Google And The Culture Of Search

Author : Ken Hillis,Michael Petit,Kylie Jarrett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780415883009

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"Google and the Culture of Search examines the role of search technologies in shaping the contemporary digital and informational landscape. Ken Hillis and Michael Petit shed light on a culture of search in which our increasing reliance on search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing influences the way we navigate Web content--and how we think about ourselves and the world around us, online and off. Even as it becomes the number one internet activity, the very ubiquity of search technology naturalizes it as utilitarian and transparent--an assumption that Hillis and Petit explode in this innovative study. Commercial search engines supply an infrastructure that impacts the way we locate, prioritize, classify, and archive information on the Web, and as these search functionalities continue to make their way into our lives through mobile, GPS-based platforms and personalized results, distinctions between the virtual and the real collapse. Google--a multibillion-dollar global corporation--holds the balance of power among search providers, and the biases and individuating tendencies of its search algorithm undeniably shape our collective experience of the internet and our assumptions about the location and value of information. Google and the Culture of Search explores what is at stake for an increasingly networked culture in which search technology is a site of knowledge and power. This comprehensive study of search technology's broader implications for knowledge production and social relations is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Internet and new media studies, the digital humanities, and information technology. "-- Provided by publisher.

Author : Ken Hillis,Michael Petit,Kylie Jarrett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780415883009

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Google and the Culture of Search by Ken Hillis,Michael Petit,Kylie Jarrett Pdf

"Google and the Culture of Search examines the role of search technologies in shaping the contemporary digital and informational landscape. Ken Hillis and Michael Petit shed light on a culture of search in which our increasing reliance on search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing influences the way we navigate Web content--and how we think about ourselves and the world around us, online and off. Even as it becomes the number one internet activity, the very ubiquity of search technology naturalizes it as utilitarian and transparent--an assumption that Hillis and Petit explode in this innovative study. Commercial search engines supply an infrastructure that impacts the way we locate, prioritize, classify, and archive information on the Web, and as these search functionalities continue to make their way into our lives through mobile, GPS-based platforms and personalized results, distinctions between the virtual and the real collapse. Google--a multibillion-dollar global corporation--holds the balance of power among search providers, and the biases and individuating tendencies of its search algorithm undeniably shape our collective experience of the internet and our assumptions about the location and value of information. Google and the Culture of Search explores what is at stake for an increasingly networked culture in which search technology is a site of knowledge and power. This comprehensive study of search technology's broader implications for knowledge production and social relations is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of Internet and new media studies, the digital humanities, and information technology. "-- Provided by publisher.

Author : John Battelle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781101218419

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The Search by John Battelle Pdf

What does the world want? According to John Battelle, a company that answers that question—in all its shades of meaning—can unlock the most intractable riddles of business and arguably of human culture itself. And for the past few years, that’s exactly what Google has been doing. But The Search offers much more than the inside story of Google’s triumph. It’s a big-picture book about the past, present, and future of search technology and the enormous impact it’s starting to have on marketing, media, pop culture, dating, job hunting, international law, civil liberties, and just about every other sphere of human interest.

Author : John Battelle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Google
ISBN : UOM:39015061189877

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The Search by John Battelle Pdf

An inside look at Google history and a book about the past, present, and future of search technology and its impact on almost every sphere of human interest.

Author : Marco Hierling,Yu-Chen Yeh,Chloe S. Y. Tai
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640126903

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Organizational Culture and the Case of Google by Marco Hierling,Yu-Chen Yeh,Chloe S. Y. Tai Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,3, The University of Sydney, 42 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The culture concept evolved to conceptualize humankind's diversity, it asserts that we socially construct different understandings of nature and hence of the reality that surrounds us (Buchanan & Huczynski, 2004). Culture is ubiquitous, exists everywhere and has a significant influence. It affects not only the visible parts of individuals (behaviour and action) but also the invisible ones (beliefs and values). This complex interaction, which takes place on different levels, between individuals and groups within and with other organisations, can be seen as the primary determinant of behaviour in the workplace. The patterns of interaction between people and the external surroundings represent a complex environment which influences behaviour in organisations. Therefore, more and more managers are talking about changing their culture, creating a new culture, figuring out the impact of their culture, or preserving their culture. In this paper, the main focus is to define organizational culture and determine its influences on companies' performance. Firstly, there are several related questions that will be discussed: What is organizational culture? What are the key elements of it? How is it formed and can it be managed to contribute to a firm's performance? Secondly, we take a closer look at Google's organizational culture and research, to discover whether there is a link between its culture and its performance. Finally, a conclusion is drawn about the culture-performance link and the difficulties associated with this topic.

