It’s Online, but Is It on Target? Part 3

It’s Online, but Is It on Target?

Part 3

\Dot-What?

Look at the site’s address. What fallows the dot?

·        Dot-com is not only for businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected companies, but also private individuals.

·        Dot-org usually indicates a not-for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts and might not present all sides of an argument.

·        Dot-Gov indicates a government website at the federal state or local level. The federal government is a good source of statistic, and its sites are widely considered among the most reliable.

·        Dot-edu usually indicates a university website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy anyone associated with the university whether a world-renowned scholar or a freshman, can be given space on its server. Professors sometimes put student course work up on web but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information’s accuracy.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT