The Growing Impact of the CAP Theorem
With data generation guaranteed to grow rather than shrink, the articles included in this special issue demonstrate that, 12 years after Eric Brewer first proposed it, the CAP theorem continues to play a crucial role in understanding and optimizing distributed databases. More »
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Crowdsourcing Maps
Geowikis combine user-contributed content with map-based interactive Web applications in an online activity that has the potential to make the world even more interconnected. Read
Reports of the Web's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
The development of new types of Web-based software systems allows the use of dynamically downloaded applications and services from any type of terminal, implying radical changes in the ways people develop, deploy, and use software. Read
Twitter Mood as a Stock Market Predictor
Behavioral finance researchers can apply computational methods to large-scale social media data to better understand and predict markets. Read
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