I think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information.
After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.
As a modern employer you have to treat people well.
The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.
One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini.