[WEB4LIB] RE: Was Re: google answers - now health info on web

[Patricia F Anderson]

Margaret, I'd like very much to see this article, but am unable to get it
from the AP web site. Have tried several of the Oregon options offered, as
well as my local press. Help? Thanks! -- Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu

On Thu, 23 May 2002, HAZEL Margaret E wrote:

> On a somewhat related subject - this was in the paper this morning, re the
> public's use of health info on the web.
> http://wire.ap.org/?FRONTID=TECHNOLOGY&SLUG=INTERNET%2dHEALTH
> So our work continues to be cut out for us, helping to educate the public on
> the use of the web...?
> -Margaret Hazel
>  Eugene, OR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia F Anderson [mailto:pfa at umich.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:38 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: google answers
>
>
> Nick, I have noticed similar trends. For myself, I have a particular
> interest in the health questions and their answers, and have been
> capturing those. I find it quite doable to go in perhaps 1-2 times a week
> and browse all the questions available. The comments on the questions and
> answers are often very valuable. So, yes, noticing the same sort of
> patterns. -- Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu
>
> On Wed, 22 May 2002, Tomaiuolo, Nicholas (Library) wrote:
>
> > Dear list --
> > Concerning Google Answers: I have been looking, off and on, at the
> questions
> > that are asked since the service became available.  First: for such an
> > omnipotent a service as Google, they are getting relatively few questions.
> > Second, if you'll notice, not many questions are getting a "lock" meaning
> > that no one has actually "claimed them" to answer them for the fee.
> Third,
> > many of the questions have multiple "comments" made on them -- sometimes
> up
> > to a dozen, and the question has been answered by someone offering a
> comment
> > rather than an actual Google "researcher" for the fee.  I don't see the
> > service amounting to much, at least as it stands.  Again, because there
> > hasn't been a preponderance of queries and, secondly because the question
> is
> > answered for all intents and purposes, in many cases, without anyone
> > claiming the fee.  Has anyone else noticed this??
> > Nick Tomaiuolo
> > Central CT State University
> >
>
>