I have seen this too but never really thought about why.  Great talk and a concern for everyone IMHO.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Ariel Gold <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:arielqgold@gmail.com">arielqgold@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">I just watched this TED Talk and found it very interesting, basically highlighting how web companies customize services for
 us with the result that we are trapped in a &quot;filter 
bubble&quot; and don&#39;t get exposed 
to the same information.<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector?blend=3&amp;ob=5#p/u/0/B8ofWFx525s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector?blend=3&amp;ob=5#p/u/0/B8ofWFx525s</a><br><br>I sometimes realized while on the phone googling with someone that we got different first links, but I discounted it that I was searching from a linux box. <br>


<br>I was surprised to see how two different people, based on their interests, got dramatically different results about Egypt when the protests were going on (for some the protests didn&#39;t even show up!)  (at 2:38)<br>


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