spaghetti internet
| Friday, August 10th, 2007 | --Sean |
Basic computer programming classes have long since dissuaded us from using "goto" as a flow control mechanism, because (among other reasons) it produces "spaghetti code" and just isn't the cool thing to do. But, I dunno, I find spaghetti to be delicious, and apparently so does our Alpha team, responsible for the alpha (beta) search engine. If you type "goto search query", you'll automatically be rerouted to the first search result for that query, which makes it easy to find prominent sites like CNN ("goto news") or Flickr ("goto photos"). It's perfect for all of those people who already use search engines as an address bar (thanks for making Google one of our top search queries, guys), and it's a cute, non-intrusive shortcut to keep you feeling lucky.