Despite all the talk and the fact many organisations understand that the locked down intranet (1.0) of old wont do, I thought there is still much debate about what its new iteration (the social intranet) is and why it is important.

So I thought I would try and collect some answers, if only for my own purposes of clarity. In essence this is a distillation of my experiences and these are my views although I did get several insights from a really excellent conversation held on the topic via Twitter which did provide lots of food for thought (see my favourite tweet further down).

I would love to hear your thoughts in a comment :)

Source: socialwrks.com Posted by admin 3 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago

The Blackberry is fundamental to corporate culture. What a shame they’re such a damn pain to use! Helping employees to figure out how to use their Blackberry is a great item of internal communication content. It turns out, there’s a surprising number of small frustrations that can be ironed out with some simple keyboard shortcuts.

Source: www.internal-communication.com Posted by ianharris 5 days, 12 hours, 45 minutes ago

Social collaboration is a hot button topic when it comes to intranets, although for many organizations it can be a tough sell. Here are a few points to consider when thinking about dipping the proverbial toe into the tidal wave of social and how you can potentially get buy-in from your decision makers. First we’ll start with how social tools including our new Facebook-like message walls empower employees and benefits the intranet and your company: 1)      Social tools gives employees easy to use and fam...

Source: blogs.intranetconnections.com Posted by IntranetConnections 16 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes ago

Wondering how other organizations are faring with the social transformation of their corporate Intranets? The Go To” report for companies interested in knowing what other companies are doing has just been released by Prescient Digital Media.

The Social Intranet Study December 2011 examines social media use on corporate intranets and the magnitude, use, and popularity of social media by employees and executives. The study findings and analysis are based on the survey conducted between late May and early June 2011 by Toby Ward, Prescient Digital Media, in association with the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The results reveal rapid adoption of social media on the corporate intranet in the past year.

Source: www.thesocialworkplace.com Posted by admin 25 days, 2 hours, 1 minute ago

At Intranet Connections, we feel that connecting and empowering your employees through a social intranet leads to having a more engaged and productive team. With a social intranet you can reach out to your coworkers to share business tools, ask questions and learn from one another. Our new Employee Directory introduces social profiles that embrace collaboration and social tools which allows employees to better communicate, connect and learn from each other. Take a look inside Intranet Connections new Soc...

Source: blogs.intranetconnections.com Posted by IntranetConnections 23 days, 3 hours, 11 minutes ago

Social media agencies promise the world but do they actually deliver? ‘Get return on investment from your social media’ and ‘we offer advice about the most suitable social media tools and technologies for your business’. Just a couple of website claims.

Malcolm Davison, of writingfortheweb.co.uk, explains that a social media consultancy needs an intimate knowledge of the relevant internal and external channels for the industry/sector/location concerned.

Source: writingfortheweb.tumblr.com Posted by MDavison 37 days, 10 hours, 20 minutes ago

In a world of Intranet turf battles, the easy answer is… well, uh… IT, HR, Corp Communication, Marketing, and so on, but in this social world isn't it really the end user should own its destiny?

I reference an article from 2001 "Our intranet doesn't need an owner. It belongs to all of us -- and to none of us.

Fortunately, that freewheeling approach is picking up surprising support from managers, consultants, and intranet users." Amazing that 11 years later, we are still trying to move in that direction.

Social Business would dictate that it isn't owned by any department if the platform is governed and setup properly.

The personalization and needs of all should be surfaced in a way that it serves the user. Join in the poll. I've created a poll to see who you think owns the Intranet. I'll replace your results with this best guess.

Source: www.sharepointjoel.com Posted by admin 46 days, 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

It's 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon, the day after our office Christmas party and I'm very much looking forward to going home. Just as I'm packing my things away I'm approached by one of the comms team...

"The Director General is going on the road next week and wants to be able to tweet what she's doing and display it on the intranet," he demands.

"I want to go home and if she waits another few months for our Twitter policy to be approved then perhaps I can do something," I think to myself.

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Source: intranetdiary.blogspot.com Posted by admin 51 days, 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

Social media tools are now present on most corporate intranets with 61% of companies reporting at least one social media tool available to some or all employees.

The most popular Intranet 2.0 tools are blogs (75%), discussion forums (65%), instant messaging (63%), and wikis (61%) while social networking for employees and microblogging are on the rise at 43% and 42% respectively.

These are the results of a new Social Intranet Study, released by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and Prescient Digital Media.

Source: news.iabc.com Posted by admin 52 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

It is a common problem as I know from personal experience. An organisation will closely track all the physical assets that you hold – computer, phone, car, etc, – and want them returned before you leave.

But your digital assets and your intellectual assets are rarely managed so the knowledge about how your work is carried out – processes, priorities,etc. – and the right contacts are lost to your successor (if your replacement has not been recruited), your manager and other people you work with.

Source: intranet-pioneer.com Posted by markmorrell 54 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago