Question 1: Search for the same topic at 5 different search sites.

Metacrawler had the best results and was very fast. Dogpile does just what you would expect
from the name (lol). I think I will see what results I will get using some advance search techniques
with Dogpile.
 

 Dogpile Searches:

                  The Web: LookSmart, GoTo.com, Thunderstone, Yahoo!, Dogpile Open Directory,
                  About.com, Lycos' Top 5%, InfoSeek, Direct Hit, Lycos & AltaVista
                  Usenet: Reference, Dejanews, AltaVista and Dejanews' old Database.
                  FTP: FAST FTP Search.
                  Other NewsWires: Yahoo News Headlines and Infoseek NewsWires.
                  BizNews: Search for Business News from various sources.
                  Stock Quotes: Enter Tickers or Company Name.
                  Weather: Enter City, State or Enter Zipcode
                  Yellow Pages: Enter Business Name, City State
                  White Pages: Enter First Name Last Name, City State
                  Maps: Enter Street Address, City State
                  For Weather, Yellow Pages, White Pages and Maps, placement of the comma is important.

Question 2: List at least 5 advanced search options for your favorite Search site.

authoring video freeware shareware (Looking for a Video Editor for Free Evaluation.)

Following options used:

1. authoring +video +freeware -shareware
2. authoring AND video AND freeware NOT shareware
3. authoring OR video freeware NOT shareware
4. authoring NEAR video freeware NOT shareware
5. "authoring video freeware shareware"
6. authoring OR "video editor" AND freeware NOT shareware -commercial
 

Conclusion:
I will probably use search engines in the following order:
Direct Hit, MegaCrawler,  Dogpile.
 

Question 3: Give the date of your posting to Forum.

Search Tips and Adventures. Give the
URL for the search site or article where you learned something
you think your teammates would also like to know or hear about.
Don't just give a link to some site--also be sure to explain what
you learned or encountered, or summarize an article or useful new
tip you found.

The Sound Club from Tokyo
http://cgi.sainet.or.jp/~sakae/sound/index2.html

The Sound Club offers sound files and tools for working with audio files.
Well designed site with bulletin board, chat room, links etc.
Hosted from Tokyo so you know it's going to have a solid, fast connection!
(I've heard their whole internet is T-3 and we link direct to them through Chicago.)
 
 

Question 4: Copy the set of directions you found into your response

Found at:
http://maps.yahoo.com/yahoo/

These are directions to Value City Furniture Corporate HQ from the Lansing Store.

800 S. Waverly         1800 Moler Rd       267.5 miles  392 mins
Lansing, MI 48917      Columbus, OH 43207
 
 

                                   Directions
                                                                        miles
  1.
     Start out going South on S WAVERLY RD.
                                                                         0.4
  2.
     Take the I-496 EAST ramp.
                                                                         0.2
  3.
     Merge onto I-496 E.
                                                                         8.0
  4.
     I-496 E becomes US-127 S.
                                                                        29.7
  5.
     Take the I-94 EAST/US-127 SOUTH exit.
                                                                         0.1
  6.
     Merge onto I-94 E.
                                                                        40.7
  7.
     Take the US-23 exit
                                                                         0.2
  8.
     Take the US-23 SOUTH exit
                                                                         0.7
  9.
     Merge onto US-23 S.
                                                                        50.8
  10.
     Take the I-75 SOUTH exit towards DAYTON.
                                                                         0.6
  11.
     Merge onto I-75 S.
                                                                        35.2
  12.
     Take the US-68/OH-15 exit
                                                                         0.4
  13.
     Merge onto US-68 S.
                                                                         2.3
  14.
     Stay straight to go onto SR-15 E.
                                                                        14.5
  15.
     SR-15 E becomes US-23 S.
                                                                        66.9
  16.
     Turn SHARP LEFT to take the I-270 EAST ramp towards I-71/CLEVELAND.
                                                                         0.3
  17.
     Merge onto I-270 E.
                                                                         1.5
  18.
     Take the I-71 SOUTH exit
                                                                         0.3
  19.
     Merge onto I-71 S.
                                                                        10.8
  20.
     Take the I-70 EAST exit
                                                                         0.5
  21.
     Merge onto I-70 E.
                                                                         0.6
  22.
     Take the exit
                                                                         0.2
  23.
     Merge onto MOOBERRY ST.
                                                                         0.0
  24.
     Turn RIGHT onto MILLER AVE.
                                                                         0.3
  25.
     Turn RIGHT onto US-33.
                                                                         0.1
  26.
     Turn LEFT onto LOCKBOURNE RD.
                                                                         1.0
  27.
     Turn LEFT onto FREBIS AVE.
                                                                         0.5
  28.
     Turn RIGHT onto FAIRWOOD AVE.
                                                                         0.2
  29.
     Turn LEFT onto MOLER RD.
                                                                         0.4
 

Question 5: Give the information requested about the business you searched for.

