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Re:Yahoo tops Google in US traffic by nostromo on Thursday August 22, 2013 @02:18AM (#6255456)
I remember when the web was still about the long tail -- it made Google extremely useful.

Today I usually know where the information is before I Google it (StackOverflow, Wikipedia, Amazon, etc.) which means their value add has diminished. It's less "search" and more "navigational aid."

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Re:Yahoo tops Google in US traffic by polynomial on Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:46AM (#6257448)
The web still is about long tail, just that the signal:noise ratio has dropped precipitously.
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