Social Networking Infrastructures

May/June 2012

Internet Computing magazine cover

Despite this success of online social networks (OSNs), the research community must address significant challenges to enable further development of these services, including the development, deployment, management, and operation of scalable, secure, and interoperable OSN infrastructures. Read full article »

About IEEE Internet Computing

IEEE Internet Computing covers all aspects of Internet computing, from programming and standards to security and networking. Published bimonthly, the magazine offers peer-reviewed feature, department, and column articles for both industry and academic readers.

 

Articles from IEEE Internet Computing

global networks

The Linked Data Strategy for Global Identity

Identity at Web scale is tricky. Tim Berners-Lee’s proposed solution of using HTTP URIs to identify everything, including real-world entities and intangible concepts, is examined. Read full article »

man's reflections

Context-Aware Computing: Beyond Search and Location-Based Services

"Context is the unstated actor in human communications, actions, and situations," undergirding an emerging system architecture for pervasive automated reasoning. Read full article »

 
wrought iron gate

Security Challenges for the Public Cloud

Cloud computing represents today's most exciting computing paradigm shift in information technology. However, security and privacy are perceived as primary obstacles to its wide adoption. Read full article »

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PNUTS in Flight: Web-Scale Data Serving at Yahoo

Eight Yahoo researchers describe recent developments in the company's large-scale, data-serving Platform for Nimble Universal Table Storage (PNUTS), known internally as the Sherpa system. Read full article »

 

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