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Enterprises: Avoid Hype When Going Social
14th February 2014

FreePint's Topic Series: The Social Enterprise is in full swing with articles on SharePoint and its alternatives such as Huddle, Confluence and open source WordPress published this week. Capco's collaborative platform "CapInTouch" is also under the spotlight in a case study with takeaways for others considering a bespoke solution. Stick to what's meaningful for your business and avoid the hype, advises Shimrit Janes in her editorial.

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Capco's CapInTouch - Connectivity Worldwide
14th February 2014

Many companies realise the potential of online knowledge-sharing and networking. Implementing tools off-the-shelf is an easy way to create an environment for collaboration, but the real challenge lies in getting users to consistently and proactively contribute to the network. Rebecca O'Reilly explains how financial services consultancy Capco decided to do things differently and successfully implement a bespoke tool, named CapInTouch.

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Should You Deploy SharePoint?
13th February 2014

SharePoint is much more than just a document collaboration tool; its social and collaborative elements are continually being strengthened and it now also serves as a social computing platform. However, alternative products are available. James Mullan asks why you should choose SharePoint to be your enterprise collaboration solution.

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Productive & Targeted Information from FreePint
12th February 2014

Tackling issues such as which are the most productive tools, strategy and measurement techniques for the social enterprise, plus examining key information products like emerging markets deals source Transactional Track Record and intellectual property research platform Innography, make FreePint essential reading for information managers. In addition, FreePint's Communities of Practice offer the opportunity to discuss key challenges openly with peers across a wide range of industry sectors.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Global Knowledge & Research Specialist
12th February 2014

Anne Rogers is director, Knowledge and Research Services at Cargill’s InfoCenter. Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Anne shares her favourite tipples.

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FreePint Tackles Business Planning, ROI & Value
10th February 2014

Measuring the value for money provided by information services, and determining whether particular products represent a good return on investment, has always been one of the biggest challenges information managers face. But FreePint writers have been tackling this issue head on, describing techniques for gathering both quantitative and qualitative data and making an evidence-based business case to senior management and other stakeholders. Metrics are part of the process - but so too are case studies and testimonials, all underpinned by the art of persuasion.

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How Effective is Your Enterprise Social Network?
7th February 2014

Enterprise social tools are different to business process tools, explains Richard Hare, and that's why the measures of effectiveness also need to differ in order to identify increases in connectivity, improved awareness, stimulated communication and better problem-solving.

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Getting Social Right... the First Time
7th February 2014

The FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise has so far included a number of articles and guides designed to help organisations be successful in their implementation of social tools. Among these was an excellent article from Steve Bynghall which provides guidance on governance, ownership and sponsorship, and ensuring there are clear business uses identified for the social tools.

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Patents for the Win! Innography Snags Two 2014 CODiE Awards
4th February 2014

Expert reviewer for the CODiE Award for Best Legal Information Product 2014, John DiGilio reviewed five legal products in the category and evaluated them through demonstrations, testing and grading against specific requirements. Here he shares his thoughts on the category winner, Innography's intellectual property research platform.

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Making Social Succeed: Advocates to Encourage Use
31st January 2014

To help in the adoption and success of social tools in the enterprise, under-resourced central teams often need to rely on networks of advocates to help in change management and support efforts. These advocate networks can range from communities of early adopters to super-users. Steve Bynghall shares best practice in targeting the right sort of individuals, engaging and nurturing these communities.

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