Poll: What would you do if you invented PCR for the internet?

2 points by flipside ↗ HN
I have a not so hypothetical question: if you were to come up with a simple algorithm that could "sequence" the internet, what would you do with it?

PCR, polymerase chain reaction is the method for amplifying DNA, allowing it to be sequenced. Needless to say, this revolutionized the biotech industry.

By "'sequence' the internet", I mean converting the majority of online content into a machine readable format, aka something like the semantic web. Also, for those who know their biotech history, the PCR analogy is no accident.

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