One of my favorite websites and one of the ones I use the most is Google (www.google.com). It is a wonderful search engine that is easy to use/navigate. Whenever I have to research topic I go right to Google to do a search. One of my least favorite websites is Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/). It is very unreliable because anyone can add articles that are not correct. The website is very confusing; the page is centered on different languages. When I look up information I want to have reliable sources and with Wikipedia it is never a guarantee. Google also has image search and advance searches and the page is very clear which makes research so much less stressful. The Wikipedia home page is very confusing. For Wikipedia there should be a link to a page that provides different language instead of having all the different languages on the home page. This is frustrating because I only want links to English documents. At the bottom of the home page there a bunch of links but the all start with “wiki” in the title so it’s hard to understand what they lead to. On the page the search bar is not clearly defined. It also has like lists of more different languages and I’m not sure what the point is. The website should have reliable sources. I know that in my classes the teachers specifically say not to use Wikipedia sources because the information is probably not correct. What is the point of having an informational website that we cannot use for classes. One positive thing for Wikipedia is the logo/graphic (the puzzle globe) is very nice. Google, there is an icon then a simple search bar right in the middle of the page. Then at the top of the page there is a little toolbar that lets you access g-mail, an image search, news, etc. The website is very clear cut. It is the one I rely on the most. This website is very popular and so many people use it that “to Google” is now a very frequently used term. The thing I like the best is that every link on the home page has a specific place that it takes you and leaves no question of what lies ahead. When I use a search engine I want it to be quick and easy to find the information that I need. I don’t want have to choose what language because I can only use English websites. Another problem I don’t want to have to worry about the information I’m getting, in terms of whether it is correct. So with the choice between the two I will always choose Google.
comparing websites Monday, Feb 4 2008
informal blogs compare and contrast, google, wikipedia 5:57 pm