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Confused about where to publish and share information on the web? Want to be sure that your efforts are rewarded? Relax and take advice from this Folio which shows which of the myriad publishing platforms are successful. From using Twitter to inspire a professional community, creating engaging...
We have talked about the semantic web for years and the question is, are we getting any closer to it being a reality? The predictions made by Silver Oliver in a FUMSI article in 2008 appear to be standing up to scrutiny and the technology driving the semantic web is moving on apace. Linked and...
Love it or hate it, there's no doubt that the open nature of the BBC provides an important insight into the handling of information in a large enterprise. Because of the way they are funded they have no fear of sharing which means we can learn from their successes - and their mistakes - through...
The fast pace of information publishing and the change in search methods and devices have spawned many new tools for information professionals and researchers. Also, what might have once been a favourite tool can quickly be usurped be a sleeker, faster interloper. So keeping up-to-date with the...
With so much information being reused or repurposed there is inevitably more pressure on the originator of the information to get it right so that inaccuracies do not perpetuate themselves. This is particularly true when it comes to the instant publishing nature of social media, such as Twitter,...
"In tough financial times, we all need to be on our toes to make sure we are maximising the value we are bringing to our business, and one of our key personal assets is our network of connections and contacts."
- Martin Belam, FUMSI Contributing Editor: Share
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"Personal data loss through careless sharing is one aspect of our new information landscape. The loss of corporate and business data to competitors is another area of common concern when sharing information."
- Martin Belam, FUMSI Contributing Editor: Share
Total pages: 38
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"Recently there has been a press frenzy around a report by 15 year old intern at
Morgan Stanley, Matthew Robson. His findings ended up on the front page of the
Financial Times, as he shocked the banking world by 'revealing' that teenagers
don't use Twitter, don't read newspapers, and don't...
To blog or not to blog ... that's the question that many organisations have asked themselves. They recognise that it's time to embrace social media tools (SMTs) such as wikis, shared bookmarks, blogs-with-comments and peer-to-peer communication. At the same time, they may feel unsure about...
The success or failure of a project can have everything to do with the quality of the documentation - the project handbook - and how well it meets the needs of the people who are responsible for implementation. Clear, comprehensive and user-focused project handbooks serve as ready-reference,...
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Folio on Conferences and Continuing Professional Development
This Folio brings together a range of FUMSI articles on conferences and professional development. Use Contributing Editor Joanna Ptolomey has collected together, and commented on, this collection.
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