It’s Online, but is it On
Target?
Part 3
Dot-What?
Look
at the site’s address. What follows the dot?
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Dot-com is not only for
businesses; anyone can use it. Dot-coms include well-known and respected
companies, but also private individuals.
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Dot-org usually indicated a not
for-profit organization. Many dot-orgs present unbiased information, but others
have political agendas, focus on debatable issues instead of facts, and might
not present all sides of an argument.
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Dot-Gov. indicated a government
website at the federal, state or local level. The federal government is a good
source of statistics, and its sites are widely considered among the most
reliable.
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Dot-mil is used by sites that
are part of the military.
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Dot-edu usually indicates a university
website. While its published research is generally considered very trustworthy,
anyone associated with the university whether a world-reowned scholar or a
freshman, can be gives space on its server. Professors sometimes put student
cour5se work up on the Web, but that doesn’t mean they’re vouching for the information
accuracy.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!