Web site Evaluation AAOCC

Website Evaluation

Kalani LaFrancis

Media Goddess

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Research Start here?

Why create a website?

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aa Ohhhh cc •Accuracy

•Authority

•Objectivity

•Currency

•Coverage

AA O CC Accuracy

• Who wrote the page and can you contact him or her?

• What is the purpose of the document and why was it produced?

• Is this person qualified to write this document?

AA O CC Accuracy

• Make sure author provides e-mail or a contact address/phone number.

• Know the distinction between author and Webmaster.

Accuracy Accurate?

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Tech Name: Don Black Tech Organization: Stormfront Tech Street1: PO Box 6637 Tech Street2: Tech Street 3: Tech City: West Palm Beach Tech State/Province: FL Tech Postal Code: 33405 Tech Country: US Tech Phone:+1.5618330030 Tech Phone Ext.: Tech FAX: Tech FAX Ext.: Tech Email:[email protected] Name Server:NS12.ZONEEDIT.COM Name Server:NS19.ZONEEDIT.COM

Domain ID:D3064706-LROR Domain Name:MARTINLUTHERKING.ORG Created On:14-Jan-1999 05:00:00 Last Updated On:11-Jan-2010 xpiration Date:14-Jan-2011 Registrar:DirectNIC Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED Registrant ID:ODN-520527 Registrant Name:Don Black

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Stormfront - White Nationalist Community

Discussion board for pro-White activists and anyone else interested in White survival.

Conclusion?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

AA O CC Authority • Who published the document and is

it separate from the "Webmaster?" • Check the domain of the document,

what institution publishes this document?

• Does the publisher list his or her qualifications?

AA O CC Authority

• What credentials are listed for the authors?

• Where is the document published? Check URL domain.

Authority legit

www.whitehouse.com www.whitehouse.net www.whitehouse.org www.whitehouse.gov - spoof – legit – pornography – ad -

AA O CC Objectivity

• What goals/objectives does this page meet?

• How detailed is the information?

• What opinions (if any) are expressed by the author?

AA O CC Objectivity • Determine if page is a mask for

advertising; if so information might be biased.

• View any Web page as you would an infomercial on television. Ask yourself why was this written and for whom?

Objectivity www.redstate.com

www.thebluestate.com

AA O CC Currency

• When was it produced?

• When was it updated?

• How up-to-date are the links (if any)?

AA O CC Currency • How many dead links are on the

page? • Are the links current or updated

regularly? • Is the information on the page

outdated?

Currency HST LMC

- Date check (updated AND dated information)

- Links (how many dead links are okay?)

AA O CC Coverage • Are the links (if any) evaluated

and do they complement the documents' theme?

• Is it all images or a balance of text and images?

• Is the information presented cited correctly?

AA O CC Coverage • If page requires special software to

view the information, how much are you missing if you don't have the software?

• Is it free or is there a fee, to obtain the information?

• Is there an option for text only, or frames, or a suggested browser for better viewing?

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Putting it all together

Accuracy If your page lists the author& institution that published the page & provides a way of contacting him/her and . . .

Authority If your page lists the author credentials & its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and. . .

Objectivity If your page provides accurate information with limited advertising & it is objective in presenting the information, and . .

Putting it all together Currency If your page is current & updated regularly

(as stated on the page) & the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and . . .

Coverage If you can view the information properly--not limited to fees, browser technology, or software requirement, then . . .

You may have a Web page that could be of value to your research!