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Going with the flow: whither enterprise RSS?
Reports of the death of RSS at the hands of Twitter are exaggerated, though they contain a grain of truth. Here's why I think we are yet to see its real value in the enterprise. read full post
RIP: ROI
There have been numerous discussions about how to evaluate social software implementations, and the shortcomings of ROI and reductionist models for illustrating 'success' in terms of bottom-line profitability (e.g. Why Bother with Social Software, Musing About the Value of Social... read full post
Cost of social software
One of the strongest arguments around adopting social software is that you can do so easily and at very low cost when compared with 'traditional' IT solutions. Given today's economic volatility and frozen IT budgets it may make sense to... read full post
Quantity or Quality? Measuring Enterprise 2.0
One of the most common barriers to adoption of social software in enterprise settings is the perception that using social media isn't "real work". Instead the term "social" in "social media" is seen as a synonym for frivolous and time-wasting.To... read full post
It's like Twitter, but for...
Enterprise Twitter adoption seems to be increasing, but will the tools that work be external, internal or a combination of the two? read full post
Social tools "by the people for the people"
The UK Catalyst Awards were created to recognise "inspiring stories of people who help their community by using social technology in new and exciting ways". There are 10 awards up for grabs, each one focusing on a slightly different... read full post
Challenges and Opportunities for Mainstream Enterprise Social Computing
The adoption of social tools in the enterprise is accelerating, but if we are to avoid the pitfalls of previous periods of technology innovation, then we need to focus more on addressing concrete business use cases and meeting the needs of second wave adopters. This presentation briefly covers some of the opportunities and challenges we see in the field, and some of the IT culture myths that can sometimes get in the way. read full post
Critical perspectives on Web 2.0
Deflating the hype bubble? Trebor Scholz and others outline critical perspectives on Web 2.0 in a special issue of First Monday read full post
The future and past of the Social Web
accounts of the historical origins of the social web read full post
Sharepoint, Confluence and Newsgator: towards the social stack
Microsoft has announced a partnership with two innovative Enterprise 2.0 products - Confluence and Newsgator (both are Headshift partners)- to extend its Sharepoint system in the direction of becoming a social computing platform for the enterprise. We believe this will be the nudge that many IT departments need to embrace a meaningful social tools strategy. read full post
Social tools for Internal Communications
Participants at a recent Melcrum European seminar on social tools for internal communications came up with some useful insights into the use cases for social software and the barriers and chellanges for deployment read full post
What other conferences can learn from Reboot
Maybe I am getting jaded, but I am more and more conscious of a gulf in quality between events like Reboot and LIFT on the European circuit and UK business-focused conferences. Herewith, some observations on what we could do better. read full post
Unicom Social tools seminar
Another good event hosted by Dave Gurteen and an excellent presentation from IBM read full post
Some practical steps towards collective intelligence in the enterprise
Looking beyond the immediate challenge of the adoption of social tools in the enterprise, what can we hope to achieve when there is a healthy 'flow' of content, traffic and ideas flowing around internal networks? Companies with hundreds or thousands of people have the scale required to achieve some interesting network effects, and through intelligent use of social tools, basic forms of collective intelligence are remarkably achievable. read full post
/Message: Social Media and Public Relations: The Press Release Is Dead
Stowe Boyd on the Social Media Press Release. Sigh. read full post
TDA/Microsoft Creativity Futures Forum
Notes from a stimulating event hosted by MIcrosoft about the role of IT in promoting creativity in schools read full post
Hands up who installs an LMS at home to learn something new?
Some people still cling to the idea that LMS's have a role to play in online education, but Seb nails that one with a simple observation. read full post
A Week in the Valley: Ning
Nat reviews Ning, the social web app sharing site, on O'Reilly Radar. read full post
Social Skills through Social Software Conference
An interesting conference in Salzburg looking at the ways in which social software can assist the development of social skills in education. read full post
What form will Enterprise 2.0 take?
Demand is growing for Social Software and Enterprise 2.0 tools, and the value proposition is clearly very strong compared to traditional enterprise systems. But how do you go about delivering this value in corporate networks that are more used to fixed systems than iterative, evolving social tools? What sort of new approaches should we be thinking about to make the most of the fluid nature of Enterprise 2.0 tools? read full post
Blogs and Social Media Forum
The Blogs and Social Media Forum taking place today in London looks like being one of the most interesting UK-based conferences this year. read full post
London links and thoughts
We ok - you ok? + some London links read full post
