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2016/05/142016/05/13

Stephen E. Arnold: Advertising Revenue Collapsing, Will Google Collapse Also?

Dissing the GOOG: After 15 Years, the Halo Tarnishes From my perspective, the search giant turned Leonardo can envision with the best mankind has offered. The challenge seems to be finding a way to keep the online advertising machine pumping money. I read “Is the Online Advertising Bubble Finally Starting to Pop?” This is an …

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2016/04/252016/04/25

Stephen E. Arnold: Stopping Google

Google. No One Can Stop It. No One. No One. Aaaargh. After cranking out three monographs about the Google between 2004 and 2009, it is pretty clear that the Google is falling victim to flawed reproduction of its own DNA. The death of the Alphabet Google will come from within the company itself.

2016/04/042016/04/01

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Map Error Leads Stupid Human to Demolish Wrong House

A Google Maps: Accuracy Is Relative I read “Demolition Company Says a Google Maps Error Led Them to Tear Down the Wrong House.” Pesky humans. Google’s autonomous automobiles do not have accidents. When those accidents occur, a human is at fault. Bus drivers, grrrr. The write up suggests that a Google Map caused a human …

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2016/03/142016/03/13

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Slammed by Dutch for Fake Reviews (Fake Humans and Fake Automated Review-Writing Programs)

Google: The Dutch Do Not Think Much of Fake Reviews I read “Google Ordered to Hand Over Names of Fake Reviewers in Dutch Court Case.” Let’s assume that the story is accurate. For me, the notion of Google providing the names of individuals who created “fake” reviews is interesting. For the affected small business, the …

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2016/03/122016/03/11

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Destroys Search

Google and a New Approach to Search Relevance We know one cannot search for a topic if the words are not in the index. Should we forget about it? Sure, why not? Quite a few folks perceive Google search results as the equivalent of an overnight visit to the oracle of Delphi. “Google Experimenting with …

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2016/03/032016/03/02

Mongoose: Preview of Google’s Plan to Control Hate Speech

We are not making this up. Kiddle: Google-powered safe search engine for children Kiddle combines Google’s Safe Search filter with editorially controlled keyword and site blacklists. Basically, it prevents you from running searches for specific words or phrases, and blocks certain sites from appearing in the results at all.

2016/02/292016/02/28

Doug Rushkoff: Silicon Valley — Amazon, Google, and Uber Specifically — Is Broken

Silicon Valley is broken and heading for social unrest, argues media theorist Rushkoff argues that several major tech companies operate with intentionally unsustainable business models. Amazon and Uber, he says, work by destroying marketplaces and then using their leverage to move into another area. So while Amazon doesn’t make much money off books, the original …

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