As social media becomes a mainstream topic, expect to see corporate activity that opens and closes certain on-line behaviors on the part of their employees. There is one recent case that has hit the blogosphere in the analyst community. Although I’ve been asked to share thoughts about this case publicly, I must decline. I don’t think [...]
Does this conversation sound familar? I read an article in the paper that some companies are using things like social networks to improve their workplace. “Are you interested in finding out if these tools and behavior are at all relevant to you?” Well, we’re not sure. We not really doing anything about this. Management feels [...]
A few posts ago I shared with you that German companies have additional challenge in their pursuit of Enterprise 2.0. Since many information workers enjoy the right to form workers councils (which are somewhat akin to workers unions), these councils have a say in the way technology is implemented at the workplace. And there is [...]
In one of the best-known scenes of The Matrix, a young boy in the garb of a monk reveals a stunning revelation to the main character – “There is no spoon“. This concept is the fodder for many philosophical explorations into illusion, quantum physics, eastern religions, and scriptwriting. It becomes clear as the movie progresses [...]
Four years ago I would not have said MediaWiki limits Enterprise 2.0. I was a big fan of MediaWiki. I was the WikiMaster of the very visible Enterprise Architecture Wiki at Fidelity Investments — one of 15 wikis in active use at the time. I had admin privileges on some of the other wikis too [...]
I’m going to talk about Social Media in this post. I’m doing so because I want to share a very cool visual with you below that refers to it. Let me first clarify my use of the term social media — and I’ll do it by referring to this 8 minute presentation I recorded for [...]
Disappointed is too kind a word. I’m really upset at Yammer. What can I do but blog about why I’m so upset? Tell me if you think I’m right. I know Yammer does not understand how I feel (despite my previous blog posts). In fact, they are looking forward to this blog post!! gyehuda As [...]