Filter Bubble

In a rare move from Google, Search Liaison Danny Sullivan has responded directly to negative claims made by DuckDuckGo. Sullivan responded to a tweet from DuckDuckGo in which a video was shared that contains “five good reasons” why users should stop using Go…

This post was originally published in 2017 as part of the Machines with Brains project.  I need to show you an excerpt from probably the strangest interview Ive ever conducted: Person APerson B Hi Mike, hows it goi…

One of the fundamental truths about SEO is that no two Google searches are the same. The logic behind it is simple, things youve Googled, read and watched are stored for at least three months before your Web & App Activity is deleted, if at all. This, t…

Given that modern life is so regularly baffling, it can sometimes feel like the only explanation for it all is that were collectively experiencing a Sims playthrough as directed by some sadistic cosmic being. But what if there was a way to pull back the curt…

We should be thinking bigger Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images The BBC is launching its own voice assistant, appropriately called Beeb (though the efficacy of that wake word is completely suspect in a world where people might talk about Justin Bie…

I'm a long-term fan of flexible working. I’ve never been at my most productive before 10.00am and, following an afternoon lull, nearly always feel most alert and energetic from about 4.00pm to 7.30pm. Getting away with these hours sometimes used to require a …

It's a sad truth that most of our lives are pretty boring, geographically speaking. Live in one place long enough and you will develop routines, walking the same streets and patronizing the same coffee shops and generally making it easy for a simulation, shou…

The Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart measures news quality and partisan bias for a large number of reputable news sources and provides rankings based on careful review of their major news stories coverage. Neocortix News is the only available app that delivers the …

The following is an excerpt from Kris Shaffer’s book, Data Versus Democracy: How Big Data Algorithms Shape Opinions and Alter the Course of History. It is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Much of the media we engage with today is se…

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew talks to Eli Pariser, author of the iconic book The Filter Bubble and founder of Upworthy, about digital activism, the contemporary crisis of information, and why we need to build a better Internet. From the episode: Andre…