Web Wisdom

The continuing growth of the World Wide Web has revolutionized modern life. From changing how humans interact at a social level, conduct business, consume media, purchase products, and so much more, it has become a vital but complex part of our daily lives. This new edition demonstrates how to adapt and apply the five core traditional evaluation criteria—authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage—to the modern-day Web environment, as well as to its ever-changing future.

This book investigates key issues that users and creators of Web resources need to know regarding reliable and useful information on the Internet. Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web contains information on copyright and other important issues associated with Web authoring, social media, computer-generated text, and more. Written in a straightforward and accessible format, this fourth edition provides critical evaluation techniques and tools to enhance Web-based research and the creation of high-quality content. Brand new coverage of Web content created via artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, such as ChatGPT and similar tools, is included. The rapid growth of AI-generated content requires the development of appropriate evaluation instruments to help users determine the informational quality of the content. With the content refocused to reflect the changing nature of modern-day websites, this new edition encourages the reader to become a savvier Web user, especially given the growing complexity of Web-based information.

This title will appeal to students and professionals of human-computer interaction, human factors, software engineering, Web development, and computer design. Its appeal will extend to those in the fields of social media, AI, website design, and app development.