The internet site http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ has appeared to look authentic just by looking at the website address but upon opening the website I changed my mind quickly.
I found some sort of animal placed on the main page, from this I know perfectly well that haggis is a Scottish traditional dish and is not an actual animal.
There is a fair bit of data that can be picked up which is incorrect. The images of the supposed animal the ‘haggis’ on the website look more like a manipulated platypus.
If the website was actually a Scottish website it would have been http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.co.uk/ and not http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/. As most American websites end in .com and British websites end in .co.uk. On the Part 2: Facts section the ninth point reads “Haggis fur is waterproof but not showerproof.” This fact is faulty as water and showerproof are exactly the same, where they both protect from water. But in saying that “Haggis fur is waterproof but not showerproof” it shows how amateurish the website is.
If the habitat of the Haggis is only in Scotland, then why are there webcam images of England and United States which promote that the animal lives in these locations as well.
Also if this was an official and authentic site it would not have sections for “Jobs, Property, Motors, Dating and Money” at the top of the main page. As it would be only showing the topic that they are trying to get to the people who are interested in their product.
Upon reading the website address of http://www.molossia.org/ I really didn’t have much of an idea what it was going to be about. Something about Moss or some sort of disease or plant.
I pasted the link in the address bar and pressed enter, a website of Republic of Molossia appeared and a Java Script popped after I had clicked on enter website. I clicked Okay and I was taken to the main website.
It did look like an official site but what struck me was the location of Molossia as it read 226 Mary Lane, Dayton, NV 89403. Dayton, Nevada is a real place but how is it possible for a nation to be located in another country’s state. Also by having an actual address I found a bit odd as well because a nation/country will only have a country name not a number and street name. By this false information I realized that the website was not at all authentic.
Underneath the wording “Republic of Molossia” there is foreign writing. If it was a place in America it would be an English speaking one or it would be close to the English language such as a Latin language not one that looks Greek.
Also in several photographs on the website it shows winter and it snowing but how is it possible for it to snow in the desert as that is pretty much where Nevada is located. Under the General Information when I was on the About Our Nation if it were a true website about the country it would be made easy to move back and forth between the different pages but all that is present at the bottom of the page is a way to go back to the main menu.
On the Visitors to Molossia page why would it say “We will give you directions to Molossia?” when the reader already has the directions of its location which are in Dayton, Nevada. This is another point that proves that it is a fake website. The military suit worn by an official to me looks very fake, one that could be hired or bought.
On several of the pages, the background of the webpage changes and I find this not very genuine for an official nation’s website.
Before opening the website of http://www.martinlutherking.org/ the task asked me to think about what it would be about.
I believe that it contains information about Martin Luther King which should include that he was a leader for the black people notable for the famous “I Have A Dream” speech. It should also be noted that he was assassinated in the late 60s, and conspiracy claims have be made that his assassination as well as President John F. Kennedy and his brother are all some how related.
The website looks quite genuine with the information present. As an .org website it should have authentic information about the subject but it does look amateurish of course as it is a non-profit website.
The item that put me off was the “Rap” lyric link, as I know perfectly well Martin Luther King was not around in the age when “Rap” music had been created. I was quite disturbed by this section as it had nothing to do with Martin Luther King and was promoting hate crime. As I’m sure Martin Luther King was not for but against the issue. 
By the looks of this website and glancing over several other Martin Luther King websites, this website has a sort of bias view. I would have to do more research but it looks like the creator of this website possibly dislikes the man or instead of showing all the positive parts of them man, they are showing several negative things. Such as Martin Luther King using plagiarism on his “I Have A Dream” speech. I am guessing that the writer wants to put across the two points of view and not just a bias one.
The screenshot here I found off a website with rumours about Martin Luther King, the part taht I wanted to capture was the copying of his "I Have A Dream" speech.
In today’s lecture the main point of discussion was the World Wide Web. It spoke about the internet, the history of the web and definitions of certain parts of the World Wide Web including networks, protocols and Domain Name Systems. The internet browser is explained with definitions, some examples of browsers, certain parts that make it up and a few shortcuts on the internet.
Seven questions were on the projector at the beginning of the class they were:
1. Who invented the internet?
2. What year was the first website constructed?
3. What does WWW stand for?
4. What are TCP and IP?
5. What is html and what does it do?
6. What does URL stand for?
7. List at least 3 domain endings other than “.com”
Tutorial:
A more in depth look at the internet in the areas of URL’s, protocol’s, servers and domain name systems were discussed.
On the website Internet Society in the section; Origins of the Internet gives an overview of the beginning to the internet which the original idea was brought up in 1962 called the "Galactic Network".
The information on this website is quite complex unless you are able to understand a lot of computer terminology. In 1972 was the first time this new technology was released to the public and the same year the email or “electronic mail” was produced.
The website History of the Internet, Internet for Historians by Richard T. Griffiths from Leiden University has five chapters which speak of the internet and its development.
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