I am remiss not to have mentioned Siva Vaidhyanathan’s new blog about Google and the implications of their projects: The Googlization of Everything. It’s really top notch commentary on Google, with further depth, detail and comprehensiveness than is usually found in a blog. Note that Siva says it is a book in progress.
Those interested in the topic should check out the following podcast – the event was hosted in Milwaukee by the UWM School of Information Studies.
http://www.firstmonday.org/podcasts/index_new.html
Easily one of the most dynamic and vibrant speakers on the state of information ethics and information sharing – enjoy!
Comment by Adam B. — November 27, 2007 @ 10:17 am
Thanks!
Siva
Comment by Siva Vaidhyanathan — November 27, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
No problem; the honor was all ours. – it was the buzz of SOIS/Milwaukee Library community for months.
Sorry about the temperature and the lack of desserts…
Comment by Adam B. — November 27, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
Well, we all have to choose our battles.
He’s worried about the message (i.e. the content). In a networked world, I’m far more worried about the massager (i.e. the network).
I think AT&T & Friends are far more problematic than Google ever could hope to be.
That’s where I focus my nightmares.
Comment by Leo Klein — November 28, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
In defense of Google, it provides a great search engine which has helped revolutionize the speed and method in which people obtain information.
Comment by Stephen Denney — November 28, 2007 @ 6:47 pm
Coming at this VERY late to offer a link to an audio of Mr. Vaidhyanathan’s Windsor lecture at the University of Illinois. It was dynamic and brilliant. I learned so much from him about Google and its implications to libraries.
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/pubs/catalog/windsor.html
Comment by Tracy — December 3, 2007 @ 9:07 am