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CPS 49S Google: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society

CPS 49S Google: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society. Shivnath Babu Spring 2008. Discussion Format. Talk for 10-15 minutes Give an overview Give an outline of the discussion points that you have come up with Need a scribe Volunteer?. The Database of Intensions.

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CPS 49S Google: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society

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  1. CPS 49SGoogle: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society Shivnath Babu Spring 2008

  2. Discussion Format • Talk for 10-15 minutes • Give an overview • Give an outline of the discussion points that you have come up with • Need a scribe • Volunteer?

  3. The Database of Intensions • Introductory chapter of the book by John Battelle on Search • Talks about how Battelle came to write this book • His start-up folded • Zeitgeist • A book about search • Shows sides of Google that you may not have thought about

  4. Discussion Points • Database of Intensions (DBI) • What is it and how does Google get it? • Is it specific to Google? • How can Google use it? • Points on Page 2 • Questions on Page 12 • Uses of Zeitgeist • How can Google “abuse” it? • What prevents Google from “abusing” it? • Law about use of email

  5. Discussion Points • What technological and social changes/advances make it possible to store and query DBI? • Cost of storage • Higher bandwidth --- more people using Internet • Services • Trust

  6. Discussion Points • “Search as a problem is about 5% solved” • Udi Manber, CEO of A9.com (now at Google!) • Jaguar --- Artificial intelligence

  7. Discussion Points • Interesting terms: • Alexandria, Boswell (Page 1) • Technology Vs. Media business (pages 3-4) • Clickstream • PATRIOT ACT (page 14) • Turing test (page 16) • Directory-based search (page 17) • Second-generation web applications (pages 14,11,7)

  8. Assigned Readings • For Thursday (1/17) • Two readings • Posted on the course readings web page

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