Module 5 -  Searching the Web
Lesson 1c - Using Web sites for Research cont...
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There are many different TYPES of Web sites created on the Internet for different REASONS:

 

News, weather and current affairs Web sites.

e.g. CNN, BBC, Gulf News

Profit making; Spread information.

 

Education Web sites for schools, universities and colleges.

e.g. Zayed University, Oxford University

Non-profit or profit making

 
 

Government Information Web sites could include the Armed Forces, NASA, statistics

e.g. UAE Government, The Whitehouse

Non-Profit; Information to citizens

Entertainment Web sites including music, movies, games and media personalities.

e.g. MTV, Oprah Winfrey

For profit and entertainment

       

Social networking

Web sites such as wikis and blogs.

e.g. Blogs, Wikipedia,

Contributions to web sites and linking of sites by anyone with access

social media

Social networking

Web sites such as facebook and You Tube

e.g. Facebook, You Tube

Worldwide personal information and video sharing for entertainment and/or learning

social media
       

Consumer Information Web sites such as health, cars, travel, new products...

e.g. Revlon, American Hospital

Selling a product or service for profit.

Personal Information or viewpoints on Web sites from individuals or families, to large organizations and groups

e.g. Family histories, Rifle Associations

Non-profit or profit but often providing one viewpoint

     

Religious Web sites of all denominations

e.g. The Islamic religion

Usually non-profit; often providing one viewpoint

Research and publication Web sites including research that may not yet be published elsewhere

e.g. Current Research

Non-profit or profit; often very up-to-date

       
       
       

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