Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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From Quantum Computing to Quantum Communications
Attempting to disentangle mechanical principles.
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Data Platforms and Network Effects
How data-network effects create opportunities and inflate expectations.
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Epic Versus Apple and the Future of App Stores
Seeking a more equitable way to govern and distribute the revenues generated by App-store marketplaces.
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Section 230 and a Tragedy of the Commons
The dilemma of social media platforms.
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Boeing's 737 MAX: A Failure of Management, Not Just Technology
Tracing the trajectory of management and engineering decisions resulting in systemic catastrophe.
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Self-Driving Vehicle Technology: Progress and Promises
Seeking the answer to the elusive question, 'Are we there yet'?
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The Cloud as an Innovation Platform for Software Development
How cloud computing became a platform.
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CRISPR: An Emerging Platform for Gene Editing
Considering a potential platform candidate in the evolving realm of gene-editing technologies research.
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In Defense of IBM
The ability to adjust to various technical and business disruptions has been essential to IBM's success during the past century.
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How Traditional Firms Must Compete in the Sharing Economy
Considering the evolving relationship between established companies and their sharing-economy counterparts.
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The Bitcoin Ecosystem
Speculating on how the Bitcoin economy might evolve.
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MOOCs Revisited, With Some Policy Suggestions
Assessing the rapidly evolving realm of massive open online courses.
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The Legacy of Steve Ballmer
Assessing the positive and negative components of the second Microsoft CEO's tenure.
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Are the Costs of 'Free' Too High in Online Education?
Considering the economic implications as educational institutions expand online learning initiatives.
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The Apple-Samsung Lawsuits
In search of a middle ground in the intellectual property wars.
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Reflecting on the Facebook IPO
Exploring some factors that reflect a company's worth.
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Can Services and Platform Thinking Help the U.S. Postal Service?
How the U.S. Postal Service might improve the efficiency of its delivery platform.
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The Legacy of Steve Jobs
Reflecting on the career and contributions of the Apple cofounder.
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The Platform Leader's Dilemma
Studying the lessons learned from past and present platform leaders.
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Platform Wars Come to Social Media
The world can absorb more social media sites, but how many?12