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SDP2007 Presentation: The Quest for the Perfect Search Engine

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Today I gave an abbreviated presentation of my dissertation research at the OII Summer Doctoral Programme hosted by the Berkman Center. (PDF of slides)
Along with a summary of the diss, my talk included a brief meta-discussion of both the challenges of engaging in value-conscious design with technical design communities, as well as a call for […]

With SmartAds, Yahoo Finally Joins Google…as a Threat to Privacy

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

In my dissertation I outline the quest for the “perfect search engine” – a search engine capable of indexing all available information and providing fast and relevant results. The perfect search engine will have to have “perfect reach” to deliver any type of online content from all online (and, increasingly, offline) sources, as well as […]

Completion

Friday, June 1st, 2007

I’m pleased to announce that I have successfully defended my dissertation, “The Quest for the Perfect Search Engine: Values, Technical Design, and the Flow of Personal Information in Spheres of Mobility.”
Thanks to everyone for their help and support.
(blogging will be light for the next week…)

On the Importance of Libraries

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

One of the more pleasant unintended consequences of my dissertation research was unearthing how the values of privacy, autonomy, and freedom of inquiry are central to the institution of the public library. I argue that libraries serve as spheres of intellectual mobility, where citizens enjoy the ability to read, inquire, and learn free from undue […]

Career Announcements

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Motived by recent events, I’m pleased to announce that I have completed and filed my dissertation, “The Quest for the Perfect Search Engine: Values, Technical Design, and the Flow of Personal Information in Spheres of Mobility.” All that awaits is the oral defense (please be kind, Siva).
Assuming the defense goes well (/knocking on wood), I’m […]

I want my Google Data Privacy

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Gene at Fred’s House sounds like one of the multitude who are beginning to embrace the “Google lifestyle”:
I look around my desktop and I see Google Reader, Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Toolbar, Google Maps, Google Calendar, Google News, Google Analytics, Google Earth, and of course Google Google. Google WiFi was a pleasant surprise when […]

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