Can search engine rankings swing elections?
The article discusses how online search engines may influence public opinion on politics particularly the elections. Topics explored include the popularity and reputation earned by political candidates with high-ranking online search results, research which investigated potential impact of the searc...
| Publicado en: | New Internationalist no. 494; pp. 20 - 23 |
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| Sumario: | The article discusses how online search engines may influence public opinion on politics particularly the elections. Topics explored include the popularity and reputation earned by political candidates with high-ranking online search results, research which investigated potential impact of the search engine manipulation effect (SEME) on elections, and the adjustment of the search engine algorithms of technology firm Google. |
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