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Information Overload?. 50 Billion. Estimated number of web pages in Google’s Index. Source: http:// www.worldwidewebsize.com /. 4.5 Million. New Websites Monthly. 3.7 Million. 2011. 2009. Source: http:// mashable.com /2011/06/19/how-many-websites/#17197How-Fast-Is-the-Web-Growing.
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50 Billion Estimated number of web pages in Google’s Index Source: http://www.worldwidewebsize.com/
4.5 Million New Websites Monthly 3.7 Million 2011 2009 Source: http://mashable.com/2011/06/19/how-many-websites/#17197How-Fast-Is-the-Web-Growing
150,000 new URLS (websites) created DAILY Source: http://mashable.com/2011/06/19/how-many-websites/#17197How-Fast-Is-the-Web-Growing
152 Million # of BLOGS (personal journals) on the internet Source: http://www.onlineschools.org/state-of-the-internet/soti.html
48 Hours per Minute • Amount of video uploaded to YouTube in 2011 Source: http://royal.pingdom.com/2012/01/17/internet-2011-in-numbers/
So what does this mean to you as a student RESEARCHER?TALK with a partner and list: 2 2
How do you sort through the garbage? • Share TWO tips you already use when searching the internet.
Ask Questions • Who? …is putting this information out there or sponsoring it? • How? …can I tell if they are qualified, unbiased and accurate?
Search Smart The WWW of searching the WWW
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSnm8u7UOwE
Evaluating the WWW • WHO put the information there? Are the credible? • WHEN was the information updated? • WHAT information is there? Is it thorough, accurate and helpful to my research?