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5 papers
Is googling risky? A study on risk perception and experiences of adverse consequences in web search
Helena Häußler, Sebastian Schultheiß, Dirk Lewandowski
Search engines, such as Google, have a considerable impact on society. Therefore, undesirable consequences, such as retrieving incorrect search results, pose a risk to users. Altho…
Does Search Engine Optimization come along with high-quality content? A comparison between optimized and non-optimized health-related web pages
Sebastian Schultheiß, Helena Häußler, Dirk Lewandowski
Searching for medical information is both a common and important activity since it influences decisions people make about their healthcare. Using search engine optimization (SEO),…
How search engine marketing influences user knowledge gain: Development and empirical testing of an information search behavior model
Sebastian Schultheiß
People use search engines to find answers to questions related to their health, finances, or other socially relevant issues. However, most users are unaware that search results are…
Public awareness and attitudes towards search engine optimization
Dirk Lewandowski, Sebastian Schultheiß
This research focuses on what users know about search engine optimization (SEO) and how well they can identify results that have potentially been influenced by SEO. We conducted an…
Misplaced trust? The relationship between trust, ability to identify commercially influenced results, and search engine preference
Sebastian Schultheiß, Dirk Lewandowski
People have a high level of trust in search engines, especially Google, but only limited knowledge of them, as numerous studies have shown. This leads to the question: To what exte…