How did the September 11th attacks affect Search Engines?
According to the article, The Effects of September 11 on the Leading Search Engine, by Richard Wiggins, on September 11th, the terrorist attacks not only changed the skies of the United States, they also changed how leading search engines operate. On this day, millions of people wanted to urgently seek information on the attacks. When something drastic happens in our world, people tend to seek out different sources of news. Some people watch television, others listen to the radio, and others open a web browser and go to an online newspaper site. Still some others will go to a search engine or portal. On September 11th, traffic to search engines and portals was up by ten times more than normal. This increased traffic to search engines was due to inaccessible online news sites. It took time for search engines to adjust, but analysts said they eventually came up to speed. Across the web, the majority of searches were related to the attack. The word “news” was the most requested word acros
