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Alt Text: Clever Murdoch Turns News Into Hip Underground Club

Google Nav (review on Sun-Times.com!) and the importance of voice - ihnatko's posterous

I know that I would pay good money for a Tim Gunn GPS voice module. When you’re late for an appointment and tearing though a complex tangle of streets you’ve never seen before, what you want most of all is something that’s supportive, encouraging, optimistic, and helpful. That’s Tim Gunn, down to the leather soles of his simple but stylish shoes. Dinnnng! “I love the fact that you’re a risk-taker. But you’ve sort of lost me here. Can I offer some advice, which you’re free to ignore? I’d proceed 200 feet, then take a right onto Moody Street. …All right? I’ll let you get to it. I have _complete_ confidence in you…”

Choose your own adventure Infographics

Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Contrasts in How Google Suggests Searches

There are some remarkable contrasts, Slate found, between “dumb” searches and “smart” ones. People who start their search “how 2” are more likely to search “how 2 get pregnant” or “how 2 grow weed.” People who start their search “how one might” are more likely to search “how one might discover a new piece of music” or “how one might account for the rise of andrew jackson in 1828.”
The most fascinating contrast is between “is it wrong to…” vs. “is it ethical to.” One change in word generates very different suggestions.