The impact of the tech giants
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- ISBN: 9780737775228
- ISBN: 073777522X
- ISBN: 9780737775235
- ISBN: 0737775238
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Physical Description:
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241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | How do tech giants impact society? Tech giants are socially responsible / Lindsey Gilpin -- The new Silicon Valley movement that is taking on the tech giants / Gabriel Thompson -- Why tech giants are now uniting against US surveillance / Harry Bruinius -- Tech giants are complicit in NSA surveillance / Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery -- Tech companies are changing communities for the better / Mackenzie Carpenter and Deborah M. Todd -- Tech companies are causing gentrification / Adam Hudson -- Tech giants can be environmentally friendly / Tate Williams -- Tech giants can be environmentally harmful / David Pomerantz. What issues surround the products of tech giants? Google Glass technologies present serious privacy concerns / Brian Proffitt -- Google Glass privacy concerns are overstated / Matt McGee -- Cloud computing services have inherent security risks / Ted Samson -- Cloud computing services are safe and likely to get safer / Andrew Burger -- Tech products are overpriced / Sam Mattera -- Tech products are not overpriced / James Kendrick -- Delivery drones are a good idea / Christa Avampato -- Delivery drones are a bad idea / James Brumley. What are some common criticisms of tech giants? Google is monopolistic / Wade Roush -- Google is not monopolistic / Ryan Radia -- Today's acqui-hires will become tomorrow's innovators / Peter Relan -- Tech giants stifle innovation with acqui-hires / Robert Hatta -- Third-party online retailers are detrimental to small business / Jamie Salvatori. What does the future hold for tech giants? Big tech poses a challenge to traditional banks / Francisco González -- Big tech does not pose a serious threat to traditional banks, but could change banking / Jon Ogden -- Project Loon is a potentially great technological breakthrough / Angela Washeck -- Project Loon is unlikely to succeed / Kevin Fitchard -- A car designed by Apple is a realistic possibility / Michelle Quinn. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | T 14.5 .I47 2016 | 30775305520711 | General Collection | Available | - |