Is Pinterest of interest to the info pro?
21st January 2012

Pinterest - the social network that allows you to create a virtual pinboard of things you've collected from around the world - is rapidly growing in use. What role might it play in the digital world of the information professional?

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Social media for scientific collaboration
19th January 2012

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SOPA sponsorship stumbles
18th January 2012

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SciVerse Applications: Cherry-picking the data
18th January 2012

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A Little Basel III with your Policy Update: Cicero Group's NovaRes
18th January 2012

One of the great things about reviewing databases and information products for FreePint and VIP Magazine is that I am constantly being introduced to new industries and methods of information usage and discovery.

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Searching for accuracy - A VIP Editorial
18th January 2012

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Opportunities for China listeners
18th January 2012

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Viva consumer electronics
18th January 2012

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SOPA, information blackouts and ready references
18th January 2012

It’s official. According to a statement by Jimmy Wales, the “Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours”. This is in protest to both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). I was surprisingly saddened to hear about this plan. Surprised not because I have any particular tie to Wikipedia ... more because the shutdown, voluntarily or otherwise, of any information source is unsettling.

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Protection or piracy: Quite the stooshie
18th January 2012

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