Media, Information and Technoculture 2200F/G Lecture Notes - Data Mining, Evil Geniuses, Big Business
12 Dec 2013
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Internet is a noisy place, so much info, little quality control. People think internet things are stupid yet blogs are like newspapers. We think of google as harmless and neutral . Google has become powerful and in control of everything. Google is not a service, they want money. We will allow google to tell us whats important. Attaching ads to search results via google and ad algorithims. Only revenue free websites bring in is from ads. Making 22205 about collection and analysis of user information through surveillance. The more we accept googles many apps, the more we defer the individuality of our devices. Information overload creates scenario were google"s idea of uploading our info to their server seems useful and easy! Google appears slick and simple and geared to you. Remember: google is a private corporation (not public) Public corps= libraries, universities (fair, equitable), contribution to greater good.
