Computing Now | July 2009 | Theme | Ensuring Trust, Privacy, and Etiquette in Web 2.0 Applications

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS Computer, June 2009, pp. 42–49 Ensuring Trust, Privacy, and Etiquette in Web 2.0 Applications by Amela Karahasanovic, Petter Bae Brandtzæg, Jeroen Vanattenhoven, Bram Lievens, Karen Torben Nielsen, and Jo Pierson Web 2.0 applications use World Wide Web technology to enhance creativity, communication, collaboration, and the sharing of information and content. Tim O’Reilly first used the term Web 2.0 in 2004 to describe a second generation of the Web based on user communities and a range of special services, such as social networking sites (SNSs), blogs, wikis, video- and photo-sharing sites, and folksonomies, that foster—each in its own way—collaboration, participation, and the easy exchange of information among users. Read more ► Share this article Computer magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE Computer Society, covers all aspects of computer science, computer engineering, computing technology, and applications. Current issue: The Growing Impact of the CAP Theorem What else is new? Software Engineering: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone? Extracting World Knowledge from the Web How Much Multimedia Does a Modern Family Need? Agent Mining: The Synergy of Agents and Data Mining Certification: Who Dares? Non-photorealistic Rendering: Unleashing the Artist's Imagination Trailblazing with Roadrunner This month's theme: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Computing professionals deal with ethical challenges daily, and their responses to these challenges have ramifications that go beyond personal responsibility. Read more ► More articles on Professional Ethics: Software Engineering Ethics in a Digital World Ethics are increasingly important in the digital world. Ethics-aware software engineering takes ethics into account across the software development life cycle. Ensuring Trust, Privacy, and Etiquette in Web 2.0 Applications Learn about the most important ethics-related requirements in Web 2.0 applications and how to develop features that support these requirements. The Public is the Priority: Making Decisions Using the Software Engineering Code of Ethics The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice encourages software engineers to undertake positive actions and to resist pressures to act unethically. Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Software Engineering Placing ethical dilemmas in the context of the IEEE code of conduct can increase awareness and decrease the frequency with which such dilemmas occur. Professional Essence The key to being accepted as a professional by the public is to consistently demonstrate your trustworthiness. The Ethical Software Engineer What is the value of ethical behavior to a practicing software engineer? What are the implications of complying with a professional society’s code of ethics? Related links ► Professional Ethics Poll ►

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Ensuring Trust, Privacy, and Etiquette in Web 2.0 Applications