Chasing Taillights - In The Plex by Steven Levy

Book Overflow

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss the final third of In The Plex by Steven Levy! Join them as they discuss Google's decision to withdraw from China, their war with book publishers, and their struggles to compete in social media!

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In The Plex by Steven Levy

https://amzn.to/3T2I6NX (paid link)

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00:00 Intro

05:10 About the Book and Author

06:10 Initial Thoughts on the Book

11:27 The Real Story Behind Google Leaving China

20:44 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 1 - DoubleClick & Lobbying

23:55 Riff: "Corporate Values" and Founder Mode

29:22 Google's Moral Dilemmas Part 2 - DoubleClick & Lobbying

37:59 Google's Book scanning project

42:56 Google vs Amazon's Different Approaches to Book Scanning

43:20 Innocent Arrogance - Street View and Privacy

46:40 Pirvacy and Surveillance Concerns

49:57 Epilogue: Chasing Taillights

55:53 Final Thoughts

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