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Google and the power of words

The dominance of Google is radically changing written language on the internet – through their search engine and advertising programmes such as AdSense they are homogenising the meanings of words. This provides a strong impetus for newspapers to ignore whatever editorial ethics they had left in their desperate rush towards the money from online advertising. [...]
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The brand of Oscar Wilde

"Like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola, Oscar Wilde is now a brand, one with brand values we respond to: fabulous and at the same time real..."
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