Posted on April 11, 2005 7:45 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal
JotSpot, which sells an enterprise wiki application, has added a blogging utility to its product line. According to a press release, the blogging application features all the usual blogging capabilities—permalinks, trackbacks. comments, categories, etc.—but is designed to integrate tightly with the company’s wiki software.
“For example, a wiki page with notes from a meeting could be easily added to a blog post—giving the…
Posted on April 6, 2005 3:51 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal
Before I even had a chance to check my feeds today, Neville directed me to Fredrik Wacka’s post about Macaw, a Dutch company in wihch every one of its 110 employees has an internal blog. It’s not a company of blog-crazy workers. It’s just part of the new-hire package. The blog comes along with intranet access and a company e-mail account.
Still, 90 of Macaw’s…
Posted on March 18, 2005 9:45 am by Shel Holtz | Internal
Tech Republic offers up an article on issues to consider when launching an employee monitoring program. The article starts out with a list of reasons to monitor, including ensuring employees aren’t abusing communication systems, limiting employer liability for employee misconduct, and assessing productivity. Most of the article is a guide to sidestepping issues that might arise in the development of such a…
Posted on March 18, 2005 9:19 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal
Michael Hyatt posted his request on his blog today and already has five comments, most asking specific questions or raising substantive issues. It’s not the comments, though, that make this particular blog post stand out. It’s the nature of the post itself and the man who wrote it.
Hyatt is president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the publicly traded Christian publishing company…
Posted on February 18, 2005 9:44 am by Shel Holtz | Internal | Podcasting
I’m working with a company to develop a strategic internal communication plan. Part of the research phase includes a communication-focused survey of employees. One section of the survey asks employees to rate their interest in potential new channels. Podcating is one of the choices.
I’m anxious to see podcasting introduced to the employee communications mix. I’d love to help a company figure out how to do it…
Posted on January 19, 2005 8:24 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal
ZDNet offers a commentary by C|Net’s Daniel Berlind on the role of blogging via an intranet. Based largely on an interview Berlind conducted with UserLand Software CEO Scott Young includes time codes so you can find the spot in Berlind’s podcast where Young made related comments—an interesting blend of text and audio.
Young asserts in the interview that e-mail will always have its place, but…
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