The Blackhole of the Web

How Reliable Is Doing Research On The Internet?

    Many of us are using technology in our everyday lives; our smartphones, laptops, tablets… Back in the day, people used to read lots of books to do research. Today, we got the Internet. Thanks to the internet, we are able to access all of the information that we are needed in just seconds. However, are we able to find the answer we are looking for in this pollution of information?



     First of all, we have to know that what to research when and how. These conditions are considered when doing a research on the Internet. Just as library does, search engines provide us to do lots of researches. For example, “Google” is the most famous search engine in the world. Especially while doing research on Google, using quotation marks will give you the best results.

    When a subject is being created and explained, it is crucial that it is supported with its scientific explanations and methods, which that makes it a reliable and quality content.

    Unfortunately; most of the contents on the Internet, especially on YouTube are insufficient because of the majority of people who create those contents for earning money, therefore we '' the consumers'' are faced with false information.



    Whether it is written or visualized content, the most important thing to pay attention is that make the information is clarified and trusted based on scientific data. When doing a research not a single source is enough; on contrary, it must be supported with its evidence and academic sources etc.