Enterprise intranet wikis
Wikis can be very powerful tools, if executed properly. But just because Cisco has them, doesn’t mean your organization is ready. Change management is far more important than the technology.
View ArticleBeehive builds buzz at IBM
By Toby Ward — IBM promotes innovation and collaboration through it's own employee social networking site.
View ArticleIBM Fringe: Employee social networking with a purpose
By Toby Ward − Most intranet or employee directories are the most used, if not most popular, applications on the corporate intranet. Most pull key contact information directly from the HR database or...
View ArticleSocial software that powers Intranet 2.0
By Toby Ward − “Looking for greater flexibility and support for more ad hoc processes, employees have responded with a more bottom-up approach, in some cases circumventing official information...
View ArticleEmployee social networking − Sabre Town case study
By Toby Ward − Once the domain of the Internet, social networking has virally spread to the intranet with impressive results for Sabre.
View ArticleIntranet 2.0 not a priority for CIO's
By Toby Ward — The single most credible survey I’ve found to date confirms what I’ve been saying for some time: Web 2.0 is still a lot of hype, and not a priority for many.
View ArticleIntranet portal solutions die, evolve & move to Intranet 2.0
The enterprise portal solution market continues to consolidate while the big name vendors like IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft focus their R&D and marketing on Web 2.0.
View ArticleIntranet strategy - planning a successful intranet
By Toby Ward — I once asked an intranet manager if they had a defined intranet strategy. His response was to say “sort of... it's mostly up here” (pointing to his noggin). Ummm... no, they didn't have...
View ArticleSelling an Intranet Redesign
By Toby Ward — The choir has been singing for some time. Though many executives have yet bought into the gospel. They've heard the messages and are beginning to take notice: the intranet is a valuable...
View ArticleIntranet case study: Universal McCann (UM)
By Toby Ward — Universal McCann (UM) is a global media communications agency with 2,800 employees in 66 countries. UM undertakes massive marketing campaigns and media buys for large Fortune 500s such...
View ArticleIntranet 2.0 becomes mainstream
Social media adoption has accelerated on the corporate intranet, led by blogs, wikis and discussion forums. Despite a low cost of entry—often below $10,000—adopters are not reporting outstanding...
View ArticleImplementing your intranet plan and other dastardly deeds
A very general definition of the term “implementation” is execution of an idea, plan, design, model, standard, algorithm, or policy. In the realm of information technology, an implementation is the...
View ArticleSocial Intranet Platforms
by Toby Ward - The bulk of intranets continue to be powered by off-the-shelf content management systems (CMSs) and portal solutions, but social intranet platforms are rapidly becoming a suitable and...
View ArticleBigger intranets are not always better
by Toby Ward - Most intranets are awful; they're chronically underfunded, mired in politics, lack any meaningful governance, and use poorly implemented technology.
View ArticleIntranet planning
Planning is critical for any intranet – without a thorough plan, the intranet is dead before it gets a chance at life.
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