{"id":15188,"date":"2023-01-16T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/?p=15188"},"modified":"2024-02-20T20:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T01:37:18","slug":"quick-tip-dont-start-your-research-with-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/quick-tip-dont-start-your-research-with-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: Don’t start your research with Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, you need a lot of research for a white paper.<\/h2>\n

No, you don’t want to start with Google.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

That might send you down countless rabbit holes.<\/p>\n

And with AI content being dumped online, we can expect the web to get even more polluted with lies and disinformation in the future.<\/p>\n

So here are three steps for doing research even faster and better by not starting with Google.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Start with Wikipedia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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But you said never quote Wikipedia<\/strong> in a white paper<\/a>?!<\/p>\n

No, don’t quote from Wikipedia. That’s still my rule. But you can<\/em> use it as a shortcut.<\/p>\n

Wikipedia is a secondary source: people commenting on the primary sources who are the actual authorities.<\/p>\n

So look up your topic in Wikipedia, and then use the footnotes to find primary sources, the real experts.<\/p>\n

Those footnotes will lead you to authoritative authors, analysts, journals, universities, and government reports.<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Check trusted sources<\/h3>\n

After that, do a sweep of some trusted sources:<\/p>\n