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A revealing, forward-looking examination of the outsize influence Google has had on the changing media landscape, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses--from newspapers to books, to television, to movies, to telephones, to advertising, to Microsoft.
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When Opal Owl and Stew Rabbit find a turtle, they go to the public library to learn the difference between a turtle and a tortoise. The librarian helps them with an online search. Opal and Stew learn the difference between a fact and an opinion, and how to check online sources.
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In the age of Google, your customers are searching. Will they find you?
In today's searching world, customers turn to online search engines first. Yet many companies simply don't realize acquiring customers from search engines should be a core business strategy. Instead, they usually focus on narrow goals, such as boosting page rankings. These oversights leave a huge channel for engaging with potential customers largely untapped. Businesses that use...
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"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...
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"This book is an easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to understanding how the Dark Web works and why you should be using it! Readers are led on a tour from how to download the platform for personal or public use, to how it can best be utilized for finding information. This guide busts myths and informs readers, remaining jargon-free"--
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In this gripping domestic thriller, a group of privileged suburban moms amuse themselves by Googling everyone in town, digging up dirt to fuel thorny gossip. Caroline Thompson, devoted mother of two, is relieved to hear her name appears only three times, citing her philanthropy. However, a delayed pang of insecurity prods Caroline to Google her maiden name-- which none of the others know. The hits cascade like a tsunami. Caroline's terrified by...
10) A long way home
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Born in a poor village in India, Saroo lived hand-to-mouth in a one room hut with his mother and three siblings... until at age five, he mistakenly boarded a train by himself, and ended up in Calcutta, all the way across the country. Uneducated, illiterate, and unable to recall the name of his hometown, he managed to survive for weeks on that city's rough streets. Soon after, he was adopted by a couple in Tasmania. But despite growing up in a loving...