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
Robert Johnson, director of engineering at Facebook was the last keynote at OOPSLA 2009. Robert’s talk: “Moving Fast at Scale - Lessons Learned at Facebook”, aimed...E. Michael Maximilien From BLOG@CACM | November 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM
I believe solutions to many of the most challenging problems facing our society – medicine and health care, climate and the environment, economic security and privacy...Daniel Reed From BLOG@CACM | November 9, 2009 at 06:37 PM
Georgia used to count AP CS as a fourth "science" class towards high school graduation. As of 1 October 2009, that is no longer true.
Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | October 29, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Scientists from diverse fields are feeling the impact of Social Web systems and are publishing research papers that characterize, model, prototype, and evaluate...Ed H. Chi From BLOG@CACM | October 22, 2009 at 07:59 PM
Science acts as a bridge between societies that trasncends culture, and it may be our best hope for finding a common thread in a globalized future.Michael Conover From BLOG@CACM | September 22, 2009 at 04:50 PM
A happy ending to the petition which asked for an apology to Turing from the British government.Judy Robertson From BLOG@CACM | September 16, 2009 at 12:48 PM