Research
« Previous EntriesHow Students Can Use Twitter for Research
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009With millions of Twitterers who mostly are making their tweets public, we are actually building a database of information. Remember that once tweet, those tweets will be archived, probably in multiple places. FriendFeed is an example that immediately comes to my mind. That could only mean one thing. Twitterers are writing history in real time. [...]
Insights into Research
Friday, November 13th, 2009Download this PowerPoint file “Market research is used to find out information about markets, target markets and their needs, competitors, market trends, customer satisfaction with products and services, etc. Businesses can learn a great deal about customers, their needs, how to meet those needs and how the business is doing to meet those needs.”
Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Computers may be good at crunching numbers, but can they crunch feelings? The rise of blogs and social networks has fueled a bull market in personal opinion: reviews, ratings, recommendations and other forms of online expression. For computer scientists, this fast-growing mountain of data is opening a tantalizing window onto the collective consciousness of Internet [...]
Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Jeff Howe delves into both the positive and negative consequences of this intriguing phenomenon. Through extensive reporting from the front lines of this revolution, he employs a brilliant array of stories to look at the economic, cultural, business, and political implications of crowdsourcing. View the original here.
What Is Crowdsourcing?
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Crowdsourcing” has, virtually overnight, generated huge buzz, enthusiasm, and fear. It’s th idea of taking a function performed by people in an organization, such as reporting done by journalists, research and product development by scientists, or design of a T-shirt, for example, and, in effect, “outsourcing” it through an open-air broadcast on the Internet. Crowdsourcing [...]
Why Google Wants You to Google Yourself
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009The act of Googling oneself has become the digital age’s premiere guilty pleasure — an activity enjoyed by all and admitted by few. The phenomenon has even been the subject of scholarly research. Last year, a team of Swiss and Australian social scientists published a study concluding that the practice of self-Googling (or “ego-surfing,” as [...]
Internet Detective–an Online Tutorial
Monday, August 31st, 2009Welcome to Internet Detective, a a free online tutorial that will help you develop Internet research skills for your college work. The tutorial looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites. View the original here.
Comprehensive Online Research Instruction: A Tutorial
Monday, August 17th, 2009CORE is a tutorial designed by Purdue University to familiarize students with the research process. It requires registration, which is free to all. You can registeer as a guest. It includes pre-test and planning of research. View the original here.
Library of Congress: See Selected Documents Online
Friday, February 6th, 2009Peruse documents from the Library of Congress’ digital collection online. Click here to continue…. View the original here.
Pew Study: Internet Takes over Newspapers as News Source
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Here I am using my two unread newspapers as a thick place mat for my lunch, and what should cross my desk: a new Pew study showing that the Internet has surpassed newspapers as Americans’ main source for national and international news. View the original here.
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