Do you think the Internet is a source of information or knowledge? Why/How?

Question

Please take note and think deeply of the difference of Information and Knowledge before answering.

Answer 1

Those are practically the same thing... the knowledge of millions is out here in the ether(net)... there's information galore. There's so much information that you may not want all of it, finding the stuff you want without having to wade through stuff you don't want is the trick to it.

Answer 2

I suppose a little bit of both but I would have to lean more towards information. Technically, I could receive information that isn't necessarily true but I won't be anymore knowledgeable when I do a search on WW2 only to stumble on a page explaining to me how the war began in 1965 to end slavery in South America.

Answer 3

Used to be... and still can be with some effort. But the mad rush to sell us stuff has polluted the waters. That and literally the presence of bogus "anyone can make a web site" noise.

Try doing a product search. You may find information on the product (things like reviews or specifications) but mostly you'll get thousands upon thousands of hits for the vendors selling it.

Hard to separate the wheat from the chaff...

Answer 4

I would think internet is the source of information.
Example whot be IT= Information Technology.

There like human who knows alot, coz he got information in his brain and thus making him a knowledgable person.

Hope this answer help.

Answer 5

I think it is more of information. Knowledge is gain through experience and work being carried out or through observation. Whereas information is gain through reading and researching, u don't need any physical experience.
Information also let u know the very basic items tt u need to know.

Answer 6

its a good source of information. but good or bad you need to use you own intelligence to determine it.

good source because its fast and it can be easily access anytime and anywhere. but bad is that at time, it will give you inaccurate or even wrong information.

for knowledge wise, good but you need to go to those recognised website.

Answer 7

"Knowledge" does not necessarily follow "Information".
Only in the dictionary.

Food in the stomach is of no use until it is assimilated.

This board demonstrates that many have "ulcers" in the brain,
not too unlike an ulcerated stomach.

Nothing is digested.

Answer 8

yes, you can get virtually any info you want on the internet and even get info from other people (like Y!Answers).

Answer 9

yes. i'd have thought it was pretty obvious with services like this one around