Sunday, October 15, 2006

Google life

I was reading this article called "More Google Products" in Time. It's very interesting. Evan Eisenberg gives Google a few can't-miss ideas that it should introduce.

In the search category, Eisenberg suggests Google should introduce:

Ex Search
Find out if they're seeing anyone

Soul Search
Browse and organize your sins, vices and failings

Senior Search
Find out what you went upstairs for

Oogle
Stare for hours without seeming rude

Koogle
Find recipes for potato or noodle pudding

Beagle
Find your lost dog

Afterlife Search (Beta)
Find friends and relatives in heaven and the other place

Heavenly Piecework
Earn big bucks censoring Chinese websites in your spare time

and many more such as Gray Matters, Wet Bar, Freudgle and Schadenfreude Alerts.

In the Communicate, Show & Share category, Evan Eisenberg suggested things such as,

Germie
Share illness with friends through your computer

Name Drop
Generate and forward e-mail from people you wish you knew

Walkle
Use your mobile browser in real time to decide which foot to move next

Garble
Translate ordinary speech into legalese, adspeak, Bushspeak and dozens more

Shoulda-Calendar
Organize events you've already missed

Blobber
Impose your consciousness on the rest of humanity - it's easy, fast and free

I am sure that you all found that Google has made your life a lot easier in terms of being able to find information really quickly. However, with Google's insane success, they have gegun to expand their horizons. they started making search engines that have less practical values. For exmaple, Google Earth. You may be able to see what your old house looks like, or where your favourite celebrity lives. It does not have any practical applications. This article just suggested a few more useless but perhaps mildly entertaining search engines that Google can expand into seeing as it has so much time and money on its hand and they are so hell bent on controlling every aspect of your life.

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