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 The cloud - more secure than we think?
16th May 2012
More companies are adopting the cloud and finding they save time and money in terms of security management. Government worries about cloud computing relating to privacy, security and data flow may be overstated, and the cloud may eventually become more important to individuals than their personal computers.
 Competitive intelligence on a budget
15th May 2012
Are you using Google or proprietary software to undertake business, client or competitor intelligence? If you are, but you're budgets are being squeezed then you might want to think about how you can use open source and free tools as part of your intelligence arsenal.
LinkedIn buys SlideShare - a boost for CI researchers
15th May 2012 LinkedIn has recently purchased Talent Pipeline and now SlideShare. SlideShare is an invaluable tool for recruiters, business development managers and competitive intelligence researchers as it contains PowerPoint presentations, product plans and hard-to-find facts and insights.
Mobile access explodes
14th May 2012 More people have access to mobile than have access to electricity or running water. What does this astonishing statistic mean for your organisation?
Social CRM - how do you pick the winners?
14th May 2012 Software solutions for social customer relationship management are the latest concern for organisations who are finding it difficult to pick the right one. Exploiting the results companies get from their customers is also proving tricky, and getting a full return on investment may be hard to achieve.
Is open access to science research one step further?
11th May 2012 Academic publishers continue to thrive behind their paywalls but this may all change with a UK government initiative to make research freely available. Additionally, an independent working group will report in June on open access, and there are other international plans and programmes afoot.
Turning space challenges into an eLibrary opportunity
10th May 2012 Like the larger economy, the legal marketplace continues to experience unprecedented change. As we barrel forward in the electronic and information age, those changes continue to affect law firms and other organisations across the world. The firm library can turn these challenges into opportunities by applying new strategies to old ideas, and engaging vendors to help solve problems.
The role of digital librarians in Digital Asset Management
10th May 2012 When clients contact Information Edge to help them get a handle on their organisational assets, they are usually at a point of feeling crushed under an avalanche of information. What I have learned is that information professionals can bring some very valuable expertise to any DAM project.
Interviewing - an essential part of effective win-loss analysis
10th May 2012 There is really no company or industry that will not benefit from win/loss analysis. Most researchers are good at collecting data. Many, however, are reluctant to pick up the phone and solicit information from people, and would rather perform information collection on-line. Win/loss interviewing is an essential skill for the advanced researcher.
Government approved apps
10th May 2012 According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the number of US adult cellphone owners who have downloaded an app to their phone has nearly doubled over the past two years. We can all agree that there is no shortage of apps available in the marketplace.
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