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nostromo on Aug 22, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yahoo tops Google in US traffic

I remember when the web was still about the long tail -- it made Google extremely useful.

Today I usually know where the information is before I Google it (StackOverflow, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc.) which means their value add has diminished. It's less "search" and more "navigational aid."

polynomial on Aug 22, 2013 [–]

The web still is about long tail, just that the signal:noise ratio has dropped precipitously.

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