I, (for one), welcome our new (Google) overlords

Lasse Van Den Bosch Christensen

I, (for one), welcome our new (Google) overlords

Lasse Van Den Bosch Christensen

Network Cultures (INC)

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When Google sold 3D geo-modeling software Sketch-up, a dedicated community of Google Earth developers were left behind. Is this a case of digital labor and exploitation or just an agreement based on mutual consent that ended, like relationships so often do?

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Institute of Network Cultures
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2015

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