Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Collobration News & Articles

"Change Agent" is so overused lately it has come to mean anyone willing to change out the toner cartridge in the printer. Half the resumes I come across all have the same claim; "Change agent with a track record of success". Less than ten percent of those resumes have any examples of real change they have created and led (and by the way, if you were so successful leading change, why are you sending out resumes? Just sayin'…)

Google looked to the enterprise this week with a couple of updates intended to make administrator's and document collaborator's lives a little easier.

With new technology constantly being added to the workplace environment, it's not always easy to know how well these changes are working. This is something that Chess Media aims to find out in an employee collaboration and work style solutions Future of Work Survey.

Citrix has announced two new chat functions that are designed to improve the functionality of the Podio project management platform.

"Attending these non-stop meetings, doing these status reports and using that awful time tracking system is killing my ability to do my job. Why is it that talking about doing my job is more important than actually doing my job?" Sound familiar? Are you the one saying these words? Are these the rantings of the team around you? Does it seem like this sort of lament is the norm no matter the company, the industry or even the size of the enterprise?

If there are two things that fit together like a hand in a glove, it's collaboration and knowledge management. That's why Moxie Software's new Social Knowledgebase makes perfect sense.

Panopto has recently released version 4.3 of its video platform, which expands on the company’s position as as a video platform competitor.

Online project management software provider, Wrike has announced a new feature for its Live Editor that allows users to track document changes as they happen.

Over 3,500 executives responded to a McKinsey & Company report on the networked enterprise, and not only are social tools now mainstream at those companies, the leaders are seeing outsize results.

Following the release of its updated content and team collaboration platform, Atlassian Confluence 5.0, Atlassian has announced a new tool, Blueprints which aim to improve the functionality of the Confluence product.

Most of us have to put up with airline travel several times a year. Few of us look forward to it. Some of us actively dread it. And yet, does the flying experience have to be something we dread?  

Windows 8 support has been included in a couple of updates for the Novell ZENworks Mobile Management (BYOD) and application virtualization suites.

I was super happy to see my article from last week, on the crossover between UX and APIs, get such a good response (including tweets from Alan Cooper and Jared Spool). There were one or two tweets from people who were not fully familiar with the topic and wanted to learn and understand more about the space. Ask and you shall receive. Each article listed below is a bit different and will help you understand different nuances, possibilities and actual corporate strategy shifts driven by API design.

There's been a lot of talk about Gamification lately, and while I'm no expert, I'd like to take some time to explain why I just don't get it, why I don't think I ever will, and why I think the current treatment of the subject is overblown and heading into "trendy fad" territory.

Unsure where gamification can best be used within your company? Still figuring out how to establish a real measurement of employee engagement? Unclear which direction to take with the Yammer/SharePoint roadmap? Contemplating a move to the cloud but haven't thought out your governance strategy? This week's contributors have got you covered.

As companies adopt new tools to help turn themselves into social businesses, why not build on the digital tool everyone already uses — email? That’s the question IBM must have been asking, and this week it announced “the industry’s first fully integrated social mail solution.” 

Bitrix, maker of Bitrix Site Manager and the Bitrix24 on-premises social intranet, has released a new version of its free, cloud-based Bitrix24. Launched last year and available free for companies of no more than 12 employees, the newest online version now comes with a native project management toolset.

PeopleLinx, provider of engagement and analytics software for LinkedIn, has received US$ 3.2 million in Series A funding from Osage Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners and MissionOG, among other strategic angel investors. PeopleLinx says it will use the investment to accelerate growth with Fortune 1000 customers.

One of the 12 principles of the Agile manifesto states that “The best architectures, requirements and designs emerge from self organizing teams.” But how do you encourage these teams to form and how do you ensure they are sustainable?

How can your business become a social business? A new report from the Altimeter Group outlines six maturity stages your company will experience on the road to get there.