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Adwords has advertised private jet leasing in the past. The fact that they appeared in my google apps indicates that the technology isn't as scary / all knowin
by px1999 14y ago
Adwords has advertised private jet leasing in the past. The fact that they appeared in my google apps indicates that the technology isn't as scary / all knowing as the article tries to lead readers to believe.
It touches on but IMO fails to explore a bunch of legitimately interesting topics - the sociological effects of filter bubbles, the ethics/legality of digital 'redlining' (and how Google just picked up a patent for it no less), formation of digital class divides as well as others.
It's a post that would have benefited from a less hyperbolic title, and posting on eg a blog where it wouldn't be completely destroyed by editing. I'm not sure who the 1% are supposed to be (advertisers, I guess?) and fluff aside, the article doesn't really have much meat in its current form.
Also, wtf with having a second page containing 15 words that on their own read like a drunken friday night text message and don't really tie in as a conclusion?
- cpressey 14y agoMost word processors are smart enough to not create widows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widows_and_orphans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widows_and_orphans) but I guess the same doesn't apply to CMSes yet. The cynical part of me thinks the last sentence was added specifically to stretch the article to (just barely) two pages, to generate more impressions.