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First published in 2009 by The Penguin Press,
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Copyright © Ken Auletta, 2009
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Auletta, Ken.
Googled : the end of the world as we know it / Ken Auletta.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-1-101-15140-2
1. Google (Firm) 2. Internet industry—United States. 3. Web search engines—United
States—History. 4. Internet searching. I. Title.
HD9696.8.U64G6623 2008
338.7’6102304—dc22 2009024770
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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