. (2018). Social Media Analytics at Crossroads, Panel Research Presentation in Something Old, Something New, and Something Borrowed: A Discussion of Mass Communication Research Matrimony, Broadcast Education Association (BEA), April 07-10, 2018, Las Vegas, NV.
Khan, M. L. (2017). If You Build It, They Will Post": The Beneficial Applications of Higher Education Institutions Creating and Utilizing Social Analytics Labs, Human Communication and Technology Division, National Communication Association (NCA), Nov 16-19, 2017, Dallas, TX.
Sweitzer, B; Khan, M. L. (2017). Dialogic Orientation of U.S. Universities on Twitter: A Social Media Analytics Approach, Panel: Studying Audience Behavior in a Convergent Environment: Locating Synthesis and Integration in Audience Research and Analytics, Broadcast Education Association (BEA), April 22-25, 2017, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
Khan, M. L, Zaher, Z.; Newton, G., (2017). How social media defined Rio Olympics: A text analytics approach towards understanding the impact of Zika Virus, International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, May 25-30, 2017, San Diego, CA, United States.
Khan, M. L, Zaher, Z. (2017). Sharing online to caring offline: How social media helped build Walls of Kindness across three countries, International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, May 25-30, 2017, San Diego, CA, United States.
Khan, M. L., (2015). It's all about Relatedness: Social Media Engagement—A Self Determination Framework. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 06-09, 2015, San Francisco, C.A., United States.
Khan, M. L., (2015). The Dynamics of Social Media Use in the UAE. European Media Management Association (EMMA) Annual Conference, 28-29 May 2015, Hamburg, Germany.
Russel, C., & Khan, M. L. (2015). Out-of-School Pakistani Children in the United Arab Emirates, The 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES 2015), March 8 – 13, Washington D.C.
Takahashi, B., Tandoc, E., Khan, M. L., Yuan, S., Oshita, T., & Duan, R. (2014). Social media uses in environmental risks and crises: Reviewing the past and developing new theoretical considerations. National Communication Association (NCA) 100th Annual Conference, Nov 20-23, 2014, Chicago, IL.
Khan, M. L., (2014). What motivates users to interact? Understanding Social Media Engagement through Likes/Dislikes, Comments, and Shares. International Communication Association (ICA) 64th Annual Conference, May 22-26, 2014, Seattle, WA.
Besley, J., Oh, H., Khan, M. L., Chen, L. (2014). Does Being a Jerk Work: Testing the Impact of Aggressive Communication in the Context of Health and Environmental Risk. International Communication Association (ICA) 64th Annual Conference, May 22-26, 2014, Seattle, WA.
Khan, M. L., & Boehmer, J. (2013). Small Business use of Facebook for Marketing: The Case of a Family-Owned Mediterranean Restaurant. In Proceedings of the 78th Annual Association for Business Communication International Conference, October 23-26, 2013, New Orleans, LA.
Khan, M. L., (2013). Do you read comments? The appeal of user generated comments on a video-sharing site. Beyond Convergence: Mobile, Social, and Virtual Media Conference, October 24-26, 2013, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
Khan, M. L., & Solomon, J. (2013). Flaming, Criticism and Appreciation on Social Media – An Analysis of Discourse on YouTube Videos. National Communication Association (NCA), November 21 – 24, 2013, Washington, D.C., United States.
Khan, M. L., & Solomon, J. (2013). Advocacy, Entertainment and News—An Analysis of User Participation on YouTube. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 08-11, 2013, Washington, D.C., United States.
Wohn, D. Y., Ellison, N. B., Khan, M. L., Fewins-Bliss, R., & Gray, R. (2013) Social media and first – generation high school students' college aspirations, International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. June 17-21, 2013, London, UK.
Khan, M. L., (2012). Comments on YouTube Videos: Understanding the Role of Anonymity. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 09-12, 2012, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Terracina-Hartman, C., & Khan, M. L., (2011). Are Trees Social? Social Media usage Among Nonprofit Environmental Groups. Convergence and Society: Journalism, Sustainability, and Media Regeneration, October 26-28, 2011, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Khan, M. L. (2011). Developing a More Robust Approach to Global Supply Chain Information Systems in a Turbulent World. In Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference on Telecommunications & Information Technology (ITERA 2011), April 8-10, 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Khan, M. L., & Hussain, S. A. (2007). The Three-Tiered Model for Strengthening Industry-Academia Linkages. In Proceedings of Pakistan's 5th National Conference on Quality Assurance in Education. PIQC Institute of Quality, Lahore. Paper presented at PIQC.


Jack Frost, who not only looks like a jolly old elf but also seems to know a lot about weather patterns, has a fondness for the cold, and works looooooong hours during the holiday season. Contents: Peace and Goodwill -- Jingle Hats -- Laughing All the Way -- Going Last -- Elf Ladies -- Giving -- Doing the Math -- Being Shellfish -- The Bestest Gifts -- Pressure -- May's Big Surprise. Just right for gifts and read-alouds! In the 25th Junie B. Description: 118 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. It's enough to fizzle your holiday spirit! Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves. Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves.
Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty. And here is the worst part of all! Jones wishes that May would stop being such a tattletale, but when she is stuck as May's Secret Santa it becomes real trouble. Barbara Park makes reading fun. And here is the worst part of all! Jones 25: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves. Barbara died in 2013, but her legacy lives on in the laughter her books give to readers all over the world. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for over 20 years! When everyone picks names for Secret Santa, Junie B. New York: Random House, 2005.
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01.03.2017 Dialog Semiconductor Plc. GB0059822006
DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Ushers in the Bluetooth(R) 5 Era with Unrivalled Functionality
DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. / Key word(s): Product Launch/Market launch Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Ushers in the Bluetooth(R) 5 Era with Unrivalled Functionality (news with additional features) 01.03.2017 / 08:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of the first Bluetooth(R) 5 qualified SoCs, DA14586 also includes an integrated microphone interface allowing customers to add intuitive intelligent voice control to any cloud connected product that has a microphone and speaker. London, United Kingdom - March 01, 2017 - As the connected devices market enters a new era of connectivity with Bluetooth 5.0, Dialog Semiconductor plc (XETRA:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) low energy (LE) technology, today announced the next generation in its SmartBond family - DA14586. The all-new System-on-Chip (SoC) is the company's first standalone device that is qualified to support the latest Bluetooth 5.0 specification, delivering the lowest power consumption and unrivalled functionality for advanced use cases. Derived from the SmartBond(TM) DA14580, which has proven to be the smallest, highest integrated and lowest power Bluetooth SoC in mass production over the past three years, the DA14586 maintains this leading flagship position for these benchmark metrics, offering even greater flexibility to create more advanced applications with the smallest footprints and power budgets. Other enhancements include an advanced power management setup with both buck and boost converters, which enable support of most primary cell battery types. "The Bluetooth 5 standard is one of the most highly-anticipated developments in connectivity, and Dialog is amongst the first out of the gate to enable development on this standard with a qualified standalone SoC," said Sean McGrath, SVP and GM, Connectivity, Dialog Semiconductor. "Not only is DA14586 following in the SmartBond tradition of flexibility and low power consumption, but now, with Bluetooth 5 support and an integrated microphone interface, we have an SoC that opens the door to a new era of connected devices and applications." In addition to Bluetooth 5 support, DA14586 has double the memory of its predecessor for user applications, making it ideal for adding Bluetooth low energy to proximity tags, beacons, connected medical devices and smart home applications. Meanwhile, an integrated microphone interface reduces the system cost of voice-command remote controls, a fast growing emerging market. Advanced features are also included allowing for Mesh based networked applications to be simply supported. Like all Dialog SmartBond solutions, DA14586 is easy to design-in and supports fully-hosted applications. The SoC is supported by a complete development environment and Dialog's SmartSnippets(TM) software to help engineers optimize software for power consumption. For cost-sensitive applications, the SmartBond family will also include the DA14585 with integrated One-Time Programmable (OTP) memory as an alternative to flash memory. The DA14586 and DA14585 and their associated development kit will be available for purchase through Mouser and Digi-Key. Dialog will also be showcasing the DA14586 and DA14585 devices at the upcoming Bluetooth World event in Santa Clara on the 28th and 29th of March 2017. 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From making smartphones more power efficient, speeding charging times, enabling home appliances to be controlled from anywhere, to connecting the next generation of wearable devices, Dialog's decades of experience and world- class innovation help manufacturers get to what's next. Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in. Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales, R&D and marketing organization. In 2016, it had approximately $1.198 billion in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor companies. It currently has approximately 1,770 employees worldwide. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDax index. 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London Mayor Sadiq Khan Peter Nicholls/Reuters
What Can London's Mayor Actually Do for the City?
