Wednesday 19 March 2008

Researching on the Internet for News and Information

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The Internet is revolutionizing the way we see and gather information about our world. It is a very effective research tool. What follows is just a sampling of the better sites that you can use to find information:

Leading Search Sites

The most popular of the search sites is Google.

Leading Blog Search Sites

One that has great categories would seem to be Digg.
For general info there is also Reddit.
For IT and computer nerds there is Slashdot.
For media commentary there is NewAssignment.
For legal information there is Scotusblog.
To set up your own blog feeds and sources use Google Reader.

Personal networking sites

Very popular is Facebook.
There is Twitter.
Interestingly, there is Friendfeed.
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