Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches per day on mobile

Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by durzagott on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @10:20AM (#10419283)

I'm in the UK and I use voice search all the time on my Android. Who wants to type phrases into a keyboard when it soooo much quicker to just say it?

Plus the voice recognition's accuracy is absolutely stunning for me; even in a crowded bar.

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by arethuza on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @11:09AM (#10419653)

Well, I'm Scottish and I don't have a particularly strong accent (at least by the standard of Scottish accents) and my accent appears to be beyond any kind of voice technology (Apple or Android).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU [NSFWOS]

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by pjc50 on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @11:46AM (#10419886)

Not checking the link since I'm at work, but is that .. the Burnistoun lift sketch?

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by arethuza on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @12:03PM (#10419992)

Of course! :-)

Captures both the failure of the technology and the resulting anger!

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by tormeh on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @12:10PM (#10420052)

That's a sketch, but this is real (a funny classic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmWRhhvf60Y

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