| They're
good at finding simple factoids... |
|
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What's the capital of Albania? |
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What are the symptoms of gout? |
| ...But
they're just computer algorithms. |
|
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How can an algorithm tell what's a moving song, or an insightful piece
of writing? |
|
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They assess quality based on how many other web pages link to an item. |
|
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A currently unknown song by definition won't have many pages linked to
it. |
| Even
Google now recognizes the importance of human judgment. |
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They've created Google +1 to let people recommend things to their
friends. |
|
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It's currently unclear whether enough people will switch to Google's
new social
network for this service to succeed. |