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, 27 minutes ago

‘Social’ was a major buzzword for intranets in 2011. As is often the case, it is far from easy for intranet professionals to figure out what the concept behind the buzzword means for the business and how to back it up with a business case. However, it is clear that many managers and employees now expect social, so where and how to start?

Danish dairy company Arla Foods, took the first small but important step in the direction of social, when they introduced a simplethumbs up or down rating feature on in...

Source: jboye.com Posted by admin 44 days, 1 hour, 52 minutes ago

Intranet social media can be one of the most powerful tools for internal communication. Unfortunately, the adoption rate of social media within corporations is dismally low.

Long story short, employees simply rarely take up internal social media. In fact, 72% of employees use intranet social media networks less than once a month. In comparison, most will use Facebook several times a day.

Why is that?

Source: blog.socialmaximizer.com Posted by admin 46 days, 2 hours, 10 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, 41 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, 3 minutes ago

A case study about the role social media plays in maintaining and growing a powerful, engaging, and results-producing culture at a Chicago area custom software development firm, Geneca. Written by guest blogger Jerry Carducci.

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A few months ago, in his most recent SMinOrgs S.M.A.R.T. News Digest, Jerry Carducci shared ideas and examples of how social media can be used to build and reinforce organizational culture. As promised, he now follows up that post with a case study about the role social ...

Source: www.sminorgs.net Posted by admin 67 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

Although they offer many benefits, implementing a social intranet can be challenging. Here’s what to do.

Social networking has been widely adopted by the public. We use it to share pictures, thoughts on current events, and invitations to parties, as well as to engage in collaborative play. We connect with family, friends, business associates, and strangers. It’s a platform pioneered by the young, but adopted by the masses. And now it’s so ingrained in our personal lives that employees are starting to demand in the workplace the same ease of communication and collaboration they have at home.

So, what makes an intranet social?

Source: www.ragan.com Posted by admin 81 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes ago

A few weeks ago Chess Media Group released a no-cost research report we put together on the “State of Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration.”

The report was put together from survey responses of 234 executives, decision makers, and practitioners at companies around the world who are implementing emergent collaboration solutions at their organizations. One of the questions we sought to answer was which departments are most actively engaged in or involved with Enterprise 2.0 efforts?

Source: www.jmorganmarketing.com Posted by admin 96 days, 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

In recent community intranet strategy sessions, we’ve listened to employees from various departments across organizations discuss the shortfalls of intranets that are in the way of increasing productivity not enabling it. While they are a hindrance to business efficiencies, it is not an uncommon scenario inside even today’s biggest organizations.

The number of conversations around utilizing social media inside the organization is growing rapidly. Companies are looking to benefit from the efficiency and cost savings others have seen with social media marketing, and the first element to tackle is often transitioning from an out of date intranet to a community based one. Why the intranet?

Source: www.7summitsagency.com Posted by admin 101 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes ago

Intranets have long been the standard for sharing secure information within an organization, but they can be challenging to manage, especially when left to one person or group, and consequently, the information could become stale or employee involvement low.

So how do we make sure our intranet is valuable and the investment maximized?

Source: blogs.pointbridge.com Posted by admin 102 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes ago