Author : Rosie Graham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350325227

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Investigating Google’s Search Engine by Rosie Graham Pdf

What do search engines do? And what should they do? These questions seem relatively simple but are actually urgent social and ethical issues. The influence of Google's search engine is enormous. It does not only shape how Internet users find pages on the World Wide Web, but how we think as individuals, how we collectively remember the past, and how we communicate with one another. This book explores the impact of search engines within contemporary digital culture, focusing on the social, cultural, and philosophical influence of Google. Using case studies like Google's role in the rise of fake news, instances of sexist and misogynistic Autocomplete suggestions, and search queries relating to LGBTQ+ values, it offers original evidence to intervene practically in existing debates. It also addresses other understudied aspects of Google's influence, including the profound implications of its revenue generation for wider society. In doing this, this important book helps to evaluate the real cost of search engines on an individual and global scale.

Author : Emily Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798868985966

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The Story of Google by Emily Roberts Pdf

Author : Konrad Becker,Felix Stalder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Google
ISBN : PSU:000068094652

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Deep Search by Konrad Becker,Felix Stalder Pdf

Deep Search collects 13 texts which investigate the social and political dimensions of how we navigate the deep seas of knowledge. What do we win, and what do we lose when we move from an analogue to a digital information order? How is computer readable significance produced, how is meaning involved in machine communication? Where is the potential of having access to such vast amounts of information? What are the dangers of our reliance on search engines and are there any approaches that do not follow the currently dominating paradigm of Google? This volume answers these questions of culture, context and classification regarding information systems that should not be ignored.

Author : David A. Vise,Mark Malseed
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780385342735

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The Google Story (2018 Updated Edition) by David A. Vise,Mark Malseed Pdf

The definitive, bestselling account of the company that changed the way we work and live, updated for the twentieth anniversary of Google’s founding with analysis of its most recent bold moves to redefine the world—and its even more ambitious plans for the future. Moscow-born Sergey Brin and Midwest-born Larry Page dropped out of graduate school at Stanford University to, as they said, “change the world” through a powerful search engine that would organize every bit of information on the Web for free. The Google Story takes you deep inside the company’s wild ride from an idea that struggled for funding in 1998 to a firm that today rakes in billions in profits. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, this fast-moving narrative reveals how an unorthodox management style and a culture of innovation enabled a search-engine giant to shake up Madison Avenue, clash with governments that accuse it of being a monopoly, deploy self-driving cars to forever change how we travel, and launch high-flying Internet balloons. Unafraid of controversy, Google is surging ahead with artificial intelligence that could cure diseases but also displace millions of people from their jobs, testing the founders’ guiding mantra: DON’T BE EVIL. Praise for The Google Story “[The authors] do a fine job of recounting Google’s rapid rise and explaining its search business.”—The New York Times “An intriguing insider view of the Google culture.”—Harvard Business Review “An interesting read on a powerhouse company . . . If you haven’t read anything about one of today’s most influential companies, you should. If you don’t read The Google Story, you’re missing a few extra treats.”—USA Today “Fascinating . . . meticulous . . . never bogs down.”—Houston Chronicle

Author : Bernard Girard
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781593272371

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The Google Way by Bernard Girard Pdf

Shortly after World War I, Ford and GM created the large modern corporation, with its financial and statistical controls, mass production, and assembly lines. In the 1980s, Toyota stood out for combining quality with continuous refinement. Today, Google is reinventing business yet again—the way we work, how organizations are controlled, and how employees are managed. Management consultant Bernard Girard has been analyzing Google since its founding in 1998, and now in The Google Way, he explores Google's innovations in depth—many of which are far removed from the best practices taught at the top business schools. As you read, you'll see how much of Google's success is due to its focus on users and automation. You'll also learn how eCommerce has profoundly changed the relationship between businesses and their customers, for the first time giving customers an important role to play in a major corporation's growth. Finally, Girard speculates about the limits of Google's business model and discusses the challenges it will face as it continues to grow. Google's culture is one of innovation. Why not make that spirit of innovation your own?

