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The Snake: A River in Trouble? Module 4 Looking for Information Infoglut Sometimes we are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available on the Internet. Some of that information is of dubious worth. Some is incredibly distorted. Some is propaganda. Some is bigotry. Try your luck with a search engine. See if you end up with Infoglut. How many "hits" do you get when you do a search for "Snake River" using one of the following search engines? Look at the first 10 hits and determine what percent of these first hits seem worth reading. Keep track of your findings in your word processor. Do some of these produce better results than others? AltaVista All the Web Ask Jeeves Google MSN Search LookSmart Lycos Netscape Teoma Open your word processor and jot down 3-4 comments about the limitations of search engines and the risks of Infoglut.   Please do not proceed to the next module until asked to do so. Next module Credits: Other drawings, photographs and graphics are by Jamie McKenzie. © 2000, Jamie McKenzie, all rights reserved. Copyright Policy: These pages may not be duplicated, distributed, redistributed or republished in any manner without express permission.