Friday, September 24, 2010

You have an important personal question...

Before coming to JMU, as a Freshman the college campus can be very intimidating. I had a lot of personal questions running through my mind. Questions like, "How am I going to survive? How am I going to live on my own? How do I do well in a college class?" The first thing I ran to was the internet and the first search engine I could think of was Google. The procedure was fairly quick, and very easy to access. I typed in the search engine, "tips for first year college students." All these questions were circling through my head, and Google made me extremely relaxed once reading all the tips provided. So, instead of typing in a question into Google, I typed in more of the subject of my question. This appeals to me because I believe Google is the easiest, fastest way to get the answer you desire. The only thing I do not like about the search is you are almost forced to type in subjects rather than questions. For years it seems search engines have been trying very hard to make it possible for people around the world be able to type a simple question and get an answer. Now, I'm not saying you can't do that because there are simple questions that have simple answers. However, when the question becomes more complex, you are forced to type in subjects rather than the whole question itself.

1 comment:

  1. Be careful about differentiating between the search experience (and a positive one you've had) and the satisfaction from what was found (we make an assumption our answer is there when we sit down to search).

    There are a number of new companies now focused on exactly what you posit - answering our questions. I acknowledge you like the Google experience - but what can be said about the results - how do you know you're getting quality answers?

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