Online Information 2007 Workshops

WORKSHOP 1: MONDAY 3 DECEMBER
09.30 - 17.30

MINING THE WEB FOR BUSINESS AND COMPANY INFORMATION: DIGGING UP HARD-TO-FIND GEMS

This workshop will focus on approaches to finding information on companies (both listed and unlisted) and industries, using the open web, the opaque web, Web 2.0 and the specialised value-added databases. The workshop includes a review of specialised search techniques and a comparison of the best resources for specific business research projects.

Learning points:

• A better understanding of how to utilise the open web, opaque web and Web 2.0 resources to find business, company and industry information
• Leave the workshop with tangible tools and techniques you can apply immediately within your organisations
• Learn how to use data mining tools currently available on the web for business research and analysis