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Featured publications

• Using Mixture Models for Collaborative Filtering, Jon Kleinberg, Mark Sandler, Journal of Computer and System Science, vol. 74, no. 1 (2008), pp. 49-69.

• A Truthful Mechanism for Offline Ad Slot Scheduling, Jon Feldman, S. Muthukrishnan, Evdokia Nikolova, Martin Pal, Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, 2008 (to appear).

Featured talks

• jQuery: jQuery is a JavaScript library that stands out among its competitors because it is faster, focuses on writing less code, and is very extensible. Dmitri Gaskin introduces the basics of jQuery and how to use it to build plugins.

• Don't Make Me Click: Asa Raskin argues that the best presentation of content is the one which requires the least number of clicks and choices. Information overload is daunting: Few clicks and choices means more people stay and use your site. Avoiding interaction seduction allows you to create interfaces that are easier to learn and faster to use with surprisingly delightful interfaces. As an example, we see what Google search would have looked like if the Lobby For Advancement Of Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome had got their way.