Currency
The timeliness of the information.
The content seems to be rather dated.
Most photographs in the gallery appear to have been posted either in the late 1990s or in the early 2000s.
Links found within the site are still functional.
Relevance
The importance of the information for your needs.
- The site is designed to allow anyone to post their photos of Japan.
- The site does focus on the topic.
- Not much useful information can be gathered at site.
Authority
- The source of the information.
- The site was created by an inidvidual.
- The ABOUT US section indicates that the publisher was affiliated with an exchange program in Japan.
- Any user that registers can post information on the site.
Accuracy
- The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the informational content.
- Most of the textual content is basic but still peppered with the author's opinion.
- The content seems to not be corroborated anywhere else.
- It has only the weight of the author's say-so.
Purpose
- The reason the information exists.
- The author attempts to create an online community based on shared experiences.
- The majority of pages are dedicated to photo galleries.