Google Searchology
Is anyone researching what the results of our searches mean? Has anyone even verified that our search results are a valid reflection of or commentary on our society? They must mean something. Are we documenting this electronic landscape for the job security of future archaeologists and historians?
Ironically, I spent way too much time today trying to answer these questions using my favorite search engine. The closest I could find was Jonathan Harris‘s TED presentations (here and here) describing his work collecting and telling stories through new means.
If you know anything more about this or find out anything more through better search skills, please contact me. I don’t know what else to say about this – except that I feel it’s important to explore the potential of this area as a research tool.