The World Wide Web (www) was first introduced on August 6, 1992 by Tim Berners-Lee. This was not the beginning of the internet though. The internet had existed a few decades before the World Wide Web existed. The definition of internet is an electronic communications network. The internet and the World Wide Web are not the same thing, but they both work together. The WWW made it easier to find things on the internet.
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The internet is the big picture and the web is all the different pieces of information you can find on the internet. The web made it easier to find information on the internet by giving each site an address. Certain information can be found by typing in a specific address into the WWW. This greatly simplified the process of finding the information you want to find. The development of search engines, like Google, makes finding an address much easier.
Because the WWW has made information easier to organize, news can be easily found by typing in the address for a certain news station. News can be found all in one place instead of having to search through millions of pieces of information that may have nothing to do with what you are looking for. Because businesses can place all their information in one place, you can then determine whether a site is trustworthy or not. More popular sites gain credibility because their information has been accepted by others. For example, There are many people who do not trust Wikipedia for accurate information because anyone, whether credible or not, can place information on it. News sites such as CNN's are trusted by more people because the site is only updated by specific CNN employees. This makes a site more trustworthy.
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I agree that the WWW has made everything a lot easier for everyone. As far as Wikipedia goes, I like to use it as an inital search start when im writing a paper or doing research for something. Obviously after I get a good base from this I will look many other places to get information to branch off of. I guess I really never think of the credibility of something like that when im doing the work. I just think of information that I need and how I will get it.
ReplyDeleteThe internet is a wonderul thing and I don't know how anyone survived with out it (kidding!...), but really, I am so glad to be able to find news in an instant. One thing I did not know was that the internet had been around for several decades.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that you noted that the internet and WWW are not the same thing because I think a lot of people intertwine these two terms. My first experience with the internet, WWW was already established, so I dont' know what it was like with out it, though I can imagine pretty time-consuming and stressful.
Good blog Kyle. The news has greatly been impacted by the internet. I go to several websites that have live streaming footage of a news story taking place, from the convenience of my computer and not having to find a TV to watch. The WWW has, as you stated, also led to credibility issues. People really need to be careful of where they get their information from...or else we could end up with a whole lot of confused people.
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