Thennicke
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The code/creativity/culture group (c/c/c) is a research group within the Research School of Computer Science. Our goal is to create spaces for talking about the way that code (software), creativity (especially the arts) and culture (life) intersect in the modern world.
code/creativity/culture
culture (noun). all the knowledge and values shared by a society - https://www.wordnik.com/words/culture
Randall Monroe
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https://xkcd.com/1227/
a short, incomplete, mostly wrong history of the internet since 1996
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful
CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/google-larry-page-and-sergey-brin-ask-an-unusual-interview-question.html
who finds Google:
but…
(there’s always a but)
what/how much do you pay for stuff online?
the most brilliant minds of my generation…
statista.com
https://www.statista.com/statistics/507742/alphabet-annual-global-revenue/
CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/02/alphabet-business-units-revenue-contribution-and-ceos.html
80%-90% of profit comes from advertising
cui bono?
but…
(the “hope-filled” third act bit)
General Data Protection Regulation
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful
know your footprint
make informed choices
(perhaps) pay for things?
are you willing to pay for your search results? news? email?
does Google owe traditional journalism a business model?
is data the new oil, or the new uranium?
has Google changed the culture?
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