Tim Wu study finds #Google manipulates search results - Business Insider
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To study this, the researchers set up a browser plug-in that mimicked Google’s organic search page without “OneBox,” the map and listings widget which foists Google’s own local listings on certain searches. They then put the actual top search results in OneBox’s place for half their test subjects. After analyzing the behavior of 2,690 subjects, they found users were 45% more likely to click on the organic search results than on Google’s promoted links.