The Spread of Misleading or Inaccurate Information Over the Internet?

The Spread of Misleading or Inaccurate Information Over the Internet?
by Martin Diano

The Internet is wonderful technology. Email, for example, which is sent over the Internet, has made global mass communication to thousands of people at one time as simple as the click of a mouse.

Oftentimes, however, the information we receive from family, friends and strangers is inaccurate, misleading and, in too many instances, deliberately false.

Some of us unwittingly send emails, good intentioned as we are, that contribute to the spread of misleading or inaccurate information over the Internet. Such was the case with a friend of mind, which prompted me to write the commentary How Misinformation is Unintentionally Spread Over the Internet. The commentary ─ about alleged tainted baby carrots of all things ─ must have struck a chord with people, because since its publication in June, remains today in the top ten most read on Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center]™.

We’ve decided to take this issue a bit deeper and determine just how pervasive is the problem with the creation of the survey: The Spread of Misleading or Inaccurate Information Over the Internet? Have You Unwittingly Contributed to the Problem?

To help provide prospective, first read How Misinformation is Unintentionally Spread Over the Internet before taking the survey.

NOTE: The survey is only eight questions in length and is totally anonymous. We’ll publish the results of the survey in February 2010.

Click HERE to participate in the survey.

About Martin Diano
Martin is publisher of the Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center]™ and Founder of the Boomer Authority™ Association.

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