ISBN: 0910965668

Offering business information users strategies for identifying and evaluating no-cost online information sources, this guide emphasizes techniques for recognizing biased and untrustworthy… Mehr…

Offering business information users strategies for identifying and evaluating no-cost online information sources, this guide emphasizes techniques for recognizing biased and untrustworthy web sites. Information users are directed to the most useful and targeted sources of company histories and overviews. These include corporate sales and earnings data, SEC filings and stockholder reports, public records, market research studies, competitive intelligence, industry analyses, staff directories, executive biographies, statistics, survey/poll results, conference proceedings, press releases, news stories, and hard-to-find information about small businesses and niche markets. Demonstrated are concepts such as precision searching, which enables business searchers to quickly find the specific information they need. Also discussed are critical-thinking skills and the art of asking the right question. A 10-point checklist that allows users to systematically evaluate web site reliability is included. business,business and investing,computers,computers and technology,e-commerce,finance,industries and professions,information management,network administration,networking E-Commerce, Information Today, Incorporated<

ISBN: 9780910965668

This is the experts' guide to finding high-quality company and industry data on the free Web. Information guru, author, and editor Robert Berkman offers business Internet users effective … Mehr…

This is the experts' guide to finding high-quality company and industry data on the free Web. Information guru, author, and editor Robert Berkman offers business Internet users effective strategies for identifying and evaluating no-cost online information sources, emphasizing easy-to-use techniques for recognizing bias and misinformation. You'll learn where to go for company backgrounders, sales and earnings data, SEC filings and stockholder reports, public records, market research, competitive intelligence, staff directories, executive biographies, survey/poll data, news stories, and hard-to find-information about small businesses and niche markets. The authors list of top starting points is a lifeline for business searchers under pressure, while his unique table of "Internet Information Credibility Indicators" allows readers to systematically evaluate Web site reliability Supported by a Web page. Media ><

ISBN: 9780910965668

This is the experts' guide to finding high-quality company and industry data on the free Web. Information guru, author, and editor Robert Berkman offers business Internet users effective … Mehr…

This is the experts' guide to finding high-quality company and industry data on the free Web. Information guru, author, and editor Robert Berkman offers business Internet users effective strategies for identifying and evaluating no-cost online information sources, emphasizing easy-to-use techniques for recognizing bias and misinformation. You'll learn where to go for company backgrounders, sales and earnings data, SEC filings and stockholder reports, public records, market research, competitive intelligence, staff directories, executive biographies, survey/poll data, news stories, and hard-to find-information about small businesses and niche markets. The authors list of top starting points is a lifeline for business searchers under pressure, while his unique table of "Internet Information Credibility Indicators" allows readers to systematically evaluate Web site reliability Supported by a Web page. Media ><