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Google.com CEO Says Cesspool of False Information Thrives

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hobotraveler started this discussion 16 years 1 month ago

There was many articles in the last few days commenting on some comments about the internet being a cesspool.

I am wondering how the world views Hostel Internet pages?
1 to 10

1 Not Honest
10 Very Honest
How do you rate the information in Hostel internet pages?

GOOGLE.COM CEO COMMENT

Mr. Schmidt maybe said something like,

The internet is where false information thrives.
or
The internet is where disinformation thrives.

THEN he did say as quoted in about two of the ten articles I surveyed.

"Brands are the solution, not the problem,"
Mr. Schmidt said.
"Brands are how you sort out the cesspool."

I Blogged about it, and on the bottom are many of the links that refer to this comment.
Internet Cesspool

Andy in BKK Thailand

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Josh Hostels

16 years

The Internet is a shady place. "Brands" are good for gaining users' trust, though there's a lot of "cesspool" information with branded sites also. IMHO, brands don't make the Internet less of a cesspool, but they might get users to trust a brand.

I think that people are generally wary of websites. There are often posts on Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree asking things like, "I found a site called hostelworld -- is it safe?" :)

Websites want repeat visitors because then they don't have to go through the process of gaining a user's trust again.

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ifij775

16 years

I am wondering how the world views Hostel Internet pages?

GOOGLE.COM CEO COMMENT

Mr. Schmidt maybe said something like,

The internet is where false information thrives.
or
The internet is where disinformation thrives.

I think this is why 3rd party review sites are so popular on the Internet; it gives the impression of impartial information. Unfortunately, some of these sites are better than others.

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