Chris Nolan gave an extremely insightful lecture on the usage of search engines. Going into this lecture I felt that the usage of search engines was a topic that is common knowledge to most people; however I learned a myriad of new ways to better utilize search engines. I learned how to better search through google by using the advanced search tool to refine what I am looking for. Also, I thought it was very interesting how you can preview books that have been scanned online. This will be useful to me whether I am doing research or just trying to find an enjoyable leisure book to read. Something that surprised me was how easily a faulty or bad article can be spread to the public. Not only is it easily spread, but when people don’t use a critical analysis of their sources they can easily believe these articles to be true. This makes me realize how careful I need to be when locating sources. Although sources like Wikipedia are fast and easy, and sometimes have good information, a lot of the time it could be faulty. I know this to be true because I one time altered a Wikipedia article by a few words just to see how easy it was to change. I’m very glad Chris Nolan came to our class to broaden our understanding of search engines and how to best use them.
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