Finding Information on the Open Web

I used Google. It’s my go-to for searching.

I used Boolean searching and it worked pretty well. I got some pretty good results.

The first thing I did when I came across a search result that I thought I might include I would first look at who wrote it, who published it, and how old it was. Though I found it hard to find things that were more current, most of the things I would find were between 2006 and 20010, I still think they are relevant to current time.

1.  Chai, Sangmi, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, Claudia Morrell, H. R. Rao, and Shambhu J. Upadhyaya. "Internet and Online Information Privacy: An Exploratory Study of Preteens and Early Teens." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 52.2 (2009): 167-82. Print.

I chose this information because the database that published it was credible and I found the article to be thorough.

2.  Christiana, Joe, and Richard Goettke. "Privacy and Online Social Networking Websites." Computer Science 199r Special Topics in Computer Science Computation and Society: Privacy and Technology. Harvard University, 14 May 2007. Web. 1 Aug.2012.<http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/cs199r/fp/RichJoe.pdf>.

I chose this article because Harvard University is credible and well known. I also chose this article because it was among a group of graduate papers that scored the highest in the class which tells me the students did their research appropriately.

3.  Flatow, Ira. "Protecting Your Privacy On Social Networking Sites." Audio blog post. NPR. PBS, 21 May 2010. Web. 1 Aug. 2012. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127037413>.

I chose this because it was a radio show on NPR. Though very much an opinion show it was still very informative and the host was well educated on the topic. The host also had very good intentions when the show was taking place. It related well to what I was looking for.

4.  "11 Tips for Social Networking Safety." Social Networking Safety. Microsoft, 24 July 2010. Web. 01 Aug. 2012. <http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/social-networking.aspx>.

The credibility here should be obvious to many. I personally am not a fan of Microsoft but it is more of product reliability than how knowledgeable they are. They are all about computers and tech advancement so I feel they are a good source to use. I also feel the intent of the article is a good fit for what I’m researching.