Axios
US · 5 hrs ago
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The end of the internet's golden age
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Google's redesign of its search interface marks the end of an era of early internet optimism, as AI and algorithmic social media have fundamentally transformed how people interact with the web.
The end of the internet's golden age
Google's overhaul of the search bar this week washes away one of the last vestiges of the internet's halcyon era — when search tools felt empowering, social media and swiping were novel, and popular disillusionment had yet to set in.
Why it matters: The AI era and the TikTok-ification of social media have produced a digital world that's responsive to the market demands of today and unrecognizable from a decade ago.
In heralding the "biggest upgrade to our Search box in over 25 years," Google ac
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