The Mike Abundo Effect

Now this brings back memories. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Google has posted a version of itself as it was in 2001. Why not 1998, the year of their foundation? Apparently, 2001 is as far back as their index is accessible.

Just how far back does this time warp take us? Consider this: Read the rest of this entry »

No single company in the last decade has changed the world more than Google has. In 1998, we saw the world only through the limits of information hierarchies. We saw only what those hierarchies allowed us to see. We created only what those hierarchies allowed others to find. Read the rest of this entry »