AWARE Competitive Intelligence Resources
Recommended Web Sites for CI Research
General Information Sources
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Sites checked: 26 October 2006
Topic Index
UK Newspapers & News Sources
Major European Newspapers & News Sources
Other English Language News Sources (USA, Canada, Australasia, S Africa, and other countrie)
News Aggregators
Global Search Engines
The following are the main global search engines. There are also a number of other older search engines still available that use the databases of the search engines below. For example, Go, Inforseek, Altavista and Alltheweb all use the Yahoo! search functions and database, etc.
- Google - Currently the most popular search engine - with considerable flexibility for advanced searching, including
Search Directories & Meta-Search engines
As well as the major search engines described above there are many smaller, regional and specialist search services, including some industry specific services (e.g. for searching specific topic or industry areas - law, finance, etc.). Some of these are listed under the relevant sections. The search tools listed here are more general or have features that make them noteworthy.
- Open Directory - a human edited list of millions or web-sites, where each is vetted and approved as worthy of
Blog, news group and discussion forum searching
Searching blogs, podcasts, discussion forums and news groups can provide crucial information for competitive intelligence. This gives a small selection of tools that can help in this area.
- Clusty - Clusty's blog search tool.
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Invisible Web Searching and other search utilities
Research has shown that the vast majority of web-sites are never indexed by search engines. Many web-pages are now created dynamically from databases and so cannot be found. One approach is to use an invisible/deep web search tool to locate content held in subject or topic databases. The list below gives major invisible web search tools, as well as some tools to learn more about finding information
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AWARE News
AWARE News
SCIP European Conference 2008 / International Online Conference & Exhibition
Arthur Weiss, AWARE's managing partner led his acclaimed full-day workshop on Using Online Sources for Competitive Intelligence Research at the SCIP Annual Conference in San Diego, California in April 2008.
The SCIP workshop, a fully revised and updated version, included practical exercises, a review of new developments such as Web 2.0 sites and much more. Previous AWARE workshops and masterclasses on the same topic have received high praise for their unique approach to finding competitive intelligence on the Internet and have been given at workshops and conferences across the globe! The workshop aim is to teach attendees how to find CI rather than just present a list of sources that quickly date.
For more information on the workshop and how it can help you become a more effective Internet researcher ask us about our courses on finding CI information.
WS Radio Interview
Arthur Weiss was interviewed by Paul Helm, the president of Strategic Research Network, as part of the InfoPro show on WS Radio - The worldwide leader in Internet talk.
Listen to the whole interview or in separate parts (around 10-15 minutes each)
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Books - Art of the Long View
Recommended Book
The Art of the Long View
Peter Schwartz
Buy UK £ or US$
This is an excellent introduction and guide to scenario planning.
Read our review of this book
If there is one book that is head and shoulders above all the other on the subject of scenario planning, this is it. Schwartz's book is a joy to read and gives a tremendous introduction to the subject, leaving the reader with a firm grounding and understanding in the way that scenario planning has helped many companies gain competitive advantage in their industries. The text includes many case studies and anecdotes making it a must-read book. Peter Schwartz is not only one of the world's leading scenario planners - but an excellent writer also.
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Quick Tip: Shouting loudly
The Talmud (the main source for Jewish law and tradition other than the Bible) tells a parable about a gathering of all the animals in nature. The lion was asked why he was the king of all the beasts. He replied:
Because I can roar the loudest, and when I roar, everyone else is silent.
At that point, the thrush stood up and said:
That may be true, but if we go a mile or so from where you are roaring, your roar is not heard. However when I begin to chirp, all the birds chirp along with me and the whole forest is filled with song.
Making an impact and influencing others does not depend on how loud you shout to put over your own views.
It depends on influencing people so that everybody sings from the same song-sheet.
Silence does not necessarily signify approval.
It may just indicate that people are scared to argue with you.
When everybody joins in and contributes, then you can be sure that you will reach agreement!
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