Wikipedia as a Credible and Valid Source of Information Muideen Ayorinde MGT/521 April 6‚ 2012 Jim Bingel Wikipedia created in 2001 tagged the free encyclopedia is a multilingual web-based‚ free-content encyclopedia project based on an openly editable model written collaboratively by a largely anonymous internet volunteers who write without pay. (Wikipedia:About‚ 2012) Wikipedia has at least 4.8 billion visitors annually‚ over 85‚000 active contributors working on over 21 million articles
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LIMITS AND CONTINUITY 1. The concept of limit x2 − 4 . Examine the behavior of f (x) as x approaches 2. Example 1.1. Let f (x) = x−2 Solution. Let us compute some values of f (x) for x close to 2‚ as in the tables below. We see from the first table that f (x) is getting closer and closer to 4 as x approaches 2 from the left side. We express this by saying that “the limit of f (x) as x approaches 2 from left is 4”‚ and write x→2− lim f (x) = 4. Similarly‚ by looking at the second table
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asked to choose a film based on its great editing techniques‚ I had to choose academy award winning‚ The Departed (Scorsese‚ 2006). This film starring Hollywood power houses‚ Matt Damon‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Mark Wahlberg‚ and Jack Nicholson‚ won the 2006 academy for best editing and I believe that it was deservingly so. The editing in this film is very interesting in a sense that it is pretty different from the editing of most films that I have viewed. The editing is done by Thelma Schoonmaker. She is
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pitching in the right amount to create an ultimately stellar video. The technology used in this project gave us a different angle on the story‚ and allowed us to better interpret the scene we chose to act out. It challenged our skills with the grueling editing process‚ having to cut and perfect each shot‚ then put them all together to make the scene whole. The filming process gave us all a deeper understanding of the character
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WikiAnswers is an ad-supported wiki-based website where users can submit and answer questions. This site allows users to post and edit questions and answers. WikiAnswers.com uses wiki technology and fundamentals‚ allowing communal ownership and editing of content. All the questions that have an answer can be edited and improved over time. WikiAnswers.com uses an Alternates System – where every answer can have dozens of different questions that "trigger" it. When a question is similar to an existing
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The following are the numerous reasons why you must use content management system- • Cheap or Free: Using a CMS for your web site means you can use cheap or free software and save loads of money. Haven’t you heard? Stingy is in. • It’s That Easy: If you’ve got any computer savvy‚ most CMS software is easy to use. If you can send an e-mail‚ use Microsoft Word or set up a Facebook account‚ then you can use a CMS. And in most cases normal use doesn’t run the risk of mucking up the design. It’s web
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The HUB model of mass communication describes essential aspects of media in the communication process. This model helps with analyzing the mediums with which mass communication takes place. All of the concepts within the HUB model are essential in the process of communicating‚ including feedback. Feedback stated simply is information being relayed back to the person releasing the original content (otherwise known as the source). Feedback is vital when it comes to influencing the source. The Ithacan
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Wikipedia‚ Friend or Foe 521 May 6 2011 Wikipedia‚ Friend or Foe In the debate of whether or not the Internet is the savior modern society or is it the vehicle that will deliver man to his inevitable decline back to stone hammers and mud huts. The question arises regarding how much faith someone can place in a system that is as vulnerable and unstable as the World Wide Web. Personally I believe the infrastructure of the Internet is grossly primitive and will need many more years of development
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In documenting the first step could look at the Data Flow Diagram and document the Entity‚ Data Flows‚ Processes and Stores. This would be valuable during development. I am documenting a more finished system. I can include a systems flow chart or some other means of showing the relationships‚ I can also document the input‚ output‚ database/files‚ and programs that make up the system. People have their own favorite way of doing this. This is just one possible way of doing it. Your textbook discusses
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Writing from Sources When writing an academic paper it is difficult to use one’s own experiences as knowledgeable support‚ thus one must rely on resources from others. These sources are typically found in the written form‚ books‚ periodicals‚ journals‚ or even on the Web. If the source used is not valid the essay will not be credible. Consequently‚ it is imperative that each source is evaluated to determine its credibility (Spatt‚ 2011). This paper will induce that Wikipedia is not a credible
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