Week 2:

When Dr. Lambiase first said that we'd be doing a Wikipedia research project on them I thought, this can't really be that big of a problem where they have to have a Wikipedia page dedicated to it.

And then my bathtub clogged up.

Immediately I started searching the internet for the best method of unclogging a drain. The sites that pulled up the most were consumer blogs that mentioned either store-bought products or homemade remedies.

That's when it hit me; how do I know if these blogs are real and not some made up blog, or FLOG, created by some company to influence more consumers to buy their product?

Had Dr. Lambiase not brought this to my attention in class today I might have fallen victim to some company's marketing scheme. So, instead of blindly trusting the first blog I read, I decided to do the cheapest (and best for the environment) thing and use baking soda and white vinegar.

My dad always said, "Trust half of what you see and none of what you hear." I've always tried to follow his advice but sometimes you forget. With so much information available on the internet people have to be more cautious and less trusting of what the see and read. Hopefully our research project will help other consumers be a little more wary of what they see and read online.