Anyway, everybody always jokes about how Google could (a) destroy or (b) take over the world in about a second. But they also have the power to do some pretty great things.
Webpages that are most certainly relevant:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20030144-265.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/01/egypt.protests/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704254304576116110110596324.html
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It is true that the power of the internet and Google is vast and have changed the world; but we should remember that it is merely a tool that can be used both to do good and bad. Therefore, we should be careful in admiring and accepting everything utilized by the internet just because it's possible. I - growing up without computers, mobile phones, even without fax machines - see more of the bad affects of technology on our lives, even though I use and enjoy it all the time and couldn't live without it today.
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