Summary
Not all information is equal – some information is better (more credible) than other information
There’s a lot of information on the Web, created by millions of people, with no checks on the quality of the information
The quality of information on Web sites can be evaluated by criteria such as: source, accuracy, completeness, and currency
“Cues” to these criteria can be exploited to create Web sites that appear credible even when they are not
We are judging two sorts of things:
- The information provided on a site
- The person or organization represented by a site
The bottom-line: Information user beware!