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FUMSI Magazine: 16
10th April 2009
FIND: While every quest for competitive information results in a different end point, the
strategic researcher knows that the process for finding information follows the same
key principles. Heather Carine shares her six basic steps for performing corporate
competitive research, along with tips for getting started.
USE: The eBooks market seems to have been poised for success for years, but widespread
adoption has been more promise than substance. Kate Worlock looks at comparative
adoption rates for different types of content and academic environments and explains
why new devices may help eBooks achieve their promise - or not.
MANAGE: Folksonomies are gaining favour as a free content organisational system on sites like
Flickr and del.icio.us, but that doesn't make them ready for business prime time. Fran
Alexander explores the pros and cons of folksonomies in the workplace and provides
some insight into balancing the costs and benefits of crowd-sourced tagging.
SHARE: With the number of websites in a state of continual expansion, tools for locating
relevant online information become increasingly important. In Part One of this two-part
story, Malcolm Coles examines the rise of search engines and social media and their
impact on finding online information in context.
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