Search Engine Guide has this really strange article about a man who was having a heart attack, jumped on Dogpile did a boolean search, and saved his own life. Who said that Internet was bad for you.
\”While doing homework for a class at Sinclair Community College, Mr. Russell found himself facing an adversary even more dangerous than Simon Bar Sinister; chest pains. As the pains quickly became severe and a terrible pressure grew in his chest, Mr. Russell became concerned. He decided to launch a search on Dogpile to help him track down a list of heart attack symptoms to see if they matched what he was feeling. Relying on Dogpile\’s ability to handle Boolean search commands, Mr. Russell typed \’symptoms and \”heart attack\”\’ to help him pinpoint the life saving information he needed fast.\”
Search Engine Guide has this really strange article about a man who was having a heart attack, jumped on Dogpile did a boolean search, and saved his own life. Who said that Internet was bad for you.
\”While doing homework for a class at Sinclair Community College, Mr. Russell found himself facing an adversary even more dangerous than Simon Bar Sinister; chest pains. As the pains quickly became severe and a terrible pressure grew in his chest, Mr. Russell became concerned. He decided to launch a search on Dogpile to help him track down a list of heart attack symptoms to see if they matched what he was feeling. Relying on Dogpile\’s ability to handle Boolean search commands, Mr. Russell typed \’symptoms and \”heart attack\”\’ to help him pinpoint the life saving information he needed fast.\”
\”Without even the need to hop into a phone booth, Dogpile jumped directly into action and quickly delivered links to three pages providing heart attack symptoms and advisories to call 911 immediately if experiencing the symptoms.\”
\”Fortunately, Mr. Russell heeded the advice and called 911 and was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital by ambulance where doctors confirmed that he had indeed suffered a heart attack.\”
\”After his release from the hospital, Mr. Russell returned to Sinclair Community College and thanked his teacher for telling him about Dogpile, which saved his life.\”
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