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Content and technology. A Profound difference?
1st April 2012

Information providers and market researchers need to keep ahead of the game, looking for new ways to enhance and extend the range of their products. Profound from MarketResearch.com is one such, now offering new features and categories along with an improved searching facility.

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Online or ePaper news - which camp are you in?
30th March 2012

With the growing trend for newspapers to be published online as well as in print form, readers tend to prefer one format or the other. Enhancements to digital versions can offer useful additional features but research suggests people have better recall of news read in paper form than online.

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Building a Knowledge Management tool that lasts
30th March 2012

What happens when you're asked to implement a knowledge management tool that everybody loves the sound of, but aren't prepared to put the effort into maintaining? That's right, you'll end up with an unloved and unwanted tool, that promised much but ultimately delivered little. So how should you approach the development of a knowledge management tool?

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This week's recommended reading
30th March 2012

This post highlights another week of articles on web strategy, intranet management, search and information resources tweeted and retweeted by FUMSI contributing editors.

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Sentiment analysis tools: but whose sentiment?
29th March 2012

The next step along from sentiment analysis looks at the "emotional brain" to find out what the individual is really thinking. However as in the case where the majority of online product reviews are provided by a minority of consumers, how can research really be accurate.

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It really IS who you know. A new era of market research?
29th March 2012

Cleantech's updated and impressive i3 platform provides a vast array of information on the clean technology industry but with the emphasis now on the connections and relationships between people. More tools involving people are coming soon heralding what may be a new era in market research and scientific collaboration.

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Take a full-circle view of information sharing
29th March 2012

As children, we’re taught that sharing is the right thing to do. As information professionals, it’s a fundamental part of what we do. When we need to share information with our internal clients, how can we do this in the most efficient and effective way?

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Analytics and privacy - incompatible?
29th March 2012

Issues over exactly what information companies hold about them are becoming increasingly important for individuals who want legislation to protect their privacy. Some might go so far as to pay a premium for protection. Regulatory proposals relating to these matters are currently being considered.

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Copyright lobbynomics
28th March 2012

What is evidence based copyright law? Are the claims for copyright by the lobbyists justified or are research and innovation being stifled because of copyright restrictions? Should we be redefining just what copyright itself actually means, and who are the winners and losers? Copyright throws up more questions than answers.

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Curating or creating: the slow hunch
28th March 2012

The slow hunch, a term coined by Steven Johnson, is the mix of slow burn ideas, happy accidents and serendipity. In their work, information professionals have a role in facilitating this as well as curating content which in turn sparks innovation.

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