WTF?!? Google Filter Bubble - Must Watch Video

[oyster_777]

This is a must watch... how we as web users are being fed information big brother thinks we should see.

[video]http://www.wimp.com/filterbubbles/[/video]


[WARNING - SEE POST #3 - Dennis]

 

[Rex Jackson]

Boycott google. I banned them two years ago. Use it only when absolutely necessary. Its British owned operation now, but the buck was passed back to an American company to hide this fact, as with many other British hijacked companies.

As for facebook, boycott that as well. Besides, while being under attack who can afford to be on facebook anyway.

 

[seeking one]

This is a must watch... how we as web users are being fed information big brother thinks we should see.

[video]http://www.wimp.com/filterbubbles/[/video]

This is a NASTY SITE that takes over your speakers, etc. as soon as you hit it. That is rude behavior; and I do not use sites that do that EVER! How very rude of you not to warn us of that!

 

[medic38572]

This is a NASTY SITE that takes over your speakers, etc. as soon as you hit it. That is rude behavior; and I do not use sites that do that EVER! How very rude of you not to warn us of that!

lol

 

[seeking one]

lol

So glad you find that amusing. I don't.

 

[ontheright]

This is a NASTY SITE that takes over your speakers, etc. as soon as you hit it. That is rude behavior; and I do not use sites that do that EVER! How very rude of you not to warn us of that!

Based on that response I don't think I'll be clicking that link

 

[oyster_777]

Seekingone no need for DRAMA. I wasnt aware it hijacked speakers. Worked fine when i viewed the video. Jeesh.

Video is based on searches you make in Google and how google massages the hits for you based on your online profile it developes on you. Two seperate individuals will have two completely different set of data show up when googling a topic.

Heres a screenshot of my search on Egypt (same search used in the video). Supposedly eveyones else search will be completely different... why?

 

[Jonas Parker]

"Scroogle" is your friend!

 

[LoupGarou]

Both Google and TED should be watched. Both are very dangerous.

Loup

 

[SteveReloaded]

If you clear your cookies, or at least your google ones, does the search results change? Maybe they are just profiling your search habits and responding accordingly. I have noticed similar behavior with tech searches. It could be considered a feature, and part of why google is so successful, if it gets better at finding what you are looking for. <No i didn't go to the link either, so this is all speculation>

 

[buttie]

I use startpage.com They query google anonymously and return the results to your browser. They also have an anonymous link to view the resulting page. They have a add in for Firefox too.

 

[Kable]

Yes I use scroogle.org also. Keeps the google tracks off of you while still getting access to the info. Seems to do what they claim... https://ssl.scroogle.org/

 

[SarahLynn]

Google searches outright LIE with a huge bias toward Muslims and Islam.
I have googled "Muslim/Arab/Palestinian attacks on Israelis" and gotten back gobs of info on Israelis attacking Muslims instead.

 

[milkydoo]

This is a NASTY SITE that takes over your speakers, etc. as soon as you hit it. That is rude behavior; and I do not use sites that do that EVER! How very rude of you not to warn us of that!

I'm not sure what the problem is. I've viewed hundreds of videos on wimp.com and people post wimp.com threads here regularly. It's no different than other video sites. You click, you watch. So what went wrong?

 

[LtPiper]

Heres a screenshot of my search on Egypt (same search used in the video). Supposedly eveyones else search will be completely different... why?

Only difference I see from yours to mine is the first three results are in a different order.