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Exo Document Collaboration Portal Blends In Social
February 22, 2012
Open source document management tools now joined by social collaboration features on Java portal.
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Atlassian Boosts JIRA Social Features, Social Integration
February 22, 2012
Bug tracker and workflow software adds @references and the ability for external apps to create activity stream posts along with work items.
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The Many Styles Of Social Media Analytics
February 21, 2012
Whether provided as self-service or with the backing of consultants, for marketing, CRM, or operations, social media analytics are snowballing in importance.
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Socialcast Enters The Thank You Business
February 16, 2012
Socialcast Thanks, a premium add-on to the enterprise social networking platform, provides a customizable tool for employee recognition.
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Oracle Shakes Up Talent, Performance Management
February 15, 2012
Oracle's acquisition of Taleo and SAP's of SuccessFactors are sending tremors through the world of software built around people and talent.
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Shoutlet Fires New Round In Social Campaign Automation
February 14, 2012
Shoutlet makes it easier to organize sophisticated social media marketing campaigns by offering the ability to fire off social posts based on triggers.
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Nimble 2.0 Builds On Social CRM Vision
February 14, 2012
Integrated social contact management tool adds Google+, Facebook Pages, and API links to HubSpot, MailChimp, and Woofu.
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Virgin Media Merges Social Networking, Unified Communications
February 13, 2012
Cisco Quad for enterprise social networking, WebEx for corporate collaboration, and a bundle of unified communications technologies for instant messaging and corporate video are crucial infrastructure for the U.K. cable and telecommunications operator.
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SMTP.com Aims To Cut Spam Complaints
February 09, 2012
Email specialist will pool spam complaints to cleanse its customers' lists and keep aggressive marketers out of trouble with ISPs.
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Shopper Market Research Firm Taps Social Community
February 08, 2012
Core4 brings customer research panels online while also putting a mobile app in the hands of secret shoppers.
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Jive Financials Show Social Software Momentum
February 08, 2012
Following IPO, Jive reports a bigger loss but also bigger deals--and a new user self-provisioning cloud option on the horizon.
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Wajam: New Alternative To Google Social Search
February 07, 2012
Google factors Google+ into search results, but Wajam makes connections with all of your social networks
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Socialcast Brings Fast Answers To Far-Flung Nonprofit Workers
February 07, 2012
Enterprise social network enables international health agency workers to get immediate answers from peers, rather than waiting for the home office in D.C. to respond.
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Jive CEO: Social Tools Are Essential, Not Extras
February 03, 2012
Companies must get on the social business bandwagon or risk falling behind, says Jive Software chief Tony Zingale.
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Facebook's IPO Filing: A Quick Read
February 01, 2012
What Facebook's public offering says about social media and social business.
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Leaked Video: Lithium Turns To Internal Communities
February 01, 2012
Lithium has always maintained an exclusive focus on customer-facing social communities, but the video of a sales briefing shows new internal collaboration plans.
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Enterprise Social Networks: A Guided Tour
February 01, 2012
More enterprises are deploying internal social networks to encourage collaboration and improve productivity. Take a tour of the major platforms and see how they are being used by leading organizations.
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How Payvment Uses Facebook's Expanded Open Graph
January 31, 2012
Moving beyond 'like,' Payvment has added 'want' and 'own' buttons to its social stores.
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Actiance Funnels Approved Social Posts To Financial Advisors
January 31, 2012
Social media archiving and screening specialist Actiance enables financial advisors to post preapproved content on their pages and profiles.
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Tibbr Social Tools Build On Tibco Strengths
January 30, 2012
Enterprise social networking software's choice of on-premises or cloud deployment attracted KPMG for pilot test in Australia.
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Bazaarvoice Teams With Badgeville On Gamification
January 30, 2012
Partnership lets customers of Bazaarvoice social shopping apps, such as Ratings and Reviews, bolster user engagement via Badgeville gaming techniques.
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Even At Facebook, Business Intelligence Is Not Viral
January 26, 2012
Rather than relying on social collaboration, Facebook had to bombard impatient employees with specialized training so they would recognize and use the business intelligence tools available in their internal, Microstrategy-based portal.
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Mozy Expands From Backup To File Sync
January 25, 2012
Mozy's automated backup service can now also synchronize files between multiple PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
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Enterprise 2.0 Payoffs: Sales, Innovation, Knowledge Sharing
January 25, 2012
AIIM reports by Enterprise 2.0 champion Andrew McAfee show specific gains from social networking inside the corporation.
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Facebook: The Database Of Wealth And Power
January 25, 2012
Microstrategy CEO says most businesses underestimate the transformative value of Facebook as an ever-refreshing database of "anyone with wealth or power on Earth."
