Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 7.5
Service
What it Does
Search Engine Services
Alerts
Receive news and search results via e-mail
Answers
Ask a question, set a price, get an answer
Catalogs
Search and browse mail-order catalogs
Desktop Search for Enterprise
Search your company's network
Images
Search for images on the Web
Local
Find local businesses and services
Maps
View maps and get directions
Mobile
Search the Web from your cell phone
News
Search thousands of news stories
Personalized Search Page
Customize your search page with current news and
weather
Print
Search the full text of topics
Ride Finder
Find a taxi, limousine, or shuttle using real-time
position of vehicles
Scholar; University Search
Search through journal articles, abstracts, and other
scholarly literature; search a specific school's
Web site
Search by Location
Filter results by geographic location
Search History
Maintain a history of past searches and the Web sites
that produced results
Search Toolbar
Access search from the toolbar of your browser or
operating system taskbar
Shopping
Find the best deal on consumer products
Video
Search recent TV programs online
can use many news organizations, including CNN (
www.cnn.com
)
and Fox News
(
www.foxnews.com
),
to access current information on a variety of topics. Some Web sites
maintain versions in different languages, especially for research purposes. Others offer pro-
grams such as Flexnet that combine online learning with face-to-face instruction. Wikipedia,
an encyclopedia with 1.9 million English-language entries created and edited by tens of
thousands of contributors, is another example of a Web site that can be used to research
quick access to information. The Web site is both open source and open editing, which means
that people can add or edit entries in the encyclopedia at any time. Because thousands of
people are monitoring Wikipedia, the Web-based encyclopedia is self-regulating. Incorrect,
outdated, or offensive material is usually removed, although people with an unobjective point
of view have distorted information on Wikipedia intentionally. Jimmy Wales, the founder
of Wikipedia, would like to expand the wiki concept into books, manuals, and quotations.
Some think that the approach of Wikipedia can be used to allow people to collaborate on
important projects. Squidoo (
www.squidoo.com
)
is a Web site you can use to find information
about a person's view of a particular topic, often called a “lens.” You can find lenses on a
wide variety of topics, including the arts, computers and technology, education, health,
movies, music, news, and much more.
