Anthony M. Townsend – Communications of the ACM

Research and Advances Dec 1 2003

Viewpoint: Living and Bidding in an Auction Economy

The greatest barrier to an optimal free market is imperfect and costly information; to the extent that any buyer or seller is unaware of the other, economic opportunity is lost. In traditional markets, time, geography, language—and a host of other factors—have all been barriers to the complete exchange of information necessary for a perfect market. […]

Computing Applications

Author Archives

Opinion Jan 1 2002

Meeting the Virtual Work Imperative

How collaborative technologies can facilitate face-to-face meetings without the need to even be in the same room.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Mar 1 2001

Electronic Empire

As we continue into the terra nova of the electronic frontier, there is no set destiny that determines how the electronic society evolves. For all of the promise of true democracy, free markets, unrestrained speech, and the creation of a global village, there remains the distinct possibility that the tools empowering this utopia will just […]

Computing Applications

Opinion Jun 1 2000

Legally Speaking: Libel and Slander on the Internet

The Internet adds a new dimension to the power of words, challenging our freedom of speech as we know it.

Computing Applications

Research and Advances Jun 1 1999

Considerations For an Effective Telecommunications-use Policy

Creating effective use through effective policy.

Architecture and Hardware

Opinion Jan 1 1999

Legally Speaking: The Communications Decency Act Is Not as Dead as You Think

When the Communications Decency Act was originally signed into law in 1996, there was a abundance of media coverage, particularly among media within the IS community. The focus of this coverage was on language in the CDA that sought to limit "indecency" on the Internet. In addition to the media coverage, the Internet’s own Blue […]

Computing Applications

Opinion Dec 1 1998

The threat of long-arm jurisdiction to electronic commerce

Computing Applications

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