Musings on Internet Dominance

I read an article on Mashable this evening about Facebook gobbling up yet another small startup company; a location based mobile service called Glancee. As I was reading the short article I began thinking about how Google and Facebook seem to be developing a sort of monopoly on the Internet. The idea that Facebook and/or Google could somehow be linked to every aspect of our Internet usage in the future is somewhat frightening and a little discerning to be honest. It also brings into question the future of Internet news. There has already been rumor of Facebook developing its own version of news on the web. I’m not sure I feel comfortable with Facebook providing the public with their version of “news.” Let’s hope newspapers can maintain some aspect of relevancy on the web for the sake of the general public.