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Duedil - Making Company Data More Transparent
Thursday, 23rd May 2013

Penny Crossland reviews internet start-up Duedil - short for due diligence - and finds it a welcome addition to the numerous web-based providers of company data. Aggregating all UK and Irish company documents from the official registers, around 100 million at the last count, Duedil combines these with information from regulatory registers and presents the data via a visually attractive dashboard, with interactive features.

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Posted in: Information purchasing - Regulatory compliance - Research - Company sources - Financial sources

Views: 148

Reskilling for Survival in an Increasingly Information-Biased World
Thursday, 23rd May 2013

Info pro expert Sue Hill of Sue Hill Recruitment explains how it's essential that her organisation keep on top of big data development trends in order to best advise client companies and job seekers. She explains what info pros should do to position themselves at the centre of the big data opportunity.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Training

Views: 209

Big Data Opportunities for Enterprise Librarians
Thursday, 23rd May 2013

Kat Allen looks at skills which enterprise information professionals bring to the world of big data and why they want seats at the table alongside data scientists and developers.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Training

Views: 252

What's On Your "Must Have" List?
Thursday, 23rd May 2013

FreePint introduces four key topics which are consistently on the "must have" list for FreePint Subscribers. Robin Neidorf explains how to get free Topic Updates by email and introduces the wealth of information available in the premium offering: the FreePint Subscription.

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Posted in: Information services management - Information strategy - Knowledge management - Information purchasing - Regulatory compliance - Research - Competitive intelligence - Compliance tools - News sources - FreePint news

Views: 146

Info Pros Get More Involved with Big Data
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013

Richard Corbridge of the National Institute for Health Research explains how his organisation has seized the opportunities created by the big data explosion and discusses the "trend rift" in the information professionals and how this relates to the "Suits" and "Hoodies" approach.

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Posted in: Information strategy

Views: 299

Webinar Will Bring Big Data Down to Size
Monday, 20th May 2013

Find out more about FreePint's Webinar: Big Data in Action: Plain Language, Practical Guidance and don't forget to register for the free event. It's a great opportunity to find out more about big data from four technology and service companies in the sector: Attunity, Connotate, Linguamatics and Opera Solutions.

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Posted in: Research - Content management - FreePint news

Views: 356

Question Time for Thomson Reuters and PLC's Top Team
Monday, 20th May 2013

Robin Neidorf meets up with key members of Thomson Reuters and PLC's senior management team to quiz them about the role of PLC in Thomson Reuters' plans for the US legal market - and to find out more about Thomson Reuters' approach to the legal market worldwide.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Information purchasing

Views: 440

Big Data and the Enterprise Information Professional
Friday, 17th May 2013

Victor Camlek reviews what big data means for the information professional in a corporate information centre, library or strategic planning department. Opportunities abound for info pros to take the lead as content advocates on big data issues and to deliver an active agenda aimed at documenting, tracking and attending physical and virtual events focused on big data - to deliver a strong return on investment.

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Posted in: Information services management - Information strategy - Training

Views: 488

Safety in Numbers? Crowdfunding and Competitive Intelligence
Thursday, 16th May 2013

In the years since crowdfunding started generating millions in funding, writers have covered crowdfunding projects either as success stories like Amanda Palmer's $1.25 million project, or they give marketing advice. This article shows how crowdfunding platforms (CFPs) such as Kickstarter and Crowdcube, reward or equity-based, could be a source of competitive intelligence.

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Posted in: Research - Company sources - Competitive intelligence - Financial sources - Social media sources

Views: 345

FreePint Launches New Series: Compliance in Context
Tuesday, 14th May 2013

FreePint's work on tackling topics essential to info pros continues with The FreePint Series: Compliance in Context. Andrew Lucas, the series editor, introduces the main themes ranging from keeping up-to-date with regulation changes to choosing the right tool for regulatory compliance, and explains how you can get involved in the series which will run from September - October 2013.

