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Friday, November 21, 2008
Back in July, Traffick writer Matt Larkin reviewed Google's beta test of some Digg-like features. He saw little to recommend.
Now that Google has rolled out this "Wikified search experience" nightmare, the very chilling prospect arises that Google has finally decided to ruin itself without provocation. In tennis terms it would be called an "unforced error."
It may be just a visceral reaction, but I'm with Arrington, who just pleads with Google to just turn this thing off and stop this cult of the amateur world from spilling over from YouTube into the one workable, reliable techno-thing that is for many of us truly sacred.
Sure, the main thrust of the functionality might be so you can build your own personal search preferences, and leave notes for yourself. But it's a slippery slope, isn't it? With such a big headcount churning away on cool stuff, the real danger is that change for change's sake becomes a way of life.Labels: google search, i'm grumpier than lee siegel in a laser tag tournament
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Andrew Goodman
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