As Google Wave begins to wash over us, we're bound to see another dramatic shift in the way we access ideas & information, and the way we connect to friends, family and experts in the field.
Over ten years ago, Google began to shift our thinking. For years, they've been increasingly impacting our online experiences. Google has been the dominant factor in shaping the internet r/evolution...
Google's success comes with a price - they have to answer a LOT of questions. While Google can provide quality answers to some excellent questions, they're also required to address many questions that are trivial, mundane, ludicrous and even absurd. Google doesn't have a choice - they must instantly produce an answer to any question that is asked.
As an educator, I've often told my students, "There's no such thing as a silly question". Well, that's just not true. By taking a look at Google's auto-complete entries when typing in a question, you'll come to discover that there are, indeed, many silly questions. And what's worse - millions of people around the world are asking the same silly questions! Here are just a few examples of the questions that are being asked of Google:
Are you one of the 17,500 people who've already asked Google this question?
Okay, maybe this is a good question ;-)
1.3 million young males with low self-esteem just gotta know...
Almost 3/4 of a billion people have gone to Google - hoping to see their own name atop the list?
No, really... to whom were these questions asked before Google???How many times have you thought to yourself, 'If I had a nickel for every time I answered that question...' Well, Google's found a way to do just that - it's how they've built up their billions...
And that's just the beginning. Let's sit back, relax, and watch what happens as Google Wave spawns the new tides of change :-)
Now I just have to wait until I get to dip my toes in the water - I'm hoping Google Wave washes it's way toward me soon...
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