Search Engines Quotes

“The implications of such marginalization are profound. The insights about sexist and racist biases... are important because information organizations, from libraries to schools and universities to governmental agencies, are increasingly reliant on being displaced by a variety of web-based "tools" as if there are no political, social, or economic consequences of doing so.”
― Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

“On the first day of a college you will worry about how will you do inside the college? and at the last day of a college you will wonder what will you do outside the college?”
― Amit Kalantri

“...large technologies such as Google need to be broken up and regulated, because their consolidated power and cultural influence make competition largely impossible. This monopoly in the information sector is a threat to democracy...”
― Safiya Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

“My guess is (it will be) about 300 years until computers are as good as, say, your local reference library in search.”
― Craig Silverstein (Director of Technology, Google.com)

“Search engines finds the information, not necessarily the truth.”
― Amit Kalantri

“If one holds power, one can withstand or buffer misrepresentation at a group level and often at the individual level. Marginalized and oppressed people are linked to the status of their group and are less likely to be afforded individual status and insulation...”
― Safiya Umoja Noble

“The way you want to be treated is a lot like how Google wants to be approached. Play nicely. Mean what you say. Don’t try to deceive. Share good stuff. Be authentic. Be precise with your words.”
― Joel Conner, Digital Marketing with Tortoise & Hare: Start Well & Win The Race

“Search engines are gateways to people’s minds”
― Gohar F. Khan, Creating Value With Social Media Analytics: Managing, Aligning, and Mining Social Media Text, Networks, Actions, Location, Apps, Hyperlinks, Multimedia, & Search Engines Data

“AI: The Author's Best Search Tool
Ironically, the most compelling response to criticisms of AI does not come from essays or debates but from the actions of the industry giants themselves: the traditional search engines. While some critics cling to these older tools, the engines themselves — recognizing the existential threat and unmatched efficiency of AI — are racing to integrate it, urgently reshaping themselves to align with an AI-driven future.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Search has become the real-time mirror of our collective consciousness. It reflects not just what we think, but what we are about to become.”
― David Amerland, Google Semantic Search: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Techniques That Get Your Company More Traffic