Internet Fraud Tips

You might think you're getting a bargain, but if you're not careful you can become a victim of fraud online. Remember, if it sounds too good or too far-fetched to be true, it probably is.

This site offers great tips and information on how to avoid these scams. Become a savvy Internet user and save yourself a lot of trouble.


http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/

The Wonderful World of Wikipedia

Wikipedia is another wonderful resource online, and it's growing all the time. It's the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. Over 7 million articles in over 200 languages, and still growing.

http://www.wikipedia.org/

Wikipedia’s Fundamental Mission statement: Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.

What is Wikipedia?

• An encyclopedia collaboratively written by many of its readers
• It uses a special type of website called a wiki, which makes collaboration easy
• The world’s largest encyclopedia project – in over 100 languages
• One of the most popular sites on the Internet
• A very useful information source
• A fun tool for learning and discovery

The Philosophy of Wikipedia

• Wikipedia is built on the assumption that most people are well-meaning
• Collaboration will gradually improve the encyclopedia
• Lots of people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes an hour, all of which are recorded on article histories and recent changes
• Inappropriate changes are usually removed quickly, and repeat offenders can be blocked from editing.

Things you can do with Wikipedia

• Search for a specific topic and learn more about it
• Edit an entry and add your knowledge to Wikipedia
• Browse, click links within articles or discover a random page
• Check out the topic-specific portals
• Find links to other websites on the same subject at the bottom of most articles

Future Goals For Wikipedia

• Quality vs. Quantity – improving quality rather than emphasizing numbers
• Catch up to Encyclopedia Britannica – Wikipedia compares favorably in sciences but is behind in arts and literature
• Create free online learning tools – Wikiversity?

Other free services available through Wikipedia

• Wikibooks – free textbooks and manuals
• Wiktionary – online dictionary and thesaurus
• Wikiquote – quotations
• Commons – shared media repository – copyright-free pictures, videos and more

Go check it out! http://www.wikipedia.org/

2007 Web Map

Check this out. This map represents the 200 most successful and influential websites, imagined like a subway map. Follow each line and see where it leads.

Here's the 2007 Information Architects Web Map.

Here's a clickable online version of the map, which shows you screenshots of each website and is a lot more fun to navigate on your computer.

20 Websites in 60 Minutes - part 5

1. Guess The Google - http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/

2. Internet Wayback Machine - http://www.archive.org/index.php

3. Eons - http://www.eons.com

4. Earthcam - http://www.earthcam.com/

5. Artsjournal - http://www.artsjournal.com/

6. Nolo Press - Law Books and Legal Information - http://www.nolopress.com/

7. 411.com - http://www.411.com/

8. Alexa - http://www.alexa.com/

9. Info Please - http://www.infoplease.com/

10. United Nations - http://www.un.org/

11. Virtual Library Museums Page - http://vlmp.museophile.com/

12. Open Directory Project - http://www.dmoz.org/

13. All Posters - http://www.allposters.com/

14. Pop URLs - http://popurls.com/

15. cRANKy - http://www.cranky.com

16. Concise Freeware - http://www.concisefreeware.com/

17. Gmail Tips - http://www.gmailtips.com/

18. iVillage - http://www.ivillage.com/

19. Wine Commune - http://www.winecommune.com

20. Google Maps Mania - http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/