Despite his high profile and ambitious agenda, Sadiq Khan holds one of Britain's least understood offices.
Elected mayor of London last May with a healthy majority, Sadiq Khan made international headlines as the first Muslim to head a Western European capital—a fact that, despite his opponents' best effort, wasn't a major issue in London's mayoral conversation. Now eight months on the job, Khan remains a public figure with a surprisingly high profile given his limited authority.
Even for people not enmeshed in the niceties of Britain's municipal wranglings, Khan's performance is an interesting subject for exploration. He has emerged as one of the key voices fighting the fallout of Brexit. He also represents an office that, unbeknown to many, is radically different in design from other big city mayoralties across the world. While Khan's manipulation of soft power has been strong, his office's actual hard power to enact policies is extremely weak. So how is he doing on the job?
It's a surprisingly complex question to assess, because there's something of a mist in the air; not so much around Khan himself as around what anyone in his position can and can't do. What few people realize is that the office of London mayor is radically different from its equivalents in major cities like New York, Chicago, Paris, or Madrid. The role itself was only created in 2000 and, despite its high public profile, has extremely limited powers.
Thanks to its youth, the office (while popular with citizens) is quite shallowly embedded in British political life. This means that even many Londoners are unclear where the limits of the role itself end and the limits of any particular incumbent to make use of that role begin.
Tight purse strings
London's mayor may have a high profile, but what he doesn't have—surprising, given that he's heading up one of the world's richest cities—is a whole lot of money. The mayor's ability to raise and allocate funds has always been puny.
"The real constraint on the mayor is financial. Not only can he not raise taxes, he has no control over the tax regime," says Ben Rogers, director of the think tank Centre for London. "He can't design taxes that are fit for purpose for the city, and only 7 percent of taxes raised in London stay with either the mayor or the boroughs. All the rest is passed up to central government, from which it is passed back down."
That doesn't mean that only 7 percent of London taxes are spent in the city. It means that the lion's share of taxes go to central government and then are redistributed back to the city to be spent as the national government sees fit. So not only is the mayor's remit more limited than his title might suggest, he also has fairly little cash to support his policy goals.
Despite these constraints, London's mayoralty has had some important successes. London's first mayor (and a former leader of the Greater London Council), Ken Livingstone introduced the Congestion Charge for central London in 2003, creating a bold, world-shaping template for slashing pollution (albeit one that's becoming obsolete.) His successor Boris Johnson set the city back by halving the size of this Congestion Charge zone, but he made progress by pushing through properly segregated cycle superhighways against some resistance. So while Khan's powers are anything but absolute, he does have the potential to do good work.
Khan So Far: Promising on Transit...
"Khan has done pretty well on transport already," says Andrew Carter, deputy chief executive of the urban think tank Centre for Cities:
His headline win was to do something very visible on buses, which matters to very many people. He created the Hopper Fare which allows two bus trips within an hour for the price of one, which is highly populist, but meets a real need. He's also been pretty vocal on the Southern Rail Fiasco [where the mayor petitioned to take over a failing ex-urban rail company].
When it comes to managing pollution, a problem substantially caused by transit and thus under the mayor's remit, there's also a feeling of optimism in the air. "Khan has a tremendously better attitude towards dealing with air pollution than his predecessor," says James Thornton, CEO of Client Earth, an environmental law group that has successfully sued for an injunction against the U.K. government for its failure to tackle air pollution. "His very first action in office was to join our lawsuit against the national government, which in itself was quite a message."
