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In relation to the beginning of Europeana, the need to reflect on the information retrieval systems that are being implemented in this type of resources is considered. Frequently, digital repositories, libraries and harvesters are not applying retrieval systems that can compete with a search engine like Google. The existing quality tools in the traditional documental resources are not being applied either.

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Distributing news summaries by means of content syndication significantly improved access to current information, but has had only moderate acceptance despite optimistic predictions. Inadequate attention to best practice by many content producers have limited the usefulness of content syndication. In order for this redistribution method to become a truly beneficial tool, producers must provide good content, create value, and achieve greater empathy with users.

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The present article analyzes the presence and the type of use of the platforms and resources of the web 2.0 in the principal online newspapers of Latin America. The results derive from a recent study of 70 online mass media of Latin America, Spain and Portugal with the aim to diagnose the presence of the social web, the type of application of Web 2.0 resources and how these modify the concept of a web newspaper.

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Public demand for information about health matters has led several organizations to develop custom systems for self-management of medical information. These systems facilitate the management of this information by the public, health care professionals, public institutions, companies and groups of patients. Thanks to new technologies, patients are taking an active role in searching the internet with queries about health-related issues, which gives rise to a debate about the accreditations of web pages that disseminate health information. In this context, Google, with applications such as Google Health, Flu Trends and Android, and Microsoft, with its HealthVault utility, have become the maximum exponents of medical information management software.

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Advertising campaigns for film premieres have experienced a cultural, social and technological revolution since the dawn of social networks. Twitter is proposed as a method to study how the box office behaves and how leaders emerge among feature films. This project utilizes the Tengo ganas de ti (“I want you”) case to analyze the use of Twitter  in the communication campaign of a Spanish film, focusing on the producer’s and lead actors’ official profiles. Thought leaders unconnected with the production that emerged during the advertising campaign are also investigated. In an effort to understand Twitter as a model for communication campaigns, the official profiles of four films are analyzed: Tengo ganas de ti, Impávido, Lobos de Arga and Els nens salvatges.

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This study analyzes the characteristics, activities and results of the laboratories –also known simply as labs– promoted in recent years by certain high-quality international news companies. A comparative study of 31 labs was performed, based on the corporate information offered on their websites and on their Twitter  accounts. This analysis identifies the prototypical structure, tasks, operations and results of the media-promoted labs as of January 2015. The research identifies four main models: 1) labs that develop applications and digital technologies; 2) labs that explore multimedia news storytelling and data journalism formats; 3) labs that promote business projects and startups; and finally, 4) labs focused on training activities and media literacy programs.