This time one of the main topics of the lecture was search strategies.
It seems that most of Elis examples were PC oriented, but I think that today, when most of us have at least the basic options to browse the net on our phones, we should at least consider some new ways to find the information and how the information can find us depending on when and where we are.
Both current technologies giant (Google and Apple) try to find ways to give us an option to find information using nonconventional methods and mobile devices.
Will start with Google.
Google goggles is an application that lets you search using your phone camera and location. For example if you take picture of a bridge, the application would try to match it to known bridges while using your location to improve the accuracy. So, if your location is San Francisco, it will search for all bridges in the area and match the appropriate one (Golden Gate bridge).
By the way, text is not the only thing that can be found. Pictures, maps, videos, games and essentially anything else can be found using Google search.
Recently Google presented a concept (which I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Another of my ideas taken by someone else 
Apple has been working on some nice features as well. Siri is a personal, voice activated, assistant that uses online sources, like Google, Wolfram and others, integrated with your current location and knowledge of your personal details, in order to provide the best fitting information whenever and wherever you need it.
One of the great features I use a lot is location related reminders. Just tell Siri to remind you to check the email when you home, and she will do it no matter when you get home :)
I think that the next few years will bring more tools that will make searching for information and receiving it much easier.
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