Do you have trouble believing the things that you read on the internet? I do. I rarely will trust what I read on any one news site or I will have to interpret it given what I know about the aims of the site that reported it. I find it is best to get a broad view of one story by reading what multiple news sources have to say. A new tool for skeptics like us is now available.
Zoo.com has launched and it allows you to browse the web normally fielding results from Wikipedia, Yahoo! and Google. It also allows you to search for news topics and get results from sources like ABC, Fox, and Yahoo! News. http://www.zoo.com/
I tried this news feature on a fairly innocuous story about a new native Amazon tribe that chose to make first contact with larger civilization recently. I toggled to the News search and typed in “Amazon.” On a normal internet search I would likely have to wade through pages and pages of Amazon.com content. This search however worked perfectly, yielding 7 of the top 10 results with matching stories. This story is hardly a divisive one, with a political or national interest story this search would likely prove more useful in locating the competing opinions and viewpoints on the specific topic.
I am one of the lucky internet users whose online access isn’t monitored or restricted by my employer. I know a lot of my friends who have contacted me with requests to access their myspace pages or their fantasy teams while they are at work because their access is restricted.
Along the lines of sites with services like Peacefire.org that help to give you access to your favorite sites unhindered by filters or blocking software. Here is a new site that will allow you to surf the net privately, it blocks your IP address from any snoopers, and can get you access to sites at school or at work. Check it out:
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