Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
July 2009
From Putting People First
Tools of engagement: the new practice of user-centered design
In a short essay on Core77, Robert Fabricant is not afraid to tackle some big questions: “What role did Design play in contributing to our current global crisis? What role should/will Designers play in leading us out of this…
From Putting People First
Interfaces magazine: The education issue
The latest issue of Interfaces Magazine, a quarterly magazine published by Interaction, the specialist HCI group of the British Computer Society (BCS), is all devoted to education. It is available as a free download. Table of…
From Putting People First
Africa
Katrin Verclas of Mobile Active points out that the new Google/ MTN/ Grameen collaboration on mobile information services in Uganda is very expensive, and this is creating some problems: “This will, be definition, limit access…
From The Noisy Channel
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Thinkvine and DRI on Grocery Shopper Behavior
What looks to be a very interesting upcoming webinar on Shopper Behavior, see full link for registration information: Grocery Shopper Behavior Q2 2009 Digital Research, a marketing research firm, and ThinkVine, an Analytics Services…