Google used to be in the business of directing users to third-party resources. The search giant is still doing that, but it’s also handling a greater number of queries itself. Regarding queries,
Google writes in its annual securities filing: “Now we are increasingly able to provide direct answers.” As The Wall Street Journal notes: “The move away from providing only links
has affected virtually every facet of Google’s search service in recent years.”
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