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<p class="null1">An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume.</p> <p>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 shift to take place on the Web in recent years-the rise of personalization. In this groundbreaking investigation of the new hidden Web, Pariser uncovers how this growing trend threatens to control how we consume and share information as a society-and reveals what we can do about it.</p> <p>Though the phenomenon has gone largely undetected until now, personalized filters are sweeping the Web, creating individual universes of information for each of us. Facebook-the primary news source for an increasing number of Americans-prioritizes the links it believes will appeal to you so that if you are a liberal, you can expect to see only progressive links. Even an old-media bastion like <i>The Washington Post</i> devotes t

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Eli Pariser
Publisher
Penguin Press HC, The
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9781101505724
Category
science
Subjects
Engineering, Computer Science, Reference
Rating
3.77 / 5 (3,328 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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