Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Net Neutrality


Net neutrality loss: What it has in common with SOPA.:



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  • A)  What is the definition of "net neutrality"?
    • ( ...and in your own words, Jordan Webb!!)

  • B)  What is the big deal about net neutrality, and how does it affect you?

  • C)  What is at stake in the battle over net neutrality for the following entities:

      1. Internet Service Providers (like Comcast and AT&T)
      2. Media producers (like NBC and Universal Studios)
      3. Internet companies (like Netflix and Google)
      4. Consumers (like you and I - the general public)






Thursday, January 23, 2014

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica - CNET News


"Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature."




 

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  1. Does this study change your opinion of Wikipedia as a source?
  2. Did you notice the year that the article on the study (above) was published?  Do you think Wikipedia has become more or less accurate since then?
  3. Summarize what Wikipedia says about itself in terms of reliability:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia


N.B.  Everyday reference is different than academic research.  For more on how this difference applies to you (as a student):   Wikipedia:Academic use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia