The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Google: History? Backfiles Do Not Sell Ads Phi Beta Iota: Read original by clicking above, in this case a complete safety copy is below. Google (and Amazon and other digital data services) are deleting history. This matters.
Defriending Facebook? Harsh Whether it was earnest advice or a public-relations ploy, we’re told Mark Zuckerberg’s recent call for regulation would not actually fix the problems with Facebook. Canada’s CBC News describes “The Case Against Facebook: a ‘Dataopoly’ with Too Much Market Power.” I was interested in reporter Ramona Pringle’s explanation of a “dataopoly;” she …
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Google and Anti Disinformation Lest anyone wonder what, exactly, Google is doing to fight disinformation on its platforms, the company has compiled that information in a white paper presented at the recent Munich Security Conference. Techspot tells us, “Google Presents Its Anti-Fake News System in Detail.” Reporter Greg Synek gives us the highlights; we learn:
Google: Just Like a Colonizing Force? Can a company cross over into the monetization methods of a country? I read “Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans Massive Expansion to Waterfront Vision” and formulated this company-country question. If accurate the Star’s report seems to outline a way for a commercial enterprise, based in the US, to monetize or …
Google News: Not So Much News As Control and Passive Aggressive Offense I read “One Analyst’s Attempts to Demystify the Types of Traffic Google Sends Publishers.” The write up explains some of the clever ways Google manages its traffic and any related data linked to the traffic and content objects. To put it another way, …
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Google Translation: Getting More Intelligent? Translation has never been easier with AI and NLP tools. It is amazing for people who cannot speak foreign languages to communicate with the assistance of translation apps, like Google Translation. While there are many translation apps on the market, Google is by far the best free one. As with …
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By Rick Webb at Medium. Google’s $350 Billion Haircut The math’s not pretty on digital advertising’s future revenues. That could mean a massive devaluation for both Google and Facebook.
