Friend and former editor of my columns at The Independent, Roger Ridey, notes that my week-old Google Pages site comes up high on a Google search for 'chris gulker.' Given that it's linked only from here (low flow nowadays, if ever it was different) and my experimental top-secret Google blog (way, way lower flow), one wonders if Google isn't encouraging Google Pages by giving users a little search ratings boost.

But, back to the essay. I don't think I've written a thousand words for public consumption in the 2 years since I left writing full time. I am really enjoying researching the topic. Back in my Indie days, I had a couple of ways of writing (the deadline cometh, ready or not): my favorite was to research - the web, books, email, press releases (really), interview people - and let the dots connect themselves. This essay is of the 'self-connected dot' kind.

Interestingly, the topic is veering away from being about Google 'being evil' (many have offered their thoughts on that particular topic). Rather, it's about the context of censorship in big systems at important junctures (and readers, if there are any left, will recognize some favorite Gulker themes). I am quoting Google CEO Eric Schmidt outside of the essay, but the essay itself may not even mention Google: the reader may be left to draw their own conclusions. Writing again: so much fun...
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