Credible Information Debate 2 There is much debate concerning the validity and reliability of Wikipedia. The internet has transformed the way we gather and learn information. Fifteen years ago‚ we had internet access‚ but not to the extent we do today. Even in the 1990’s‚ if a paper was required for a class that meant time was spent in the library
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Wikipedia: Future perspectives Strategic Marketing First assignment 23 · april · 2012 Ariana Mugica Morales Student # s3314547 Wikipedia overview Wikipedia is a nonprofit web-based free content encyclopedia‚ open to any Internet user who wants to contribute or edit it (Wikipedia‚ About‚ 2012). It was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger with the name of “Nupedia” and changed later to Wikipedia with the intention of adding the “wiki” concept refereed to the invitation to any internet
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Is Wikipedia a reliable source of Knowledge? Information? Why or why not? Knowledge is a justified true belief that are passed down from generation to generation. The ones who have passed down these knowledges and information are known as sources. However‚ not all sources are reliable nor are they all true. Wikipedia is a very worldly wide known website that is used to look up for informations on any matter. Even so‚ this website is also famous for its unreliable information that are given. So
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to be a credible source for gathering information‚ Wikipedia is used by everyone in the academic community for obtaining information. The site was established in early 2001 and its purpose is an open source concept using information entered by registered users. The website provides information or description on anyone from the president of the United States to information about a Boeing 747. Higher learning institutions do not consider Wikipedia as a credible or valid source for gathering information
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People always say to never trust Wikipedia or that Wikipedia is always a bad site to get information from‚ but in my opinion I think that Wikipedia is actually a good source to get your information off of. I have never seen any wrong information on Wikipedia. The only thing that you really need to do is to have a little bit of knowledge of that particular subject on which you are researching upon because you may need to double check Wikipedia in case it is wrong. There are many things that have impacted
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Is Wikipedia a Reliable Source? In the editorial‚ “Wikipedia” (2001)‚ Wikipedia explains that Wikipedia is freely edit‚ multilingual‚ and free internet cyclopedia that it is supported by nonprofit Wikipedia foundation. Wikipedia supports its assertion by explaining how Wikipedia is an effort to create‚ and volunteers worldwide freely write their articles and using their own language. The websites purpose is to explain how Wikipedia can be used as reference data in order to anyone who can access
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commonly‚ professors will say‚ “Whatever you do‚ do not use Wikipedia.” Many who research find this website credible‚ others believe its information is completely false. This essay will evaluate the efficiency of Wikipedia as an online resource for researching purposes; it will discuss the freedom to alter material‚ the credibility of the website‚ as well as what good comes from the use of this website for research means. Many people believe Wikipedia is not a good‚ or credible‚ source to be used for research
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Internet Credibility For a person who does not do research on the internet‚ credibility may not mean a whole lot. Due to ease of access to the internet‚ a lot of people use this source to retrieve information. But‚ when the internet is used for this purpose‚ it is important to follow certain guidelines. The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they read something from the internet is‚ "Is this true?" One must learn to make up one’s mind by asking exploratory questions about the
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Internet Credibility Hector A. Haro Hum 186 August 05‚ 2011 Dr. Anthony Pitucco Internet Credibility I work in an industry filled with people who claim “the internet was the worst thing to happen to the second oldest industry”. This people are not dumb by any stretch of the imagination they all have well over 30 years’ experience and have been in the trenches. This men and woman are veterans in their own right and have been credited for helping pave the way for all the new gladiators of our
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Wikipedia From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia |Wikipedia | |[pic] | |[pic] | |The logo of Wikipedia‚ a globe featuring glyphs from several writing systems | |[pic] | |Screenshot of Wikipedia ’s multilingual
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