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Create & Share Your Own News Outlet - DIY News Aggregation
1st November 2013
DIY social media news aggregation tools have saturated the marketplace. Traditionally thought to be for personal use, this article asks what the implications are for the corporate environment. It argues that tools such as Flipboard, Pulse, Prismatic and Noowit can be used to build a strong business case for the correct use of social media within the workplace.
Time to Review Your Information Database
29th October 2013
A review of the usage and usefulness of your information database should be carried out regularly, advises Rachael Elliott. She provides advice for those considering changing to a new source and tips on how to ensure corroboration, depth and accuracy of information when using social media channels alongside traditional databases.
M-Adaptive: Monitoring Millions of Social Media & Editorial Outlets In One Package
28th October 2013
With the ever-increasing volume of social media content, a media monitoring tool that combines both editorial and social content is a key part of any organisation’s social media strategy. Anne Lonergan reviews M-Adaptive and finds it invaluable for marketing and communications professionals who need to sift and analyse the flood of social media and editorial data.
News Aggregation Know-How from FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation
25th October 2013
The FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation launched this month and runs until the end of November. Series producer Andrew Grave takes a look at the articles and product reviews published to date. The articles include a market map covering news aggregators and more, and a case study of legal firm RPC and how they integrated enterprise RSS feeder Attensa with their own bespoke social intranet "Edge". The reviews published to date are M-Adaptive, Meltwater Buzz, Meltwater News together with a mini review of NewsEdge.
In The Thick Of It: FreePint for Government Information Professionals
25th October 2013
Mark Faulkner examines how FreePint can help information professionals in government organisations identify new sources, help review older sources in a new way and provide assistance in thinking about procurement decisions. He highlights articles covering topics from grey literature to identifying authoritative news sources and improving the value of content investments.
CB Insights: Intelligence on High Growth Sectors
25th October 2013
Venture capital database CB Insights is highly appealing for professionals in the investment, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), high tech, biotech, and other high-growth industries, finds reviewer Perrin Kerravala. New features since our 2012 review include proprietary research with commentary and data, valuation metrics for select financing and M&A deals, and data visualisation tools including heat maps, charts and graphics.
Keep Ahead of the Compliance Curve with the FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context
24th October 2013
The FreePint Topic Series: Compliance in Context continues to provide articles exploring some of the key issues in compliance, including a regulatory overview, linguistic identity matching, understanding Politically Exposed Persons and tools available to mitigate risk. The FreePint Webinar on the design of compliance tools looked at workflow design, customer engagement and product development.
Meltwater News & Buzz - Authoritative & Timely Media Monitoring
24th October 2013
Meltwater Buzz and Meltwater News provide timely information that is pertinent from a wide range of social media outlets and news sources, respectively. Jan Knight's review finds that the monitoring products allow users to quickly grasp what's happening in the areas being monitored and would provide great value to any professional in a public relations, social media or marketing field.
A Wealth of New FreePint Content
24th October 2013
Robin Neidorf picks article and review highlights from the two FreePint Topic Series running this month: Compliance in Context and Beyond Aggregation and introduces the Series planned for 2014 which include The Social Enterprise, Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence, Copyright Symposium, and Licensing and Pricing.
NewsEdge: Enhanced Media Monitoring
23rd October 2013
Web-based media monitoring service NewsEdge combines premium and free web sources into one online database that is used by corporate enterprise and government organisations. As well as monitoring over 4,500 free online web sources, in the last 18 months the company has added over 4,000 premium titles including hard-to-find titles, from locations such as Russia, Taiwan, the Baltic and Thailand, with many titles appearing in languages other than English.
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