[Air-L] Too much trust in Google?

For those who study search engine use, trust, and literacy, you might enjoy this anecdote regarding a student in one of my classes who fell for Google's 2002 hoax PigeonRank. If You Trust Google’s Results, You Can Thank…“PigeonRank”? http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/12/07/if-you-trust-googles-results-you-can-tha... -michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Associate, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm@uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org