Accuracy in websites

A few weeks ago, we had to do a little scavenger-hunt-type assignment. We were given a bunch of sites, or pictures, or website prompts on a list. We then had to analyze the website, figure out if we thought it was reputable, if the information was correct, what the design (layout) of the pages was like, and if it was good for the reader or not.

One great site I came across for this background checking was snopes.com. It has all sorts of urban legends in it, from email forwards, to frauds and scams, to random old wives' tales. I actually first heard about this website in my folklore class, but hadn't really perused it until now.

College has taught me that research is huge. It is really important to make sure one can back up all of his or her material before posting it anywhere!

I'll cover the design part in another blog post later on.