I have never thought of it that way. I awlays thought that the internet was a good source because we have the answer right in front of us. I haven't thought of it distarcting ads either. I am starting to think differently about Google.

I think that Google is not making us stupid. 81 percent of experts polled by the pew internet research project say the opportunities outweigh the distractions. When the history of our current age is written, it will say the Google has made us smarter~both individually and collectively~because we have ready and free access to information.

Peter Norvig, Director of Research Google Inc.

New York Times Upfront, Vol. 143, October 4, 2010