New Statesman - <![CDATA[Spencer Neal]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/spencer_neal en <![CDATA[The truth is out there]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/scitech/2007/05/google-schmitt-search-running http://www.newstatesman.com/scitech/2007/05/google-schmitt-search-running Wed, 23 May 2007 10:55:51 GMT Spencer Neal Talking to Google CEO Eric Schmitt is a bit like running a query on his famous search engine, finds New Statesman publisher Spencer Neal

What exactly is the point of the world-wide-web? Coming up with an answer is akin to defining "zeitgeist". Which brings us to Google, the world’s most used online search provider and a multinational business worth almost £75 billion, the gracious host of a two-day talking shop that went under the banner 'Zeitgeist '07 Europe'.

So what is zeitgeist? Well, one definition, from the German word’s Latin roots is "guardian spirit [...]

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