Communications of the ACM
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May 2012
From Putting People First
Interview with and lecture by Daniel Kahnemann
Debunking the Myth of Intuition Can doctors and investment advisers be trusted? And do we live more for experiences or memories? In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman discusses the innate weakness…
From Putting People First
Be Everyday
On Be Everyday, the site of a Brussels-based project, you can follow the stories of inspiring people that live in European cities and who have found their own creative ways to lead sustainable and meaningful lives, everyday!…
From Putting People First
Mobile: A Serious Contender to the Desktop Computer
With the introduction of mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and various other smart phones and tablets, the demand for websites to be
From Putting People First
Obama White House unveils plan to bring US Federal Government into the mobile age
The White House has unveiled plans to bring US governance into the mobile-centric twenty-first century. Dubbed the
From Putting People First
Journal of Business Anthropology
The Journal of Business Anthropology is an Open Access journal which publishes the results of anthropological and related research in business organizations and business situations of all kinds. On the website you will find the…
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Turning the Body Into a Wireless Controller
New Scientist
From The Eponymous Pickle
Game Dynamics of Customer Loyalty
Good piece on the topic. Gaming principles applied to customer acquisition using virality and examples in a number of current systems. Good to answer client questions about where this can work now.
From Schneier on Security
The Explosive from the Latest Foiled Al Qaeda Underwear Bomb Plot
Although the plot was disrupted before a particular airline was targeted and tickets were purchased, al Qaeda's continued attempts to attack the U.S. speak to the organization's persistence and willingness to refine…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect for Windows: SDK and Runtime version 1.5 Released
If you are using the Kinect sensor for projects, especially if you have the new Kinect for Widows version, you will want to get the latest software development kit and related tools. There is a full list of what is involved at…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Crowd Modeling and Simulation
Crowd Modeling and Simulation. A favorite topic as we examined in store behavior. This takes it much further, but the elements of simulation are useful.
From Wild WebMink
Does the verdict neuter WORA?
The stunning win by Google this week in their defence against Oracle over Java patents in Android may well meal that Write One Run Anywhere is no longer enforceable. Read more in my instant opinion article in yesterday’s InfoWorld…
From Computational Complexity
STOC 2012- workshop and honored talks
I went to an enjoyed STOC this year. Today I talk about the workshops and the papers that either won awards or seem to be in the running. I may blog on other things, or expand on these, at a later point. On Saturday there…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mindshare and Unilever
Mindshare retains Unilevers 1.38 billion US advertising business.
From Schneier on Security
The Ubiquity of Cyber-Fears
A new study concludes that more people are worried about cyber threats than terrorism.
...the three highest priorities for Americans when it comes to security issues in the presidential campaign are: Protecting government computer…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Retrospective on Alan Turing
Ahead of the Alan Turing Centenary next month,
From Putting People First
RSA Animate: The Power of Networks
In this new RSA Animate, Manuel Lima, senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world: Network visualization has experienced a meteoric rise in the…
From Schneier on Security
The Banality of Surveillance Photos
Interesting essay on a trove on surveillance photos from Cold War-era Prague.
Cops, even secret cops, are for the most part ordinary people. Working stiffs concerned with holding down jobs and earning a living. Even those who…From Putting People First
Design for the next billion 2012: What
In a blog post, Niti Bhan, the head of Experientia’s Emerging Market Business Unit, writes about her realization that there is a huge gap in design for the next billion (and more). “The subsequent domino effect has left a lack…
From Putting People First
Aljazeera
Aljazeera’s The Stream reports on how people declare economic independence by establishing alternative currencies. “People and businesses are establishing micro-currencies in the wake of the global financial crisis in order to…
From Putting People First
Ericsson User Experience Lab blog
Cristian Norlin, master researcher at the Ericsson Research User Experience Lab, alerted me via Twitter to the Lab’s new blog. The User Experience Lab at Ericsson Research studies people and make prototypes to better understand…
From Putting People First
Site works also as a full-screen swipeable tablet web app Today granstudio, the international design studio based in Turin, launches its new website, created by Experientia. Founded by internationally-renowned designer Lowie…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Knowledge Graph
In ReadWwriteWeb: A look at how Google is reoriented search to include more semantic knowledge. And provides a connection to related knowledge.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram System Modeler
Newly announced a System and equation modeling tool based on Mathematica.Have not looked deeper yet, but this appears to be quite impressive. The post linked to here has quite a few details including visualizations. Worth a much…
From Schneier on Security
Lessons in Trust from Web Hoaxes
Interesting discussion of trust in this article on web hoaxes.
Kelly's students, like all good con artists, built their stories out of small, compelling details to give them a veneer of veracity. Ultimately, though, they aimed…From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Microsoft Research Names 2012 Faculty Fellows
Microsoft Research
From The Eponymous Pickle
NFC Use Expands
In Computerworld. NFC is a wireless transmission method, operating over a few centimeters, that is typically used for payment from smartphones. It is now being seen for broader applications. We explored it for tethering laboratory…
From Schneier on Security
Privacy Concerns Around "Social Reading"
Interesting paper: "The Perils of Social Reading," by Neil M. Richards, from the Georgetown Law Journal.
Abstract: Our law currently treats records of our reading habits under two contradictory rules
From The Computing Community Consortium BlogRevisiting
A little over two years ago, we blogged about the
From Putting People FirstDesign prototypes as boundary objects in innovation processes
Holger Rhinow, Eva K