This is good, but late. It would have been perfect for last module. From the famous Seth Godin's blog (The Can Do Society brought him to Canisius in the Spring of 2010)
The creators of Wikipedia are the first to admit that not every entry is accurate and that it might not be the best source of material for research papers.
Look for a slant. Some articles are fair and balanced, but others look more like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. If an article has only one source, beware.
Look who's talking. If you research the contributors themselves and find that they are experts in their fields, you can be more confident in the entry.
Start here, but keep going. Wikipedia should be a starting point for research but not your primary source for research material.
Wikipedia does have some weaknesses that more traditional encyclopedias do not. For example
There is no guarantee that important subjects are included or given the treatment that they deserve.
Entries can be incomplete or in the middle of being updated at any given time.
The writers of entries often fail to cite their original sources, thus making it hard to determine the credibility of the material.
Bookmarking more than just your own content will get you optimum results. You need to mark your own, as well as others that are of good quality. The community is not receptive to self-serving spammers, but they are to those who have joined in the spirit of sharing good sites
This provided five steps for immediately approaching a crisis that could result in heavily damaging a firm or company's (UAL) reputation. Very helpful for Q2 in LinkedIn
Statement Dave Carrol made just two days after he aired the United Breaks Guitars song. They offered compensation. Too little, too late if you ask me. I'm glad Dave denied.
a short and interesting video highlighting "learning by living" and condemning old teaching methods. Posted by the creator of "The Machine is Us/ing Us"