Regulating Search

Berkman fellow and director of University of St. Gallen's Research Center for Information Law , Urs Gasser, will participate in this weekend's Yale conference, Regulating Search.  Up on his blog is the second paper he'll present at the conference, titled "Regulating Search? Call for a second look."  He is working on the paper with his friend and colleague, Ivan Reidel. Here's a bit from his paper --

The use of search engines has become almost as important as email as a primary online activity on any given day, according to a recent PEW survey. According to an another survey, 87% of search engine users state that they have successful search experiences most of the time, while 68% of users say that search engines are a fair and unbiased source of information. This data combined with the fact that the Internet, among very experienced users, ranks even higher than TV, radio and newspapers as an important source of information, illustrates the enormous importance of search engines from a demand-side perspective, both in terms of actual information practices as well as with regard to users’ psychological acceptance.

To keep reading, please visit Urs' blog.