Google as the First Source of (Dis)Information? Cover Image

Google pierwszym źródłem (dez)informacji?
Google as the First Source of (Dis)Information?

Author(s): Paweł Nowak
Subject(s): Social development, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Google; disinformation; search engines;

Summary/Abstract: The author tries to explore the real degree of popularity and utility of the Google Search Engine among people searching for information about current events in Poland and worldwide. The paper is the result of the analysis of the online questionnaire filled by Polish Internet users. The aim of the research is to answer the question whether Polish Internet users really start searching for information by typing keywords into Google. The author also asks the respondents about how using Google has changed the way they collect information from the Internet.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 163-184
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish