This week in Google Ep. 31

On show Jeff Jarvis and Gina Gerpanni

This show is still a little dry... But this is what I learned this time around.

They begin by talking about Jersey polotics and orange tans..

Also it talks about google associates and how a video was making fun of a child with down syndrome. It brings up the issue as to whether or not google is responsible for what was posted or if they are simply just a posting. They do make a good point that should we be punished as US citizens for something that was posted in Italy? He said that you would have to have three shifts of 10,000 people at a time to be able to see all the videos that are posted. They make another good point that there really isn't anyhting we can do too much when these types of things happen. How much control do we really have? The internet is now at risk! But they also say that it is a public thing! And it is. It is a place where we have the opportunity so speak freely! But I guess google wasn;t aware of this add! Weird. They also say that they knew for two months! It is a sad thing that they let this video run when it shouldn't have! It is sad to let people mock something. The issue of responsiveness is a good point. They didn't catch it fast enough. Interesting episode! (More liable. EW)