Marissa Mayer: Google Jedi, or Dark Side Sith Lord

Yesterday we spent a lot of time talking about Google and why privacy is an increasing concern when using the company’s products. That why reading this little tidbit posted on Google’s blog by Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience and the person who introduced most of the new products yesterday, is at first funny, and then, well, a little creepy.

With universal search, we're attempting to break down the walls that traditionally separated our various search properties and integrate the vast amounts of information available into one simple set of search results.

Here are a few of my favorite searches that show off the power of universal search:

- steve jobs
- darth vader
- nosferatu

Some might say there’s a pattern revealed in such search terms that, while possibly tongue-in-cheek, speak to something lurking in the writer’s unconscious. Or not. I’m just saying…