The Google reputation factory: Authority, affect, and algorithm

Camille Alloing

The Google reputation factory: Authority, affect, and algorithm
Suivre cet auteur Camille Alloing
In Communication & langages Volume 188, Issue 2, April 2016, pages 101 to 122

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In the eyes of some Google executives and some web experts, the Google search engine measures the reputation of online sources. But does the search engine really evaluate reputation? In this article we examine the search engine’s various information processing methods from four angles: documentary (the reputation indicators visible in the interface), algorithmic (the technical and mathematical models used), emotional (the handling of opinions expressed online and their effects on users), and managerial (the discourse of web experts on use of the search engine). To do so, we offer a critical analysis of the search engine’s various features from the perspective of the concept of reputation, and through the discourse of professional users regarding the issue.

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reputation
online reputation
digital information
affect
algorithm
digital document

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ISO 690		Copy ALLOING Camille, "The Google reputation factory: Authority, affect, and algorithm", Communication & langages, 2016/2 (No 188), p. 101-122. URL: https://preprod.cairn-int.info/journal-communication-et-langages1-2016-2-page-101.htm
ISO 690		Copy ALLOING Camille, « La fabrique des réputations selon Google », Communication & langages, 2016/2 (N° 188), p. 101-122. DOI : 10.3917/comla.188.0101. URL : https://preprod.cairn.info/revue-communication-et-langages1-2016-2-page-101.htm
MLA		Copy Alloing, Camille. "The Google reputation factory: Authority, affect, and algorithm", Communication & langages, vol. 188, no. 2, 2016, pp. 101-122.
MLA		Copy Alloing, Camille. « La fabrique des réputations selon Google », Communication & langages, vol. 188, no. 2, 2016, pp. 101-122.
APA		Copy Alloing, C. (2016). The Google reputation factory: Authority, affect, and algorithm. Communication & langages, 188, 101-122. https://preprod.cairn-int.info/journal--2016-2-page-101.htm.
APA		Copy Alloing, C. (2016). La fabrique des réputations selon Google. Communication & langages, 188, 101-122. https://doi.org/10.3917/comla.188.0101
DOI		Copy https://doi.org/10.3917/comla.188.0101

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