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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The Network Neutrality Debate Hits Europe
Differences in telecommunications regulation between the U.S. and the European Union are a key factor in viewing the debate over network neutrality legislation...
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Erin Kenneally on Online Forensics
When a crime occurs in cyberspace, how do you cordon off the scene and process the evidence? Erin Kenneally is a lawyer who helps law enforcement agencies think...
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H-1B Visas Spur Debate Over Skilled Foreign Workers
The value of skilled immigrants with H-1B visas provokes a wide range of opinions and commentary, from IT workers, a former H-1B visa holder, a displaced worker...
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Q&A: Our Dame Commander
Wendy Hall discusses her plans to increase ACM's membership and to create task forces in China, India, and Europe.
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Computing as Social Science
College students must be shown that computer science is social, relevant, important, and caring. The way computer science is taught can hold students' interest...
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Advising Students For Success
Some advice for those doing the advising (and what the advisors can learn from the advisees).
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Your Students Are Your Legacy
This Viewpoint boils down into a few magazine pages what I've learned in my 32 years of mentoring Ph.D. students.
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When Is a 'License' Really a Sale?
Can you resell software even if the package says you can't? What are the implications for copyright law of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous June 2008 decision...
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Is Software Engineering Engineering?
Software engineering continues to be dogged by claims it is not engineering. Adopting a computer-systems view that embraces hardware, software, and user environment...
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Point/Counterpoint: Network Neutrality Nuances
A discussion of divergent paths to unrestricted access of content and applications via the Internet.
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Inside Risks: U.S. Election After-Math
Recounting problems still associated with election integrity, transparency, and accountability.
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International Communications Tapped For Intelligence-Gathering
Governments concerned with national-security threats use the Internet to gather intelligence from communications traffic that transits local facilities. This surveillance...
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Human Computing Skills: Rethinking the K-12 Experience
Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.
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Economic and Business Dimensions: The Extent of Globalization of Software Innovation
Will the software development laboratories follow the production mills?
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The Dot-Org Difference
One of the first things you'll notice about the new Communications Web site (cacm.acm.org) is that it has different...
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Seven Principles For Secure E-Voting
E-voting can be as secure and confidential as paper-based voting, as discussed in "The U.S. Should Ban Paperless...
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USACM's Policy Role
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
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Why Ebay Lost to Taobao in China: The Glocal Advantage
How Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) electronic-commerce platforms in China compete and how buyers are stimulated to be both aware and trustful of sellers through buyer...
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Q&A: The Upper Limit
Jeannette Wing talks about clusters, creativity, and the power of computational thinking.
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