In Google we trust!

I have in the past brought to the attention of my readers the publication of First Monday a peer reviewed journal on the internet.

One of the latest articles from this journal can be found at this URL

I commend it as a read to everyone.

An abstract of the paper is copied for information below to encourage readers to consider the content:

This paper considers information safety and accuracy in the digital age using Google as an entry point. In doing so, it explores the role media play in shaping the relationship of information, privacy, and trust between Google and the public. This inquiry is undertaken using framing theory to guide a content analysis of the way Google is presented in New York Times articles from a two–year period ending in November, 2005. Analysis of the extensive coverage of Google’s share price and earnings reports leads to the conclusion that trust in Google is fostered in part simply by reports of its fiscal success. To the extent that this is true, meaningful public debate about information policies is inhibited.