Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Website Evaluation #1


http://allaboutexplorers.com/


WHO?

Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
No it just restates the name of the website as the sponsor

Is information about the author or organization clearly stated?
The information about the "authors" is ridiculous and untrue

Are there any links to in-depth information about the author or organization?
There is an authors link with in-depth information that is all untrue

Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
There is no contact information and all information about authors is bogus

Can you confirm that the company or author is a credible, authoritative source of information?
You can not confirm that any of the information is credible for the "authors" seeing as one of them is sited as being a DDS which is a dentist but works as a custodian at a beach side community college in Wyoming.

Can you verify the authority of any of the site's content that is attributed to other sources?
There are no sources and all none of the links work


WHERE?

Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
The only dates are 2006-2012 but no dates of updates or revisions

Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
There are no dates for updates or creation

Do the links work?
There are links but none of them work and say site not found





WHY? 


Can I get the information faster offline?
If you can find a book explorers you can definitely find better, full, more accurate content.

Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
No it did not because it was full of crazy information that made no sense

Am I able to verify this information?
Yes and no since the information was all false using any other website would show you the true facts.










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