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Beyond Topicality: A Conceptual Analysis of Societal Relevance and Its Application to Search Results and AI Responses
Dirk Lewandowski
This paper examines "societal relevance," a concept introduced by Haider and Sundin to address the limitations of traditional relevance models in web search. While topical and user…
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),…
A Comparison of Source Distribution and Result Overlap in Web Search Engines
Nurce Yagci, Sebastian Sünkler, Helena Häußler +1
When it comes to search engines, users generally prefer Google. Our study aims to find the differences between the results found in Google compared to other search engines. We comp…
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…