Do you get different information when you use the map, social
media, shopping, travel, video, or general information search functions?
- Yes, absolutely. Every search engine is different and has it’s unique disadvantages
and advantages. Some search engines are geared for specific tasks and web
searches. Some search engines are geared for pure entertainment and fun
knowledgably facts.
What media do students use as their top sources of information? – Honestly, from my experience and from doing group work with my peers, google seems to be the most used search engine. In fact, it is so often used that the term “google” is now a verb in the Merriam Webster dictionary. I prefer google because it’s fast and will give you many websites, images, and web links to further your search. It is up to the user to determine whether the sources provided are reliable or not, but typically anything I search for on the internet can be found (through key word searches) via google. This is why google is so popular for research projects and finding additional general information.
Altogether, search engines are a radical change in the 21st century. Information that was thought to have been lost forever and never to be found, can turn up randomly through a quick search. And this can either be good or bad, depending on the information and images that people release to the internet, whether or not it’s intentional or unintentional.
What media do students use as their top sources of information? – Honestly, from my experience and from doing group work with my peers, google seems to be the most used search engine. In fact, it is so often used that the term “google” is now a verb in the Merriam Webster dictionary. I prefer google because it’s fast and will give you many websites, images, and web links to further your search. It is up to the user to determine whether the sources provided are reliable or not, but typically anything I search for on the internet can be found (through key word searches) via google. This is why google is so popular for research projects and finding additional general information.
Altogether, search engines are a radical change in the 21st century. Information that was thought to have been lost forever and never to be found, can turn up randomly through a quick search. And this can either be good or bad, depending on the information and images that people release to the internet, whether or not it’s intentional or unintentional.
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