It's true that the city has already seen some action on its appalling air quality since last May. Last week, the mayor announced a £10 "toxicity charge" to be paid by the city's most polluting vehicles, while he has already promised to double spending on cycling infrastructure. He is also expanding London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone, a zone where a fee is levied for all high-polluting vehicles that is due to be enforced starting September 2020. The zone would cover all of London as far as the North and South Circular Beltways, which lie far beyond central London, but comfortably within the city limits. The mayor has also increased awareness by creating a pollution alert system for the city.
Despite the great improvement on his predecessor, there is still some rumbling frustration around slowness to act on air quality. Compared to Paris, where radical anti-pollution measures have already been introduced, London's response is somewhat muted. It would be within the mayor's remit, for example, to follow Paris' lead and ban diesel-fueled vehicles and be even more proactive in reducing city center car lanes. He would undeniably face a fierce backlash from Britain's powerful right-wing media, but without taking this risk, his current performance hovers somewhere around the B mark.
...But business as usual on housing
Where Khan may be failing so far is in the area of housing and planning—though not all experts agree. For Andrew Carter, his performance has been good, but marred by a refusal to consider building on the Green Belt, the doughnut of protected unbuilt land that separates Greater London from its exurbs.
"Khan has been vocal about the need for more affordable housing," Carter says. "One critique of him, however, is that he's ruled out housing development on greenfield sites, when it's disingenuous to suggest that London's housing crisis can be dealt with without looking at these sort of sites."
Others take a bleaker view, citing what they see as compromises that favor developers over residents. In his manifesto, the mayor promised to assist the boroughs in reaching a threshold of 50 percent of newly built homes being "affordable," itself a slippery term that can at times include sub-market rate housing whose cost is still far beyond that of the average pocket. As veteran London housing campaigner Michael Edwards told CityLab, this target looks like it's being jettisoned
"Khan hasn't yet approached demanding this 50 percent affordable housing and it looks like he may secure around 35 percent," Edwards says. "But there's no sign of any of that would have to be social housing [public housing available for below market rate rent]. London still has many thousands of people living in social housing built over the last century and rented at fairly low rents."
As Edwards notes, this social housing remains one of London's key battlegrounds, as policies dating back to the 1980s continue to release portions of it out of state control and into the private market. Depleting numbers further are project demolitions that rebuild such areas more densely, invariably with a smaller portion of public housing left after the rebuild.
"This is a way of increasing the total housing stock but reducing the social housing content," he says. "Tenants' organizations and low- to middle-income Londoners were hoping the mayor would be very firm about defending social housing from further demolitions. He hasn't done that, and at the moment he seems to be very much siding with real estate interests."
London City Hall, first opened in 2002. (Raphael Chekroun/Flickr)
A hugely centralized state
This makes Khan's performance something of a mixed bag: promising if incomplete on transit and air quality, disappointing for those seeking greater investment in public housing. It would still be a mistake to compare him too directly to counterparts in other European capitals, however, because of the strikingly different scope of his office and authority. To explain how requires a deep dive into the way London's institutions work. The answers suggest structural problems that stretch beyond the ability of any one mayor to overcome.
Many big cities have two tiers of government—on an upper tier, the mayoralty and, one rung down, local municipalities such as Berlin's Bezirke or Paris' arrondissements. In London, the second tier—the city's 33 boroughs—carry the greatest share of responsibility. Boroughs provide not just basic services like trash collection, but also education and social services. They are responsible for much public housing and road maintenance, and are governed locally through elected councils. These boroughs have mayors too, but they are ceremonial positions: ribbon-cutters rather than rulers. The real power lies with council leaders, who are not directly elected, but, echoing the Westminster system, chosen by the party that has won the most seats on the council.
On top of this, London used to have a sort of central uber-borough called the Greater London Council. This was abolished by the Thatcher government in 1986, along with all similar authorities across British cities. The motivations were substantially political—all these councils were held by the opposition Labour Party. But in London, where the council had some powers to manage housing and education, it was involved in regular, distracting jurisdiction battles with the boroughs. When the Mayor of London role was reintroduced in 2000 under the Blair government, it was framed along different lines, partly as a way of avoiding this clash. Its relatively limited powers may also have been a way of minimising public distrust of a new office—possibly a good move, given that the institution itself now has high approval ratings.
