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Imaginative and Interactive Research Resource: Infographics
2nd May 2013

Even experienced researchers will benefit from paying closer attention to infographics and infoposters. They often present solid facts and statistical data in an "At a Glance" format, which is at once easy-to-understand and pleasing to the eye. Plus these non-text resources are seemingly everywhere you turn, so why not use them?

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Internal Communications in an Attention-Deficit World
1st May 2013

This collection of FreePint articles on internal communications presents a fascinating range of topics. Communications professionals now have a plethora of choices both of device and tool. Identifying the strengths, weaknesses, appropriateness and security of internal tools from SharePoint to email is essential along with familiarity with external tools such as Twitter and LinkedIn. And presentation of information is just as important - interactive figures or multimedia can be much more effective than lines of text...

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Defining Big Data: The Four Vs
26th April 2013

Security and speed of data transmission, accuracy of information stored and where to store vast amounts of data are just some of the issues that need to be tackled when considering big data projects. In his second article on the topic, Victor Camlek looks into the detail of the four Vs: Volume, Velocity, Vaulting and Validation and how they define the essence of big data.

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Living (and Coping) with Big Data
25th April 2013

As we launch our series devoted to big data we begin to see that many articles and features, even when they are not tagged as "big data", definitely fit within this domain. Victor Camlek reviews recent FreePint articles and features and presents his view on three developments related to big data, in fields ranging from sales to social media and academic publishing.

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Do You Really Want to Send Your Data FedEx?
23rd April 2013

Moving data, and in particular, big data, is a specialist task. Matt Benati explains why it's essential that the transfer of large datasets be carried out speedily and efficiently - and how analytics rely on the freshest data for competitive advantage.

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Sourcing Engineering Products & Services with ThomasNet.com
23rd April 2013

Designed for those in the manufacturing and supply side of engineering, ThomasNet.com offers a supplier directory, a product search, CAD search and product news components. Recent developments have ensured that the database is vital to the engineering and procurement needs of enterprises across numerous vertical markets - and it's free to use.

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FreePint and BST America Explore the ABCs of ROI
22nd April 2013

Measuring value and return on investment of content purchases is undeniably important but the metrics are difficult to pin down. Robin Neidorf introduces FreePint's new Webinar series, Identifying and Measuring Value, where a number of interactive sessions will focus on understanding, measuring and reporting on the value and ROI of content purchase.

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Improving the Sales Process with InsideView
19th April 2013

A good sales intelligence tool can make a huge difference to a company's sales and marketing success. Jan Knight explores how InsideView performs and gives her opinion on the 50 million people and company profiles, trigger event options, and integration with CRM and social media.

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Understanding Big Data
19th April 2013

In the first of his series of three articles introducing and defining big data and its importance for the information professional, Victor Camlek posits the notion of the "Four Vs" as they apply to big data and explores how the big data phenomenon came into being.

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Make FreePint Your Source for Sources
18th April 2013

Keeping on top of additions and deletions in databases, new articles, reports and information nuggets published, and tracking new sources and developments in source functionality is a tough call. FreePint’s focus on “source awareness” aims to address this need and - combined with the recently-introduced Alerts feature - should ensure you stay on top of the sources and content essential to your organisation.

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