Follow the Filter Bubble

What’s the Internet hiding? Lets find out.


Matt Maiorana / June 8th, 2011 /

What does the filter bubble look like? We decided to do a little experiment to help visualize what’s taking place.

The comparisons below only scratch the surface of what the Internet’s filters are up to, but they give a good troubling idea.


 


2 Responses to “What’s the Internet hiding? Lets find out.”

  1. Kevin says:

    What’s your point? You present information without analysis. Why dubious happening has occurred?

  2. Mark Collier says:

    On the climate change example, putting quotation marks around a search and not putting it around the other impacts the results and therefore the findings.

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