Friday, December 21, 2012

Introduction to the Blog

     Presented in this blog is a summary and analysis of the book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You, by Eli Pariser, an internet activist and author.  In it he explores solutions and suggestions, some benefits, and numerous problems that come from this filter bubble, in which algorithms guess what information people would like to see based on history, what is clicked on, and other personal data provided, personalizing the information you do see while also leaving out information that it assumes you might not want to see.

Works Cited:

"Eli Pariser." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Dec. 2012. Web. 21 Dec. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Pariser>.

Pariser, Eli. The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. New York: Penguin, 2011. Print.

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