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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The limits of knowledge
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with Google, and the word was Google.
An educational experiment has ended in failure. (It's disappointing, but as expected.) Some students were tasked with finding a specific piece of information about me (something private, though not at all confidential).
They drew a blank; I wanted to know why. 'We tried looking on your blog, couldn't find it, and gave up'.
'Why didn't you ask me?' Silence.
Not everything that can be known is known. I'm a huge fan of Google, but remember this: it's the start point for an enquiry, not its end. And personal relationships still have a place in public relations.
Posted by Richard Bailey at 04:32 PM in Students | Permalink
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Svaret på alt er som kjent 42, noe også søkemotoren Google kan bekrefte. Vi bruker derfor gjerne Google til alt. Og vi gidder gjerne ikke lete videre hvis Google gir oss et svar vi er sånn passe fornøyd med. Greit nok, liksom. Og de fleste av oss ... [Read More]
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