Tag Archive: Google

Don’t target me, ask me

We’ve been pondering some mega-trends on this site for some while. 1. The rise in the volumes of data available (so called Big Data). 2. The lack of efficiency in the advertising model. 3. How technology is now literally in the hands...

Google’s slow-mo train crash

A fascinating letter to investors by Google CEO Larry Page. Here is a key passage: “Understanding identity and relationships can also help us improve search. Today, most search results are generic, so two strangers sitting next to each other in...

A dangerous consensus

A dangerous consensus seems to be emerging around the future of digital data. Take these examples. The first is an extract from a recent speech by Google CEO Eric Schmidt where he waxed lyrical about: “the explosion of information, the...

VRM, health records and UK opposition policy

Smart Healthcare has just published an article by me about health records, opposition policy and the role of VRM. The emergence of person-centric health records, imperfect as they may yet be, suggests that healthcare may be the first sector to...