We might as well call this "Google" week on LawMeme. Another article on Google, this time from MSNBC via Newsweek (The World According to Google). The article is by Steven Levy, Senior Editor and chief technology writer for Newsweek, and is an excellent overview of the breadth of Google's power, briefly touching on such Google-related legal issues as privacy, free expression, open access and copyright. There is also a nice quote from Berkman's Ben Edelman.
And don't forget to check out Google Labs, where you can find Google's latest technology alphas and betas, including:
Or, if you are interested in the vagaries of cultural memes follow the Google Zeitgeist, including the popular 2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist: Search patterns, trends, and surprises.