Today's Library Link of the Day is thought provoking article by Jacob Leibenluft, "A Librarian's Worst Nightmare: YAHOO! Answers, Where 120 Million Users Can Be Wrong." The article, posted to Slate on December 7th, notes that mighty Google is slipping, not just to second place, but to third. "According to the Web tracking company Hitwise, Yahoo! Answers is the second-most-visited education/reference site on the Internet after Wikipedia." And if you think Wikipedia is scary, wait until you read about the horrendous lack of accuracy and reliability of YAHOO! Answers. According to Leibenluft, not only is YAHOO!Answers helping students to cheat, it's helping them to cheat badly.
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