Of late, the term "Google" has been officially accepted -- that is, it has been included in most English dictionaries, including the Oxford. This phenomenon proves that the Google bandwagon will be more than a passing fad; it is here to stay.
Nonetheless, despite all its staggering convenience, Google is certainly not that perfect. Google is famous for its extensive collection of all kinds of information. This fame, on the other hand, is also what makes it notorious, because its comprehensiveness -- also equals a hotchpotch of unfiltered information.
What Google presents before us is, at times, well-displayed treasure, but also wide-strewn trash. To distinguish treasure from trash is actually not as easy as their literal meaning may imply. Disguised as a piece of information, useful or not, every message can guide and beguile.
Many classmates of mine tend to rely on Google too much. Lavish references and quotations (which mostly should be academic) are profusely cited in their papers. Closely examined, this "documentary evidence" is not at all documentary, but merely the gleaning of posted opinions from the Google warehouse.
Veracity?
Who cares? What really counts is that it saves the time of searching wearily all over the library. Thanks to Google, all we have to do is just type in the key word, and Google will take care of the rest, my classmates say -- which surprises me and worries my professors.
Jiang Jie-wei
Taipei
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