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News and Current Events on the Internet

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Prerequisites 

Basic Windows® skills. Experience using a graphical browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.

Course description

The Web is a virtual haven for news and current events. All the resources shown offer free or predominantly free information.

Why take this course?

Where do you find the "latest" free information on a topic for your customer? Where do you find the article someone told you about last month? Do you want to have your own personal newspaper?

What you will learn

This workshop will examine how news sources are using "push" technologies, e-mail delivery of selected news topics, and sites with searchable archives. It also provides Web sites that are known for offering the latest information.

Topics covered include

  • Web sites of the print media
  • News sites with searchable archives
  • How best to access news topics
  • New technologies and how they are being used to better serve the end user

Follow up courses

Course details

Course: I 122

Duration: 1/2 Day

Fee:

Members:   112.00
Non-Members:   160.00

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