Saving money on online research is good. Saving time is better.

Louis Abramovitz’s “Cost-Effective Web Tools for Business Intelligence” at Law.com. Online resources for competitive information and business intelligence have never been more plentiful, or more comprehensive. It wasn’t so long ago that the only way one could find the latest SEC filings or last month’s news stories or the educational background and personal interests and work history or this or that general counsel was very expensive. But there’s still a cost associated with online research, even if the data itself is free. Sure, Abramovitz’s post will help you control the money you pay for business intelligence. But more importantly, it will allow you to reduce the time you spend gathering intelligence. And that’s value you can take to the bank.