I've written a short fiction, situated in 2013, speculating about what would happen if everything that Google knows, and could conceivably know, about the users of its services became public. It's in German, it's inspired by a past blog post, and it is published in the newest issue of NZZ Folio, the very sharp magazine of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung -- full summary here, the issue is devoted to the Internet. The editors titled the story -- illustrated by the drawing at right by Anna-Lina Balke -- "The Google Apocalypse".
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Is there an English translation of this short story?
Thanks.
Posted by: ZeroRatio | June 04, 2008 at 03:41 AM
Not yet. There will be.
Posted by: BG | June 04, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Can't wait to read it in english or french! (automatic translation are horrible)
I'm so sure it can perfectly relate to the newly announced Apple MobileMe ;)
Posted by: plopthegeek | June 10, 2008 at 12:56 AM
It's not a secret: I loved!
(waiting now for next chapter..)(in English)
Posted by: Claudia Benassi-Faltys | June 13, 2008 at 09:39 AM
I'm interesting in read this article, fiction?, jeje, I don't know...An english traslation is necessary, please.
(Then i must do a translation to spainish :-))
Posted by: eurodipity | June 30, 2008 at 03:37 PM