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As markets become increasingly competitive, new ways of managing resources become crucial to give your business the edge. Information and Knowledge are now key assets; businesses that manage information and leverage key knowledge will be most effective.
Traditional Information Management products rely on high levels of user interaction to store documents manually. Intranets take a high time cost to capture key information from individuals, and even with the most strict policies in place, vital information can be omitted from the data bank. Further, different individuals will contribute varying levels of detail, resulting in a sporadic system.
A new breed of Information Management, or even Knowledge Management products is required to move forward.
The Internet has provided the world with a seemingly infinite source of information. Search Engines deliver an array of results which vary according to relevance and quality. Some information is inaccurate, and as a result a lot of time is spent researching the quality of information that is available.
In a small number of cases, this data will be assembled into a high-quality report - however for a large amount of ad-hoc information, it will be saved for that person only, or worse lost forever.
However, this information can be captured by so-called "Social Bookmarking" systems. There are now numerous sites available publicly, allowing users to develop their own cache of favourite web sites, and share it amongst others within the community at large. Further, such systems employ paradigms such as tagging to add semantics to individual links to assist with later searches.
Collaborative Bookmarking systems extend the concept further, by adding organisational structures, so separate knowledge banks can be created for different departments such as Sales, Marketing, Research and Development, and so on. These systems can really help all but the smallest of businesses to capture more information, and maintain it even after staff have left.
Within a larger Intranet, a Collaborative Bookmarking system can deliver vastly improved results with regard to searching and data categorisation. Using techniques such as tagging, more information is gathered from the human than the machine. Documents can be submitted and filed under multiple headings easily, allowing different keywords to be used - vastly improving the rates of relevant hits.
In conclusion, Collaborative Bookmarking could be the solution to give your business better resources for data capture.
Traditional Information Management products rely on high levels of user interaction to store documents manually. Intranets take a high time cost to capture key information from individuals, and even with the most strict policies in place, vital information can be omitted from the data bank. Further, different individuals will contribute varying levels of detail, resulting in a sporadic system.
A new breed of Information Management, or even Knowledge Management products is required to move forward.
The Internet has provided the world with a seemingly infinite source of information. Search Engines deliver an array of results which vary according to relevance and quality. Some information is inaccurate, and as a result a lot of time is spent researching the quality of information that is available.
In a small number of cases, this data will be assembled into a high-quality report - however for a large amount of ad-hoc information, it will be saved for that person only, or worse lost forever.
However, this information can be captured by so-called "Social Bookmarking" systems. There are now numerous sites available publicly, allowing users to develop their own cache of favourite web sites, and share it amongst others within the community at large. Further, such systems employ paradigms such as tagging to add semantics to individual links to assist with later searches.
Collaborative Bookmarking systems extend the concept further, by adding organisational structures, so separate knowledge banks can be created for different departments such as Sales, Marketing, Research and Development, and so on. These systems can really help all but the smallest of businesses to capture more information, and maintain it even after staff have left.
Within a larger Intranet, a Collaborative Bookmarking system can deliver vastly improved results with regard to searching and data categorisation. Using techniques such as tagging, more information is gathered from the human than the machine. Documents can be submitted and filed under multiple headings easily, allowing different keywords to be used - vastly improving the rates of relevant hits.
In conclusion, Collaborative Bookmarking could be the solution to give your business better resources for data capture.