1.) To verify her information, I would look up all of the sources she has listed for accuracy. She lists information from Financial Week and New York Daily News as well as a study from the Vault.
2.) From this article alone it's hard to judge whether or not she is respected in her field, I did a little sleuthing around the internet and found some information about her. It seems that she was among the first in the legal professional to become involved online.
3.) I think her blog post is written for people with at least some knowledge of the subject. While she does give some background information, she doesn't hold the reader's hand as she discusses the topic.
4.) I don't believe that this is a reliable source for research because she doesn't explicitly give links for her sources for one. I'd probably look up those sources she mentions and see if they were worth using.
5.) The blog comments seem to show various degrees of knowledge about the subject.
I think you are right about this article and that it would not be a good research source because it is mainly an opinion piece rather than factual. The author could have easily provided evidence to back up her statements a little better. The site is also not up to date and the author could have easily fixed this problem. I think the comments really point out that she did not provide enough source information about her article. They ask about where she got her information and want to know more about the subject. Overall, I think you did a great job on these questions.
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