Newsletter No. 395

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Newsletter No.395
27th March 2014

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My latest review of FreePint's Recent and Upcoming Content, Community and Consulting on the FreePint Blog announces the latest FreePint Subscription offerings:

News resources and monitoring reviews, including a Mini Review of FT Newslines, and the full review of social media monitoring tool Engage121. Plus Anne Jordan on the latest additions and removals to Factiva and Nexis
The latest articles in the FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise include Sarah Dillingham on improving the use of social features of SharePoint 2013, Ben Wightwick on what to look for in a social collaboration tool, and Amit Kothari on bridging the gap between business processes and the social enterprise
Opening registration of the FreePint Topic Series: Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence
A special Communities of Practice call in April especially for law firms, entitled Law Firms, News Content and Technology, and all upcoming webinars and CoPs now being listed on the FreePint on Eventbrite page.
Details of the latest consulting projects for customers with a FreePint Subscription at the Enterprise level.

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Product Review of PharmaCircle: Technology - Search; Outputs & Alerts; User Interface
By Yulia Aspinall on Tuesday, 25th March 2014
Posted in: Scientific, technical, medical sources
Product Review of PR Newswire's Agility Platform: Introduction and Contact Details
By Chris Porter on Tuesday, 25th March 2014
Posted in: Media monitoring - News sources - Social media sources
Product Review of PharmaCircle: Sources, Content and Coverage
By Yulia Aspinall on Monday, 24th March 2014
Posted in: Scientific, technical, medical sources
Product Review of PharmaCircle: Introduction & Contact Details
By Yulia Aspinall on Friday, 21st March 2014
Posted in: Scientific, technical, medical sources
Social Media Sources: Misinformation or Goldmine?
By James Mullan on Thursday, 20th March 2014
Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - Social media sources
Product Review of Engage121: Outputs & Alerts; User Interface
By Chris Porter on Tuesday, 11th March 2014
Posted in: Media monitoring - People sources - Social media sources

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Big Data - Talent Gap "Not Where You Think It Is"
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Posted in: Information strategy - Knowledge management - Training
LinkedIn as the New Business Blogging Platform?
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Posted in: Collaborative and social tools - Content management - News sources
Dealing with Data Debris
By Sophie Alexander on Friday, 14th March 2014
Posted in: Information strategy - Knowledge management - Search
Product Review of Engage121: Special Software Functionality, Pricing, Help & Contact Details
By Chris Porter on Wednesday, 12th March 2014
Posted in: Media monitoring - News sources - People sources - Social media sources
Security Breaches? It's the Innocent Ones You Need To Worry About
By Tim Buckley Owen on Wednesday, 12th March 2014
Posted in: Compliance sources - Risk management - Security

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Compliance Costs Keep Rising, But So Do the Opportunities
By Tim Buckley Owen on Tuesday, 25th March 2014
Posted in: Compliance sources - Risk management
Mini Review: Boardroom Insiders
By Penny Crossland on Friday, 21st March 2014
Posted in: Information purchasing - Company sources - Competitive intelligence - People sources - FreePint Reports: Product Reviews
The Importance of Value
By Michael Gruenberg on Wednesday, 19th March 2014
Posted in: Information services management - Information strategy - Information purchasing
Do You Know How Much Your Knowledge is Worth?
By James Mullan on Monday, 17th March 2014
Posted in: Information services management - Knowledge management
FreePint Report: Product Review of Engage121
Posted in: Information purchasing - Media monitoring - People sources - Social media sources - FreePint Reports: Product Reviews
Product Review of Engage121: Executive Summary
By Chris Porter on Thursday, 13th March 2014
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