http://oculture.disqus.com/NoneenTue, 27 Jan 2009 14:33:51 -0000http://www.openculture.com/2009/01/google_and_the_path_to_enlightenment_.html#comment-21002946<p>You make a good point about Google's public and private interests. The promise of ubiquitous access, cloud computing and 'do no harm' is great and holds wonderful possibilities for democratizing information and even education.</p><p>However, all the data Google has is fodder for algorithm-based ad sales. If you couple GBooks, GScholar, GMail with the concept of GDrive, it's a powerful combo.</p><p>Do we give up too much of ourselves to get it free?</p><p>I did a post on the very same thing just yesterday if you're at all interested .... <a href="http://james.wanless.info/2009/01/the-folly-of-free/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://james.wanless.info/2009/01/the-folly-of-free/">http://james.wanless.info/2...</a></p>James WanlessTue, 27 Jan 2009 14:33:51 -0000