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Note: This RMSLA Virtual Lunch program was moved ahead one day to Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011. Other Virtual Lunches take place on the third Thursday of each month.

About the Program

Communications affects every market, and many information professionals may find themselves at one time or another in need of communications industry resources. The IT department of a law firm may need to understand the implications of transitioning over to cloud computing, or perhaps the executive team for manufacturing needs to understand which mobile devices and apps are most effective when traveling. Since the last years have been particularly tough on budgets, the info pro often is asked to find more with less, and add value to boot! This webinar concentrates on communications industry resources available online or over the Web that are free or, if not free, cost-effective.

The communications industry is quite broad and overlaps with other industries. This presentation will focus on:

• Technology: PCs, handhelds, mobile devices and applications, etc.

• Telecommunications: Network-enabled services, broadband, high-speed data, cellular

• Digital media: E-commerce, video, mobile

Heidi covers sources from government, market research, associations, the news media, and blogs.

About the Presenter

Heidi Longaberger has been connecting people to information for 18 years. The beginning of her career coincided with the release of the first graphical web browsers, and she has been helping clients harness Internet tumult into actionable intelligence ever since. Heidi has been a part of due diligence, marketing, strategy, and competitive intelligence teams in the technology, communications, media, and venture capital industries. She established Longaberger InformationWorks to continue the discovery of research and information to help her clients reach their business goals, as well as to write about the ever evolving information industry. Heidi can be reached at Heidi@Longabergerinfo.com and on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilongaberger.