Website+Ownership


 * __To find out who owns a webpage, go to:__**

@https://who.is/
In the **SEARCH** box, type the URL of the website **without** the addition of: http: //or any special characters.// //For example, the URL for the **Merlin Foundation for Physic Freedom** would normally appear as: **http:**// merlin.org/ Instead, you will write in the **WHOIS Search Box** the following: ** merlin.org **


 * The results from your search will contain something like this:**

merlin.org
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code NOTICE: Access to .ORG WHOIS information is provided to assist persons in determining the contents of a domain name registration record in the Public Interest Registry registry database. The data in this record is provided by Public Interest Registry for informational purposes only, and Public Interest Registry does not guarantee its accuracy. This service is intended only for query-based access. You agree that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that, under no circumstances will you use this data to: (a) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations to entities other than the data recipient's own existing customers; or (b) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that send queries or data to the systems of Registry Operator or any ICANN-Accredited Registrar, except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations. All rights reserved. Public Interest Registry reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy.

Domain ID:D4318272-LROR Domain Name:MERLIN.ORG Created On:23-May-1997 04:00:00 UTC Last Updated On:07-Jun-2006 19:22:20 UTC Expiration Date:24-May-2008 04:00:00 UTC Sponsoring Registrar:TierraNet Inc. dba DomainDiscover (R86-LROR) Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED Registrant ID:TNTN-0000165360 Registrant Name:Hostmaster Registrant Organization:Encelerate, LLC Registrant Street1:P.O. Box 1050 Registrant Street2: Registrant Street3: Registrant City:Chapel Hill Registrant State/Province:NC Registrant Postal Code:27514-1050 Registrant Country:US Registrant Phone:+1.0000000000 Registrant Phone Ext.: Registrant FAX: Registrant FAX Ext.: Registrant Email:hostmaster@nitric.com Admin ID:TNTN-0000165360 Admin Name:Hostmaster Admin Organization:Encelerate, LLC Admin Street1:P.O. Box 1050 Admin Street2: Admin Street3: Admin City:Chapel Hill Admin State/Province:NC Admin Postal Code:27514-1050 Admin Country:US Admin Phone:+1.0000000000 Admin Phone Ext.: Admin FAX: Admin FAX Ext.: Admin Email:hostmaster@nitric.com Tech ID:TNTN-0000165360 Tech Name:Hostmaster Tech Organization:Encelerate, LLC Tech Street1:P.O. Box 1050 Tech Street2: Tech Street3: Tech City:Chapel Hill Tech State/Province:NC Tech Postal Code:27514-1050 Tech Country:US Tech Phone:+1.0000000000 Tech Phone Ext.: Tech FAX: Tech FAX Ext.: Tech Email:hostmaster@nitric.com Name Server:PRIMARY.DNS.LEARNINGOBJECTS.COM Name Server:SECONDARY.DNS.LEARNINGOBJECTS.COM

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Who links to a website?
To find out if a website contains information that might be useful for research or to tell if it contains information that might be used by others to promote ideas, to share content materials, or even to check for bias or prejudice, use the **link or link back** technique.

//**Using the Google SEARCH box, type in the following:**// **link:**

** //Then type the URL of the website that you want to "link back" to (or find out who links to the site). For example:// ** ** // link:http://merlin.org/ // **

You will discover that some of the sites that link to this website include **The Onion**// (a comedy online newsletter that pokes fun at extreme websites or bogus websites).

There are several other programs and search engines that provide ways to check a website to see what is linked to it. Some of those include:


 * SEOCentro** @http://www.seocentro.com/tools/search-engines/link-popularity.html
 * SubmitExpress** @http://www.submitexpress.com/linkpop/


 * Alexa** [|http://alexa.com] This site searches for websites that link to the page, provides information about the "traffic" for the page, and gives you a lot of information that you might find yourself.


 * Using the following websites listed below, choose one website and evaluate it using the Website Evaluation Rubric.**

Council of Conservative Citizens

Institute for Historical Review

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado