[kictanet] Are Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon Unstoppable?

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Grace

Great post. This is an excellent read. As you engage with any platform online ALWAYS ask this question:-

Who pays for all these ‘free services’ :-)

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> On 12 Jan 2018, at 10:27 AM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon have created products and services enjoyed by billions of people. But their size and reach into our daily lives also is cause for concern. Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University, shines a spotlight on the dangers of letting Big Tech invade our personal lives without a second thought in his book,The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. He recently spoke on the Knowledge at Wharton show on SiriusXM channel 111 to explain why people need to pay attention.
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> Read on: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/hidden-dna-amazon-apple-facebook-google/
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> Best regards
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> Githaiga, Grace
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