Google and Its Sources (UPDATED)

Published March 11, 2011 3:44pm ET



Oh, Almighty Google Machine–I kid! We know you’re not evil. You’re the most benevolent algorithm ever. But every once in a while, Google (which owns YouTube) drops a little data point about how it sees the world.

Early this morning, while bopping around YouTube (don’t ask) I noticed something different–Google had popped a little “breaking news” alert at the top of the YouTube page, telling viewers about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Here’s a little screen cap:

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