Author : John Durham Peters
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226253831

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The Marvelous Clouds by John Durham Peters Pdf

In medias res -- Understanding media -- Of cetaceans and ships; or, the moorings of our being -- The fire sermon -- Lights in the firmament: sky media I (Chronos) -- The times and the seasons: sky media II (Kairos) -- The face and the book (inscription media) -- God and Google -- Conclusion: the sabbath of meaning -- Appendix: nonsimultaneity in cetacean communication.

Author : David A. Vise
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781760553128

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The Google Story by David A. Vise Pdf

Inside the hottest business, media and technology success of our time "If you want to know how the Google boys became wealthy and powerful beyond dreams, then David Vise's assiduously researched The Google Story is for you." Sunday Telegraph The Google Story is the definitive account of one of the most remarkable organisations of our time. Every day over sixty-four million people use Google in more than one hundred languages, running billions of searches for information on everything and anything. Through the creative use of cutting-edge technology and a series of groundbreaking business ideas, Google's thirty-five year old founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, have in ten years taken Google from being just another internet start-up to a company with a market value of over US$80 billion. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to the inner workings of Google, this book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company that has become so familiar its name is used as a verb around the world. But even as it rides high, Google wrestles with difficult challenges in a business that changes at lightning speed. In this new and updated edition to celebrate Google's 10th birthday, David A. Vise has written a new preface and new final chapter which look at further developments since 2005 and how Google will continue to expand and innovate while trying to follow its founders' mantra: DO NO EVIL MORE PRAISE FOR THE GOOGLE STORY "If Google were to take on critical faculties as well as its other attributes Vise's book would probably come out on top." The Times "[The authors] do a fine job of recounting Google's rapid rise and explaining its search business." New York Times "An intriguing insider view of the Google culture." Harvard Business Review "Fascinating ... meticulous ... never bogs down ... Even if you think you've heard about Google ad nauseam, you will find new items about this important company." Houston Chronicle "If you haven't read anything about one of today's most influential companies, you should. If you don't read The Google Story, you're missing a few extra treats." USA Today

Author : Bill Stonehem
Publisher : First Rank Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Google Art and Culture App: An Easy Guide to the Best Features by Bill Stonehem Pdf

The Google Art and Culture App will take the world’s art right to your mobile phone and turn it into a museum. It is ideal for art lovers and the masses that are unable to visit the famous museums of the world. It began development five years ago when the company partnered with a number of institutions to make the art accessible online. It was launched last year, officially, but has since been improved by the company with two additions, Google Cardboard and Art Recognizer. The Google Art and Culture App is available for both Android and iOS mobile devices and can be installed directly from the Google Play Store and iTunes, respectively.

Author : John W. Traphagan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319417455

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Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds by John W. Traphagan Pdf

This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other planets and the seeming era of discovery in which we live, to date we have found no concrete evidence that we are not alone. Our thinking about life on other worlds has been and remains the product of a combination of scientific investigation and human imagination shaped by cultural values--particularly values of exploration and discovery connected to American society. The rapid growth in our awareness of other worlds makes this a crucial moment to think about and assess the influence of cultural values on the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Here the author considers the junction of science and culture with a focus on two main themes: (1) the underlying assumptions, many of which are tacitly based upon cultural values common in American society, that have shaped the ways researchers in astrobiology and SETI have conceptualized the nature of their endeavor and represented ideas about the potential influence contact might have on human civilization, and (2) the empirical evidence we can access as a way of thinking about the social impact that contact with alien intelligence might have for humanity.

Author : Alexander Halavais
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509516865

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Search Engine Society by Alexander Halavais Pdf

Search engines have become a key part of our everyday lives. Yet there is growing concern with how algorithms, which run just beneath the surface of our interactions online, are affecting society. This timely new edition of Search Engine Society enlightens readers on the forms of bias that algorithms introduce into our knowledge and social spaces, drawing on recent changes to technology, industries, policies, and research. It provides an introduction to the social place of the search engine and addresses crucial questions such as: How have search engines changed the way we organize our thoughts about the world, and how we work? To what extent do politics shape search, and does search shape politics? This book is a must-read for those who wish to understand the future of the social internet and how search shapes it.