The progression of finding answers online has shifted over time.
2004: direct questions in a search engine
2011: a few keywords in a search engine
2016: a few keywords plus "tutorial" on a video platform
2021: 1-2 keywords on
The progression of finding answers online has shifted over time.
2004: direct questions in a search engine
2011: a few keywords in a search engine
2016: a few keywords plus "tutorial" on a video platform
2021: 1-2 keywords on
short-video apps or mainstream microblogging sites
2023: back to a direct query, this time with an AI chat model
2025: spending a moment to define the goal, detail the scope, and outline the desired answer using one of several AI
assistants
The evolution isn't exactly linear. What might searching look like three years from now, assuming a conscious search process remains necessary?