Is Associated Content a Reliable Source for Research?

When it comes to finding information about how to do something or information about a sports event, concert, or breaking news event, Associated Content is one of the best places to look for to find that information. However, with the current controversy with the Wikipedia search engine and how reliable its information is, I began to think: how reliable is the information posted on Associated Content.

As the popularity of this growing website and search engine continues, it appears as though Associated Content will be around for quite some time which is great news for content producers who use the website as an extra source of income. However, I am positive that some students in all grade levels including high school and college have begun using Associated Content as a research website as well for class papers and assignments. So the questions beg an answer: should students be using Associated Content for their school research? The answer is ambiguous to say the least.

On the worldwide web any person in the United States or throughout the world can post their own content and information that is easily searchable on the famous search engines of Google or Yahoo! How reliable is their information? What about the blogs that people take information from? Students readily use that information as well. At least on Associated Content a Content Manager reviews the work first before placing an offer and having the content published on its search engine. Although that content manager may not correct the error, at least there is a chance of the error being corrected. Associated Content has done a great job of further breaking content down into categories and hiring more people on their staff to look at content. It is believe that the content managers who look at people's articles are "experts" in their particular field and are knowledgeable about the subject matter that they are reviewing.