DRAM 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Excite, International Data Corporation

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Dramatic Art
• Course: DRAM 2100
• Professor: Simon Du Toit

Document Summary

Technology allowing greater access to information makes it more challenging to gather credible material. International data corporation reported the data available is 2010 had increased by 62% from 2009 and is estimated to be 50 times greater by 2020. Goal is to ignore information that is not credible and dig for the parts that are. Study in 2012 reported that 81% of students use the internet for research. Internet tool that computer generates indexes of web pages that match up with key words typed into a search bar. If one sear(cid:272)h engine doesn t (cid:271)ring up the desired sear(cid:272)h results, it (cid:272)an (cid:271)e helpful to try another. Internet tool where humans edit indexes of web pages that match words typed in a search window. Difference is that directories have a human trained in library or information sciences choosing prospective sites basked on quality of the site. Sends your key words to several search engines simultaneously.