Internet research

In its widest sense, Internet research comprises any kind of research done on the Internet or the World Wide Web. Unlike simple fact-checking or web scraping, it often involves synthesizing from diverse sources and verifying the credibility of each. In a stricter sense, "Internet research" refers to conducting scientific research using online tools and techniques; the discipline that studies Internet research thus understood is known as online research methods or Internet-mediated research. As with other kinds of scientific research, it involves an ethical dimension. Internet research can also be interpreted as the part of Internet studies that investigates the social, ethical, economic, managerial and political implications of the Internet.