Internet Site Evaluations
"Wow, will you look at this website I found, they claim that 9 out of 10 people in America are millionaires. What's more, they claim to be the largest online wealth creation firm. Surprisingly, there is no information regarding the author or the origin of this site." Internet dream or website scheme? If one is easily persuaded by this type of material, it may be time to reassess their knowledge of website criterion. Not all websites are created equal. When judging the validity and accuracy of websites, there are several factors which must be considered before finally ascertaining the veracity of a site. These factors, when reviewed on the whole will allow websurfers to become both ...
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criterion one must use in evaluating the effectiveness of a website, is sometimes debatable. The author of a website can be anyone. It can be ones next door neighbour, someone whom was met last week at a bar or a world renowned open heart surgeon who was on television just three days ago. Before beginning to delve into a site, make sure that authorship meets one of two sub-criterion: if reviewing a site in ones own general area of expertise, be certain that the author is a trusted and well recognized name in the field; or, if visiting a site by an author one is unfamiliar with, make sure that there is either bibliographic information about either the author or the sources the author used. If this information is missing, make sure, at the very least, that the site from which one was redirected from was that of a dependable source. In addition, an author mentioned in a positive manner by another well recognized author or an author who has listed personal contact information ...
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in such circumstances? The choice in this case is fairly apparent, the first. However, in most cases, defining a sites integrity and usefulness is not as clear. This leads to the second factor used in evaluating a website, the publishing body. Although in many cases a publishing body is not listed on the site, the server or the location of the domain usually gives enough information regarding the publishing body of the website residing in the location. There are generally several questions which one must ask when reviewing the publishing body of a website. Firstly, one must take a look if any names (ie. organization, corporate), distinctive emblems or any other characteristic are ...
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