How to Research Genuine Information Online

When it comes to online research, it seems that there are so many places to search. The relevance may be one thing but what about whether or not the site and information is true?

When you are researching online, what is the first thing that you do?

Go to a search engine right?
*Google
*Yahoo
*Others

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Sure the search engines are top visited sites and very popular but the content that you may be reading, might not be true. A lot of the content that you read on sites is purely keyword motivated.
   
   Take it from someone who was a ghostwriter. A lot of site owners want content that is full of keywords so that it will attract most traffic and they hire ghostwriters to write this content.

2. Most of the time, the content is just opinions and not true at all. Then there are some that take information from other not-so-true websites and put that content into their own words, using SEO and keywords.

3. That is why it is good to know what you are reading online is truthful. Don't be so optimistic about what you read just because "it says it's right".
   
   Use legitimate websites to research information. There is a list of links below that will help you in your research. Remember that keywords and SEO practices are mainly used by Internet Marketers so that they can earn a quick buck, whether it is "truthful" or not.

Tips & Warnings

• be mindful of where you get your information online
• there is a lot of poor information online, including information found on Wiki. A lot is opinion based.

Resources

• ERIC
• Webster
• Dictionary

[oxymora]

on 8/8/2009 I work for ChaCha and one thing they drill into us when looking for answers is to go to a reputable source. Pick one that ends in .edu long before going to anything with wiki in the URL.