Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
November 2011
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Embracing Marketing
A good AdAge piece on Google and Marketing. I think Google has always interested in marketing, perhaps not the more formal kind, but search is a new form of marketing that brings lots of people to the table.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Real Time Streaming Geo Data
I have been following GeoIQ for some time for applications that deal with analytics with mobile retail data. Now more: GeoIQ Releases Real-Time Streaming Social & Device Data & Mapping API Platform which is worth looking at…
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Picture Me In Computing Day
As the tenth of November approaches (111011), we are again preparing for Picture Me in Computing Day. Picture Me in Computing Day, also referred to as "picmecomp", began last year in an effort to raise awareness as to how wonderful…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Choices at the Drug Store
How does a consumer make a choice when confronted with headache remedies? In the enterprise we used 'knowledge mapping' techniques to understand the complexity of apparently simple choices. Here is an excellent example as …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 7 November 2011
Andrew Parsons has written an amazingly complete blog post about Create and publish your own Tower Defense game for Windows Phone 7. It you want one place to send a student for a “how to” this is the place. For high school students…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 7 November 2011
Andrew Parsons has written an amazingly complete blog post about Create and publish your own Tower Defense game for Windows Phone 7. It you want one place to send a student for a “how to” this is the place. For high school students…
From Computational Complexity
The Annual Fall Jobs Post
For these looking for an academic job in computer science next year, best to start on the jobs pages of the CRA and the ACM. Both lists seem long this year, perhaps the job market is finally beginning to pick up. Also checkpostdoc…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
First-Ever Leadership in Science Policy Institute Kicks Off
Moments ago in downtown Washington, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) convened its inaugural Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), a daylong workshop intended to educate a small cadre of computing researchers…
From Schneier on Security
Fake Documents that Alarm if Opened
This sort of thing seems like a decent approach, but it has a lot of practical problems:
In the wake of Wikileaks, the Department of Defense has stepped up its game to stop leaked documents from making their way into the hands…From The Eponymous Pickle
Chips that Learn
At IBM Almaden, a spectacular place , where I have spent some time: " ... As researchers confidently predict a future of faster-than-ever transformations in computing, they are creating chips that learn and respond as they gain…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Why These Ads?
From E-Commerce Times: Why these ads? I often ask that question. " ... Google's latest tool, dubbed "Why These Ads," is designed to give users insight on exactly that -- why they see the advertisements they see in their Google…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Readying to Unwire the Enterprise
In Knowledge at Wharton: The enterprise still has lots of wires. Can continued control be effective once the enterprise goes wireless?" ... In another context, former Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley summed up the situationThe…
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Two Months Before Mommyhood
It's hard to believe that our baby's due date is less than 8 weeks away. It's even harder to believe I've written so little about it here! What with trying to get as much done as I can before going on leave after Christmas,
…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Kindle Lending Library
A Kindle lending library. Prime members can read a book a month for free on Kindle devices. Is this another pointer to the death of printed books?
From The Noisy Channel
Entities, Relationships, and Semantics: Strata NY Panel on the State of Structured Search
Earlier this year, I had the privilege to moderate a panel at Strata New York 2011 on Entities, Relationships, and Semantics: the State of Structured Search. The four panelists are people I’ve had the pleasure to work with over…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Media Decoding
In Technology Review: A Social Media Decoder. New Technology deciphers and empowers the millions who talk back to their televisions through the Web... Discovering the patterns in tweets will reshape TV, ads and politics...…
From Putting People First
Intel using soft sciences to help predict the future
Larry Dignan discusses – in a conversation with David Ginsberg, director of insights and market research at Intel, and Tony Salvador, senior principle engineer of the Experience Insight Lab at the company – how Intel is boning…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Storytelling
On the stack: The New Digital Storytelling, by Bryan Alexander. " ... Digital storytelling uses new media tools and platforms to tell stories. The second wave of digital storytelling started in the 1990s with the rise of popular…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Duets
From the Path to Purchase Institute, a report: Digital Duets: Collaborative Marketing Strategies Along the New Path to Purchase
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
EarthCube: A Community Experiment
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Amy Apon, Chair of the Computer Science Division
From The Eponymous Pickle
Knowledge Capture, Retention and Transfer
Met yesterday with Perigean Technologies and their CTO Brian Moon. Impressive vendors of knowledge mapping technologies we used actively in the enterprise. A great way to preserve working knowledge. More coverage of thisWe…
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Digital School
In the NYT this morning. Despite my orientation, education is not all about technology. Technology is a tool, great if used appropriately. But that same tech can be a distraction and un needed expense. Keep it meaningful.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Digital Gardening
I am an amateur botanist, having worked and dabbled in the space for a long time. The Web has been a great source for information in this space. Now plans for putting 6.3 Million Plants Online.
From Schneier on Security
Friday Squid Blogging: <i>Star Trek IV</i>, now with Squid
Someone edited Star Trek IV, removing the whales and replacing them with giant squid.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots Everywhere
In the HBR: " ... At RoboBusiness this week, a conference devoted to the business and technology of robots, the revelation for me was not just how far robotic capabilities have come but also the range of problems robots are…
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Going Back to High School
Having just finished my first full year as a Computer Science (CS) major at the University of Regina, I was surprised to find that my summer job would take me back to high school. Billy Hamilton, another U of R student entering…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Teacher Trainer Professional Development Program
The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) program provides trainers the opportunity to deepen and expand their skills on integrating technology in their teacher training to positively impact teaching and learning. MIE participants…
From My Biased Coin
Funny E-mail of the Day
I've having some issues getting straight answers over e-mail from an administrator in some Harvard office I'm dealing with. This morning, I found the following e-mail in my inbox:
Dear Mmichael,To be clear,Sent from my iPadWell…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Clorox and Consumer Product Innovation
An interesting co-creation idea being used at Clorox. The example in Consumer package goods is interesting because it involves the consumer directly. I am sure there are many more possibilities here.