Let's rethink computer science education in face of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and beyond. The Internet have changed everything we know about how computing is done. It's...Ed H. Chi From BLOG@CACM | April 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM
The future of computers will be created by a conjunction of several key aspects of technology.Carlos Brewer From BLOG@CACM | March 13, 2010 at 10:27 AM
When late night comedy can't retain an audience but a man lipsynching in his chair nets more than 700 million views, we know that something is up. What makes...Michael Bernstein From BLOG@CACM | February 11, 2010 at 02:54 PM
As I looked out the window of my plane at the sun setting on the horizon, turning the clouds a deep red, I began piecing my thoughts together for this final blog...Michael A. Oren From BLOG@CACM | February 11, 2010 at 01:58 PM
What does it take for people to collaborate in spite of geographical, disciplinary and cultural differences? This article looks at the work of two researchers...Erika S. Poole From BLOG@CACM | February 11, 2010 at 10:16 AM
This post will give a summary of one paper each from sessions on Groupware Technologies, the experimental CSCW Horizons, and Everyday Healthcare.
Michael A. Oren From BLOG@CACM | February 9, 2010 at 09:52 AM
Imagine you’re a parent who has suffered the unthinkable: your child has died. How do you cope with such a traumatic, painful, and disorienting experience? For...Erika S. Poole From BLOG@CACM | February 9, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Data mining researchers, application builders, and social scientists want to collect and analyze data about your activities online. But when do we cross the line...Michael Bernstein From BLOG@CACM | February 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM
I will be reporting on two of the sessions I attended this afternoon. One session was on analyzing interactions, which dealt primarily with methods for measuring...Michael A. Oren From BLOG@CACM | February 8, 2010 at 09:46 AM
In a keynote delivered to this year's ACM conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), author and academic Clay Shirky captured the distinction between...Michael Bernstein From BLOG@CACM | February 8, 2010 at 09:49 AM
I suspect much of computing is still socially conditioned by its roots in computational paucity to recognize fully the true opportunity afforded by computational...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | February 8, 2010 at 09:33 AM
What have we learned from the DARPA Network Challenge and the design of social participation systems? The principal concern for designers of social participation...Ed H. Chi From BLOG@CACM | December 31, 2009 at 05:12 PM
In many parts of the western world, the frenzy of holiday shopping has reached its crescendo. With apologies to Charles Dickens, it is instructive to consider...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | December 23, 2009 at 03:52 PM
From an entirely unexpected source, we begin to realize the dream of an external brain that supplements our knowledge, wisdom, and memories.Greg Linden From BLOG@CACM | December 14, 2009 at 04:22 PM
I appreciate my GPS software can tell me where I am, but it should get better at predicting where I will go.
Ruben Ortega From BLOG@CACM | December 8, 2009 at 11:43 AM