Podcast: The Future of Search — Exploring the Web

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Anand Rajaraman of Kosmix

Each month on The Tipping Point podcast we discuss a theme. This month — The Future of Search. Last week we discussed Relevant Results and the importance of human editing. This week …

ACT THREE: Exploring the Web

We look at the relationship between search and exploration. Social bookmarking and smart discovery are having a profound impact on the way search works.

Featured in this week’s podcast

• Bernie Borges, author and SEO expert
• Gabriel Weinberg, founder of Duck Duck Go
• Anand Rajaraman, founder of Kosmix
• Garrett Camp, founder of StumbleUpon (watch his full talk here)

My questions to you

Do you use sites like StumbleUpon to explore the web? Which ones? How much of your search is exploration?

About the author

Josh Cole - Josh Cole was born to create content -- from his pioneering works in anarchoustic and hobophonic sounds & web content to writing across a wide variety of media. Joining the team in Spring 2009, he has been instrumental in crafting and producing oodles of content for Breville, Putnam Investments, and Tippingpoint Labs. He rides a near mint 1964 Raleigh Colt to work. He still remembers which accessories go with each G.I. Joe action figure. He writes with the kung-fu action grip. Josh is in charge of content for a variety of clients. His favorite Tippingpoint Labs value is: "There is a content solution to every business challenge."