Webbing

Today was a big search day for me. To prepare for my search, I first reviewed my Delicious account and updated my software so that I was well prepared to save and tag a wide variety of sites. By using this social networking bookmarking resource, I was able to easily and quickly bookmark and tag sites I found useful without having to stop and take notes which would have slowed the pace of my search. By tagging my sites, I will be able to go back to sites I have found and find specific elements I am looking for to produce my final product. Some words I used in tagging include Italy, maps, travel, and historical among others. You may see my bookmarks concerning Italy at: http://www.delicious.com/cs34
Since I was still unsure about my focus and needed more information before I could make a decision about my focus, I started with the key term "Italy" in general information websites such as Wikipedia and Britannica Online. I wanted to learn more about Italy in general and generate some more key terms to use in additional searching. I tried to focus on my questions noted earlier in my Wondering post. I found that my questions were leading me to a wide variety of travel guides, such as the World Travel Guide and WhyGo Italy. I was able to find many images, articles, videos and databases, such as populstat.info which shows statistical data for Italy. related to Italy. I feel like I need to continue brainstorming sources and exploring ideas from my WebInspiration. There is SO much to see and do in Italy, that finding a focus is difficult.