Bigbook at http://www.bigbook.com

Virtual Tourist at http://www.vtourist.com

City.Net at http://www.city.net

Four businesses listed under Value City Furniture including HQ.
Name of city: Columbus
Type of business you were looking for: Furniture
Name of the business you found: Value City Furniture Company Division
Address of business: 1800 Moler Road, Columbus, OH 43207
Phone # (614) 221-9200

WWW URL, if it has a WWW site: Was not listed at BIGBOOK thou I know they have one.
(vcf.com)
 

Question 6: Library Search Engines

Subject: video editor for internet pages

Author                  Bergman, Robert E.
Title:                  Managing interactive video/multimedia projects / Robert E. Bergman & Thomas V. Moore.
LOCATION:          TLC 4TH FLOOR
CALL NUMBER:   LB 1028.75 .B47 1990     Status:   AVAILABLE

If you are a current LCC student, you can apply for the Michicard program,
which lets you check out books from a number of other participating libraries in
the program. Go to LCC's Library WWW site and look over the
Information on Michicard
**What do you need to do if you want to participate and check
books out from other libraries in Michigan?

· Using Other Libraries Available to Lcc Students
1. Requirements - Card Issuance:
· The local library issuing a MichiCard should obtain the following information, if not already listed in the file of borrowers:
· Borrower's name, address, zip code and phone number or information that
adheres to local library policy.
· Borrower's driver's license, Michigan I.D. card or other proper identification.
MichiCard Provisions:
2. Michcard Provision
· A Voluntary program.
· All rules, policies and restrictions normally imposed by the local library will
                                             apply to persons presenting the MichiCard.
· The library will issue the MichiCard card or affix the MichiCard sticker to the individual library cards held by borrowers in good standing who are residents living in the library's legally established service area or attending school in that service area. The library "service areas" are defined as the institution's legally
        established service area.
· Libraries MAY NOT issue a MichiCard or sticker to any nonresident who does
not live in their service area or provide financial support for the library.
· MichiCard users must register at each library that they use. An adult parent or guardian should sign for children under age 18 (or the library will follow its own local policies for such cases).
· Assign a specific future expiration date, if appropriate.
· Add all appropriate data to the MichiCard, or affix the MichiCard sticker to the local library card.
 
 

Try searching for your topic at one of the other Michicard libraries. The MSU
Library (using the Webz service) or the Library of Michigan
http://www.libofmich.lib.mi.us/
are probably easiest.

**What library catalog did you search? Library of Michigan
http://opac.libofmich.lib.mi.us/screens/opacmenu.html  (direct link to search).
You should have searched for the same topic as you used at the LCC library.
How did your results compare with want you found at the LCC library?

Author      Lemay, Laura.
Title:         Teach yourself Web publishing with HTML 3.0 in a week / Laura Lemay..
LOCATION:          Main 3 S
CALL NUMBER:  QA 76.76 .H94 L45 1996      Status:    DUE 08-11-99

After you find the information you need at the LCC
library, search for the same topic at one of the larger online
bookstores. Many people are using the bigger online
bookstores to find out about new books that exist and to
learn more about what others have to say about them. Two
the most popular (who both give many discounts) are:

Amazon http://www.amazon.com or

Barnes and Noble at http://www.barnesandnoble.com.

**How did your results compare to what you found at the
libraries? Explain specifically if you found as many books and if
you thought they would be more more or less useful for you
than the ones from the LCC library.

More of them, more useful and of course recent. Not to mention $$$$.

Question 7: Stocks - I lost my shirt! Bought on Friday close price and sold on Friday afternoon.

Question 8: Finding & Meeting People on the Internet

21 July 1999
Used http://people.yahoo.com/

To find myself I had to use my first initial and last name.

Found 7 listings for the name of an old friend from High School days who lives in California last I knew. Sent short letter telling about working on a Music site and invited him to contribute ( we were fellow folk singers back in the early 70's) and received reply from one who was not him. Am hopeful and will continue to search.

Also registered and left messages on bulletin board with Classmates http://www.classmates.com/
I went to 3 High Schools over four years so have different memories from each as I matured (lol).

Sent letter to another classmate who has moved back to area. We are going to try to get together before the summer ends. His son is now in Fourth grade. Last I saw him he was 3 years old.