Book review: The internet is no longer a free, independentspace, but has become so commercially drivenand personalised that it is starting to controlour lives

Packman, Carl (2012) Book review: The internet is no longer a free, independentspace, but has become so commercially drivenand personalised that it is starting to controlour lives. LSE Review of Books (23 Aug 2012). Website.

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In 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving searchers the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what they are most likely to click on. Eli Pariser investigates the new hidden Web, and uncovers how this growing trend threatens to control how we consume and share information as a society-and reveals what we can do about it. Carl Packman considers the consequences of sharing information, photos, as well as “Likes” and dislikes.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2012 14:10
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47222

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