People say that there has
been more information in
the past twenty years than
ever before in the history of
the world. Practically
anything you search for on
google will yield about
300,000 results. But with this
information boom comes
loads of challenges.
Carelessly edited, quickly
downloaded projects;
unchecked facts that could
get you into a lot of trouble
with your boss, and copying
and pasting that could
question your creativity. Let’s
face it, it is nearly impossible
to work without the internet
today, but with these simple
habits you can override the
negatives and click to your
advantage.
Write, un-write and rewrite:
It’s easy to know information
that has been copied from
the net. If the blue
underlined fonts don’t give
you away, the writing style
will. So do not be lazy, take
out time to put whatever you
must have copied into your
own words.
Attribute: In some countries,
you could get jailed for
plagiarism. So if you lift the
intellectual property of
someone else, be sure to
make reference to the writer.
If it’s a scholarly work, be
sure to use the required style
for referencing.
Cross check: Any Tom, Dick or
Harry can put anything
online. It takes a bigger man
to find out just how much of
it is true. Being in a rush to
share information that you
aren’t sure of could
jeopardize your credibility
before your online audience,
your colleagues at the office
or the audience you are
making a presentation to.
Crosscheck with credible
online and non virtual
sources.
A touch of you: Give
information got from the
internet a touch of yourself.
Personalize it with charts,
pictures and creative words.
Truthfully, it could take a
longer time restructuring
information already written
than building yours from the
scratch. But at the end, it’s
always worth the try.
Old fashioned tips:
Sometimes, the old fashioned
style of reading a book could
cover a multitude of sins.
Already published books give
information with greater
credibility than websites can.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/after-you-copy-and-paste/

Word!!!