Video above: Eli Pariser talk at TED conference on the Filter Bubbles. From (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html).
This talk is derived from a book by Pariser "The Filter Bubble". If you order the book here, all of Eli’s proceeds from this post will go to MoveOn.org Civic Action.
Here’s what author Bill McKibben has to say about it:
“You spend half your life in Internet space, but trust me—you don’t understand how it works. Eli Pariser’s book is a masterpiece of both investigation and interpretation; he exposes the way we’re sent down particular information tunnels, and he explains how we might once again find ourselves in a broad public square of ideas. This couldn’t be a more interesting book; it casts an illuminating light on so many of our daily encounters.”
See also:
Ea O Ka Aina: Blogger Conspiracy 5/14/11
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1 comment :
Seems like 1984 is a bit overdue, but the result is all the same. As soon as Asimo and Watson (the computer Jeopardy champion) breached our fear of robots, it was only a matter of time before self-awareness became silicon based rather than carbon based and determinism became a quaint, historical footnote. The Singularity approaches. Danger! Will Robinson, Danger!
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