Following the American system (and thus breaking new ground for Britain) the office was to be directly elected, along with a city assembly with limited powers. The chosen mayor would then have almost total power over city transit and some control over land use planning, but act elsewhere primarily as a coordinator and cheerleader for the city. The mayor's office would, for example, create a policy framework on issues such as housing, one that would guide the authorities who were actually responsible for implementing them: the boroughs. While the idea of a charismatic, directly elected figure heading the city was an American import, one central aspect of America's mayoral template was left behind on the other side of the Atlantic: tax raising powers.
What would be mayoral responsibilities in other cities are devolved down to London's boroughs, but that doesn't mean boroughs have a say on nationally-imposed policies that affect them.
Indeed, across the U.K. many of the austerity cuts imposed by Britain's national government have been shouldered onto local boroughs, who find themselves at the sharp edge of government decisions they have no control over. Sadiq Khan has so far scored highly as a public face for London, but when neither he nor any of his local government colleagues have executive power to match their public profiles, then these offices are being used as a fig leaf to cover up a democratic deficit. Khan may be good at flying London's flag, but he—and Londoners through him—need a greater say on how their city is actually run.


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The Internet Protocol (IP) is the most widely-used network-level protocol. Common transport-level protocols, the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), are encapsulated within IP packets.
The purpose of IP is to make networks like the internet possible. Within a subnet, it is possible to route traffic at the physical layer using MAC addressing; however, this approach doesn't scale. As a result, the internet works using IP addresses, which uniquely identify computers on the internet. The Internet Protocol layer contains these addresses and is used to route traffic through the internet.
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IP is unusual in that there isn't only one version of IP traffic headers. Most of the internet operates based off of IP version 4 or IPv4. This form of traffic header uses IP addresses in the range of 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 .
However, IPv4 isn't the most recent version of the IP protocol. In 1995, RFC 1883 was published, officially specifying the current version of the IP version 6 (IPv6) protocol. IPv6 was designed to solve the problem of IPv4 address exhaustion, which was the concern that there would be more computers on the internet than there were possible IP addresses. This concern was valid, especially since there are at least 4,536,248,808 internet users and only 4,294,967,296 possible IPv4 addresses (not taking into account the private IPv4 address ranges that cannot be allocated to a specific user).
The planned switchover from IPv4 to IPv6 never happened due to the widespread usage of Network Address Translation (NAT). With NAT, an entire organization's network can have a single IP address on the public internet and be uniquely addressed internally using private IP address ranges (10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12 and 192.168.0.0/16).
However, some computers and subnets have switched over to IPv6. As a result, it is possible that a network traffic capture will contain IPv6 traffic carried over the IPv4 protocol.
IPv4 is the primary Internet Protocol in use. Its addresses are written as four dot-separated octets, each with possible values of 0–255. A range of IPv4 addresses can be specified by writing the first address in the range and the number of bits that are uniquely specified. For example, 10.0.0.0/8 indicates the range 10.0.0.0–10.255.255.255 (since only the first eight bits are specified), while 10.0.0.0/16 indicates the range 10.0.0.0–10.0.255.255.
The image above shows a screenshot of an IPv4 header in Wireshark. The purpose of this header is to describe how a certain packet should be handled during routing. Significant ones for routing include:
Version: Specifies that this is an IPv4 header (important since IPv6 is also in use)
Differentiated Services: Specifies special requirements of the traffic (like how VOIP requires real-time data streaming)
Identification: Uniquely identifies a set of fragments
Flags: Specify if a packet can be fragmented and if so, whether or not the current packet contains the final fragment
Time to live: The number of jumps that a packet can pass through before being dropped
Protocol: The type of traffic encapsulated within the IPv4 packet
Source and Destination: IPv4 address of sender and recipient
IPv6 is designed to expand the space of possible addresses on the internet. As a result, it uses a much longer address. An IPv6 address looks like 2001:0:5ef5:79fd:380c:1d57:a601:24fa, where each value between the colons is written in hexadecimal and can be in the range of 0000–ffff.
