Is increased data collection and information sharing improve or damage 21st-century life?

In last week of our course Understanding Media by Understanding Google we have to answer question similar to mentioned above. Here is my take on that:- We love convenience !! We are always willing to pay something extra for it. The payment we make may, not be the direct one. Lets say you want to have pizza … Read more

Is our constant urge to use mobile device or do google search good ?

In second last week of our course Understanding Media by Understanding Google we have to answer question similar to mentioned above. Here is my take on that. Lets say our referred in the question is me. While at work or otherwise when I am engaged with my primary activity I do Google searches and browse the internet … Read more

Comparing YouTube’s impact on politics, culture, news in India

One more week is gone and this week as part of assignment for Understanding Media by Understanding Google we need to explicitly rank YouTube’s impact in these three areas – politics, culture, news and then explain our choice for the area we believe to have been most affected. Here is my take on that:- I … Read more

How relevant are the ads, we see ?

As mentioned in the previous blog post I have been doing Understanding Media by Understanding Google course on Coursera and as part of second peer graded assignment I have to log the next 20 ads I encounter from Google, whether as the result of a search on google.com or through one of its partner sites and summarize what those ads get … Read more

Is Google’s intention to digitize all the world’s books a good thing or a bad thing, and for whom?

I have been doing Understanding Media by Understanding Google  course on Coursera and as part of first peer graded assignment we have to write about  “Is Google’s intention to digitize all the world’s books a good thing or a bad thing, and for whom? “.  Here is my take on it :- Imagine if every book in the world is … Read more