Search Engine Society

by Alexander Halavais

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509516832
• ISBN13: 9781509516834
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.2"