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Mind-map your project
9th July 2012

A variety of project management software exists that can assist with project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and completion. A new trend towards using mind-mapping software is gaining attention. These tools are powerful enough to handle complex projects, yet intuitive enough for most users to pick up quickly.

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Reviews, articles and reports for information managers: Information Content Newsletter
9th July 2012

The latest articles for professionals working in information services management, information strategy and content procurement

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Global Myth 1: Local product means local audience
27th June 2012

Even products that focus on a specific region have the potential to sell to global markets. If you think your local product means a local customer base, think again.

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All a-flap about maps
27th June 2012

Mapping and visualisation tools are not only gaining popularity as an enabler for many of the products we use and project development on a day to day basis as I considered in a previous LiveWire post. The mapping products themselves are generating some interesting news around competition, market penetration and privacy.

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Company fundamentals: Still plenty of work to be done
27th June 2012

Company data is the bedrock of business information – so you’d be forgiven for believing that it must be comprehensively covered by now. Well, it isn’t. Indeed, so patchy is company information provision generally that vendors continue to see gaps.

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Evolution Summer 2012: FreePint Consolidates
27th June 2012

In the summer of 2012, FreePint is undergoing evolution, consolidating its publishing brands into the single FreePint brand. Read about these changes and the expanded access and added value they will bring to you.

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The evolution of SharePoint
27th June 2012

Many speculate that Microsoft's purchase of Yammer as well recent influx of search-centred add on products for SharePoint will improve the user-experience of this tool. Certainly, one wonders if these changes will really make a difference in how SharePoint is perceived amongst law firms, where SharePoint usage has become almost ubiquitous.

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Cookies law already crumbling
27th June 2012

The LiveWire has been following the countdown and the introduction of the new EU cookie over this last month or so. The questions now are so what and any impacts so far?

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Could Yammer socialise SharePoint?
27th June 2012

A number of sources have reported that Microsoft is very close to purchasing the enterprise social network Yammer for approximately £1.2 billion. Although not officially announced the purchase of Yammer by Microsoft would certainly make sense, given some of the challenges when using Microsoft's flagship internal collaboration tool SharePoint.

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InfoArmy and Mancx - allies or threats?
26th June 2012

A couple of new crowdsourced business ventures have recently been launched which, depending on your point of view, could either be seen as a threat or an opportunity for business researchers.

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