The other day a friend of mine was talking about Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org). He had eyes only something on the page and commented, “Why this site is also great? I think, seriously, you have seen that is really the best way to find what you’re looking for?”
On the first, I was not so sure.
I was obviously a little hesitant to jump on the car Wiki. After all what is wrong with your listing by default, good, the online encyclopedia? For years, I tried my information from the American Heritage Dictionary online free encyclopedia, dictionary of synonyms and abandon. What the user could be a site like Wikipedia can be influenced offer beside me correctly installed, the data irrelevant?
Comments like my friend, but I wonder if I am not on something useful. All around me, people were talking about this wiki-wiki, and that could be given to research enjoy editing content in the middle?
I am increasingly thinking, the more I realized that your features Run-of-the-mill-encyclopedia descriptions are perhaps a little too cliché “and outdated., What users search really these days is not exhaustive as to the letter of award of Platypus, but an interactive approach to supply and receive information. The user is drawn to the Wikipedia, because it allows users to showcase their individual skills and the general public of their vast knowledge of what you did.
Squidoo (http://www.squidoo.com) is another place where users are responsible for the content away. Built on the premise that “there should be an opportunity for us to enjoy what other know all,” Squidoo provides the user with a unique opportunity for information and reservation. The same is true, that the use Wikipedia, is the same for Squidoo. In essence, it seems to boil is that the users have something to say sites and to allow, they say. John Doe to give his two cents on the Ohio State Buckeyes for all to see, give others a chance to see a “real” person of view, with a boost from Mr. Doe for me. Better still, the days of pages or other “objectives” to the joy of his heart and you have a Web site reported (very good) of its users and a community of technology and common interests.
It is also http://www.KnowItNow.org. According to the site,
“KnowItKnow is a live online information service for free citizens of Ohio State Library of Ohio and your local public library. Librarians are professionals 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your questions and for you Search help information. Once connected to your postcode Ohio, and a librarian in a chat session. The Librarian “sliding” high-quality online resources on your screen. You can see that Librarians and made navigating the Internet to find specific answers to your questions. At the end of each session KnowItNow, you receive a full transcript of the meeting by e-mail, including links to all shared resources online during this session. ”
Although KnowItNow is available only in Ohio, several other sites are of the same ilk into a very small number of countries. Although under-utilized, KnowItNow is an important resource for several reasons. For example, they may be bound home-users benefit from the library and the Internet promotes awareness and education for less experienced technology people. It also serves as evidence that libraries are keeping an overview of the evolution of technology and efforts for integration into their services.
Another site online is gaining momentum AccessMyLibrary (http://www.AccessMyLibrary.com). This site operates as an online magazine / journal of the library and how Wikipedia and Squidoo, AccessMyLibrary provides valuable information on the Internet media. With more than 16 million messages (up), there is literally something for everyone on this site. The content ranges from the obscure (collage technique) to the very popular (O, the Oprah Magazine) and is free.
While the number of articles is impressive, it is, in fact, the quality of content, is that the real show-stopper for many users (ie of Macworld, The New Yorker, Allure, Library, and the list could be there).