The two most annoying kinds of “hits” from an internet search are:1) When you find a site with your question rephrased exactly as it should be, and the first few sentences of the answer you need, but to continue … to be able to read the answer … you must register, and possibly even pay; and 2)When all you can find is the answer on Yahoo Answers.<\/p>\n
The blockbuster success of Yahoo! Answers is all the more surprising once you spend a few days using the site. While Answers is a valuable window into how people look for information online, it looks like a complete disaster as a traditional reference tool. It encourages bad research habits, rewards people who post things that aren’t true, and frequently labels factual errors as correct information. It’s every middle-school teacher’s worst nightmare about the Web.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Indeed. Not only are the answers often wrong, but it is generally not possible to tell if something is wrong by looking at it.Read this thoughtful critique of Yahoo Answers<\/a> on Slate.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The two most annoying kinds of “hits” from an internet search are:1) When you find a site with your question rephrased exactly as it should be, and the first few sentences of the answer you need, but to continue … to be able to read the answer … you must register, and possibly even pay; … Continue reading Have you seen Yahoo answers?<\/span>