ramonmercado
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Another Icelandic saga. Ask these people anything.
If you've got a question about Iceland which the internet can't answer, a new "human search engine" might be able to help.
The country's tourism agency has launched a project called Ask Gudmundur in order to resolve any Iceland-related queries, the Morgunbladid newspaper reports. It's run by seven people - all called Gudmundur or the female equivalent Gudmunda - who hail from each of Iceland's seven regions. "More than 98% of the world's Gudmundur population lives in Iceland," the tourist board's tongue-in-cheek website reads. "This May, we have asked some of our finest Gudmundurs to help you answer your most pressing questions about Iceland."
Potential visitors are encouraged to send their queries via social media, and await a response from an all-knowing Gudmundur. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32549294
If you've got a question about Iceland which the internet can't answer, a new "human search engine" might be able to help.
The country's tourism agency has launched a project called Ask Gudmundur in order to resolve any Iceland-related queries, the Morgunbladid newspaper reports. It's run by seven people - all called Gudmundur or the female equivalent Gudmunda - who hail from each of Iceland's seven regions. "More than 98% of the world's Gudmundur population lives in Iceland," the tourist board's tongue-in-cheek website reads. "This May, we have asked some of our finest Gudmundurs to help you answer your most pressing questions about Iceland."
Potential visitors are encouraged to send their queries via social media, and await a response from an all-knowing Gudmundur. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32549294