I Miss Microsoft's Ms. Dewey

By Gail Nobles
1/8/2007


Updated



  I have seen a special and new search engine. It was not like a regular search engine at all. A character named Ms. Dewey appeared. She was a real person that had been video taped. When you entered into the site, Ms. Dewey appeared to be playing chess or writing something down. She stood behind a desk. Behind Ms. Dewey was a picture of a city. She appeared on the left while the search results appeared on the right. Then Ms. Dewey talked to you and told you to type something into the search bar. Ms. Dewey had a comment about your search before your search was shown. When you clicked on what you were looking for, she took you to another page. Ms. Dewey was still on the other page and waited for you to type more into the search bar. If you take too long, she would aggravate you until you did. Here is a warning. If you ask her a question, sometimes she would give you a smart answer or she would tell you that she didn't know what you were talking about. To me, she was more than a search engine. Don’t start a conversation with her or give her back talk. Ms. Dewey really got smart, and she could curse too. I told her to shut up. Ms. Dewey understood me very well then. Sometimes she would make me laugh, and I typed words into the search bar just for the fun of it. Ms. Dewey had funny expressions and actions. I really enjoy her as a search engine. The search engine was really unique and different than any other search engine. Ms. Dewey was made by Microsoft, but Ms. Dewey does not exist anymore. I miss Microsoft's Ms. Dewey.