[10727] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
CB or Talk Radio?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Tue Oct 15 20:34:36 1996
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:51:25 -0500 (CDT)
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>From: Carol Flaherty <apbcf@gemini.oscs.montana.edu>
>Subject: CB or Talk Radio?
>
>I've used the analogy that the Internet is "talk radio" for the
>educated. Just like talk radio, there is no control on the quality. One
>person "calling" may provide sound information but the next might have
>no basis in fact. What set the Internet apart, initially, was that it
>started at universities, so had a more educated clientele. On some
>topics now, it is tough to get past the commercials. I recently did a
>web search for a school teacher and friend of mine who needed
>information on a drug that is used with autistic children. The outcome
>provided an excellent example of why a good reference librarian (or
>medical professional) is still needed. I came up with more videos for
>sale and herbal remedy sites advertising the benefits of herbal products
>over the drug in question than anything else. The reasoning seemed to be
>based on the idea that the products were superior because herbs aren't
>"drugs."
>--
>Carol Flaherty
>Montana State University Communications Services
>416 Culbertson Hall Bozeman, MT 59717
>VOICE: 406 994-2721 EMAIL: apbcf@msu.oscs.montana.edu
>