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Avaya Flare Communicator iPad App Launches
January 24, 2012
Flare, originally introduced as a desktop video device for executives, now brings its UC capabilities to the Apple iPad.
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Why LinkedIn's Mobile Developers Dumped Ruby For Node.js
January 23, 2012
Node.js, a server-side programming platform for JavaScript, available as open source, is part of the story behind a performance boost for LinkedIn's most recent iPhone app.
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Social Analytics Cracks Case Of The Jalapeno Cocktail
January 23, 2012
NewBrandAnalytics scours social media feedback to help the food industry identify operational issues ranging from unappealing drinks to inconsistent chefs.
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PepsiCo Makes Employees Social Ambassadors
January 23, 2012
PepsiCo is turning a bit of its intranet inside-out--making selected internal newsletter articles available to post externally.
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Shiny Social Tools Meet Practicality At Lotusphere
January 23, 2012
Enterprise success with next-generation collaborative software, built around social networks, will require the same attention to deployment, development, and administration that Lotus Notes did.
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Facebook's New Actions Go Beyond 'Like'
January 19, 2012
As Facebook broadens its Open Graph API by adding 60 new frictionless sharing apps, look for new action verbs in your feed. Here's what it all means.
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TD Bank's Social Strategy: Start Small, Think Big
January 19, 2012
The bank's ambitious enterprise social networking plans started with a simple initiative that has already boosted productivity dramatically.
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3M Applies Social Business To Product Development
January 17, 2012
IBM Connections, Socialcast, and Yammer help 3M better organize R&D and connect product development with marketing.
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LotusLive Becomes IBM SmartCloud For Social Business
January 17, 2012
By rebranding cloud social collaboration services, IBM aims to reach beyond the market of Lotus loyalists.
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IBM Aims To Be First With OpenSocial Embedded Apps
January 16, 2012
Next release of IBM Connections to implement open programming interface for embedding apps in a social media activity stream.
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What Enterprise Social Success Stories Have In Common
January 13, 2012
One secret: Don't fall into the trap of believing that people will easily adopt an enterprise social network because of the parallel with consumer social media.
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Facebook Helps Paid Posts Float To Top Of Feeds
January 12, 2012
New 'featured' stories let marketers cut through the noise in your already cluttered news feed. Cringe-worthy, or smart?
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IBM, San Jose State Team On Social Business 101
January 11, 2012
IBM-sponsored program lets San Jose State University students practice social software strategy.
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Yammer And The Freemium Trap
January 11, 2012
Suppose your organization doesn't want employees using an unsanctioned enterprise social network in the cloud. How do you shut it down?
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Yammer Helps Grocery Chain Unite Brands
January 09, 2012
SuperValu, a grocery chain with more than 2,400 stores, has found enterprise social networking in the cloud valuable as a unifying force.
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Cisco Cius: Don't Count It Out, Yet
January 09, 2012
Some critics have written off the Cisco Cius, but I now have a sense for why Cisco feels its communications gadget doesn't have to beat the iPad to win.
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Inside Motley Fool's Enterprise Social Network
January 09, 2012
The Motley Fool established an enterprise social network to combat portal, wiki, and email overload--and it's working.
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SAS's Year Of Living Socially
January 06, 2012
A year after launch, SAS Institute employees find their "internal Facebook" a valuable resource for connecting with peers and sharing knowledge across departments and around the world.
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How Social Media Changes Technical Communication
January 04, 2012
Wikis and other forms of social media are turning tech documentation and communications into a two-way conversation.
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10 Enterprise Social Networking Obstacles
January 03, 2012
Why wouldn't every organization flock to the vision of an agile, transparent, people-centered, and collaborative team? Let's count the reasons.
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10 Biggest Social Business Stories Of 2011
December 29, 2011
They range from Facebook platform changes to OpenSocial specs to the phenomenon of social poseurs.
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Dachis Group Builds Analytics Around Social Business Index
December 28, 2011
Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis launches firm to analyze the components of a company's social media performance.
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Does E-Commerce On Social Networks Pay Yet?
December 27, 2011
E-commerce firms search for the right way to retail on social networks, especially Facebook.
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The Case For SharePoint Plus Silverlight
December 22, 2011
The authors of SharePoint 2010 Development with Silverlight talk about why the two Microsoft technologies are more powerful together.
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Radian6 Chief: Ignoring Social Could Bring 'CEO Spring'
December 21, 2011
Companies must embrace enterprise social media in 2012 or be overrun by it, says Marcel LeBrun.
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