By Suzanne Ross What happens when two children decide to share a teddy bear, but then one of them changes his mind? The children will likely tear the stuffed toy in two, leaving only bear parts and crying children. A peer-to-peer streaming system can be…
By Suzanne Ross Almost everyone complains about the loss of connection to their neighbors. Parents don't know if it's safe to let their kids go next door, or down the street. They don't know who to borrow a cup of sugar from if they decide…
By Suzanne Ross What do cows and the Internet have in common? In the days when hunter-gatherers first decided to stay put and become farmers, they often stuck together in villages for protection from marauding gangsters known alternately as Huns, Vikings, Celts, or "them." As…
Paris, June 15, 2004 -- Many of the top researchers in database systems from around the world gathered in Paris, France for the SIGMOD/PODS conference last week. They met to share information about innovations to advance the state-of-the art in the field. The latest research…
By Suzanne Ross, Writer, Microsoft Research Isn't it always about location, dahling? The Internet tribe might say, 'not in our backyard, the Web is a wild frontier without borders and laughs at geography.' But if you've ever searched the Web for a service available in…
