2015 (@2015@danielandrews.com)
Google’s Search Algorithm Could Steal the Presidency
Wired writes about how Google’s Search Algorithm Could Steal the Presidency:
The thing is, though, even though it’s tempting to think of algorithms as the very definition of objective, they’re not. “It’s not really possible to have a completely neutral algorithm,” says Jonathan Bright, a research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute who studies elections. “I don’t think there’s anyone in Google or Facebook or anywhere else who’s trying to tweak an election. But it’s something these organizations have always struggled with.” Algorithms reflect the values and worldview of the programmers. That’s what an algorithm is, fundamentally. “Do they want to make a good effort to make sure they influence evenly across Democrats and Republicans? Or do they just let the algorithm take its course?” Bright asks.
Scary to think about the implications – intentional or not – of skewed search result data. Ultimately, people are building these algorithms and even if their intent is truly ‘good’, the possibility of pushing people one way or another is real. On a somewhat related note, there was a good Atlantic article last fall about a similar concern with Facebook.
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2014 (@2014@www.annetteschwindt.de)
„Wir kochen doch alle nur mit Wasser“ – neue Interviewreihe #meinweginsweb
Reaktionen wie die folgende begegnen mir immer wieder on- wie offline. Ich weise dann für gewöhnlich darauf hin, dass wir alle nur mit Wasser kochen. Dabei kam mir die Idee, eine Interviewreihe dazu zu machen, wie diejenigen, die andere auf ihrem Weg ins Social Web begleiten (sei es persönlich oder durch ihre Veröffentlichungen), selbst dorthin gefunden haben. Danke dafür an Olga Benner und alle anderen, die mich durch ihre Reaktionen auf diese Idee gebracht haben. Interview-Fragen zu […]https://www.annetteschwindt.de/2014/10/28/neue-interviewreihe/
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2013 (@2013@www.annetteschwindt.de)
Einfach kommunizieren #eifko
Ich habe mein früheres Blog dereinst "In Sachen Kommunikation" getauft. Schon bald wurde es aber eher zu „In Sachen Facebook und manchmal noch was anderes“. In letzter Zeit habe ich damit gehadert. Ich möchte nicht bloß als Erklärbär gesehen werden. Aber dann begriff ich Folgendes: Meine Leser haben mich durch ihre Rückfragen dazu gebracht, über das zu schreiben, was hier zu lesen steht. Dabei gibt es doch viele Blogs, die über Neuerungen oder Funktionen bei Facebook oder im […]https://www.annetteschwindt.de/2013/07/25/einfach-kommunizieren/
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facebook-nutzung (@facebook-nutzung@www.meskasblog.de)
Facebook fühlt sich für mich inzwischen an wie eine digitale Bildzeitung. Reizüberflutung weg, weniger Lärm – und endlich mehr Ruhe im Kopf.
https://www.meskasblog.de/?p=447
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2008 (@2008@danielandrews.com)
Why Netflix Rules
June 30th, 2008 I received the following email today from Netflix: I’m sure a lot of you don’t know about Netflix’s profiles feature, but it’s a really neat system that allows folks to allocate movies to friends or family on the same account. For example, I currently use the ‘3 movies out at a time’ plan, and I allocate 1 at a time to Michelle, and 2 at a time to me. This allows Michelle and myself to keep separate Queues of movies that we want to watch, while guaranteeing that at […]https://danielandrews.com/2008/06/30/why-netflix-rules/
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2008 (@2008@danielandrews.com)
Summer
! June 10th, 2008 I’ve made quite a few of these “I’m glad that it’s $season” posts over the years, and I feel it’s time to make another. This year, I have the great fortune of being extremely close to two swimming pools, having a day off in the middle of the week, and having a girlfriend who happens to have the summer off. This all adds up to one thing - Ihttps://danielandrews.com/2008/06/10/summer/
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2008 (@2008@danielandrews.com)
Brightkite
May 26th, 2008 A few weeks ago I decided to give Brightkite a try, and had a mixed experience with it. What is Brightkite, you ask It’s another social-networking type service, very similar to Twitter and Pownce that focuses on small ‘micro-posts’ that your friends can subscribe to. One of the things that make Brightkite different is the fact that it focuses on your location, not just your friends. Using either the web or the mobile application, you can enter in where you are currently […]https://danielandrews.com/2008/05/26/brightkite/
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