Comments on: Google’s War on Hierarchy, and the Death of Hierarchical Folders http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/07/googles-war-on-hierarchy-and-the-death-of-hierarchical-folders/ The usability blog of John S. Rhodes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Anonymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/07/googles-war-on-hierarchy-and-the-death-of-hierarchical-folders/#comment-10889 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/07/googles-war-on-hierarchy-and-the-death-of-hierarchical-folders/#comment-10889 The problem I have with searching is the inherent inefficiency it breeds in data storage. People will get lazy(er) withthere harddrives adn webpages. Sure, you can search through a pile of files but the more you have to search through, the slower it may become. In the relative future, as data storage capabilities increase, a complete loss of hierarchical data storage structure could result in immense frustration if the searches cannot parse through it quickly.<br /> <br /> -wjr<br /> <br /> Fore potentially interested parties:<br /> I have created a livejournal feed for this blog at www.livejournal.com/~webworddotcom The problem I have with searching is the inherent inefficiency it breeds in data storage. People will get lazy(er) withthere harddrives adn webpages. Sure, you can search through a pile of files but the more you have to search through, the slower it may become. In the relative future, as data storage capabilities increase, a complete loss of hierarchical data storage structure could result in immense frustration if the searches cannot parse through it quickly.

-wjr

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]]> by: John http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/07/googles-war-on-hierarchy-and-the-death-of-hierarchical-folders/#comment-10890 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/06/07/googles-war-on-hierarchy-and-the-death-of-hierarchical-folders/#comment-10890 <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,67774,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5"><b>Tiger Tweaks Could Kill Folders</b></a> Tiger Tweaks Could Kill Folders

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