SOC 3116B - Google's Impact: Ethnography of Technology in Society

This essay explores the social impact of Google Search Engine on individuals' daily lives through an ethnographic study. It examines how the use and existence of Google have transformed various aspects of life, including knowledge acquisition and information retrieval. The author reflects on personal experiences and observations, highlighting both the positive and negative effects of Google's pervasive influence, such as its role in enhancing search processes and its potential for misuse. The essay also references academic sources to support its claims about Google's impact on society, discussing issues like censorship and the ethical implications of online search behavior. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide range of study resources for students.

Running head: SOCIAL EFFECT OF GOOGLE
Social Effect of Google
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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The Google is the best search engine that have been developed in the past years. The
use of the Google have changed the life of the people entirely. In the modern world people
have been entirely depended on the search engine. People have been so much for the use of
search engine that in the modern world people just search for every things (Long, J. (2018,
p.B.4). The major reason for this is the fact that everything in the modern world is connected
to the world. The contents that are available in the Google are available in billions of number.
This is due to the factor at since the Google have been invented, searches and results have
been stored. This helps the further searchers. The data that are stored in the servers of
Google’s are sorted when a certain search is made. The presence of the technology of the
technology of the Google is changing the life of the world. The use of technology decides
everything in the modern world. In this particular assignment also the first thing that was
done is to search for the results in the Google. Thus, it can be understood that Google have
been affecting the very existence of the human beings.
The effect of the Google can be defined can be both positive as well as negative.
Google helps in the process of enhancing the searching process of items or things
(Long, 2018). If there are certain quarry of a person then the person can only just go to
Google and search for the quarry. This enhances the life of quality. In terms of knowledge the
use of the Google helps in the process of gaining proper knowledge about a thing. The things
that have been observed while working in the paper is that, People have been entirely
dependent on Google or any other search engine (Macmillan, D. (2018, p.B.4). It have been
observed that most of the people standardly depend on a book, or Google in order to search
for a particular information. Thus, it can be said that Google is helping in the process of the
development of human life.

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Notes:
I had searched for some queries related some of academic content therefore I had
searched for results in Google. It was approximately 5pm when the search was been
conducted. The search resulted in various results, form where the best result had been chosen.
It was found that the major of things are been taken form the Google site. One of my friend
have been searching for quarries in the Google in order to search for the details about a
specific information. I have noticed in the process of search and how this have been
researched.
I have also noticed that majority of friends of mine search for majority of the answers
related to the subject in Google. I have noticed that people that people entirely depend on the
Google for answers. These searchers results from various kinds of questions. These searchers
results from good to bad things. Some of the students have also searchers for bad things like
Google. This is one of the major demerit of Google search according to me. Using Google for
non-academic and unethical purpose inside the classroom is a major concern.

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