Search: Gone and Replaced. A Research Delight
March 17, 2016
The notion of indexing “all the world’s information” is an interesting one. I am amused by the assumption some folks make that Bing, Google, and Yandex index “every” Web site and “all” content.
I read “China Has Unblocked Internet Searches That Refer to Kim Jong Un As a ‘Pig’.” The article is a reminder that finding information can be a very difficult business.
According to the write up from an outfit rumored to be interested in some of the Yahooligans’ online business, I learned:
China appears to have made an exception within its extremely restricted Internet this week, for an unusual search term — a reference to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as a “third-generation pig.”
What other items are back online? Heck, what books are available in digital form in any country? I do find the animal reference interesting, however. I am baffled by the concept of third-generation.
When you run a query, do you get access to “all” information, or is the entire digital information access environment subject to filtering. Maybe third generation filtering?
Stephen E Arnold, March 17, 2016
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