Journal theme: social and cultural implications of search engines

The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication features a special theme section on the social and cultural implications of search engines.

Topics:

• The Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines: An Introduction
  Eszter Hargittai
• Heuristic and Systematic Use of Search Engines
  Werner Wirth, Tabea Böcking, Veronika Karnowski, and Thilo von Pape
• In Google We Trust: Users’ Decisions on Rank, Position, and Relevance
  Bing Pan, Helene Hembrooke, Thorsten Joachims, Lori Lorigo, Geri Gay, and Laura Granka
• Searching for Culture—High and