Quote of the day: 'Understanding people through algorithms'

In a story about how Google could be missing out on the new Net generation because of its focus on search data, Esther Dyson, editor of tech newsletter Release 1.0, said, "fundamentally, information, not people," is the search giant's "forte."

"It will be interesting over time to see how close Google can come to understanding people through algorithms," said Dyson, whose newsletter is owned by CNET Networks, publisher of CNET News.com.

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