Degoogling Android: a practical how-to by Paul Sulzycki

By Miriam Rasch, September 26, 2017

We are happy to share Paul Sulzycki’s work on ‘degoogling Android’. Original can be found here. A talk explaining some theory and then the practical elements behind regaining control over your Android device at DCTRL in Vancouver last December. The key topic was how to remove as much Google and manufacturer bloatware from Android phones [...]

Astrid Mager about European data protection standards

By Leonieke van Dipten, November 17, 2015

In her research project, Glocal Search. Search technology at the intersection of global capitalism and local socio-political cultures, astrid looks at how search technology is shaped and governed at the intersection of global and local dynamics. She analyzed the reform of the EU data protection legislation as a case study: How are search engines (and [...]

Open Web Index Manifesto

By Miriam Rasch, April 20, 2015

Read, share and sign the manifest for an open web index here! 1. One search engine is not enough! 2. An open index of the web would set the stage for information autonomy in europe’s economy and society 3. Our objective: an EU-funded global index of the web

The Internet in Times of Surveillance and the Need for an Independent Index of the Web

By Miriam Rasch, January 22, 2015

On the 11th of February the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences organizes the symposium Das Internet im Zeitalter von Überwachung und Manipulation – Der Offene Web-Index und andere Gegenmittel. More information on the symposium can be found here: http://searchstudies.org/de/suma2015.html Dirk Lewandowski, who spoke at the last Society of the Query conference about the need for [...]

Google Image Quiz

By Miriam Rasch, June 27, 2014

Try out the Google Image Quiz, a project by Silvio Lorusso. Can you guess the Google query for the image shown?

Out now: Society of the Query magazine. 10 artikelen over online zoeken

By Miriam Rasch, June 12, 2014

Nu verschenen: Society of the Query Magazine: 10 artikelen over zoeken op het web. Ga op je tablet naar query.dmci.hva.nl en kies voor ‘Voeg toe aan beginscherm’ om het magazine gratis te lezen. Er is ook een pdf beschikbaar: Society of the Query Magazine: 10 artikelen over zoeken op het web. De INC Reader Society [...]

Reflect and Act! Introduction to the Society of the Query Reader

By Miriam Rasch, April 23, 2014

The Institute of Network Cultures is proud to present INC Reader #9, Society of the Query: Reflections on Web Search, edited by René König and Miriam Rasch. Read the Introduction below. You can order a copy of the print book, read online, or download the pdf for free. Reflect and Act! Introduction to the [...]

Out now: Society of the Query Reader: Reflections on Web Search

By Miriam Rasch, April 22, 2014

The Institute of Network Cultures is proud to present INC Reader #9, Society of the Query: Reflections on Web Search, edited by René König and Miriam Rasch. Order a copy of the print book, read online, or download the pdf for free! Read the Introduction: Reflect and Act! About the book: Looking up something online [...]

Children’s Information – Who Cares? By Maarten Sprenger

By Miriam Rasch, February 13, 2014

‘For children searching the internet is like riding a roller coaster in an amusement park. How to choose one’s own route and get useful hits when searching? How to avoid delay and distraction? How to distinguish between nonsense and reliable resources? It’s hard for adults, but even harder for children.’ Children’s Information – Who Cares? [...]

Society of the Query #2 – Conference Report

By Miriam Rasch, November 22, 2013

Society of the Query #2 videos and blog reports are now online! If you missed out on this year’s conference or would like to experience it again, be sure to check out the videos below, where each presentation can be viewed in its entirety. Society of the Query #2, an initiative of the Institute of [...]