The document discusses efficient ways to source online information from websites, social networks, news media, and institutional sites. It also provides tips for managing information overload such as using Google search syntax, exploring blogs, Wikipedia, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as collecting, filtering, organizing, and publishing information using tools like RSS feeds, tagging, and blogging. The document is presented by Avinash Meetoo, Managing Director of Knowledge7.

1. Efficient sourcing of online information
Avinash Meetoo – Managing-Director of

2. Outline
•Sourcing information •Managing information overload
•Using Google Search •Collecting & Filtering
•From websites •Organising
•From social networks •Publishing

3. Sourcing information
efficiently

4. Using Google Search
• PageRank
• Basic search syntax
• Advanced search syntax

5. Finding authoritative blogs
• Using local knowledge
• Using Technorati
• Using Google Blog Search

6. Exploring news media
Citizen media Mainstream media

7. Institutional websites?
Official Business

8. Leveraging Wikipedia
• Current events
• History & discussions
• Most popular pages

9. Exploring Facebook
• Finding contacts
• Finding interesting facts
• Reaching audiences
• Building a community

10. Exploring Twitter
• Searching for information
• Engage with people
• Discovering trends

11. Managing information
overload

12. Collecting & Filtering
• RSS feeds syndication
• Recommendations
• Searching Twitter

13. Organising information
• Tagging and bookmarking
• Deferred reading
• Offline reading

14. Publishing information
• Blogging
• Curated publishing
• “Rinse and repeat”

15. Thank you!
Avinash Meetoo
Managing-Director of
avinash@knowledge7.com
www.knowledge7.com
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