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7/1/2007
Another valuable benefit is the ability to troubleshoot and correct data in real time. Nielsen points to a project in which psychology researchers were videotaping young children to test language-acquisition patterns in various countries. All the tape coding was performed at Northwestern, and when overseas collaborators sent in their videos, coders were able to view them immediately through the Xythos/Blackboard system, to check to see if the data had been collected and recorded properly— just one more argument in favor of integrating technologies and going beyond the traditional functions of a content management system.
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Rama Ramaswami is senior editor at The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist, Financial Times, and other international publications. She is based in New York City.
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