Comments on: Quest For a Car http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jerry http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Jerry Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:13:33 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/#comment-196 Tony wrote Tony, one of the things I didn't include in the story was the when I asked why she chose the online route over the traditional one. Her response was that having watching me use the Internet for many years she saw it as the first place to really start. She had grown up with the impression that the Web was the way to get things done. It really brings home how much the Web has become an integral part of most kids lives. Tony wrote

Tony, one of the things I didn’t include in the story was the when I asked why she chose the online route over the traditional one. Her response was that having watching me use the Internet for many years she saw it as the first place to really start. She had grown up with the impression that the Web was the way to get things done.

It really brings home how much the Web has become an integral part of most kids lives.

]]> By: - E http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-195 - E Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:20:07 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/#comment-195 Agreed, in a world where some kids get Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs as their first car (yes, it's true - I've seen it happen), it's nice to see there is some sense of normalcy in Silly (Silicon) Valley. I mean where does a kid go next? Agreed, in a world where some kids get Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs as their first car (yes, it’s true – I’ve seen it happen), it’s nice to see there is some sense of normalcy in Silly (Silicon) Valley. I mean where does a kid go next?

]]> By: Guillaume http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Guillaume Thu, 16 Sep 2004 07:10:22 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/#comment-194 MMM Maybe i missed the link but have you thoughts about letting users give their opinion about such or such car....I did see the Review link that appears for fw models but I was thinking about "opinion" like in Yahoo Local where you can say few words about this or that place MMM Maybe i missed the link but have you thoughts about letting users give their opinion about such or such car….I did see the Review link that appears for fw models but I was thinking about “opinion” like in Yahoo Local where you can say few words about this or that place

]]> By: Tony Gentile http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Tony Gentile Thu, 16 Sep 2004 03:46:29 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/#comment-193 (HTML formated version at: <a href="http://www.buzzhit.com/2004/09/required-education-for-todays-youth.html)" rel="nofollow">http://www.buzzhit.com/2004/09/required-education-for-todays-youth.html)</a> Yahoo! Search Blogger and employee Jerry Welch recounts a story of his 16 year old daughter's quest for her first car, and how broadband and Internet Search played a role. While it may sound silly, teaching your child (or at least opening the door for them) to search the Internet will one day (very soon) be as invaluable as teaching them how to handle money, relationships, etc... Don't think so? Remember, there was a time not so long ago when parents were proud to be able to afford to have a $400 set of encyclopedias at home. The Internet provides value several orders of magnitude behind static, dead trees. (HTML formated version at: http://www.buzzhit.com/2004/09/required-education-for-todays-youth.html)

Yahoo! Search Blogger and employee Jerry Welch recounts a story of his 16 year old daughter’s quest for her first car, and how broadband and Internet Search played a role.

While it may sound silly, teaching your child (or at least opening the door for them) to search the Internet will one day (very soon) be as invaluable as teaching them how to handle money, relationships, etc…

Don’t think so? Remember, there was a time not so long ago when parents were proud to be able to afford to have a $400 set of encyclopedias at home. The Internet provides value several orders of magnitude behind static, dead trees.

]]> By: Jeff Clark http://www.ysearchblog.com/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Jeff Clark Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:14:00 +0000 http://ysearchblog.com/blog/2004/09/15/quest-for-a-car/#comment-192 What a shock with the Yahoo Autos link! And it's nice to see that I wasn't the *only* 16-year old in the world that had to buy their own car :-) What a shock with the Yahoo Autos link!

And it’s nice to see that I wasn’t the *only* 16-year old in the world that had to buy their own car :-)

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