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Goodbye, Google

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(warning: armchair take)

Pretty soon, Google seems like it's going to shrink.

It might sound absurd, but Google's rise and growth also sounded absurd at the time.

 

Here's where this view starts. Online — especially in search — user "relevance" is changing.

 

In the past, what you wanted from search was a link. In other words, moving to a destination.

e.g., search -> browse -> discover 

Today, what users want from search is a result. In other words, the search itself needs to enable payment, posting, and understanding. 

e.g., search -> browse -> checkout 

 

You can see this phenomenon at Stack Overflow, Reddit, Steemit, and Amazon. 

 

Right?! 

So, now what do I (or you) do? 

 

This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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