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Mobile - don't be derailed by the bandwagon
28th February 2012
FreePint’s second report on the enterprise market for mobile content shows just how measured an approach information professionals are taking. Just as well really – the turmoil in the wider market indicates that clear heads are essential for getting true business value from this still newish technology.
Case studies - Part 1: The problem
28th February 2012
Case studies: all your users want them, but nobody wants to write them. Case studies are written examples of where the organisation has carried out a successful engagement, usually of high contractual value or strategic importance. They can be used for internal learning purposes and external marketing.
Getting jiggy with Google+
28th February 2012
Are you one of the 100 million individuals that are currently using Google+? Google+ has been described as a cross between LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. It is actually a collection of different social features including a stream (newsfeed), hangouts (video chat service), photos and games.
2011 Financial Roundup: Thomson Reuters, Reed Elsevier, McGraw-Hill
27th February 2012
With Q4 2011 and full year financial reporting trickling out from vendors over the past month, it appears that while last year's revenue growth for the information industry may have been modest, continued cost-cutting efforts enabled the big players to achieve respectable profitability targets, especially given the languishing global economy.
Libraries on the edge of glory?
27th February 2012
What role do libraries have in helping economies and communities to thrive? One model, the Idea Store started 2002 and has since grown and developed, offering cafes, adult education and computer access on many high streets.
Upcoming conferences for information professionals
27th February 2012
Conferences provide a refreshing opportunity to step away from our daily information work to network with other information professionals, expand our skill set and, for some, to give back to the profession through presentations. If you have a substantial professional development budget and flexible travel schedule, you may be fortunate enough to attend several of the conferences listed.
The challenge of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
27th February 2012
If you're not familiar with the concept, BYOD refers to the idea of employees bringing their personal equipment (devices) into their place of work and using them to undertake work. For an organisation, one of the benefits is that they avoid the cost of having to buy a device for every employee and employees get a device they want to use.
Linking LinkedIn to your intranet
24th February 2012
Earlier this week LinkedIn announced that it was considering developing an intranet service for businesses. This won't come as a surprise to many people and is certainly a good move by LinkedIn as it will build on the work that many organisations have been doing with social networking tools internally. One of the main ideas behind an internal social network is to try to foster communication between employees and encourage an open and collaborative environment with the hope that individuals will feel more motivated
Enterprise microblogging solutions offer a private place for open communication
23rd February 2012
The popularity of Twitter, with its fast, easy way of communicating with the masses, caught on quickly bringing microblogging to the social media spotlight. However, the ability to communicate via Twitter may not be adequate for enterprise communications. Enter enterprise microblogging solutions.
Who is the publisher? When the enterprise becomes a publisher
22nd February 2012
At the conclusion of this year's FreePint Research: Enterprise Market for Mobile Content 2012, I make the case for today's (and tomorrow's) enterprise organisations to rethink themselves as aggregators and publishers, even more than licensors and acquirers of content...
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