EOTO Reaction Search Engines
The presentation I found the most compelling was Caleb's. I did not have much prior knowledge on the history of search engines. In my mind I sort of that the predetermination that google was the father of all search engines and had paved the way for everybody else. It is extremely difficult to imagine a world without google now. Not being able to find anything and everything with one click is an intimidating prospect. I had never heard of Archie or known where the concept of search engines originated. 
I think a lot of people take for granted the unlimited access to desktop computers we carry with us at all times. The modern evolution of how search engines evolved to the precise and convenient technology we have today is under-sung in its praises. When started as an index it took a lot more manual and meticulous searching to find the specific pages or ideas requested.
The PageRank system created by google is what helped set it apart from its competitors and revolutionize the technology. It gave webpages a priority ranking to filter in the most relevant sources of information. It measures links between the search and various contents of pages. This reminded me of a joke where stepping onto the second page of a google search is like entering the deep web. We are so used to finding exactly what we were looking for and needed within the first one to two results. It is baffling to think about how we never go past the first page on google but there are thousands listed in an order of relevancy. It truly is a wealth of information at our disposal whenever we please.
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