http://www.thoughtprocessinteractive.com/blog/search-is-dead Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thoughtprocessinteractive.com/blog/search-is-dead/comment-page-1#comment-416 Abram Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:27:59 +0000 http://www.thoughtprocessinteractive.com/blog/?p=224#comment-416 I also take issue with the idea that the digital 'footprint' I leave behind by virtue of previous searches, preferences, shopping history, etc. ought to inform the lens through which I receive new information. What interested me yesterday may not interest me today. Almost by definition, I am searching for something I DON'T already know. The internet is about shattering our sheltered little cocoons, not reinforcing them... isn't it? I also take issue with the idea that the digital ‘footprint’ I leave behind by virtue of previous searches, preferences, shopping history, etc. ought to inform the lens through which I receive new information. What interested me yesterday may not interest me today. Almost by definition, I am searching for something I DON’T already know. The internet is about shattering our sheltered little cocoons, not reinforcing them… isn’t it?

]]> http://www.thoughtprocessinteractive.com/blog/search-is-dead/comment-page-1#comment-411 Erin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:36:31 +0000 http://www.thoughtprocessinteractive.com/blog/?p=224#comment-411 Ehh...I've been reading "Search is Dead" articles since 2005. Search is always dying for a different reason each time... I think the valid point in this article is that search, and the web in general, is becoming more social. As people have new ways to interact online they tend to ask each other for advice, as in natural social settings. However, that doesn't mean they've stopped searching. I may ask my friends for a restaurant recommendation, but there are some things I would not ask them because they simply aren't experts in that matter. Or I may ask them, but also do some research on my own in those cases. If search was dying as a result of social networks, then I'd imagine Facebook would be doing a lot better in terms of revenue... Ehh…I’ve been reading “Search is Dead” articles since 2005. Search is always dying for a different reason each time… I think the valid point in this article is that search, and the web in general, is becoming more social. As people have new ways to interact online they tend to ask each other for advice, as in natural social settings. However, that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped searching. I may ask my friends for a restaurant recommendation, but there are some things I would not ask them because they simply aren’t experts in that matter. Or I may ask them, but also do some research on my own in those cases. If search was dying as a result of social networks, then I’d imagine Facebook would be doing a lot better in terms of revenue…

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