Don’t Ask? Internet Still Tells

There are the questions you ask friends, family and close confidants. And then there are the questions you ask the Internet.

There are the questions you ask friends, family and close confidants. And then there are the questions you ask the Internet.Search engines have long provided clues to the topics people look up. But now sites like Google and Bing are showing the precise questions that are most frequently asked, giving everyone a chance to peer virtually over one another’s shoulders at private curiosities. And they are revealing interesting patterns.Frequently asked questions include: When will the world end? Is Neil Armstrong Muslim? Was George Washington gay?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/technology/in-search-engine-results-a-peek-at-what-we-wonder.html

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