Google me : one-click democracy / Barbara Cassin ; translated by Michael Syrotinski.

By:

Cassin, Barbara, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Meaning systemsPublisher: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxi, 148 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780823278060 (hardcover)
9780823278077 (softcover)

Uniform titles:

Google-moi. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

025.042 23

LOC classification:

ZA4234.G64 C37 2018

Contents:

Why be interested in Google? -- Google makes the internet apparent -- Google Inc.: from search to global capital -- Our mission is to organize the world's information -- Don't be evil -- On cultural democracy.

Summary: Barbara Cassin critically examines Google’s role as the dominant gateway to information in the digital age. She argues that Google’s search algorithms create a simplified “one-click democracy” where users rely on instant answers, potentially at the cost of cultural diversity, critical thinking, and democratic debate. The book questions Google’s claim of neutrality and explores the political and philosophical implications of entrusting a private company with shaping global knowledge.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	ZA4234.G64 C37 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000193337

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-146) and index.

Barbara Cassin critically examines Google’s role as the dominant gateway to information in the digital age. She argues that Google’s search algorithms create a simplified “one-click democracy” where users rely on instant answers, potentially at the cost of cultural diversity, critical thinking, and democratic debate. The book questions Google’s claim of neutrality and explores the political and philosophical implications of entrusting a private company with shaping global knowledge.

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