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Posted in: Regulatory compliance - Compliance tools - FreePint news

Views: 395

Big Data Gets Sociable
Friday, 10th May 2013

Victor Camlek examines how the huge pot of social networking data is set to take the big data world by storm, impacting on sales, marketing, research and KM professionals across all fields.

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Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - Knowledge management - Social media sources - FreePint news

Views: 722

Statista - Stats Galore and More
Thursday, 9th May 2013

Jan Knight finds the Statista statistics portal is easy-to-use with an impressive array of topics, sources, reports and stats, with a variety of pricing options and some information available for free. The Chart of the Day infographics related to the media/internet or economy/society also present a free and fun way to get a daily dose of useful information.

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Posted in: Information purchasing - Research - Industry sources - Non-text sources - Regional sources

Views: 1007

Big Data is All Around Us
Thursday, 9th May 2013

Victor Camlek reviews recent FreePint articles and considers the pervasive nature of big data in areas from the legal sector to knowledge management. He also highlights the upcoming FreePint Webinar: Big Data in Action: Plain Language, Practical Guidance.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Knowledge management - FreePint news

Views: 771

FreePint Series Explores Critical Topics
Thursday, 9th May 2013

FreePint's Series approach tackles essential topics through articles, reports, case studies and webinars. The current Series is "Big Data in Action" with a series on mobile security coming in the summer and an autumn series on regulatory compliance planned.

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Posted in: Information services management - Information strategy - Internal communications - Knowledge management - PR and external communications - Information purchasing - Regulatory compliance - Research - Competitive intelligence - Intranets - FreePint news

Views: 658

Big Data - Where are the Boundaries?
Tuesday, 7th May 2013

Big data is, by definition, big. But what do we mean by "big"? Keith Cooper, CEO of Connotate, explains how setting boundaries and having clear business goals is essential when working on big data projects.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Competitive intelligence

Views: 708

Big Data... And the Information Professional
Friday, 3rd May 2013

Big data undoubtedly presents opportunities for information professionals. Victor Camlek looks at FreePint's recent articles on the topic to examine how info pros can demonstrate that their skill sets make them ideally suited to a career involving big data.

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Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - Information strategy - Knowledge management - Information purchasing - Research - Competitive intelligence - Search - FreePint news

Views: 957

Competitive Intelligence: Analyse Company Information to Understand Corporate Strategy
Thursday, 2nd May 2013

Milan Dalal of the Brook Intelligence Centre discusses the research and analysis you need to conduct in order to understand your competitors' and clients' corporate strategies. Historical and current context are essential along with major events and third party views and Milan discusses which information sources can help you identify these key elements.

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Posted in: Research - Company sources - Competitive intelligence - Financial sources - Industry sources

Views: 988

Printable FreePint Subscription Articles
Thursday, 2nd May 2013

In the latest FreePint development, a new option is now available for FreePint Subscription articles. Complementing the existing sharing and starring/saving options, FreePint Subscription articles are now printable, allowing you to share more easily with colleagues or to keep them in hard copy for future reference.

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Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - FreePint news

Views: 416

Imaginative and Interactive Research Resource: Infographics
Thursday, 2nd May 2013

Even experienced researchers will benefit from paying closer attention to infographics and infoposters. They often present solid facts and statistical data in an "At a Glance" format, which is at once easy-to-understand and pleasing to the eye. Plus these non-text resources are seemingly everywhere you turn, so why not use them?

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Posted in: Research - Non-text sources - Search - Visualisation

Views: 677

Internal Communications in an Attention-Deficit World
Wednesday, 1st May 2013

This collection of FreePint articles on internal communications presents a fascinating range of topics. Communications professionals now have a plethora of choices both of device and tool. Identifying the strengths, weaknesses, appropriateness and security of internal tools from SharePoint to email is essential along with familiarity with external tools such as Twitter and LinkedIn. And presentation of information is just as important - interactive figures or multimedia can be much more effective than lines of text... 

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Posted in: Internal communications - Mobile - Social media sources - FreePint news

Views: 490

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