Before Smartphones, an Army of Real People Helped You Find Stuff on Google
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Before Smartphones, an Army of Real People Helped You Find Stuff on Google
Before the Internet, if you were in need of some facts you might actually decide to consult an old person, like the one living in your finished basement.
New Yorker • Before the Internet
We tend to be especially nostalgic when the world feels like it's going through some major change," says Clay.
He points to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and people's worries about how it will affect employment.
"When generations are going through this kind of upheaval or this kind of challenge, they tend to look back to their youth for... See more
He points to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and people's worries about how it will affect employment.
"When generations are going through this kind of upheaval or this kind of challenge, they tend to look back to their youth for... See more
In the early days of the internet, one of the first search engines, Yahoo!, hired “surfers,” people with particularly niche interests, to record and catalog new websites by hand. In those days, each site was crafted by hand by a person. Each site had a face you could see, and if desired, email.