Think Before You Search

....Think Before You Search!

Types of Sites:

Advocacy: An Advocacy Web Page is one sponsored by an organization attempting to influence public opinion (that is, one trying to sell ideas).
Example: http://www.democrats.org/
Marketing/business - A Business/Marketing Web Page is one sponsored by a commercial enterprise (usually it is a page trying to promote or sell products).
The URL address of the page frequently ends in .com (commercial).
Example: the Coca-Cola Company

Informational - An Informational Web page is one whose purpose is to present factual information.

Educational institutions or government agencies often sponsor these pages. The URL address frequently ends in .edu or.gov.

Example: directories

News - A News Web page is one whose primary purpose is to provide extremely current information.

The URL address of the page usually ends in .com (Commercial).

Example: USA Today

Personal - A Personal Home Page is one published by an individual who may or may not be affiliated with a larger institution.

Although the URL address of the page may have a variety of endings (e.g. .com, .edu., etc)

Note: geocities, angelfire.. blocked by NCUSD

Entertainment - An Entertainment Web page is one with the primary purpose of providing enjoyment to its users by means of humor, games, music, drama or other similar types of activities.

The URL address of the page may have a variety of endings depending on who is supplying the entertainment.

Example: Disney

Advertisements/webfomercials - This is a group of web sites that are supported by advertisements.

This frequently takes the form of a banner or a hyperlink. A webfomercial is comparable to a television infomercial. Serious conflicts of interest can arise between the self-interests of advertisers and sponsors and the objectivity of the information provided on a Web page.

Example: The Ad Council *

Discussion groups - This group usually includes discussion groups, chat rooms and listservs.

The primary purpose is to provide conversations and individual opinions.

.com (commercial)	commercial sites-usually promote or sell products
.edu (education)	ranges from serious research to student pages
.gov (government)	factual information-usually reliable
.int (international organization)	not-for-profit international organizations
.k12 (schools)	elementary & High schools - teacher & students sites
.mil (U.S. Military)	military sites
.net (network)	network providers- includes both commercial and individual sites
.org (organization)	not-for-profit organizations-usually advocacy pages

What do you want to know? Be specific!

What Do You Want To Know????

Buy Tickets?

Get Biographical Information?

Find Tour Dates?

About What?

Dave Matthews Band

Merge the subject with what you want to know about the subject:

Boolean Searching: use "and"

I want information on the Falcon (the Bird):

Test: Falcon (only) Test: falcon and bird

Fact of Fiction..Who Goes There?

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