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			<title>Big Data and the Enterprise Information Professional</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70103</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Safety in Numbers? Crowdfunding and Competitive Intelligence</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70098</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>FreePint Launches New Series: Compliance in Context</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Compliance tools]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Big Data Gets Sociable</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Statista - Stats Galore and More</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Big Data is All Around Us</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70077</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Competitive intelligence]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>FreePint Series Explores Critical Topics</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70074</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Competitive intelligence]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Big Data - Where are the Boundaries?</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70070</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Competitive intelligence]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Big Data... And the Information Professional</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Collaborative and social tools]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Competitive Intelligence: Analyse Company Information to Understand Corporate Strategy</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70057</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Printable FreePint Subscription Articles</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Imaginative and Interactive Research Resource: Infographics</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70054</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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? ]]></description>
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			<title>Internal Communications in an Attention-Deficit World</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70052</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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...&nbsp; ]]></description>
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			<title>Defining Big Data: The Four Vs</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70038</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Content management]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Living (and Coping) with Big Data</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70034</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Collaborative and social tools]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Do You Really Want to Send Your Data FedEx?</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70028</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Competitive intelligence]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>Sourcing Engineering Products &amp; Services with ThomasNet.com</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70027</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Company sources]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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			<title>FreePint and BST America Explore the ABCs of ROI</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70024</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Content management]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Measuring value and return on investment of content purchases is undeniably important but the metrics are difficult to pin down. Robin Neidorf introduces FreePint's new Webinar series, Identifying and Measuring Value, where a number of interactive sessions will focus on understanding, measuring and reporting on the value and ROI of content purchase. ]]></description>
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			<title>Improving the Sales Process with InsideView</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70014</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<category><![CDATA[Company sources]]></category>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A good sales intelligence tool can make a huge difference to a company's sales and marketing success. Jan Knight explores how InsideView performs and gives her opinion on the 50 million people and company profiles, trigger event options, and integration with CRM and social media. ]]></description>
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			<title>Understanding Big Data</title>
			<link>http://web.freepint.com/go/features/70013</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In the first of his series of three articles introducing and defining big data and its importance for the information professional, Victor Camlek posits the notion of the "Four Vs" as they apply to big data and explores how the big data phenomenon came into being. ]]></description>
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