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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: 70

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: 263

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: 345

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: 429

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: 289

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: 352

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: 689

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: 951

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: 749

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: 633

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: 700

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: 921

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: 958

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: 411

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: 667

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: 481

Defining Big Data: The Four Vs
Friday, 26th April 2013

Security and speed of data transmission, accuracy of information stored and where to store vast amounts of data are just some of the issues that need to be tackled when considering big data projects. In his second article on the topic, Victor Camlek looks into the detail of the four Vs: Volume, Velocity, Vaulting and Validation and how they define the essence of big data.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Research - Content management - Search

Views: 605

Living (and Coping) with Big Data
Thursday, 25th April 2013

As we launch our series devoted to big data we begin to see that many articles and features, even when they are not tagged as "big data", definitely fit within this domain. Victor Camlek reviews recent FreePint articles and features and presents his view on three developments related to big data, in fields ranging from sales to social media and academic publishing.

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Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - Information strategy - Information purchasing - Research - Competitive intelligence - Social media sources - FreePint news

Views: 442

Do You Really Want to Send Your Data FedEx?
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013

Moving data, and in particular, big data, is a specialist task. Matt Benati explains why it's essential that the transfer of large datasets be carried out speedily and efficiently - and how analytics rely on the freshest data for competitive advantage.

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Posted in: Information strategy - Research - Competitive intelligence - Content management - Visualisation

Views: 505

Sourcing Engineering Products & Services with ThomasNet.com
Tuesday, 23rd April 2013

Designed for those in the manufacturing and supply side of engineering, ThomasNet.com offers a supplier directory, a product search, CAD search and product news components. Recent developments have ensured that the database is vital to the engineering and procurement needs of enterprises across numerous vertical markets - and it's free to use.

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Posted in: Information purchasing - Research - Company sources - Competitive intelligence - Industry sources - Market sources - Regional sources - Search

Views: 487

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