The next generation of search engines is one the horizon and the first one it its class is WolframAlpha. Unlike a typical search engine which simply provides links to information, WolframAlpha actually gives you hard data related to your search. Type in NYC population and up pops demographic information and historical trends. It's still limited (it doesn't recognize a lot of more complex searches) but it halves the online distance one needs to go to get information. Well worth keeping an eye one and following as it develops.
h/t Ezra Klein, now at his fancy new spot at the Post
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