Finding Stuff on the Internet, Revisited
by rrusczyk, May 19, 2009, 7:11 PM
Here's an article on the Atlantic site mulling the future of search. The author somewhat hints at what I think will be the future of search: there will be several different tools that intelligent users will use for different reasons. Use google if you want to wade through stuff and want to look *right now*. Use Wolfram for quick factual answers. Use something like Aardvark if you don't need an answer right this minute to a more complicated question, and don't feel like wading through the tons of crap you'll have to wade through if you try using google to get your answer.
That said, having an extra layer of decision making for searching may be too much to ask. For example, I'm trying to force myself to use Aardvark for that last type of search now, but it hasn't yet become habit. I'm curious to see if I can make it part of my repertoire, or if the "google, or whatever's in the toolbar" habit is just too hard to break.
That said, having an extra layer of decision making for searching may be too much to ask. For example, I'm trying to force myself to use Aardvark for that last type of search now, but it hasn't yet become habit. I'm curious to see if I can make it part of my repertoire, or if the "google, or whatever's in the toolbar" habit is just too hard to break.
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