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James writes: “Recently doing a project for school, I have decided to compose a Top 5 List of ways to find information. I feel that these may help anyone who’s looking for information, and the community at large.”

  • Google It. Google has become, undoubtedly, the world’s largest and most comprehensive search engine. Although Yahoo may have that really cool voice when you click the exclamation point, that is not a reason to use that particular search engine. However, if for any reason, you find any search engine better than Google, use it! All in all, you should make your primary way of searching for information in a search engine. Also, you may wish to type in “Pirillo *what you’re searching for* to receive results about anything Chris has blogged (or vlogged?) about. For example, typing in “Pirillo Garlic Recipes” will bring you to the blog where Chris talked about all the things you can do with garlic in food.
  • Sign up for an internet question-answer site like Answerbag (recommended) or Yahoo Answers. These are sites in which you post questions and other people in the community answer your question based on their own personal knowledge and/or research that they have done especially for you. These sites can have your question answered in less than 30 seconds. But be warned, these sites can become very addicting when asking and answering questions.
  • Ask the community in Chris’ chat room. People are always around 24/7/366 (in this year’s case) talking and asking questions. Don’t be afraid to dive in and ask any one of us any question at all. Who knows, that one person in the chat room may have the answer that you have been looking for for a while but could never find out. Asking our community and joining in on our conversations is always fun and just you just might be able to find an answer. However, don’t just ask questions, answer them too! Give back to the community and make ours a more pleasurable one with your input.
  • Don’t be afraid to use Wikipedia! Just because the community at large is able to edit all entries does not automatically make all the data inside its articles false. Across my researches, I have never found one problem with the information available on Wikipedia and neither have any of my teachers. If your looking for quick information, go to Wikipedia and search for the topic. You’ll be surprised by the amount of data that will be available to you (and most likely correct). Use your common sense in determining whether the information you find is correct or incorrect (for example, “The violin is a stringed instrument with no strings,” would obviously be an incorrect statement. If you must, back up the data you find on Wikipedia with another source. Also, just don’t blame Wikipedia for all your woes. Any person can put up a web site and just because it’s not Wikipedia doesn’t make the information automatically correct.
  • If all else fails (or even if all else succeeds), go to your local library. Libraries have a vast amount of information available for free that you could use for research. Also, if it is a formal project (either school or occupational), many people prefer published documentation to the unpublished information. Librarians are kind people who are willing to direct you in the direction of the information you are looking for. Theoretically, they are your human, alive version of Google. Books have been around for centuries, even before Johannes Gutenberg, and will never fail to be a good source of information.

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February 7th, 2008
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February 7th, 2008
at 11:51pm

Chris PirilloHave you Ever Heard of Google?James writes: “Recently doing a project for school, I have decided to compose a Top 5 List of ways to find information. I feel that these may help anyone who’s looking for information, and the community at large.”

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August 14th, 2008
at 7:03am

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blade831

February 6th, 2008
at 2:14pm

I hate my nick in chat, lol. It pops up 1000’s of times each day. Lolz.

~~~~Google

ZinayH

February 6th, 2008
at 3:32pm

My 8 year old brother says “Googlelize It”
When ever we don’t have an answer!
And its really cute!

hbpencil

February 6th, 2008
at 4:39pm

If you are in academia google scholar is your friend.

ssolkemserB

February 6th, 2008
at 11:18pm

i found yast yesterday, didmt remember the name amd havent seen it since long ago.. Google is great!

SirtonShow

February 6th, 2008
at 11:57pm

Google is amazing! – I will always use Google as my default search engine

preschmanager

February 7th, 2008
at 1:20am

googleisyourfriend is already registered. its a sex site

eric

February 6th, 2008
at 10:40pm

I have to disagree with the point about wikipedia. Wikipedia is a good place to start but in college it is frowned upon to use it as a primary source. Always double check the information you get from wikipedia with other more reputable sources and if possible do not cite wikipedia.

KrnSidez

February 6th, 2008
at 11:16pm

“I hate my nick in chat, lol. It pops up 1000’s of times each day. Lolz.

