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CisionPoint: User Interface and Special Functionality
27th November 2012

Designed for media and marketing professionals, CisionPoint's media monitoring and distribution tool comes under Connie Crosby's scrutiny in our in-depth review. In this article she reviews the user interface and the special software functionality that distinguish CisionPoint as an all-in-one platform.

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CisionPoint: Outputs, Reports and Alerts
26th November 2012

Connie Crosby's review of media monitoring and press release distribution tool, CisionPoint, continues with an exploration of the various reports and alerts which can be set up to analyse and monitor coverage. She also explores the possibilities for creating press rooms and distributing releases to the media.

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CisionPoint: Sources, Content and Coverage
26th November 2012

Connie Crosby's review of CisionPoint explores how Cision's 1.5 million+ contacts can be used by PR and communications professionals to identify key journalist and influencer contacts, send them news and assess results. Media and social media monitoring is available on a keyword basis, with filters to hone the results.

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CisionPoint: Introduction and FreePint's View
26th November 2012

CisionPoint is designed to allow communications professionals to research and identify relevant media contacts, distribute press releases, and to analyse the resulting media coverage. Over 30,000 freelancers and media professionals in large corporations around the world use Cision's products. Connie Crosby reviewed the web-based media monitoring, distribution and analysis tool through Google Chrome.

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If This, Then What? Creating Connections with the IFTTT Tool
26th November 2012

I've seen the abbreviation IFTTT for a while now but didn't really understand what it meant until I attended a session at the recent Internet Librarian International Conference. IFTTT has the potential to be a very powerful tool in an individual's or an organisation's social media arsenal, but what is it and how does it work?

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Source Update November 2012: What's Happening with EBSCO?
26th November 2012

Recent additions and takedowns in EBSCO, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Source Update November 2012: What's Happening with Nexis?
26th November 2012

This month's additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Source Update November 2012: What's Happening with Factiva?
26th November 2012

This month's additions and takedowns in Factiva, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Can Gamification Help Collaboration?
23rd November 2012

The concept of gamification is something FreePint touched upon earlier this year, and whilst the concept hasn't changed significantly, the application of gamification is now firmly in the collaboration camp. Many individuals claim that gamification can significantly assist with collaboration projects. The question is how, and is using gaming techniques a good idea within organisations?

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Liberate Your Creativity - and Prepare to Fail
23rd November 2012

Recent analyses from Gartner and the Economist Intelligence Unit suggest that, to be successful, businesses should welcome individual use of technology to break through traditional business barriers and should take advantage of disruptive new technologies. Recent technologies that information professionals may wish to pursue include software to predict trending topics on Twitter, and an app that summarises news stories automatically. Neither of these technologies may end up working effectively – but the most innovative companies will also permit and harness failure.

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