Google New Zealand's Orwellian, foreign blog

Monday, 26 May 2014, 8:10 am
Article: Digitl

We've always been at war with Eastasia
- 1984

One of those difficult communication channels is the Google New Zealand blog.

It turns out it is neither written in New Zealand, nor is it a blog in the generally accepted sense. 

Material on the site is mainly written or at least uploaded by Sydney-based Johnny Luu.

Luu may do exactly the job Google customers want. Even so, I'd be uncomfortable claiming it is a New Zealand blog when an American company gets the thing written in Australia.

I'm on shakier ground pointing out Google's so-called 'blog' isn't interactive and therefore strictly speaking isn't a blog. A lot of things that call themselves blogs don't allow reader comments or other forms of interactivity.

The so-called Google New Zealand blog is a metaphor for the way Google misleads and hides.

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