Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wiki
Though very popular, and one of the most used encyclopedias, there are many issues at to whether or not the information found on this site is valid. Since Wikipedia is not edited by paid personal, but instead by all users, it is forever changing as anyone can add or delete information as they please. One cannot immediately decipher what is valid information from what is not.
According to the article PEW Internet Project, "Wikipedia Users", “36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia It is particularly popular with the well-educated and current college-age students “For example “For instance, 50% of those with at least a college degree consult the site, compared with 22% of those with a high school diploma.” This being told, Wikipedia is most “popular on a typical day, than some of the more prominent activities”
It is clearly noted that the use of different search engines has a lot to do with the popularity of wiki. Google, a very familiar search engine to all, uses “algorithm”, as a way to rank different sites. This algorithm picks up Wikipedia's use of external and internal links, while also tracking the number of times each is clicked, which makes Wikipedia the #1 external site visited after Google’s search page.
According to the article PEW Internet Project, "Wikipedia Users", “36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia It is particularly popular with the well-educated and current college-age students “For example “For instance, 50% of those with at least a college degree consult the site, compared with 22% of those with a high school diploma.” This being told, Wikipedia is most “popular on a typical day, than some of the more prominent activities”
It is clearly noted that the use of different search engines has a lot to do with the popularity of wiki. Google, a very familiar search engine to all, uses “algorithm”, as a way to rank different sites. This algorithm picks up Wikipedia's use of external and internal links, while also tracking the number of times each is clicked, which makes Wikipedia the #1 external site visited after Google’s search page.
