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Before Smartphones, an Army of Real People Helped You Find Stuff on Google (www.wired.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I didn't even know about these services. It's fascinating they were relevant for about ten years only. What a good read.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I used SMS google search and SMS ChaCha, they were great at a time when mobile data was super expensive.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I remember texting chacha if every rose has its thorn, to which they would respond that according to the 1988 song released by Poison, every rose does have its thorn.

I can't remember so many things from that part of my life, why that stuck, no idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a fantastic song though. I didn't grow up in that era, but it's most of what I listen to these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wasn't born till 89, so not my era either. But music comes from all eras. I think I spent half yesterday with Ain't No Sunshine stuck in my head. That was 71? I think

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Great song to have stuck in your head

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

2 validations in a row. It's 9:41am here. It's going to be a good day. I hope you have a great one as well!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Totally forgot about ChaCha. Those were the days.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I had heard of them but had no idea there were so many of them or that they were so successful