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Study: ‘Digital natives’ trust Google search results above common sense
Read it at ReadWriteWeb.
Next time some snarky 22-year-old says, “Hey grandpa, maybe that program worked on your Macintosh 128K, but it won’t fly in this century,” tell him he’s a gullible nerd. “Pffft, whatever, right?” he’ll respond. And then you’ll throw the results of this Northwestern University study in his face. The study “discovered that college students have a decided lack of Web savvy, especially when it comes to search engines and the ability to determine the credibility of search results,” reports ReadWriteWeb. “Apparently, the students favor search engine rankings above all other factors. The only thing that matters is that something is the top search result, not that it's legit.” If he still doesn’t get you, tell him to Google it.
Next time some snarky 22-year-old says, “Hey grandpa, maybe that program worked on your Macintosh 128K, but it won’t fly in this century,” tell him he’s a gullible nerd. “Pffft, whatever, right?” he’ll respond. And then you’ll throw the results of this Northwestern University study in his face. The study “discovered that college students have a decided lack of Web savvy, especially when it comes to search engines and the ability to determine the credibility of search results,” reports ReadWriteWeb. “Apparently, the students favor search engine rankings above all other factors. The only thing that matters is that something is the top search result, not that it's legit.” If he still doesn’t get you, tell him to Google it.
