Then and Now: Finding Information Online and Off
Anyone who is active on social media sites should appreciate this little spoof that discusses Social Media in the 1990s. It is meant to be funny and it is, but it is also revealing: after all, what did we do a decade ago when none of this stuff was around? The correlations aren’t all 1-to-1 but they are certainly entertaining.
Researching online can be a real pain and too many people default to Wikipedia when they aren’t sure where to look. These 25 Online Resources for Reliable Researched Facts are a good place to start looking beyond your standard haunts. There are many other places of course but this well-written list is a good one to bookmark for future use.
I saw this a while back but never posted about it: a great article on How to Find Weird Stuff on the Web by ReadWriteWeb. Even if you’re not looking for weird stuff per say this is a good introduction to alternative methods of finding information online.
Glad you dugg my article! I stayed up real late writing it.. until my vision was slightly blurry and my back ached from sitting in a chair too long.
Oh yeah… Marshall’s article on “How to Find the Weirdest Stuff on the Web” is absolutely incredible. Cheers for recommending it.