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Predators snap at LinkedIn's heels
1st May 2012

Online recruiting via social media now looks for passive as well as active candidates. LinkedIn launches Talent Pipeline and Monster announces increased in bookings, but Facebook retains its popularity, with its BranchOut app passing the 25 million user mark.

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The role of RSS and RSS readers
30th April 2012

RSS feeds have been used for many years by information professionals to help manage the flow of information from both internal and external sources. Whilst RSS has provided a vehicle in which information professionals can bring together disparate information sources in one place, RSS technologies haven't changed significantly in the last 10 years. In our information-rich workplaces, what does a feed reader need to do?

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Never mind the clever stuff; what about the fundamentals?
30th April 2012

While huge potential now available for exploiting enormous data masses looks set to go, it seems that proper corporate transparency is far from settled. Regulatory regimes to ensure companies are subject to the same exposure as individuals are not in place, and information professionals should take note.

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Translation tools bring back the human element
29th April 2012

Two new translation services concentrating on quality are announced. Worldcrunch extends its English service to leading French and German newspapers and also international sources. Another new service, Ackuna, lets users submit text to a community of translators covering 15 languages.

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Altimeter Group Shakes It Up
27th April 2012

Altimeter Group lives for disruption. This boutique research based advisory firm located in San Mateo, California not only concentrates on disruptive trends, but also prides itself on a disruptive business model.

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Less than 40 days for compliant cookies
25th April 2012

With EU cookie compliance law due to be enforced on 26 May 2012, many organisations are simply not ready. There seems to be no consensus about the best way forward to get websites compliant, and industry suggests that compliance could harm online sales

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Go Press launches as One Pass is culled
25th April 2012

Subscription-based news continues apace in Europe with Piano Media announcing plans for further growth. Elsewhere there are new schemes in the Benelux countries and Holland, and in Belgium an alternative initiative called Go Press. However, Google's One Pass subscription plan has now folded.

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Business continuity: How much would a disruption cost you?
24th April 2012

Nobody likes worrying about what happens in a crisis, but the financial implications can be devastating if unplanned for. How can good information management contribute to effective business continuity planning?

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Jumping on the social business bandwagon
24th April 2012

Social business is a term that IT and Information Professionals have been looking at closely for a while. But what does it actually mean for an organisation and what is the difference between social media and social business?

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Spotlight on VIP 101: Further news analysis for VIP Subscribers
23rd April 2012

Get an overview of the many news analysis articles featured in the April 2012 issue of VIP Magazine - privacy, regulatory compliance, and content pricing models are among this month's topics.

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