The World Wide Web of Information
This is one of my favorite sites on the internet: Wikipedia. It is an online encyclopedia with over 800,000 articles. The genius of the site is that it is written by those who use it. Anybody who looks up an article may simply click on an "edit" link at the top of the page and edit the article. The constant refining of the information makes the encyclopedia up-to-date and accurate. If somebody reads something that doesn't quite sound right, he simply changes it.
I like things that give the power to the people. The power of information is thus user-driven in this case. The site has an article on just about any topic you can think of. The extensive linking of the site makes it possible to read for hours on end, gaining increasing knowledge about a particular topic, and subsequently branching out to related topics. Soon, I may start writing or editing articles for the site if possible, although most topics I would be interested in are already spoken for. Nevertheless, this site is one of the most extensive conglomeration of information on the internet to date. Next time you need to know something, direct your browser to www.wikipedia.org.
I like things that give the power to the people. The power of information is thus user-driven in this case. The site has an article on just about any topic you can think of. The extensive linking of the site makes it possible to read for hours on end, gaining increasing knowledge about a particular topic, and subsequently branching out to related topics. Soon, I may start writing or editing articles for the site if possible, although most topics I would be interested in are already spoken for. Nevertheless, this site is one of the most extensive conglomeration of information on the internet to date. Next time you need to know something, direct your browser to www.wikipedia.org.
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