Blog Post #3

Google searching is an indefinite practice of mine. Whether it is searching for quick factual information, searching for relevant daily information or beginning a search for research related information. Google searches have become a common practice of mine throughout instruction and learning practices. In fact, my Google patterns are relative to the Information Behavior of the Researcher of the Future in that in casual conversations when a question arises that we are not aware of the answer to, we stop and Google the answer.

I’m not entirely sure what I have in common with teens in my web searching behavior. However, it depends on the nature of the task. If I am preparing research material, I would reference and search resources that are more effective in supporting my purpose. Google search have tiers of relevance and appropriateness. It is not appropriate to use “quick” Google searches to support data in research. However, if we are searching for flight information, or weather then it is quite harmless to engage in Google searches.

Your search inquiries alter your filter of results. Thus, to avoid creating your own filter bubble it would be helpful to alter the strategies you use in searching for content. Once a filter bubble is created it closes a user off to potentially new ideas, information and subjects. It is highly encourage for users to develop frameworks of searching and filtering the content results.