The Search
How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
by John Battelle
Recommended by Keith Rabois and Gary Vaynerchuk
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Computer Science, Most Recommended Books, and Technology.
What does the world want According to John Battelle, a company that answers that question—in all its shades of meaning—can unlock the most intractable riddles of business and arguably of human culture itself. And for the past few years, that’s exactly what Google has been doing....
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Computer Science, Most Recommended Books, and Technology.
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Keith Rabois
Technology executive and investor
“For a good historical perspective on the evolution of the consumer Internet world, I would start with John Battelle's The Search.”
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