Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry)

Name: Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry)
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ISBN: 9780520272897

ISBN-10: 0520272897

ISBN-13: 9780520272897

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Siva Vaidhyanathan

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In the beginning, the World Wide Web was exciting and open to the point of anarchy, a vast and intimidating repository of unindexed confusion. Into this creative chaos came Google with its dazzling mission--"To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible"--and its much-quoted motto, "Don't be Evil." In this provocative book, Siva Vaidhyanathan examines the ways we have used and embraced Google--and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. He exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. He assesses Google's global impact, particularly in China, and…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: The Gospel of Google



Render unto Caesar: How Google Came to Rule the Web



Google's Ways and Means: Faith in Aptitude and Technology



The Googlization of Us: Universal Surveillance and Infrastructural Imperialism



The Googlization of the World: Prospects for a Global Public Sphere



The Googlization of Knowledge: The Future of Books



The Googlization of Memory: Information Overload, Filters, and the Fracturing of Knowledge


Conclusion: The Human Knowledge Project


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index