CIM1X01: Using the Internet as a Research Tool
Practical Worksheet 2
Introduction to Internet Resources: Categories of Internet Resources 2


Objectives
By the end of the practical session, students should be able to:
Identify the different types of websites
Compare the different types of websites


Searching Activity

1. Identify ONE topic from your core subjects for your research. You should discuss your choice with your tutor (See Annex for Suggested Research Topics).

Topic: Discuss the usage of blogging in businesses



2. Based on your research topic, search the Internet for 4 websites with a combination of different types eg personal, organization and subject-based.

3. Using the table below, fill in the details of the websites that you have retrieved.

Type of website: Subject- based

Resource name/ URL: http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/tag/rss-usage

Resource description:
Business Blog Consulting is a site devoted to demonstrating how effective weblogs can be for communicating with customers and marketing to new customer prospects.

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Type of website: Personal

Resource name/ URL: http://beautavenue.livejournal.com/

Resource description: This is a personal blog, whereby the owner uses blog to do business by selling thing through this blog.


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Type of Website: Subject-based

Resource name/URL: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977083127

Resource description: This website tells us how to start a business blog and the advantages of using blog in businesses.


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Type of website: Organization

Resource name/URL: http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/business-blogging/benefits-for-media.html

Resource description: The website tells that blogs make it easier for people to find content and are ideal for reaching audiences.

Reflections on your searching activity

1. Which search facility/ies did you use?

www.google.com


2. Write down all the keywords you had used for searching the resources. Identify those keywords that yield relevant or better search results.

Usage of blogging in businesses


3. What are the major differences amongst the three types of websites?

The major differences amongst the three types of websites are that:

Subject-based – This type of website tell more detail things of what and how to use blogging in businesses.

Personal – It only show how blogging in businesses work.

Organization – It almost the same as subject – based types of website.