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I visit many websites often and there are several to write about. One of my favorite websites is www.wikipedia.org. This website as its name suggests is an online encyclopedia that not only has information that traditional encyclopedias have but it also allows users to add information to the encyclopedia so it is very up to date and provides all types of information. I use it very often to find out information on anything I think of.

The website is very easy to use. The focal point of the website is the search box in the middle of the first page you see when you enter. When you first enter the website you can choose the language you want, it is automatically in English to begin with, and then there is a box to type in whatever you want to search. If you choose a language such as English it will take you to a main page where it shows features such as a featured article, news, on this day etc. If you choose to just enter something in the search bar it will search the database for your entry. When you hit enter it will either take you directly to the information if you type in something simple like dog. If you type in something more complicated like someone’s name such as Steve Miller it will take you to a page where it will give you choices. There is Steve Miller the musician, Steve Miller the writer, Steve Miller the software developer etc.

The genre of the website would be considered an encyclopedia simply because on the website it says Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is pretty much just like a book encyclopedia except that it can hold almost unlimited information and the information can be changed quickly. Some of the conventions of the website are the blue text for hyperlinks and the standard text box and search button for searching the entire website. It also always has the name and logo of the site on the top left of the screen that will take you back to the home page when clicked on. Some of the ways it changes the conventions is by not allowing anyone to post anything they want on the site. It has to be good information from a reliable source. For information that could be controversial there is a warning at the top of the article that the controversial information is in.

Blogging and internet writing is in some ways the same as paper based writing but in many ways it is different. The ways they are the same is that in both ways you can put your ideas down on something and people can read them. The ways they are different are that everyone can see your writing on the internet and as soon as you are done writing you can post it. Also like on Wikipedia people can go through your writing much quicker by searching through it with a search tool.