Some random kvetching on the media code:
Google's search engine not as good as its competitors for news, research finds
How I dumped Google before it dumped me
Scott Morrison meets Google CEO Sundar Pichai over media bargaining code
- Following on from his call to Satya Nadella of Microsoft, today ScoMo and Frydo got on the blower to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, to discuss the media code.
- No details of what they discussed has been released, but for those sick of this story, parliament is expected to submit its report next friday.
- In related news, The Guardian reports that Bing returns “more trusted news results” than Google
- According to a study from Monash University, on Australia Day “Grace Tame” was the most popular search term used on Google – reflecting the fact that she had just been made Australian of the Year. The top 50 results delivered by Google included only 70% of professional news websites, compared with 94% for the same search term on Bing and 82% on Ecosia.
- Meanwhile, at the Fin, John Davidson has experimented with “dumping google before it dumps me”
- He’s moved to DuckDuckGo, and appreciates the lack of tracking
- “I’ve not missed Google search one bit.” writes John.
Wired has a look at Amazon’s Greatest hits of the Bezos era
Amazon’s Greatest Gadget Hits in the Bezos Era: Kindle, Echo, and More
- Quite a few duds and hits in the list
- The original fugly kindle
- The Fire Phone that went nowhere
- Dash buttons! Loved the idea of these
- And the product category the can claim ownership of, the voice assistant speaker
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