Described by a “sister” publication as:
ArnoldIT has rolled out The Trend Point information service. Published Monday through Friday, the information services focuses on the intersection of open source software and next-generation analytics. The approach will be for the editors and researchers to identify high-value source documents and then encapsulate these documents into easily-digested articles and stories. In addition, critical commentary, supplementary links, and important facts from the source document are provided. Unlike a news aggregation service run by automated agents, librarians and researchers use the ArnoldIT Overflight tools to track companies, concepts, and products. The combination of human-intermediated research with Overflight provide an executive or business professional with a quick, easy, and free way to keep track of important developments in open source analytics. There is no charge for the service.
I was looking for something different to say other than just reporting a new data stream and found this under the “about” link:
I write for fee columns for Enterprise Technology Management, Information Today, Online Magazine, and KMWorld plus a few occasional items. My content reaches somewhere between one and three people each month.
I started to monetize Beyond Search in 2008. I have expanded our content services to white papers about a search, content processing or analytics. These reports are prepared for a client. The approach is objective and we include information that makes these documents suitable for the client’s marketing and sales efforts. Clients work closely with the Beyond Search professional to help ensure that the message is on target and clear. Rates are set to be within reach of organizations regardless of their size.
You can get coverage in this or one of our other information services, but we charge for our time. Stated another way: If you want a story about you, your company, or your product, you will be expected to write a check or pay via PayPal. We do not do news. We do this. (emphasis added to the first paragraph)
For some reason, I would have expected Stephen E. Arnold to reach more than …between one and three people each month. That sounds low to me. 😉
The line: “We do not do news.” Makes me wonder what the University of Southhampton paid to have a four page document described as a “dissertation.” See: New Paper: Linked Data Strategy for Global Identity. Or for that matter, what will it cost to get into “The Trend Point?”
Thoughts?
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