Today we visited talkingcock.com. This is a local web which discusses issues on Singapore in a mocking way. It is extremely hilarious.

We are supposed to evaluate this internet resource. Some of the criteria I chose are purpose and currency of the web. Purpose of web is important as it gives you an idea of the reliability of the source. For example if the purpose of an internet resource is to entertain you, the information stated in the web may not be true. It can be something made up just to make you laugh.

I chose currency as well because if the source is uploaded onto the internet for decades it may not be relevant anymore. Can you imagine you are researching on the treatment for SARS and you are viewing a source that is published in 2003? Back then, there might not be any cure for SARS but it doesn't mean after 5 years there isn't any new discovery. Now there might be a cure for SARS. So you have to ensure that the source you are reading is updated.

Talkingcock is very updated, the issues mentioned are always just freshly baked out of the oven. However it is a personal blog, certain comments made can be exaggerated as a person can never be neutral and rational at all times. Hence it will be saver if you corss reference it with other sources before you tap any information for the site.

One of the activity is the role playing. I thought it was really interesting to stand in a different perspective to view this blog. I was the foreigner and I realised that foreigner may not understand this blog as it is written in singlish. If I wasn't told to play a different role, I wouldn't have realised that. This is extremely useful in evaluating an internet source as it makes you think in from different point of view.

This is a wonderful experience.