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FUMSI Report: Folio on Widgets and Gadgets
18th February 2010
"With so many iPhone users loving their downloadable Apps; bloggers loving their widgets that personalise their web pages; FaceBook, MySpace and LinkedIn pages being stuffed full of wanted (and unwanted) apps, it is no wonder that CMS Watch are predicting that, "gadgets and widgets will sweep the portal world" in 2010."
- Kate Simpson, FUMSI Contributing Editor: Manage
Total pages: 65
Make the most of widgets and gadgets with tips from experts in the field.
Widgets and Gadgets is a FUMSI Folio, collecting FUMSI articles on a specific topic. Published in a convenient package and framed with editorial commentary from Kate Simpson, our contributing editor for the Manage practice area, Widgets and Gadgets is a must-have resource for the reference and skill-development library of any information centre or information professional.
Table of Contents:
Editorial Introduction by Kate Simpson, Contributing Editor, Manage
Widgets and Gadgets Survey Results
Widgets for Content Distribution: A Shift in the Internet, by Barry Graubart
Pharmaceutical industry: a discovery-led approach to social media, by Daniel Ghinn
Evolution in source evaluation: using social media data, by Emily Wheeler and Samara Omundson
Yahoo! Pipes: Relevant information on tap, by Scott Brown
Say hello to Google Wave, by Malcolm Coles and Martin Belam
Conference Information: Managing Before, During and After, by Heidi Blanton
Leveraging and Repurposing RSS, by Brian Westra
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