Google Seeks "Total Information"

Google’s a perfectly good search engine, but how well would it function as some sort of omniscient life coach?  I don’t know - and I’m not sure I want to find out - but we may see it assume that role; Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said his company might be able to give extremely personalized tips and answers within the next five or so years.

Of course, to do that, the company will need more data, and according to Schmidt, “We cannot even answer the most basic questions because we don’t know enough about you.  That is the most important aspect of Google’s expansion.” 

Then, as reported by Caroline Daniel and Maija Palmer of the