Goggle's Facebook vs Google Buzz

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i didn't have the same sense forucua because i wasn't a user. I think there's some aspect where gogle's data on you is probably much deeper than facebook, right? The reality is that their collection is not just as deep,. It's been going on longer. You probably tell google more through your searches or your browsing, whatever it is, than you do book. Google is on more size. They spread over the web more becaue they have a much stronger sort of third party and at work, they have google anoiticsn on every web sihte. Like gogl's knowledge about you, i would wager, is evengooon

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential problem.

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