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My Favourite Tipples: March 2012
15th March 2012

As a librarian in the commercial sector, I have worked with a wide variety of specialist subscription sources, but often find myself searching for resources that answer random questions posed by business analysts, usually with the proviso: “Oh, by the way, they MUST be free”. The ones with relevance to me outside of work are the ones I remember, and consequently are the ones I use again and again.

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Working together to communicate and collaborate with stakeholders - a FUMSI Editorial
15th March 2012

We know that every organisation has stakeholders that they must consult in decision-making and consider in this results-driven society. This is true for large companies, small businesses, international industries, and national issues and production. The articles in this issue of FUMSI Magazine show that there are many tools and methods that can be used to defragment areas of our rapidly changing world to improve internal and external communication, facilitate networking and increase opportunities; all of which can enhance our value proposition.

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Facebook launches interest lists
15th March 2012

Do you like to organise your friends into lists on Facebook? Yes, then you'll definitely be interested in a new feature launched by Facebook last week. The feature, called "interest lists", allows users to turn Facebook into their own personalised newspaper, incorporating feeds of subjects and topics that matter to that user.

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Panjiva mini review: Part 2
15th March 2012

In Part 1 of this review, we looked at the basics for Panjiva, a research tool for the procurement community. In this post, we’ll take a deeper dive into functionality.

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Technology moving into range
15th March 2012

The UK Office for National Statistics measures inflation via a basket of everyday goods which also acts as a social barometer. Recently mobile content and technology show an increase in demand along with a growing trend for internet and 3D TVs.

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Prepare to be targeted - if I can find your data
14th March 2012

Most people are not happy that their search data is being used to target advertising. However, they might worry less if they realised that the data companies acquire about them is lost almost at once – although, of course, this creates opportunities for information professionals.

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Grovo's fresh approach to video tutorials
14th March 2012

Video site Grovo is taking a new approach to providing tutorial content about the web - promising that their up-to-date content makes Google searches for similar topics look stale by comparison. But does it come at too high a price?

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Making email more like Twitter
14th March 2012

We all understand how important email is in our working and personal lives. Yet at the same time we're presented with more and more ways with which to communicate and collaborate with colleagues and friends. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ all offer alternative ways to communicate with friends and colleagues, so are we seeing the end of email?

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An app for every occasion
14th March 2012

Get on a train almost anywhere in the world and look around. What’s half the carriage doing? They’re fiddling with their phones, faces lit up with a yellowy glow. The no. 1 business requirement I hear is "Can I get that on my phone?" Organisational forays into mobile access thus far range between the all out and the tentative.

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Are you following me?
13th March 2012

Whenever you use Google your clicks are followed and recommendations are made based on what you've been looking at. Nothing new here, but remember, although it appears free, Google is a business and the trade is your personal information.

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