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Robots are helping journalists write their articles
The Financial Times reported yesterday (12th Dec.) that the first articles jointly written by robots and humans are being published in the UK. In fact, the robot’s contribution seems to be largely that of fact-finder, providing statistical data for journalists’ articles. The … Continue reading
Let the bells ring out, spreading harmony
An appropriately festive article of especial interest to me (as a bell-ringer, or “campanologist” if you like long words), entitled Ding dong measurement on high, swung into my in-box from ScienceDaily over the weekend and inspired me to think about … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic, Featured sites, Fun stuff, News sites, Science, Search tips
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Financial Times content will be free to access on 9th September
Or, as the FT puts it: tomorrow (9th September), staying ahead of the game is even easier, with free FT.com content all day. So linger over the latest insightful articles, immerse yourself in thought-provoking comment and enjoy. Worth taking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Featured sites, Free information, News sites
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Reading on-screen content: are you still with me or have you given up reading this?
Back in 2008 The Atlantic ran an article looking at what the internet is doing to our brains. The author wrote that he’d noticed that reading articles on-line was apparently affecting the way we take in information and was having … Continue reading
Posted in Digital books, Future views, Information literacy
Tagged Bibliophiles, Digital books, News sites
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Google news manoeuvers with a European flavour
News is a ubiquitous free and fee-based commodity on the web. There’s always a lot of it out there, with many duplicate and similar versions of the same story doing the rounds giving the appearance of even more news than … Continue reading
“Privacy as we’ve known it is ending”…really? Only for some
The following NY Times article floated into my in-box via CB Insights’ newsletter – CB Insights is one of the leading VC and start-up online sources, and has a very lively newsletter! I hope CB Insights’ editor won’t mind me … Continue reading
The changing way we search for news: FreePint blog
Further to my last post on What’s happening to the way we search for news?, below is the link, as promised, to my summary FreePint blog post: Is it worth paying for premium news sources? FreePint’s blog is worth keeping an … Continue reading
What’s happening to the way we search for news?
In short, it’s changed and still changing. The excellent and informative haven for enthusiastic information professionals, otherwise known as FreePint, is busy investigating this topic at present. I’m delighted to be involved with this and hope to have an article … Continue reading
Posted in Business and management, Company data, Featured sites, Future views, Information literacy, Latest news, Psychology of search, Search engines
Tagged Business and management, Competitive intelligence, Featured sites, Future of search, Information literacy, Mentality of search, Mindfulness, News sites
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Scirus, one of the first science search engines, is “retiring” soon
I was sad to read that Scirus is being retired next year (2014). Scirus is one of the most comprehensive and oldest science search engines, plus it has the added advantage of having an Advanced search option. If you haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic, Featured sites, News sites, Science
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Social media book review: a guide on how to get heard?
While we’re taking a wander around the topic of social media, the Financial Times has reviewed a new book which, although not purely about social media, is relevant and possibly quite entertaining too, especially for those who are social media … Continue reading
The Disruptive Searcher 