Soon, you'll use Google to help you research
technology careers. When you do research on the
web, you want to be sure you're getting trustworthy
information.
The Internet contains plenty of information, but some of
it isn't accurate. It can be difficult to know which
websites you can trust.
The following questions will help you decide whether a
website's information is trustworthy.
The author of a website may be a person
or an
organization. How do you know this person is who they
say they are?
Is there contact information you can
use to check on
them? If not, they may be less trustworthy.
What is the website's purpose?
What is the purpose of this site? Why
does it exist? Is
it there just to provide information, or is it intended to
sell you a product or convince you to do something?
If a site is trying to convince you to
buy something or
do something, it may be less trustworthy.
How recently was the site updated?
If the website isn't regularly updated,
its content might
be outdated or incorrect.
Is the information copyrighted?
Is there a copyright symbol on the page?
The copyright
symbol looks like this: ©
Who holds the copyright for the information
on the
website? Does that person or organization have any
motive other than providing information? If so, the
website may not be trustworthy.
Can you double-check the information?
Can you make sure the information is
true in some
other way?
Can you check these facts against other
trustworthy
sources? Do other trustworthy sources say the same
thing? If not, the information may not be true.
