Internet Search Tips and Strategies
.:VirtualSalt Robert Harris Version Date: July 6, 2000 Overview The Internet has an enormous quantity of information, with thousands of newsgroups and billions of web pages. Let me say just a brief word or two on each of these items (and then I will go into detail later). Categories of Information on the Web Before you begin searching, you first need a little understanding about how information is stored and accessed on the Web. Search Tool Types Search tools fall into three main categories. Quick Guide to Choosing a Starting Place Here are some suggestions about where to start a search. Quick TipFor many questions, you can find excellent information by going to Google and typing in four to six words related to your subject. Word Searches With Search Engines As mentioned above, search engines index the exact words found on Web pages. FOREST LOG. There are several ways to type in a word search. Keyword Search. Phrase Search. Boolean Operators. Search Tips 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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How to Properly Research Online (and Not Embarrass Yourself with the Results)
Warning: if you are going to argue a point about politics, medicine, animal care, or gun control, then you better take the time to make your argument legit. Spending 10 seconds with Google and copy-pasting wikipedia links doesn't cut it. The standard for an intelligent argument is Legitimate research is called RE-search for a reason: patient repetition and careful filtering is what will win the day. There are over 86 billion web pages published, and most of those pages are not worth quoting. If you are a student, or if you are seeking serious medical, professional, or historical information, definitely heed these 8 suggested steps to researching online:
Howstuffworks "How Internet Infrastructure Works"
One of the greatest things about the Internet is that nobody really owns it. It is a global collection of networks, both big and small. These networks connect together in many different ways to form the single entity that we know as the Internet. In fact, the very name comes from this idea of interconnected networks. Since its beginning in 1969, the Internet has grown from four host computer systems to tens of millions. However, just because nobody owns the Internet, it doesn't mean it is not monitored and maintained in different ways. In this article, you will learn about the basic underlying structure of the Internet.
Free Online Courses From Top 40 US Colleges
Online education is ubiquitous, it seems, and has a lot to recommend it, such as the convenience of learning when and where you want, and the fact that there are so many free courses out there. However, many online schools seem like they suddenly came out of nowhere, as if created yesterday by a committee of MBA types. The good news is that most brick and mortar schools now have online programs, including most of the best universities in America, and many offer online courses that are 100% free to take. This post will list the top 40 US universities and present you with the free-for-all online education resources that each college (and/or members of it’s faculty) has on offer. This article aims to be the most comprehensive list of online education resources for the top colleges in America. Note: scroll down for the list of 40 universities, and for an explanation of types of free online resources included in this article. We found no free courses that can be taken for credit. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Philippe Aigrain » Un petit tournant historique
Les tournants historiques sont souvent relativement discrets. Il vient de s’en produire un aujourd’hui au parlement européen. Pour la première fois, le parlement vient de prendre position sur le rôle d’internet dans la société et la culture d’une façon qui ne se prête plus aux manipulations des grands groupes éditoriaux et de distribution de biens culturels. Le parlement a déjà par le passé arbitré avec courage entre la définition ou la mise en oeuvre des droits de propriété dans la sphère de l’information et les droits fondamentaux ou l’innovation. Il a ainsi refusé des extensions de la brevetabilité aux séquences génétiques en 1995 (avant qu’un lobbying effrené ne parvienne à le faire changer d’avis en 1998) et aux logiciels et méthodes logicielles de traitement de l’information en 2003 et 2005. Aujourd’hui, le parlement européen vient de manifester qu’il y a des limites à la plongée dans l’absurdité. This post is also available in: English
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