Searching for Information

In recent years search and information overload have become concerns of all Internet users. The easy access to thousands of websites by simply typing in a word to a search engine has helped to increase this concern. A new search engine company called Bing has come out with a set of new commercials showing the ridiculousness of information and search overload http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifU5FrugJ_k&feature=related. 

In the commercial it gives a drastic example of how information overload impacts Internet users. Although not as drastic as the commercial depicts, people are constantly exposed to numerous amounts of information that is not needed by them or related to what they are searching for. I sometimes feel the same way as the woman in the commercial who recites all of the information she's exposed to. Most times when I need to do research for a project, look up lyrics or guitar chords to a song, or I need information for my job I open Google and type in whatever I am searching for. The first few links given usually have the information that I am looking for while the other 10,000 or so sites have nothing to do with what I am looking for. This does not really matter so much when I am using Google for entertainment and fun purposes, but whenever I need vital information for school or work the information overload causes me to spend extra time sifting through the useless information in order to find the important stuff. Some people will argue that the more information out there, the better. I feel like this statement should be changed to the more correct and pertinent information out there the better.