Week+-+9

Week 9: Using the criteria of Transparency and Functionality in slides 8 and 9, do a media analysis of two major information sources (i.e. About.com, Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers, MSN.ca etc).


 * Reasonable length (minimum of 200 words)
 * Quality of language and of points raised (keep arguments/points succinct and clear, argued, and written in good language)
 * Relevant information and analysis
 * Treatment of information (conclusions are drawn, hypotheses made, facts are interpreted)

-- The example i am using is Yahoo Answers, I think Yahoo answers is a pretty good source for regular questions ( like where can I get something or some issues), however the source might not be reliable or accurate. But it's just a great place to get some ideas or thoughts or answers. This site is running by yahoo, so the stability is pretty good and well-run. But the answers from there might not always be proofed as i mentioned before and some answers were out of dates and so does the links to the related sites. and there are also some bad signs like, grammatical and spelling errors, because this is not a formal or profession written site like news article or any other offical sites, this site is just a place for people to ask question and get answers from, and anyone can answer the questions. Some answers there or explanations are pretty helpful, myself, i use sometimes if i have some general questions,and actally helped me and I got my questions solved. If there is question, people might not get all the answer at once or soon as they post, some posts are like years again and some are like today, so the source or link could be out of date or changed. Overall this place is just for some unformal and general Questions and Answers, people get to have some general answers or ideas from this site, and if you are looking for something reliable or specific answers then this probably wont be a great resource for you to use. The language and written is this site normally straight forward and short, pretty easy to understand.However, sometimes you might see some really weird thread or questions and answers, becuase personally i was experienced myself. I was pretty shock why would people asked these kind of questions here.