I’m shocked by this article about AOL’s query logs. Wow.
Not only were the queries published, but a user ID also?! A reporter tracked down an individual searcher through her queries.
Whoa.
UPDATE 8/17/06: To clarify, AOL did publish the randomly assigned user IDs. Thereferore the queries are bundled together by user. There are sites online right now (you’ll have to find them yourself) that let you browse and search the queries by random user IDs.
Thumbing through the August 14 issue of Newsweek I noticed a Technorati ad (page 62).
“Behind every breaking story, there’s a Blog.
Behind every emerging trend, there’s a Blog.
Behind every big scandal, there’s a Blog.
Find it.
Technorati”
I don’t have any deep insights into this, other than to say it’s interesting to see a niche search company advertising in mainstream media. I wonder if most readers will clue into what blog search means.
UPDATE: http://blaugh.com/2006/08/07/senior-netizens/