~~~~Google” From Youtube vid.

Google it first, then chat, then support. (call support first if from Apple, if Microsoft wait till the VERY last second.)

IIwAnDII

February 7th, 2008
at 10:43am

man..google is just great…hate yahoo …

davnes007

February 7th, 2008
at 11:22am

Well…sort of. It’s just a stupid portal type thingy. There’s nothing of interest really.

evilgnius

February 7th, 2008
at 1:12pm

hahahah u live in monterrey county

blade831

February 7th, 2008
at 1:18pm

what? thats where i live…

evilgnius

February 7th, 2008
at 1:48pm

i know that’s what i said

blade831

February 7th, 2008
at 2:27pm

how you know!??! Stalker! lol seriously, how?

Bretty135

February 7th, 2008
at 8:42pm

googleisyourfriend dot com really works!

Dara

February 7th, 2008
at 6:04pm

Wikipedia is pretty awful for official sourcing, I’d recommend Google Scholar above everything else. It is especially useful for Journal articles.

evilgnius

February 8th, 2008
at 2:56am

i know people in salinas , and i just guessed because of the 831 in ur name… the area code over there….is…. 831

vistadude123

February 8th, 2008
at 5:39am

Great videos Chris and check out my web site at vistadude123.ismywebsite.c-o-m (don’t write the -) Remember if Chris dose not post a video with your tips just email me and I will post them on my site.

Laaabaseball

February 8th, 2008
at 1:48am

1. I have gone ahead and made a website for this. I hope all the people in #chris learn to use it. http://itscalledgoogle.com

2. I am a frequent user of Yahoo! Answers most of the answers I give come directly from Google. However, their are some questions that are not found on Google (really?) and I tend to be able to answer them from my knowledge.

3. Yes the chat room can help you! However, during chris’s videos maybe ask somone if you can pm them for help.

4. Yes Wikipedia! I have an auto-replace in chat that automatically goes the the article on Wikipedia and that helps to answer many questions. I myself have created several articles, including Jaiku and the iPod touch, and I can tell you that the articles have been picked at by several editors to get the article absolutely accurate.

5. Yes the library can help! University libraries are especially helpful, with tech stuff especially, because there are more books here.

I completely agree with this list. -Laaabaseball (cya in #chris!)

bubbles29118229

February 8th, 2008
at 6:31pm

Nice Movie Guys – hes a legend! atomicfeedback.com

fraikonz

February 8th, 2008
at 3:54pm

Google is your best internet friend, sure sometimes you can’t find exactly what you are searching for, but with a little modification to the keywords, you can find what you want sometimes. It’s usually not Google’s fault if you can’t find what you’re looking for.

About the Wikipedia usage: Just scroll down to the sources and use those. =)

Voyagerfan5761

February 9th, 2008
at 2:55am

@eric: Some colleges ban Wikipedia as a source for papers and such, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it. Which is what you said, I know.

Most of the articles have very good external links which make good sources, and the chances of coming across vandalism are extremely low. I know because I revert every instance (not!) within a minute or two when I’m online. Only the ones I get, that is, but everyone else is patrolling…

This is a pretty good list; I might have to bookmark it for my next paper.

newyorkfish

February 10th, 2008
at 2:48am

I haven’t been to a library in (what seems like) a lifetime.

newyorkfish

February 10th, 2008
at 2:49am

I haven’t used Yahoo is so long, I honestly do not miss it.

RaRRaRReyes

February 10th, 2008
at 8:51am

Dude!!! i so didn’t that if you clicked the exclamation point on yahoo it would make a noise. Awesome.

gianni12378

February 18th, 2008
at 11:20pm

how do u know…if
it is thats awesome

funnyent

February 19th, 2008
at 7:08am

Awesome man! I didn’t know that until know!

epictroll

March 31st, 2008
at 4:03am

its more than likely skype or something.. since thats 888-pir-illo

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