Practical 4&5: Activity 3 – Site Feeding and Blog Reflections
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Practical 4&5
Activity 3 – Site Feeding and Blog Reflections
A) What benefits do you get when using different search facilities to search for resources related to your topic?
Basically with the use of different search facilities will results in different web page available for us to do our research. In this week tutorial, we are told to review on the features, strength and weakness of Meta Search Engine and Yahoo! Search Directory.
First, we shall look at Meta Search Engine.
A metasearch engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source. Metasearch engines enable users to enter search criteria once and access several search engines simultaneously.
The search results is relevant as it provides information regarding the research topic. It is more up to date. However it only listed out 2 pages of links.
The strengths of Meta Search Engine is that it provides much more related topic to what is actually being search. It consists very detailed information and it can be easily accessed.
Secondly, let us look at Yahoo! Search Directory.
It arranges all the subject topics in alphabetical order and it is a subject based guide to websites and web content. It is part of the entire Yahoo! Network.
The search results is not relevant at all as it did not list out the information of my research topic even though it is stated to be up to date. The total number of hits being stated is only 57.
As compared to Meta Search Engine, Yahoo! Search Directory provides me with more hits but not relevant to my research topic.
B)How do you feel about using site feeds in your blog?
Site feeds makes me able to access to my friend's web page by just a click. It makes a convenient way for readers like me to access to different webpage.
C)What do you like best about collaborating on Wiki with other students who share similar research topic as you?
The best thing I like about collaborating on Wiki with other students is that we share our thoughts and research on Wiki and we are able to learn different things from other researcher too.
Practical 4&5: Activity 3 – Site Feeding and Blog Reflections
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Practical 4&5
Activity 3 – Site Feeding and Blog Reflections
A) What benefits do you get when using different search facilities to search for resources related to your topic?
Basically with the use of different search facilities will results in different web page available for us to do our research. In this week tutorial, we are told to review on the features, strength and weakness of Meta Search Engine and Yahoo! Search Directory.
First, we shall look at Meta Search Engine.
A metasearch engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source. Metasearch engines enable users to enter search criteria once and access several search engines simultaneously.
The search results is relevant as it provides information regarding the research topic. It is more up to date. However it only listed out 2 pages of links.
The strengths of Meta Search Engine is that it provides much more related topic to what is actually being search. It consists very detailed information and it can be easily accessed.
Secondly, let us look at Yahoo! Search Directory.
It arranges all the subject topics in alphabetical order and it is a subject based guide to websites and web content. It is part of the entire Yahoo! Network.
The search results is not relevant at all as it did not list out the information of my research topic even though it is stated to be up to date. The total number of hits being stated is only 57.
As compared to Meta Search Engine, Yahoo! Search Directory provides me with more hits but not relevant to my research topic.
B)How do you feel about using site feeds in your blog?
Site feeds makes me able to access to my friend's web page by just a click. It makes a convenient way for readers like me to access to different webpage.
C)What do you like best about collaborating on Wiki with other students who share similar research topic as you?
The best thing I like about collaborating on Wiki with other students is that we share our thoughts and research on Wiki and we are able to learn different things from other researcher too.
` Serene Tan
` Twenty One Year Old
` Single/Attached
` 25 July 1989
` 1996-2001 Corporation Primary School
` 2002-2005 Hua Yi Secondary School
` 2006-2006 Clementi ITE (Nitec in Retail Management)
` 2007-2008 Simei ITE (Higher Nitec in Accounting)
` 2009-???? Temasek Polytechnic (Accounting and Finance)
I LOVE...
` My Dad, Brother, Boyfriend, Family and Friends
` Money
` Diamonds
` Blue Roses
` Heels
` Bags
` Wallets
` Make Ups
` Clothes
` Jewelry
` To Sing
` To Dance
` To Laugh
` I DISLIKE...
` Smoke from Cigarette. I don't like the pungent smell
Practical 4&5: Activity 3 – Site Feeding and Blog Reflections
A metasearch engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source. Metasearch engines enable users to enter search criteria once and access several search engines simultaneously.
