Posted on October 24, 2008 12:18 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Social Media
Content summary: This panel discussion was recorded during the Ragan Communications conference, “Corporate Communications in the Era of Web 2.0” at the Cary, North Carolina headquarters of SAS on October 16, 2008. Mark Ragan, CEO of Ragan Communications, moderated the panel discussion, taking on the role of a CEO trying to get answers to his concerns and objections around the adoption of social…
Posted on October 15, 2008 7:37 am by Shel Holtz | Social Media
Posted on October 7, 2008 12:21 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Internal | Intranets | Social Media
More and more companies are implementing social software for employee use, and many more that aren’t find that employees are taking advantage of services that exist outside the firewall in order to do their work more collaboratively. One of the first books to appear on this subject is “Enterprise 2.0: How Social Software Will Change the Future of Work,” by Niall Cook of Hill &…
Posted on October 1, 2008 8:32 am by Shel Holtz | Business | Social Media
Most of IBM’s “jams” are internal affairs, opportunities for employees to get together virtually and generate ideas to address specific aspects of business like sales and managing. There have been external jams, like one a couple years back addressing urban development.
The upcoming Innovation Jam 2008, though, is pretty ambitious. IBM has invited a number of companies to participate in the online brainstorming…
Posted on September 29, 2008 12:09 pm by Shel Holtz | Social Media | Social networks
These are tough times for non-profits, especially those looking for the contributions required to fulfill their missions. It’s hard enough asking for people to part with their money, but high energy costs and an uncertain economic outlook make it even tougher than usual.
Non-profits can learn a lot from some of the organic, grass-roots efforts that have received attention in the social…
Posted on September 28, 2008 7:16 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal | Social Media | Social Networking | Wikis
The value of enabling social media for employees, both inside and outside the firewall, keeps getting reinforced by study after study, yet organizations continue to block access to external sources while resisting internal implementation citing excuses ranging from bandwidth and storage limitations to fears of diminished worker productivity.
Aberdeen Group has produced another study the naysayers can ignore. Focused on…
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