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Perplexity Spaces for Ongoing Research Topics
Most research isn't a one-off query — it's a topic you track for weeks. Here's how professionals set up Perplexity Spaces.
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- 1Research Is a Topic, Not a Query
- 2Perplexity
- 3Spaces
- 4research
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Section 1
Research Is a Topic, Not a Query
Most professionals don't have one-off research questions. They have topics — a competitor, a market, a regulation — that they track for months. A single chat conversation is the wrong shape for that. A Perplexity Space is the right one.
Spaces worth keeping alive
- Top 3 competitors in your segment
- A regulatory topic you have to keep current on
- A customer industry you sell into
- A technology you evaluate quarterly
A Perplexity Space configured like a research analyst, not a search engine. Keeps quality high across weeks of queries.
Space: Competitor — Acme Analytics
Instructions:
- I am a product manager at Orbit, a competitor to Acme.
- Track Acme's product launches, pricing changes, leadership
moves, and customer wins.
- Prioritize primary sources: Acme's own site, SEC filings,
press releases, founder interviews.
- Deprioritize: Forbes contributor posts, aggregators.
- In every answer: list the source URL and the date.
Sources to always include:
- acme.com/blog
- acme.com/press
- Acme CEO's LinkedIn
Sources to exclude:
- Medium posts older than 12 months
- Reddit threads without named commentersCompare the options
| Tool | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Spaces | Current web facts with sources | Synthesis depth |
| Claude with search on | Reasoning across sources | Citations can lag |
| ChatGPT Deep Research | Long, structured reports | Time cost per query |
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The big idea: treat research as topics, not questions. A well-configured Perplexity Space per topic turns scattered searches into a compounding, citable knowledge base.
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