Where there is accuracy? Are meticulous persons there?
When was the Internet invented? This is, perhaps, one of the questions, which gives numerous and various answers. Based on a source, it was invented in 1957 when Sputnik I, the first satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union. According to others, Vinton Gray Cerf is the ‘father of the Internet’ while another source on the web says Alexander Graham Bell was the first man who was able to transmit a message through his invented telephone in 1876. There are more answers other than that, then, when it was and how it was? What about the question, “How many miles away is Earth from the Moon?” By searching on the web, there are Web sites, which said to be “credible and accurate” publishing that it takes 238,856.95 miles. Some say it’s 383,614,000 miles away from each other! Others say it’s 238,000 miles, 250,000 miles and so on. Which do you think is correct? This is what we call the loss of accuracy—one question with numerous answers and various details—this happens when you click on the search button on line! So now, what do you think about those Web sites?
In today’s world, everybody can easily access the information by one click of search. Within a few seconds, search engines suddenly give a wide range of data. You think the vast amounts of data on the Internet are credible, but you’re uncertain, aren’t you? In fact, most of them are incomplete, dated, or entirely bogus. Others give information with ambiguous details and events, which never happened in the history—authors add their opinion that becomes a part of the story. And the worst thing? There are Web sites that keep publishing their articles with a number of grammatical errors and inappropriate punctuations or writing styles. Do you think they are credible? There are millions of information providers, but only few of them are reliable and highly recommended.
What’s the best thing to do? Put every item of information into a scrutiny. Review everything!
