When we look ahead, the one thing we can safely predict is the rate of
innovation happening in the 21st century will only get faster. Over the past 10
years, we have seen the rise of a strong online economy, bloody revolutions
tweeted globally and the compression of information into tiny amounts of
physical space.
Thanks to those changes, the cell phone changed its form factor and
capabilities, and real-time...
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I was unable to attend the Farsight conference yesterday but
watched events unfold online and wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts
and make sure everyone is clear about a few things.
It was interesting to watch the level of protest and feigned outrage from
Google. One wonders what brought them to a place where they would level these
kinds of accusations.
Before we explore that, let me clear up a few things once and for all.
We do not...
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This morning, I will be on a panel at the Farsight Summit with some of the
industry’s thought leaders to talk about search quality as we look into the
future of search. Farsight is about looking 10 years into the future to explore
the big industry challenges and opportunities ahead of us as we work to deliver
the next generation of search.
We woke up to an interesting (and interestingly timed) article
by Danny Sullivan about some complaints...
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In the past ten years, search has transformed the way we experience the web
even as the web itself has changed. New user interfaces, mobile devices, and
interactive services are evolving beyond text pages intertwining the ‘web’ into
all aspects of our lives and thus we expect to be able to do more online with
less friction. Along with the innovation has come an explosion of information
and services that are...
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