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| 材料类型: | 政府刊物, 州政府或者省政府刊物 |
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| 文件类型: | 书 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Siva Vaidhyanathan |
| ISBN: | 9780520258822 0520258827 9780520948693 0520948696 |
| OCLC号码: | 646309306 |
| 描述: | xiv, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| 内容: | 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. |
| 责任: | Siva Vaidhyanathan. |
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"An important book. While a number of excellent histories about the emergence of Google have been published ... few writers have tried to take a comprehensive and critical look at the wider impact on society of Google's vast ambition 'to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.'... Vaidhyanathan's perspective as an East Coast academic outside the group-think of Silicon Valley is a valuable one. He is a clear writer with an engaging voice, and a good guide for this peek behind the wizard's curtain."--San Jose Mercury News "This book is in no way an attack on Google but more like a parent asking a child, 'What do you want to do with your life?' then going through all the concerns one by one. Strongly recommended."--Library Journal "A stimulating and controversial book."--Times Higher Education "A stimulating and controversial book."--Times Higher Education "A stimulating and controversial book."--Times Higher Education 再读一些...
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A must-read for those in the information field (and more!)
Examining the myriad ways Google affects world culture, Vaidhyanathan (Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity) takes on one of the most venerated and profitable corporations in history and exposes tradeoffs most people do not even realize they...
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Examining the myriad ways Google affects world culture, Vaidhyanathan (Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity) takes on one of the most venerated and profitable corporations in history and exposes tradeoffs most people do not even realize they make when they “Google.” Refusing to take the company’s “Don’t be evil” motto at face value, Vaidhyanathan expertly analyzes Google’s involvement in issues as important and far-reaching as censorship, surveillance, bias, globalization, monopolization, and privatization. He questions the wisdom of entrusting such a young company (bound to serve only their stockholders, not the public) with such weighty concerns as privacy, preserving cultural heritage, and organizing and providing access to information, which historically have been entrusted to publicly-funded or nonprofit organizations like libraries or academic institutions. VERDICT This book is an important work of critical thinking about the profound implications of Google that many seem too dazzled to notice and serves as a call to action for those who dare. Highly recommended.
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