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Jennifer Jones Archiving social media content/context - more questions than answers? [ABSTRACT]
1st June 2011

As Twitter does not provide a long term storage solution for tweets this leaves researchers with a dilemma. How should tweets be stored so that both the content and the context are retained, and the resource is searchable? Jennifer Jones looks at the possibilities but concludes that there are still more questions than answers.

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Elisabeth Goodman LinkedIn: An awesome information resource for building your reputation, your connections and your knowledge [ABSTRACT]
1st June 2011

From its recruitment tool origins, LinkedIn has grown into a vital networking tool for companies as well as individuals. Among its many features, Groups allow you to keep on top of the latest developments while making new contacts, and LinkedIn Today aggregates news shared on LinkedIn and Twitter. Elisabeth Goodman shows why individuals and companies alike should embrace LinkedIn.

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