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

[HAZEL Margaret E]

Sorry, folks - it's been pointed out to me that the link I gave doesn't do
anyone any good.  Try Gary's link, below. Thanks, Gary!   Or go directly to
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=59
-Margaret	

-----Original Message-----
From: gprice [mailto:gary at freepint.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:25 AM
To: margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] RE: Was Re: google answers - now health info on
web


Margaret:
I have the full-text of the report along with a useful webliography linked 
on The Virtual Acquisition Shelf blog at:
http://resourceshelf.freepint.com
It's listed under today's postings.

cheers,
gary



At 01:53 PM 5/23/02, 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
> >

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