Open AccessThe Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines: An Introduction
Author(s) -
Hargittai Eszter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of computer‐mediated communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.15
H-Index - 119
ISSN - 1083-6101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00349.x
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , politics , search engine , function (biology) , section (typography) , computer science , world wide web , political science , law , evolutionary biology , biology , operating system
Search engines are some of the most popular destinations on the Web—understandably so, given the vast amounts of information available to users and the need for help in sifting through online content. While the results of significant technical achievements, search engines are also embedded in social processes and institutions that influence how they function and how they are used. This special theme section of the Journal of Computer‐Mediated Communication explores these non‐technical aspects of search engines and their uses.