Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
December 2012
From Putting People First
Morality, the next frontier in human-computer interaction
John Pavlus reflects in the MIT Technology Review on a short essay by Gary Marcus in the New Yorker about the ethical quandaries raised by Google’s driverless car. “The real problems that artificially intelligent cars will bring…
From Putting People First
How Ford makes its cars smarter
In the fast-evolving world of connected cars, CTO Paul Mascarenas is bringing Detroit and Silicon Valley together to chart Ford’s path into the future. Brian Cooley of CNet interviews him during a walk through Ford’s advanced…
From Putting People First
Intel’s UX research on touch interface usage and Ultrabooks
One of the more innovative studies to come along at Intel in regards to user experience and the Ultrabook is Daria Loi’s global survey of touch interface usage. Dario Loi, who is UX Innovation Manager at Intel’s PC Client Solution…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 3 December 2012
Last week was about getting some professional development time. I spent two days at the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference where I attended some good sessions on social media in education and toured the exhibit hall (Cool…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Payment Data
It is suggested that the data associated with payment is more valuable than the any payment fees themselves. More. " .. Tomorrow: Payment Data Will Revolutionize Commerce & Advertising ... As society goes increasingly cashless…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Critics of Mobile Advertising
In GigaOM: Had not thought of all the issues brought up here. Certainly they are all in play to some degree, but there are not enough statistics to understand if the critics are right or wrong. Well worth reading for anyone…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
“Tire Tracks” poster and brochure – “Continuing Innovation in Information Technology”
In 1995, the Computer Science & Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council published the first “Tire Tracks Diagram” – illustrating the complex interplay among government, academia, and industry that has made America…
From updated sporadically at best
Living on the Edge of Existence
Reading Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums made me wonder whether my life should be more exciting. While exploring this, I had the following conversation. Martin: You are bored because you are not living on the edge of existence. Why…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Hypervoice from Hypertext
The next Internet Frontier? Wouldn't you like to have voice data searchable, findable and sharable, in any language? Imagine podcasts, speeches and voice consumer comments, all linked together for easy reference and especially…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
2012 PCAST Review of NITRD – slides and webcast from public briefing
In December 2010, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) conducted an extensive review of the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program – the $4B coordinated…
From Geeking with Greg
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Less Computer
In Technology Review: Turning any surface into a computer interface with an augmented light bulb. I like the simplification.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Bringing Healthcare Home
A topic close to home recently. I have now featured the technological aspects of this in several talks I have given. An opportunity to use new tech and social interaction to integrate medical professionals, non professional…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Start Small for Big Data
As in all efforts that deal with large and complex systems,it makes sense to start with simple problems. This HBR article does a good job in making the case. Obvious, but useful to say. Still it is not always easy to find the…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Staples Prints 3D
In CIO: Word that the office services store will start to print 3D items. A method promoting remote manufacture. This development could lead to the increasing use of the idea for select products. " ... Customers are expected…