Sunday, September 14, 2014

Unit 2: Assignment 2

http://www.justfacts.com/
Currency – The information on this website seems to be pretty accurate. The site shows information gathered within the last decade, and according to the citation, the information on this site have been updated between 2012-2014, but could use more information from the current year. All of the links does work as well.
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elevance – The information given on this website on the topics listed are fairly basic and simple. As a college student, I would not necessarily use this website for research papers because the bullet points listed aren’t quite detailed enough and seem to be all over the place.
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uthority – The authors are listed on this website and it does show their credentials and qualifications. The only contact information that it shows is their address. I believe that the site visitors are the ones who help fund the website.
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ccuracy - The information on this site, to my knowledge, is accurate and does match with what I know personally. The citation and references are listed at the bottom of each linked page and the data presented can be confirmed with other websites as well. However, in my personal opinion, I don’t think the website looks professional at all and could use a bit of an upgrade. The language shown on this website makes it easy to read and not harsh at all.
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urpose – According to this site, the purpose of this website is to “research and publish verifiable facts about the leading public policy issues of our time.” (justfacts.com/aboutus.asp)


http://www.factcheck.org/
Currency – The data presented on this website are all accurate and up to date. All of the links work fine, however, I could not find how long the website has been operating.
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elevance – The information given on this website is something that I would use in a research paper, if it dealt with politics. It does contain detailed information about the topics given, but as far as it being breadth, I do not think so because it seems as if it is limited to politics.
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uthority – The authors are listed on this website but it does not show their qualifications and credentials. Their contact information are listed under the contact us section at the bottom of the page.
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ccuracy - The material on this site seems to be accurate, but because I do not know much about politics, I would only assume so. There isn’t any citation and references that I was able to find, but I’m sure if I was to compare it with other websites, the data presented could be confirmed. The website looks professional and the language shown on the website makes it easy to read as well.
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urpose – According to the site, the mission state that they are “a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.” (factcheck.org/about/our-mission)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Unit 2: Assignment 1


The topic that I decided to choose for this particular assignment is “pregnancy.” The search engines that I choose were google.com, yahoo.com, and bing.com. The results that came back for Google and Bing, for the most part, shared the same similarities, aside from the fact that the results were out of order. Yahoo also shared similarities with these two, although, roughly 1-2 links were different. For the meta-search engines, I chose metasearch.com, mamma.com and dogpile.com. These search engines all came back with the same results, but again, in different orders. The only difference that I found with meta-search engines was in dogpile. Instead of pulling up the same results as the other two, one of the top five links were different. All and all, both search engines (regular and meta-search), all shared a lot of matches, and except for 1-2 links being different or out of order, there isn't much of a difference.

Search String: Pregnancy
Search Engine
Top 5 Results
Google.com
·    Pregnancy – What To Expect
      Know what to expect during pregnancy and learn about pregnancy nutrition, fitness, labor & delivery, week by week pregnancy information and more.

·    Pregnancy Center – WebMD
      From trying to conceive to the first trimester to labor, learn what to expect during your pregnancy.

·    Pregnancy – BabyCenter
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      Pregnancy is the development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus. It is the common name ...

·    Pregnancy – womenshealth.gov
      Becoming a mother is one of the most exciting times in a woman's life. This section of womenshealth.gov will help you learn what …

Search Engine
Top 5 Results
Yahoo.com
·    Pregnancy Week by Week, Pregnancy Information | Pregnancy.com
      Get pregnancy answers, advice and support each week from the #1 global parenting resource.

·    What To Expect When You're Expecting, Pregnancy, Baby, Babies ..
      Track your pregnancy week-by-week, chat with other moms and moms-to-be, and find answers to questions on …

·    Pregnancy: Symptoms, Early Signs of Pregnancy, and More
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm          
      Learn what to expect week by week during the three phases of pregnancy (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester). Find out what changes in your body to expect and how your ...

·    Pregnancy – BabyCenter
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy - TheBump.com
       Congratulations on your pregnancy! We're here to guide you through the ins and outs of all nine months.

Search Engine
Top 5 Results
Bing.com
·    Pregnancy Week by Week, Pregnancy Information | Pregnancy.com
      Get pregnancy answers, advice and support each week from the #1 global parenting resource.

·    What To Expect When You're Expecting, Pregnancy, Baby, ..
      Track your pregnancy week-by-week, chat with other moms and moms-to-be, and find answers to questions on …

·    Pregnancy: Symptoms, Early Signs of Pregnancy, and More
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm          
      Learn what to expect week by week during the three phases of pregnancy (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester). Find out what changes in your body to expect and how your ...

·    Pregnancy – BabyCenter
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy - TheBump.com
       Congratulations on your pregnancy! We're here to guide you through the ins and outs of all nine months.


Meta-Search Engine
Top 5 Results
metasearch.com
·    Pregnancy Week by Week, Pregnancy Information | Pregnancy.com
      Get pregnancy answers, advice and support each week from the #1 global parenting resource.

·    What To Expect When You're Expecting, Pregnancy, Baby, ..
      Track your pregnancy week-by-week, chat with other moms and moms-to-be, and find answers to questions on …

·    Baby Center - Pregnancy - BabyCenter | Homepage - ...
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy: Symptoms, Early Signs of Pregnancy, and More
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm          
      Learn what to expect week by week during the three phases of pregnancy (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester). Find out what changes in your body to expect and how your ...

·    Pregnancy - TheBump.com
       Congratulations on your pregnancy! We're here to guide you through the ins and outs of all nine months.

Meta-Search Engine
Top 5 Results
Mamma.com
·    Baby Center - Pregnancy - BabyCenter | Homepage - ...
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy Week by Week, Pregnancy Information | Pregnancy.com
      Get pregnancy answers, advice and support each week from the #1 global parenting resource.

·    Pregnancy Center - WebMD - WebMD - Better informat...
      From trying to conceive to the first trimester to labor, learn what to expect during your pregnancy.

·    Pregnancy: Symptoms, Early Signs of Pregnancy, and…
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm          
      Learn what to expect week by week during the three phases of pregnancy (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester). Find out what changes in your body to expect and how your ...

·    Pregnancy Information, Free Pregnancy Tools, Week …
      Know what to expect during pregnancy and learn about pregnancy nutrition, fitness, labor & delivery, week by week pregnancy information and more.


Meta-Search Engine
Top 5 Results
Dogpile.com
·    Pregnancy Week by Week, Pregnancy Information | Pregnancy.com
      Get pregnancy answers, advice and support each week from the #1 global parenting resource.

·    What To Expect When You're Expecting, Pregnancy, Baby, Babies ..
      Track your pregnancy week-by-week, chat with other moms and moms-to-be, and find answers to questions on …

·    Pregnancy: Symptoms, Early Signs of Pregnancy, and…
http://www.medicinenet.com/pregnancy/article.htm          
      Learn what to expect week by week during the three phases of pregnancy (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester). Find out what changes in your body to expect and how your ...

·    Baby Center - Pregnancy - BabyCenter | Homepage - ...
      Welcome to pregnancy! This is the start of an incredible journey. To help you along …

·    Pregnancy – Parents.com
http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/
       Get pregnancy information you can trust. We'll help you track your pregnancy week-by-week, including how …