The Greatest Thing

Do you know what the greatest thing ever is ? No ?

If we tell you that the greatest thing since sliced bread is iKnow - then you'll know that the greatest thing ever is sliced bread :-) ^[1]

At the time of this writing (Nov 2008) "the greatest thing ever", according to google, was a song called "The Greatest Thing (in All My Life)" (dedicated to God). The second item was Sliced bread . So if you look at the information that Google gives you, you may think that sliced bread is the greatest thing ever (if you don't believe in God).

Of course, it doesn't take much knowledge to know that this isn't really true. However, it requires critical thinking from you when evaluating the information you get from Google (or anywhere).

So is iKnow really the greatest thing since sliced bread ? Well, of course not, but it may be the greatest thing you've learned about today - or even this week.

iKnow is designed to collect, connect, convert and create knowledge - if you're doing research on the greatest things in life, Google will tell you that it may be sliced bread. This is information that you know is false, so you continue your research and collect various bits of information to create knowledge.

iKnow is for personal knowledge, so you decide what "the greatest thing" is for you.

THE GREATEST THINGS

The best day, today;
The best play, work;
The greatest puzzle, life;
The greatest thought, God;
The greatest mystery, death;
The best work, work you like;
The most ridiculous asset, pride;
The greatest need, common sense;
The most expensive indulgence, hate;
The most disagreeable person, the complainer;
The best teacher,the one who makes you want to learn;
The greatest deceiver, the one who deceives himself;
The worst bankrupt, the soul who has lost enthusiasm;
The cheapest, easiest, and most stupid thing to do, finding fault;
The greatest comfort, the knowledge that you have done your work well;
The most agreeable companion, the one who would not have you any different than you are;
The meanest feeling, being envious of another's success;
The greatest thing in the world, love - for family, home, friends, neighbors.

- Author Unknown



[1] At least for Americans - people from other parts of the world may not have heard of this expression.