Why you shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the BBC’s “banned from Google” URL list

The BBC have published a list of their URLs that have been removed from Google search results under the “right to be forgotten”. I’ve seen a fair bit of commentary saying this is brave journalism, and being a bit gleeful…

Am I being deleted by Google against my will?

Am I being deleted by Google against my will?

UPDATED: Quartz say no – “Google is trolling the EU with passive-aggressive disclaimers on search results” ———————————————————- I noticed by chance when Googling looking for an old friend that some of the search results for their name had been removed…

On the demise of Google Reader

On the demise of Google Reader

The news of Google Reader’s demise has been widely greeted with dismay amongst the people who used it. It feels like an unpicking of one of the threads of the web. A few months ago I wrote about “The demise…