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Disassociation and library associations
9th March 2012

Most people accept that we live in a fragmented world. Social, political, economic and technological change seems to happen on a regular basis and at times it can be hard to keep up. Within the information profession, change might appear to occur more slowly.

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Stakeholder communication planning
9th March 2012

In the first article in this series on stakeholders, we explored how to identify and prioritise stakeholders in the organisation. In this article, we examine the different ways to connect with stakeholders, both formally and informally, and discuss our stakeholders’ needs in more depth. We then provide a lightweight framework for developing a stakeholder communications plan.

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Copyright law changes afoot
9th March 2012

Copyright: a subject that has the ability to inspire fear, uncertainty and dread in the hearts of information practitioners. Most will encounter it during the course of their professional career; some even inherit it as a "poisoned chalice", taking on the heavy duty (and often thankless task) of ensuring licence compliance.

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A look at Middle East and North African sources
9th March 2012

While the largely unpredicted civil unrest has greatly increased the uncertainty of doing business in MENA markets, the region remains a hotbed of business opportunity in oil and gas, infrastructure, green technologies, and food and consumer products. However, finding reliable company and counterparty risk information is a challenge for many Western firms, due to loose disclosure requirements and limited availability of English language resources.

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CB Insights mini review: Part 2
8th March 2012

In Part 1 of this review, we looked at the general features of CB Insights, a platform that provides profiles of investors, companies and funds, and includes basic analytic capabilities. In this part, we’ll drill down into functionality.

Update: A new review of this product is available here »

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Weather watching via Twitter
7th March 2012

Last week’s powerful storms that devastated parts of the Midwest and South USA were widely reported in real time on Twitter and other social media outlets. Create a Twitter list of these accounts, and others specific to your organisation and location, for up to the minute information.

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CB Insights mini review: Part 1
7th March 2012

CB Insights is an information aggregator on high-growth, private companies in diverse industries, such as healthcare, technology, green tech and more. The platform provides profiles of investors, companies and funds, and includes basic analytic capabilities.

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Do you have a social media risk strategy?
7th March 2012

A recent study has suggested that many UK companies have a "chaotic" social media policy. Where can you find resources to help mitigate social media risk to your organisation?

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FT.com to launch rapid response news site
7th March 2012

The FT's mobile strategy sees continued success with its popular HTML5 app winning an award at the recent Mobile World Congress. Also, new to the FT's digital initiative is its "live news desk" providing FT.com users with breaking news in the financial and business worlds.

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Drop in traffic highlights problems at TechCrunch
7th March 2012

TechCrunch now seems a shadow of its former self with traffic having dropped significantly. Management differences have caused problems but it is also questionable as to whether cutting edge blogs can actually survive within large media companies.

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