Is Gamification Right for My Organisation?
27th February 2014

Gamification - the use of gaming design in non-game contexts - is currently popular, but many do not consider it right for their organisation. This is partly due to perceptions of "hype" and concerns over fit with company culture. However gamification is actually used in many different companies, across many different instances. Steve Bynghall explains why it is worth keeping an open mind, and considering what it can be used for and for which sections of the workforce.

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Mini Review: F1000Prime
27th February 2014

Yulia Aspinall reviews F1000Prime, a database of recommendations of the best articles in medical and biological research. She finds out how the unique content and collaboration tools make this a "must have" information resource for any biomedical research organisation.

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Social Media - Admit Nothing!
26th February 2014

Facebook may have made short work of a recent study predicting its imminent collapse, but subsequent results from Twitter and LinkedIn suggest that all is not well in the world of social media. Looking at some of the problems public social media face in engaging with their users, Tim Buckley Owen suggests that there are implications for enterprise social as well.

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Product Review of Digimind Social: Executive Summary
26th February 2014

Social media monitoring product Digimind Social monitors content in real time and adds a powerful analytical layer. In this executive summary Aileen Marshall outlines the value offered, unique software functionality - including the ability to respond to social media comments from within the Digimind Software - and key content and analysis options.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Digimind Social
26th February 2014

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Social Media Monitoring: the Options
25th February 2014

Over the next few weeks, FreePint will be taking a look at some of the tools on the market which monitor social media conversations. The range of offerings in this area is vast and vendors approach the activity from many different angles. This article gives an overview of different approaches around the world from traditional and web-based business news aggregators, providers of tools for public relations professionals and new-breed providers with a specific focus on the world of "social".

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Product Review of Digimind Social: Special Software Functionality, Pricing, Help & Contact Details
24th February 2014

In the final part of her review of Digimind Social, a social media monitoring product that allows customers to discover and analyse trends in real time, Aileen Marshall looks at the special software functionality - including pricing and integration with social media, pricing, help options and the company's contact information.

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Big Data - C-Suite and Research Community Still Fumbling
21st February 2014

As yet another report, from KPMG this time, shows that businesses still aren't managing their data effectively, Gartner suggests that the number of chief data officers is likely to grow rapidly, enabling companies to get to grips with challenges like predictive business performance metrics as well as security and fraud detection. A LinkedIn survey, too, shows that most of the skills currently in highest demand are information or intelligence or data related. Information professionals wondering how to contribute their skills in all this could take a lead from IFLA's concern about the intellectual property aspects of text and data mining, or from the scientific community, where University College London and Elsevier have just launched a Big Data Institute.

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Product Review of Digimind Social: Search Options, Alerts & User Interface
20th February 2014

Search options, alerts & the user interface are scrutinised by Aileen Marshall in the third part of her review of Digimind Social. Filters available during the search process are extensive, ranging from brands to time, features, sentiment and country. Generating reports can be easily accomplished with outputs in various formats.

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Product Review of Digimind Social: Sources, Content, Analysis & Display Options
19th February 2014

Digimind Social covers over 200 countries and over 40 languages for all social media monitoring analysis, benchmarking and mentions features. Sentiment analysis is available for 12 languages. In the second part of her review Aileen Marshall finds the unique "potential audience" feature allows analysts to more accurately identify which media has the biggest impact on which market.

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