Chapter 4 summary
Chapter 4 was focused on information resources on the web. Finding up to date weather information is important to me. I often will check the weather to see specifically if it will rain, and during the winter for snow. I frequently will leave my windows down in my car depending on if it is going to rain that day. Also, it is nice you can see what the weather is going to be like in areas you are traveling for vacation or day trips.
I never heard of the CareerBuilder website discussed in this chapter. Perhaps I will use that website to find my next job when I am looking for one. This chapter had a section about using the web for medical information. It advises against people using it as a tool for self-diagnosis since it may prevent a person from seeking medical attention or cause a person extreme anxiety and worry. I must admit that I am guilty of doing that from time to time. However, I will say that it can be useful to learn more about a medication or condition, but it should be used carefully. People should still consult expert opinion from a medical practitioner or pharmacist.
Reading about public domain, I learned that mickey mouse is going to enter public domain soon. It is interesting that you can go on the Internet archives wayback machine website and see what a website looked like throughout the years. I could see myself using Periodical magazines to look up old magazines since I enjoy reading magazines. Music type Multimedia Is nice, I can listen to snippets of a musician to see if I like their music. From this chapter I learned that there is a wealth of resource on the world wide web from finding out what the weather is and reading the backlog of your old favorite magazines.