I have always dream of going to Japan at least once in my life.therefore i have research about it through this website.
i am going to use this three criteria to evaluate this website: Authority, Accessibility and Currency.
Authority: I would say that this site is authoritative because it is written by the company Lonely planet who has produce lots of travel guides and documentaries of traveling to different countries.
Accessibility: Access to this website is easy too.all information can be access with just a click.
Currency: I would say this site is well maintained and it has up-to-date information with the latest information updated on July 16 2010.
I would say the most important evaluation criteria is authority Because without authority , i may not get the right information on the country I'm going to and if the website is able to book hotels, i might get cheated off my money and left without a place to stay in that country or book a hotel that is not to my expectations.
i have used Accuracy, Purpose and Coverage as a criteria to evaluate Stomp.com
Accuracy: it think it is accurate in a sense that it provide photographs and video as a evidence for each news.but in another sense, it is not accurate because of the person point of view may not be correct.
Purpose: the main purpose of this website is to connect, engage and interact with Singaporeans in a style and approach that is different from conventional news websites. this is why most of the posts in the site are not news you mainly see in newspaper. I can say that the site has achieve its purpose.
Coverage: the site has quite a good coverage of news and useful links. It has links to NLB, speak good english movement and promote chinese council.
a.What lessons have you learnt from this activity? i learn that for a website to be good , you have to use this three criteria as a basis. it has to have accurate information and good coverage of news or posts for your intended audience.
