February 2008 - Vol. 51 No. 2

Features

Opinion Editorial pointers Feb 1 2008

Alternate reality gaming (ARG) is a relatively new genre of collaborative entertainment that combines online information and puzzles with real-world events. Known for their elaborate scavenger hunts, ARGs attract players into interactive plots that often blur the distinction between cyberspace and public space; online cues lead players to real-world clues with the goal of finding […]

Diane Crawford

Computing Applications

News News track Feb 1 2008

News Track

SciVee.com, funded by the National Science Foundation, is the latest in a growing number of video-sharing startups designed to let scientists broadcast themselves working in the lab or delivering lectures. The media outlet encourages scholars with new research papers to make short videos, or pubcasts, highlighting their key points. The Associated Press reports fans of […]

CACM Staff

Computing Applications

Opinion Forum Feb 1 2008

Forum

I strongly disagree with the implication in Steven M. Bellovin et al.’s "Inside Risks" column "Internal Surveillance, External Risks" (Dec. 2007) that because the U.S. is a transit point for so much transcontinental international Internet traffic, U.S. government agencies should be able to intercept international communications transiting the U.S. Internet infrastructure. They said that if […]

Computing Applications

News SIG election candidates Feb 1 2008

SIGs Announce Candidates For Election

In accordance with ACM Bylaw 6, the following SIGs will hold elections in 2008: SIGCAS; SIGGRAPH; SIGSIM, and SIGUCCS. ACM Policy and Procedures require that those SIGs holding elections notify their membership of candidates for elected offices. Here is a list of SIGs that have submitted their slate of candidates. Additional information will appear in […]

Computing Applications

Opinion Technology strategy and management Feb 1 2008

Managing Software Development in Globally Distributed Teams

Surveying the basic elements needed for globally distributed teams to function smoothly and efficiently.

Michael A. Cusumano

Computing Applications

Opinion Viewpoint Feb 1 2008

Peer to Patent Needs Your Expertise

You can help ensure that computer-related patents are properly reviewed and stop the worthless ones from being granted.

Andy Oram

Computing Applications

Opinion Legally speaking Feb 1 2008

How to Achieve (Some) Balance in Anti-Circumvention Laws

Should users of technically protected content be able to give notice and require content owners to take down the technical measure to enable fair uses?

Pamela Samuelson, Jerome H. Reichman, and Graeme Dinwoodie

Computing Applications

News ACM annual report for FY07 Feb 1 2008

ACM Annual Report For FY07

In recent months we have celebrated ACM’s 60th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of its flagship publication, Communications of the ACM. Both events signify the enduring role ACM has played as the conduit for the world’s educators, researchers, and professionals to share their common computing interests, inspire new innovation, and reveal their latest research. Indeed, […]

Stuart I. Feldman

Computing Applications