Social Business, Social Enterprise News, Analysis

Want mobile & tablet devices in your enterprise? Want to build custom enterprise apps for those devices? Who doesn't? IBM takes steps to help take you into the mobile enterprise with its MobileFirst Portfolio.

Ever roll out a SharePoint implementation to be hit with a bombardment of requests for features and configurations? It's important to nip this in the bud with a communication and internal public relations strategy to steer the conversation and SharePoint roadmap in the right direction.

An “explosion” in mobile devices is driving a rapid increase in enterprises’ need for third-party mobility services. However, as detailed in a new Forrester Wave report most third-party mobility services providers do not offer services that can manage the entire enterprise mobility lifecycle.

Our industry event planner gives you the heads-up on what key industry events are coming around the corner. If we've missed something, don’t hesitate to add your event to the list. (You can view the full calendar here.)

By this point anyone involved in the world of digital content management is familiar with the intricacies of Big Data. But is Big Data already being eclipsed by an emerging concept known as “Big Knowledge”?

IT may be happy with SharePoint, but it looks like the business users aren't so much. This according to new Forrester research.

"Arrrrgh! Damn you Corporate America! Why do you mock me so? You haunt me to my doom!" Although you may not be so Shakespearian in lamenting your lot in work-life, I am near certain that you have felt this sense of resignation and frustration in almost every corporate job you have held.

In December we took a look at Microsoft’s Hotmail email replacement service Outlook.com to see how it was coming along. At the time Microsoft said that about 25 million people had made the jump with a lot more getting ready. Two months later, users number 60 million, the new service is out of Preview and able to scale to one billion users.

The good news for Skype users is that it’s finally getting video voice mail. The bad news: this assumes you own a Mac, or a mobile device using iOS or Android. The Windows versions look like they will be last to that party, with an availability expected in April.

The Problem with Digital Marketing
The problem with digital marketing today is that marketers focus too much on channels when they should be thinking customer, customer customer.

When used right, marketing automation can serve the sales team and improve customer experiences. Unfortunately, Marketing Automation is on a collison course with privacy -- does this spell disaster?

The Problem with Collaboration
The world is suffering from a collaboration gap. Collaboration isn't working -- but we can get there, with the right mindset. We need to focus on the employees and not the technology if we want to transform into truly social businesses.

Google Hangouts & Tweet Jams
CMSWire events are kicking into high gear. Check out the details for  Feb 20th our Google Hangout at 9am PST, 12pm EST. And then join us on February 27th at 10am PST, 1pm EST for our Tweet Jam -- get the #CXMChat details here.

Both events will explore the intersection of Marketing Automation and Web Experience Management.

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Executive teams who collaborate the most across the board room, and include IT, are four times more likely to be top performers, a Pricewaterhousecoopers report has found.

During our inaugural public CMSWire Google+ Hangout session in December, we chatted with experts on how social business is challenging for large companies to implement, but also how it as been successful in limited cases.

To work smarter there are many things companies can do to make employees more productive and efficient. However, not all solutions or platforms provide a meaningful way to track progress. Today, thanks to new features to Mavenlink’s project management and collaboration platform, users can track their project’s financials with greater visibility and control.

When you look at SharePoint 2013 Social Features, it is important to understand the Social features are really just a way to highlight how users are already working. Once you've flipped things around and are starting with the user and common actions, it becomes easy to see how the tools available to you can simply enhance current activities of users.

Even if there is still no official release date, every day it seems we learn more surrounding the SharePoint 2013 release. The latest -- a recent blog from one of the people working on it that provides brief glimpse into some of the mobile features.