Comments on: I Read It On The Internet So It Must Be True http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/ Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Staci http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1854 Staci Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1854 I used to get those emails at work with stories like that that are supposed to make you panic, stop shopping somewhere, or stop buying something. I would immediately go to snopes.com and look it up. They were almost always Internet urban legends. I’d even email the people back with the link proving that it was made up, but some people still refused to believe me. They’d rather get everyone in an uproar over something (I remember how everyone wanted to boycott Pepsi because they got an email saying they removed the US flag from their cans after 9-11) than just sit and think a minute about whether what they’re reading is true or not.

]]> By: Staci http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1860 Staci Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1860 I used to get those emails at work with stories like that that are supposed to make you panic, stop shopping somewhere, or stop buying something. I would immediately go to snopes.com and look it up. They were almost always Internet urban legends. I’d even email the people back with the link proving that it was made up, but some people still refused to believe me. They’d rather get everyone in an uproar over something (I remember how everyone wanted to boycott Pepsi because they got an email saying they removed the US flag from their cans after 9-11) than just sit and think a minute about whether what they’re reading is true or not.

]]> By: Suzanne http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1853 Suzanne Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:17:45 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1853 Well said! Personally, I love the Internet. I could not live without. When I emigrated to Asia many years ago it was many only source of ‘real’ information. There are no English language libraries around and the odd bookshop sells only romans that tourists brought along. Nice to read though as they are, they are not exactly a greatr source of information.
Anything I wanted to know, learn or discover, I checked on the Internet. In many cases this means checking out several sources before you get an answer. I am a great fan of Google (also use Google scolar to find real information) and Wikipedia.

Suzanne’s last blog post..Join the world’s largest biological experiment.

]]> By: Suzanne http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1859 Suzanne Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:17:45 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1859 Well said! Personally, I love the Internet. I could not live without. When I emigrated to Asia many years ago it was many only source of ‘real’ information. There are no English language libraries around and the odd bookshop sells only romans that tourists brought along. Nice to read though as they are, they are not exactly a greatr source of information.
Anything I wanted to know, learn or discover, I checked on the Internet. In many cases this means checking out several sources before you get an answer. I am a great fan of Google (also use Google scolar to find real information) and Wikipedia.

Suzanne’s last blog post..Join the world’s largest biological experiment.

]]> By: Shelly http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1852 Shelly Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:28:15 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1852 I always check with Snopes.com. Especially on all those e-mails that travel around the web about missing kids and atm safety tips. My MIL now sends me any “warning” e-mail she receives to check out for her before she forwards them.

Shelly’s last blog post..Bare With Me

]]> By: Shelly http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1858 Shelly Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:28:15 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1858 I always check with Snopes.com. Especially on all those e-mails that travel around the web about missing kids and atm safety tips. My MIL now sends me any “warning” e-mail she receives to check out for her before she forwards them.

Shelly’s last blog post..Bare With Me

]]> By: Jane Doe http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1851 Jane Doe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:57:23 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1851 Thanks for the link to snopes.com, I’ve bookmarked it.

]]> By: Jane Doe http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1857 Jane Doe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:57:23 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1857 Thanks for the link to snopes.com, I’ve bookmarked it.

]]> By: Anna http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1850 Anna Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:53:32 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1850 I am a firm believer in checking things out first, whether on snopes.com or other ways, for the simple reason that there are so many questionable letters, posts and emails floating around out there.

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]]> By: Anna http://jude8753.com/2009/02/11/i-read-it-on-the-internet-so-it-must-be-true/#comment-1856 Anna Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:53:32 +0000 http://jude8753.com/?p=828#comment-1856 I am a firm believer in checking things out first, whether on snopes.com or other ways, for the simple reason that there are so many questionable letters, posts and emails floating around out there.

Anna’s last blog post..Latest Jewelry Added to My Etsy Shop

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