2011-07-22
post/7932585502
quote 18:07:41
What’s missing from the news articles about Swartz’s arrest is a realization that the methods of collection and analysis he’s used are exactly what makes companies like Google valuable to its shareholders and its users. The difference is that Google can throw the weight of its name behind its scrapers.
Kevin Webb: The difference between Google and Aaron Swartz at the MediaFile blog, Reuters.