In Google we trust: Users' decisions on rank, position, and relevance

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 801-823

  Pan, Bing ^a   Hembrooke, Helene ^b   Joachims, Thorsten ^b,c   Lorigo, Lori ^b,d   Gay, Geri ^b   Granka, Laura ^b,e  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Department of Computer Science and School of Operations Research and Information Engineering   (United States)

^d Google Inc ^*  (United States)

^e GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEARCH ENGINES; STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EYE-TRACKING; GOOGLE+; RETRIEVAL QUALITY; USER TRAFFICS;

EYE TRACKING;

EID: 34249980619     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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