May 11, 2007 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google Now Just Another .Com Business

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 11, 2007in Privacy, Search Engines

Google has finally made the complete transformation. They are no longer some kind of benevolent, altruistic company trying to help people learn and grow by providing access to knowledge online. Now, they're just one of many .com companies trying to…

Upcoming Events

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 11, 2007in Events, Internet, Privacy

With the dissertation completed (the defense still awaits), I can now turn my attention to a few other projects for the summer months. Primary among them is finishing up a book collecting various interdisciplinary research papers on Web search engines…

Google Shareholders Reject Anti-Censorship Proposal

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 11, 2007in Information Ethics, Search Engines

Unfortunately, Google's shareholders have rejected the anti-censorship proposal that aimed to ensure that the important human value of access to knowledge would be adhered to by the company who pledges to "do no evil." To say I'm not surprised is…