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FreePint Report: Private Company Research
22nd October 2012
FreePint Report: Product Review of BvD Mint
22nd October 2012
Giving Kudos with One Click
22nd October 2012
If you're a LinkedIn user, you might occasionally be asked to provide a "recommendation" for a connection. Whilst this is a worthwhile undertaking, it can be frustrating trying to think of an appropriate comment, knowing that it could be read by anyone who visits that connections profile, including potential employers. To make the process simpler, and to some degree more intuitive, LinkedIn has launched "endorsements" to allow users to endorse skills that are listed on an individual's profile. Tim Buckley Owen recently gave his views on endorsement facilities - here, James Mullan gives his perspective.
BvD Mint: Outputs, Reports and Alerts
22nd October 2012
Dale Moore reports on output options for search results in BvD Mint.
BvD Mint: Search and Output Options
22nd October 2012
Users can search BvD Mint for company, director, news and industry information. Dale Moore take a close look at the searching options for each topic area.
BvD Mint: Sources, Content and Coverage
22nd October 2012
Dale Moore reviews the four information modules in BvD Mint (Companies, Directors, News and Research) and discusses sources for each.
BvD Mint: Introduction and FreePint's View
22nd October 2012
Mint, from Bureau van Dijk (BvD), is a database of business information which provides data on companies, directors, news stories and industry research. BvD has clearly invested a great deal into creating Mint, and it shows. Reviewer Dale Moore discusses his view of BvD Mint.
How Information-Related Organisations Can Use Pinterest to Meet Their Goals
18th October 2012
Valerie Kittell looks at the use of Pinterest by special libraries, museums, academic and public libraries. While these settings may have different audiences and goals, information professionals might consider how they could use Pinterest in their organisations to reach internal or external audiences. Could a high-tech company, for example, use Pinterest to post pictures of the company's products?
Endorse, like, review - you scratch my back...
16th October 2012
Facilities such as LinkedIn's recent skills endorsement functionality offer people the opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of colleagues and associates. But at what point does excessive, paid and "fake" endorsement start to dilute the currency and validity of endorsement?
Prospect Research Strategy: Applications for All Researchers
16th October 2012
Prospect research is used by non-profits to assess philanthropic capacity and inclination of potential donors. Rachel Bates Wilfahrt explores applications of this process and research strategy for researchers working in other industries.
The AI agents are coming!
Community session
16th July 2024
GenAI in the news, access to private company data evolves and suppliers are getting to grips with AI
Blog posting
5th June 2024
Preqin's for sale. If you're a client, do this now
YouTube video
20th June 2024
- Jinfo Community session (TBC) (Community) 25th September 2024
- The AI agents are coming! (Community) 16th July 2024
- US private company data – what’s new? (Community) 18th June 2024