IPv6 addresses are also more condensable than IPv4. An IPv6 address can be written so that a group of all zeros (or a series of them) can be dropped and leading zeros within a group don't need to be included. For example, 2001:067c:2158:a019:0000:0000:0000:ace is simplified to 2001:67c:2158:a019::ace. Since the number of dropped groups is not specified and is calculated from context, this can only be done once within an IPv6 address.
The screenshot above shows an IPv6 header in Wireshark. As shown, the fields are largely the same as those in IPv4 but organized differently.
IPv6 over IPv4
IPv6 is an accepted standard for addressing and routing on the internet. However, there has never been an official shift from IPv4 to IPv6 since the expected exhaustion of IPv4 addresses never occurred.
Since the majority of the internet runs on IPv4, IPv6 users wishing to communicate using existing infrastructure must use IPv6 tunneling protocols. A variety of different options exist, but two of the more common are 6in4 and 6to4.
The image above is a screenshot of the 6in4 protocol in Wireshark. As shown, the IPv6 packet is encapsulated within an IPv4 packet. This protocol is used with pre-configured tunnels, where IPv4 is used to route the traffic to the destination IPv6 network's gateway and IPv6 is then used to route the packet to the intended destination.
Another option for carrying IPv6 traffic over IPv4 infrastructure is 6to4. In this protocol, all IPv6 relays are assigned the IPv4 address of 192.88.99.1, so this will always be the destination address of the IPv4 header.
In 6to4, IPv6 addresses are based off of IPv4 addresses. The screenshot above shows headers using 6to4. In binary, the source IPv4 address of 70.55.213.211 is:
In binary, the source IPv6 address of 2002:4637:d5d3::4637:d5d3 is:
0010000000000010:0100011000110111:1101010111010011:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0000000000000000:0100011000110111:1101010111010011
The bolded characters in each are identical, so the complete IPv4 address is embedded in the IPv6 address.
IP analysis for incident response
As one of the most common routing protocols, IP is used in the vast majority of cyberattacks. The main feature of IP that is abused by attackers is the fact that the source IP address of a packet can be spoofed. This is used in a variety of different attacks, including idle scans and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) amplification attacks.
However, the time to live (TTL) field in IPv4 and the hop count in IPv6 are also useful in hacking. Tools like traceroute and Firewalk, which is used to learn what types of traffic a firewall allows or filters, modify the TTL or hop count fields in an IP header.
By sending a number of different packets with incrementing TTLs and examining the resulting error messages, the user can learn the number and IP addresses of the hops between the sender and the target. In the case of Firewalk, sending traffic with a TTL one hop further than the firewall for different protocols enables the attacker to differentiate allowed protocols (which result in ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED errors) and filtered protocols (which receive no response).
Conclusion: Investigating IP in Wireshark
When investigating suspicious traffic in Wireshark, typically the attack will be detected at a higher level in the OSI model. Once the attack is identified, it is possible to draw conclusions about how the IP header may have been modified. Scanning using traceroute or Firewalk can be identified by packets with unusual TTLs or a high rate of ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEED errors.
RFC 1883 – Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification, tools.ietf.org
SampleCaptures, Wireshark
3.1. Configured Tunnels (Manual Tunnels / 6in4), tools.ietf.org
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I used to add guide by guide by percent, then crop, remove the guides and add them again one by one. After many times I did it like that, I decided to create a script to do it faster, for which I had to self train on how to do it using script-fu, to avoid poor portability.
I created the script with my Fedora 8 Linux distribution for GIMP 2.4, but it also works for 2.6.
This script works for any platform that GIMP works with.


I have a users running off of a Vista Ultimate Ed laptop getting an 80040115 error message when he attempts to send mail, (or use send/ receive) in Outlook 07. This is stopping him from sending any emails.
Exchange Server: Windows SBS 2003, SP1 using Exchange 2003 Enterprise Ed.
No other users are experiancing this problem. Although he is the only one using Vista and Outlook 07 together. They are some users who use XP and Outlook 07 together.
Any suggestions to the cause of and resolution to the problem is?
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