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Privacy - American carrot or European stick?
6th March 2012

The US government prepares to set out its data privacy principles while Europe sees problems in its own more advanced policy. Meanwhile individuals are deciding for themselves about who has access to their own personal online data.

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Social media - normalised, crisis or chaos?
2nd March 2012

While social media platforms are increasingly being used in routine aspects of corporate life, many companies do not understand the legal obligations regarding the status of tweets, posts or blogs. The situation seems as similarly unmanageable as email did 10 years ago.

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Big data; big con?
2nd March 2012

"Big data" is the latest buzzword in IT and "enterprise search" is making a comeback but do these terms actually offer anything other than neat phraseology for what information professionals have been doing for years?

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Where did I see that photo? Try Gale or Factiva
2nd March 2012

Images and pictures are becoming increasingly important in the digital age and companies need to take note. More than 100 years of the National Geographic magazine will be archived in a fully searchable interface, and Factiva is also adding 1.2 million images to its database.

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Medical apps - don't get burnt
1st March 2012

The first medical app was registered as a medical device in the UK in January 2012. With more Smartphone apps becoming available for diagnosing and treating medical conditions the need for regulation is critical.

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Innovation: light bulb or due diligence?
1st March 2012

Innovation is key to start-up companies, but is it more to do with what customers want or what they cannot solve for themselves? How can companies ensure that they have what it takes to ensure success in this field?

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Reaching your intended audience
29th February 2012

New information professionals struggle with the decision whether or not to specialise and narrow their target client base to one or two particular niches. Once the decision has been made, you must then find the clients. LinkedIn Answers and tweet chats provide not only spaces to interact virtually with potential clients but also opportuntities to listen to conversations related to your field of interest.

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Opening up research - contradictions?
29th February 2012

There seems to be a contradiction between the possibility of international repositories opening up access and problems caused by the charges made by Elsevier for this very service. Wider dissemination is also being blocked by government legislation. Where next?

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Case studies - Part 2: Some solutions
29th February 2012

Writing case studies is seen as a dull chore which only becomes urgent when a proposal deadline looms, and a mass scramble ensues. So how can you break this cycle and ensure that case studies are readily available?

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Duedil.com ushers in a new era of open corporate data
29th February 2012

For a long time the preserve of dusty legal and financial databases, services like Duedil and Openly Local are making the corporate financial data of the UK easier than ever for people to research on the web.

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