Every new technology carries a mystique or magic.
Books and newspapers did that and still do. If it is in print it must be correct is a widely held belief. Electronic storage and delivery of information and knowledge is also anointing the content because of the novelty, ease and polish which the medium allows. On some parts of the Internet and World Wide Web, much is published without benefit of expertise or editor. This makes our jobs as information consumers, students and teachers a bit more difficult than in the print world, but similar evaluation criteria are required.