The filter bubble : what the Internet is hiding from you

Pariser, Eli.

Book 2011

The hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling--and limiting--the information we consume. In 2009, Google began customizing its search results. 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, this change is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years--the rise of pe...

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Information organization

Internet Censorship

Invisible Web

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ISBN:

9781594203008
1594203008

Description:

294 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The race for relevance
The user is the content
The Adderall society
The you loop
The public is irrelevant
Hello, world!
What you want, whether you want it or not
Escape from the city of ghettos

LCCN:

2011010403

Control Number:

784327

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