May 10, 2022

 CLE:

Part A:

Choose one of the following links to use in class today, or find your own. We are going to choose an article and investigate Google as a COMPANY: what do recent (~last 5y) articles inform us about how Google operates as a company, and/or what it's like to be an employee? How might they be/ not be a model for other companies?

We will be working in groups with individuals who have read different articles. If you are decided on with whom you'd like to work, perhaps spread out the articles right from the start.

1. "How Google's Strategy for Happy Employees Boosts its Bottom Line" https://www.forbes.com/sites/pavelkrapivin/2018/09/17/how-googles-strategy-for-happy-employees-boosts-its-bottom-line/?sh=cf3950c22fc4 
2. "Google Turns 20: How an Internet Search Engine Reshaped the World" https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/5/17823490/google-20th-birthday-anniversary-history-milestones 
3. "How did Google become the world's most valuable company?" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35460398
4. "The Story Behind Google's Success" https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/042415/story-behind-googles-success.asp 
5. "Three Things to Learn from Google's Workplace Culture" https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/317582 

Part B:

Defend or refute (disagree with) the following statement: Netflix's The Social Dilemma (2020) offers new and relevant ideas about how our everyday activities inform our digital footprint.