facebook for pets!

http://pets-area.com/

I found another interesting Web 2.0 application. The tag line to this website is "Helping people and pets find each other." It has a couple of uses. You can make a profile for a pet you want to sell or give away. You can make a post about a specific pet you're looking for. And oddly enough, there was even an insect section. It's also possible to specify location and how far you're willing to travel.

I found the looking for mates section kind of weird though. People are so concerned with breeding their beautiful purebred with another purebred that they make these personalized facebook-like profiles. Seriously with so many unwanted animals, especially dogs and cats, in the world what is the point? To sell them?

My hero: Wikipedia

"Don't site Wikipedia as one of your sources for your paper." I do not know how many times I've heard that in a classroom, and it is driving me nuts. Wikipedia is an incredibly useful tool that should not be so easily disregarded as unreliable.

http://blog.ihatewikipedia.com/ Somebody even writes a blog on their hatred for Wikipedia. Seriously?

I am fully aware that ordinary people can create and edit posts on Wikipedia. But my question is, what if these ordinary people know a lot of stuff about random stuff? I do not trust Wikipedia 100%; however, I use it as a starting point for finding more sources. The well written articles have cited, and usually reliable, sources at the bottom of the page. I always start my online research by checking out the links on Wikipedia.