Stupidest News Article Ever?
I’ve seen some worthless news articles. I assume they are filler for a slow news day, although I cannot imagine what reporter with even an ounce of brains cannot find legitimate news to write about in this day and age.
A recent Associated Press article I read yesterday might just take the proverbial cake. Of course, it is about a bit of data collected by the Pew Internet and American Life Project that I sincerely pray no institution was foolish enough to fund. In a world where we need every penny we can get for things like AIDS and breast cancer research, there are people throwing money at studies that will tell us that “More Americans Googling themselves”.
What the hell?
First of all, I take immense offense at people who use “Google” as a verb. It is a company, and an unscrupulous one at that. There are tens upon tens of search engines that are just as useful as Google, so please people – get over yourselves and stop dumbing-down your own vocabulary by using worthless pop-isms like “Google” as a verb.
Note to Anick Jesdanun who wrote this article: You are paid to use language and you should use it responsibly. Most people are no more than sheep who repeat what they hear and read. At least try and set a good example by using proper, logical written language. It is not your job to latch onto pop culture-isms and run recklessly through the streets. It’s your job to be a professional in the world of the written word.
But, onto my main beef.
So, more than double the number of people who admitted to entering their own names into a search engine in 2002 now admits to doing so? How is this significant to my daily life? Why should I care? I can see how tracking people who search for information on a Corvette suspension (my most recent search ), or strawberry jam, or online banking might be useful information. Those things tell me about buying trends and economic interest. Please, though, tell me why anyone should care enough about people searching themselves that it should merit a top headline link on a site like CNN? We have a war on. We are dealing with shootings and drug issues and an upcoming election. How about 7-year-old Alexis Goggins, who willingly took bullets for her mother? Those are things I expect to see taking up valuable headline real estate.
What a waste of information collection.
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