Dusty - trampled but not out

I can not believe that it is nearly 2 months since my last blog update.

Creating content such as this blog entry (though seeming trivial) does contribute in its own way to the encyclopedia that is the web ! Every person with their specific combination of interests flavored by their past experiences can provide quite a bit of diverse opinions on a multitude of subjects.

Pushes me to ask the question - In this internet age, what is content ? a video of a 3 year old break dancing, a poem by a middle school student, a comment in the feedback section of a blog ?

Well I think content is anything accessible. The success of the mobile web will be to provide a simple gateway to access the required information. The challenge in search has always been to identify in what context one is executing the search.

My expectation is that in mobile search, when I type in almond and my location has been identified as being in a grocery store, I should see results for comparism pricing and availability at nearby stores; elsewhere, maybe in a park, I should see images and short description of what an almond looks like; and in a restaurant the calorie content !

Will someone perform a search on a mobile device and drill into the search results to see if the Rolling Stones are playing in Denver ? There might be some folks who would do that, but unlikely.

Not only does the information need to be pushed to the user relevant to where they are but maybe also along the lines of what they have specified as their interests.

PS: How I wish I could culture myself to keep this blog active.