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Opinion Aug 1 2009

The New Searchers

Behind Google's simple search box are a complex set of algorithms. Search experts say they are updated constantly, but the same old search page and the listed results don't hint at the work being done to improve search.
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Opinion Jul 1 2009

Moving Forward and Backward

My old boss was thrilled the first time he saw the image of a spinning globe online. But that was long ago, when Web users were explorers, the Internet was a place of discovery, and an animated .gif could muster boyish enthusiasm. Expectations are much higher and far more sophisticated now that users have visited […]
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Opinion Jun 1 2009

Making that Connection

The goal of holding readers' attention has made provocation a timeworn editorial strategy. Communications doesn't resort to screaming headlines like most storefront fare, but it does strive to publish eye-catching imagery for its must-read articles. This month's cover story, "One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality," with its title's inherent tension, is a case in point.
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Opinion Mar 1 2009

Prepare For Launch

The task identified by ACM in 2005 has come to fruition. Communications of the ACM has been remade both in print and online. The magazine was relaunched in July 2008, and now we are putting the finishing touches on the Web site to launch in March at cacm.acm.org. To say a Web site is preparing […]
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Opinion Feb 1 2009

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 content than the monthly magazine. A distinctive example is the blogs. The site hosts two kinds.
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