What is the internet hiding?
Jul. 7th, 2011 03:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sandmansisterIt's an increasingly valid and important question. TED Talks are brilliant, and this video by MoveOn.org's Eli Pariser is no exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html
From the TED Talks site:
It's 9 minutes worth watching. Do it! Get informed. Get involved. Spread the word.
From the TED Talks site:
As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.
It's 9 minutes worth watching. Do it! Get informed. Get involved. Spread the word.
