Lab+10

Google news and Wikipedia According to the week 10 Lab slides, transparency refers to ease of verification of where the information used as reference was found and how often the reference information is updated. On the other hand, functionality is the measure of the website performance and the interaction between the user and the website. Some criteria that used to measure the performance are the frequency of updates, the accuracy of the information, tools and search engines.
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Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that is actively updated in over 100 languages. Wikipedia is referred as a “sum of public human knowledge.” Because volunteers around the world write the contents on Wikipedia collaboratively, therefore, the content can be edited by anyone with Internet connection and web browser. The contents on Wikipedia stay neutral to every issue and publish all sides of any disputes. However, there is much dispute about the inconsistent and inaccurate information contained in Wikipedia. Furthermore, Wikipedia cannot be a reference work in academic studies, although it is the largest and most popular general reference work on Internet.

Google News is infamous for its page rank system formula and Google keeps the formula secret. Google News search engine measures the relative importance of the search. Google news categorizes stories by placing the most popular stories on the top and constantly updating the contents regularly. Google News allows the users to customize the search engine and choose their preferences, as they want.