I pointed to the TED talk on this that was so great. Now the book is out.
New book: The Filter Bubble – What the Internet Is Hiding from You
via Peter Scott’s Library Blog by Peter Scott on 23/05/11
The Filter Bubble – an eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling – and limiting – the information we consume. In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, Google’s change in policy is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years-the rise of personalization. In this groundbreaking investigation of the new hidden Web, Pariser 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.”
There is an interview with Eli Pariser at the Amazon link.
Ordered.
Stephen
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Eli Pariser appeared on TVO’s “The Agenda” Wed. June 1. It is available by podcast or vodcast via http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/.