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Is Google better for the mind than a crossword puzzle?

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 17 October, 2008 to the comment subset

While some commentators have suggested an over reliance on the capabilities of search engines, and the ability to instantly seek information, as opposed to referring to books may be dumbing us down, new research shows the opposite may hold true, especially for people aged 60 and over. The study took two groups of older people, one picked for their knowledge of the internet, the other for being less ... Read full entry

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The Web Is For Four-year-olds

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 to the comment subset

The Web Is For Four-year-olds I guess people who use Google to look up their own websites are too lazy to bookmark, or subscribe to, them? In the case of sites with longer URLs using Google to find them, thus saving time typing out the full address, could possibly rate as a productivity tip though? There are a large number of people who are completely at sea on the Internet and ... Read full entry

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