Screen LibraryGoogle and the digital divide : the biases of online knowledge /
Beneficial to scholars and students in the fields of media and communication, politics and technology, this book outlines the significant role of search engines in general and Google in particular in widening the digital divide between individuals, organisations and states. It uses innovative method...
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Chandos Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford [England] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chandos internet series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843345657 |
| Summary: |
Beneficial to scholars and students in the fields of media and communication, politics and technology, this book outlines the significant role of search engines in general and Google in particular in widening the digital divide between individuals, organisations and states. It uses innovative methods and research approaches to assess and illustrate the digital divide by comparing the popular search queries in Google and Yahoo in different countries as well as analysing the various biases in Google News and Google Earth. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (256 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781780631783 1780631782 184334565X 9781843345657 |
| Index Number: | ZA4234 |
| CLC: | TP393.092 |
| Contents: | Power, communication and the internet -- The structure and power of search engines -- Google and the politics of online searching -- Users and uses of Google's information -- Mass media channels and the world of Google News -- Google's global mapping -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. |