Intranets - Helping You Make the Right Decision Faster
28th October 2013

Sparked by a post written by Gerry McGovern which discussed the need for greater investment in web-based corporate tools like intranets, James Mullan looks into how intranets can help individuals, especially knowledge workers make decisions faster. He discusses why understanding how much time knowledge workers dedicate to "skill time" as opposed to "tool time" is essential in enabling better decision making.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of M-Adaptive
28th October 2013

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The Online Information Researcher of 2014: Beyond News Aggregation
25th October 2013

Rachael Elliott looks into the changing landscape of business information sources from the days of the microfiche to the wealth of free information available on the web and gives the pros and cons some of the current news aggregation tools such Google News, M-Brain, RSS feeds and Twitter. She encourages us to go beyond the "usual suspects" for our business information news and to not to write off social media as an information source.

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Mini Review: CB Insights
24th October 2013

This Mini Review updates FreePint's March 2012 coverage of CB Insights, an information provider of high-growth company information and financing and M&A deals intelligence. New features include proprietary research, deal valuation metrics, data visualisation tools, ranking functionality, and expanded Excel capabilities. The product is used by corporations (strategy, innovation and M&A) as well as private equity/venture capital firms, investment bankers (sell-side and buy-side) and other industries that are interested in understanding emerging trends or in acquiring or investing in high-growth companies.

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Product Review of Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz: Executive Summary
23rd October 2013

Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz are online media monitoring tools from Meltwater, an international company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Both products are based on the same extensive online business intelligence platform. Meltwater News monitors news worldwide from somewhat traditional sources, and Meltwater Buzz allows monitoring of news and additional activities through social media sources.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of Meltwater News and Meltwater Buzz
22nd October 2013

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Moving closer to a European Banking Union
22nd October 2013

Sophie Alexander examines the impact of the proposed European banking union as the European Central Bank (ECB) gains regulatory powers over the eurozone's 6,000 banks. She looks at how the ECB will supervise some of the largest banks in eurozone countries as part of a three stage process designed to bring Europe's banks under a single regulatory umbrella despite concerns voiced from bodies such as the International Monetary Fund and countries including Germany, Sweden and the UK.

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Product Review of M-Adaptive: Executive Summary
22nd October 2013

M-Adaptive is a new media monitoring tool that brings together editorial and social media content. With the addition of an advanced analytics module due by the end of the year, M-Adaptive has the potential to be a very effective tool for marketing and communications professionals, finds Anne Lonergan in her executive summary.

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Mini Review: NewsEdge
22nd October 2013

Jan Knight reviews web-based news monitoring service NewsEdge, an award-winning product that combines premium and free web sources into one online database that is used by over 450 global corporate enterprise and government organisations. She provides an overall look at the product and its current features as well as a discussion on some of the more significant product enhancements since our 2012 review.

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Building a Business Case for a New Intranet
22nd October 2013

Intranet managers might be wondering why they need to build a business case for a new intranet when it's clear how important the intranet is and the value it provides. However, whilst you might appreciate the value your current intranet provides and the importance it has within your organisation, and how much more a new one could offer, senior management might not be of the same opinion. They may see the cost of a new intranet as an unnecessary overhead. So as an intranet manager you need to have a strong business case and some effective tactics in hand to "sell" a new intranet solution internally.

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