10 Ways to Determine Credibility on the Internet The following are five criteria that users should take into consideration when verifying credible information on the Internet: Accuracy. This refers to the degree to which a website is free from errors‚ whether the information can be verified offline‚ and the reliability of the information on the site (Metzger‚ 2005). The Authority of a website may be evaluated by noting who authored the site and whether contact information is provided for
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IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON THINKING Nowadays‚ thanks to developed technology‚ a vast of electronic devices‚ multimedia and computers can keep us stay in touch no matter where we are. Especially the Internet is becoming more and more important for nearly everybody as it is one of the newest and most forward-looking media and surely “the” media of the future. Internet surely has helped our lives better‚ but there’s an opposite idea of bad effects of Internet on our brains and our thinking‚ in the article
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The Internet has dramatically altered our lives over the past few decades. Although some of these changes have been negative‚ the overall effect of this technology has been positive. What are your opinions on this? The Internet is one of the most wonderful inventions of human beings. Through periods of ten years‚ every people on the Earth have been being influenced by the global network. In my view‚ I strongly believe that the main impact of this technology is very good although it still has
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Impact of Internet A network via which information is displayed globally. It is the best medium. The topic is both beneficial and detrimental. Definition: Internet is a network which connects the whole world‚ from which we automatically think of www which represents World Wide Web. It covers a wide spectrum. We must admit that it is one of the most astounding achievements of the 21st century. It is a medium by which people are virtually (intangible- unseen but it is there) connected. People are linked
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The Impact of the Internet on People By: Danyell Smith April 28‚ 2006 ITEC 2215 Saturday Class Professor Alicia Davis The Internet has had a large impact on businesses‚ countries‚ and individuals. The Internet first started out as a research tool for Universities and now has become the "information freeway". The Internet has created problems for some companies and has helped other companies. The Internet has caused problems with individuals but has also helped many individuals. The
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Impact of the Internet on Education June 29‚ 2010 Life has distinctly undergone some very dramatic changes ever since the dawn of the Internet era and with each passing day there is a growing dependence on it. Those who are used to it would know the helplessness experienced when deprived of riding on this superhighway of information. It has also had a tremendous impact on the sphere of education. Learning is the act or process of internalising knowledge and acquiring new skills. Modern‚ web-based
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Is the Increasing Use of the Internet Eroding Social Contact? In the contemporary world‚ the Internet has exerted an increasing impact on business‚ science‚ communication‚ information transmission and everyday life. However‚ it is controversial that whether the utilizing of the Internet promotes or erodes social contact. Social contact refers to the acts or processes of having interaction between individuals in sociological hierarchy. In the following paragraphs‚ points of view of both sides
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The twentieth century has brought the technology era upon society. The internet is an invention that has become a wide used tool for people all over the world. Since the invention of the cell phone‚ the internet is even easier to access. According to Association between number of cell phone contracts and brain tumor incidence in nineteen U.S. States‚ “Cell phones were introduced to the U.S. in 1984 but were not widely adopted until the mid-1990s. By early 2000‚ the number of subscribers to cell phone
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Impact of Media on Politics The role media plays in politics is undeniable. Our soundbite culture with its inherent limited attention span dictates a “McNugget” of information. Unfortunately this often leads to misrepresentations being accepted as fact. A glaring example of this was the Killian documents controversy. In September 2004‚ the CBS program 60 Minutes Wednesday aired a report critical of President George W. Bush’s service in the United States National Guard. The four documents included
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activities‚ other than substance use to the word addiction. In this case excessive use of the Internet‚ Internet Addiction(IA). Many people are wanting to take addiction to a whole new level‚ by adding Internet Addiction to the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fifth Edition; in other words the “psychiatric bible”) but is our need‚ love‚ desire‚ and excessive use of the internet just a compulsion or an addiction? Addiction is when a person is dependent on a behavior
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