a. What benefits do you get when using different search facilities to search for resources related to your topic?
Through using different search facilites to search for resources, I have widened my search area instead of just limiting myself to a single search facility.
Also I can cross reference the infromation gathered from various search facilities to see if they match.

Site feeds in my blog enables me to get an update on my friends blog with he/she updates.
This I good as I would know when to read his/her blog for a new post.

Collaborating on Wiki with other students was fun!
I fing that this is actually a good way to discuss on the research topic other that actually meeting face to face to discuss.
The other student provided me with vital information that I did not know.
I also gave them some heads up on what i have done for my research so far.