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James Grimmelmann offers some thoughtful analysis of Google's China Syndrome here. Here is my response to James: James, In December 2009 Google did nothing to stand up for human rights and against censorship besides mouth the same pretty words it...
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Jeff Jarvis has some interesting thoughts on Google's new role in global affairs. Here is my response: The Internet has enough diverse interests and players that it demands governance. No traditional state is in the position or willing to assume...
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The China Syndrome Of all the issues that have tangled and troubled Google, none has the gravity and complexity as the company's relationship with the People's Republic of China. As I write this on the 20th anniversary of the massacre...
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My response to Jeff Jarvis' comments on the Google-China showdown: This is not Google standing up for free speech. It could have done that years ago. It's about Google standing up against attacks. This is a much more serious issue....
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Here is the NYTimes on Google's China move today. Here is Jonathan Zittrain's reaction. Here is the Google blog post from David Drummond. Here are my thoughts on the move as it breaks: It's commercial malpractice to back out of...
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Think of the lawsuits! According to a new patent that was just granted to Google, the company could soon extend the reach of its advertising program in Google Maps to Street View. This patent, which was originally filed on July...
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Search Engines
Vaidhyanathan, Siva
January 2010
MTWRF, 0930-1200 WB119 Course Description: This course will consider the ways that the rise of search engines has affected how we view the world, conduct commerce, and communicate. The reading will combine political economy...
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