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Enterprise Software: To Be or Not To Be Like Facebook

While most of us have been preoccupied with game-changing releases from Google, a war has been waged in the name of the future enterprise. On one side, Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, leads those who believe enterprise software should be more like Facebook. On the other, a crowd of naysayers who don’t like the idea of mixing business with pleasure.  

From Twitter to Yammer to Buzz, 10 Microblogging Must Reads

The tools have managed to touch both our personal and professional lives. The concept has turned journalism, social media, marketing—and the overall way in which we connect—inside-out and upside-down. Yes ladies and gentleman, we’re talking about microblogging.

Naturally, related news comes in heavy, crushing waves, so we’ve put together some must-read happenings that have occurred so far this year. Whether you’re in the mix for business or pleasure, these points are worth the read.
 

Socialtext 4.0 Brings Better Collaboration to Enterprise

Socialtext 4.0 Brings Better Collaboration to Enterprise Socialtext (news, site), a purveyor of social solutions for the enterprise, is back with version 4.0 of their platform. This time around they’ve got microblogging channels, filtered activity streams and new tools for group productivity.

Enterprise 2.0 Roll-up: Social Computing is Eating Corporate Dollars and Sense

How would you feel if you knew Facebook and Twitter usage at the workplace was costing your economy upwards of 2 billion dollars per year in lost productivity?

Salesforce.com Adds $575 million in Private Funding, What to Spend it On?

salesforce_logo_2009_150.jpg Earlier this week, Salesforce.com (news, site) announced the closing of private placement funding in the amount of US$ 575 million. It comes in the form of convertible senior notes due 2015.

Salesforce.com says these notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations, with interest being paid semi-annually at a rate of 0.75% per year.

According to the company, they expect to use some of the funds for general purposes which could include an acquisition or two, maybe a joint venture or something similar.

Tom Foremski, of ZDNet, sees social media as a prime acquisition market for Salesforce.com. He mentioned SocialText, Six Apart and BrightIdea as potential acquisition targets. All are already in the enterprise arena, so it may not take as much work to get them integrated and into the hands of Salesforce.com customers.

And social media does make sense. Many enterprise content management vendors are integrating social media capabilities into their solutions, many social computing vendors are talking more and more about the integration of business and social networking and social media capabilities.

With Salesforce.com offering a host of cloud based business services, integrating the much in demand social media capabilities seem almost a requirement to stay competitive. And they have already started with their own Salesforce Chatter service offering, but they could go much further.

But what will they actually do with the money? We'll be watching to see what they do next.

 

Socialtext Partner Program Provides Strategic Deployment Practices for Social Software

Socialtext Partner Program Provides Strategic Deployment Practices for Social SoftwareWhile enterprises continue to grab up various social software solutions for their internal environments, Socialtext (news, site), a provider of such solutions, is working to increase the business value of their offerings.

Designed to ensure partner success, their new Services Partner Program gathers participants that specialize in different strategic practices for deploying social software. According to Socialtext, the benefits of joining include:

  • Technical support handled by Socialtext,
  • Training on Socialtext product and methodology for organizational traction; access to dedicated secure hosted appliance for internal training purposes; full access to proprietary Socialtext training and rollout materials
  • Opportunities to jointly develop thought leadership, references, and speaking engagements
  • Offer added value by integrating Socialtext and other enterprise systems. Easy integration with legacy systems via ReST API and Open Social widgets

So far, Socialtext's service partner party includes Future Changes, Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0, SiftGroups, SpanStrategies, The Adoption Council and Winkwaves. The company hopes that bringing these folks together will result in more depth and value for customers who either use or want Socialtext to dress up their workflow. 

"For too long, people have missed opportunities because they didn't know which of their colleagues might have information that could help solve a customer's problem or adapt to a change in the market," said Eugene Lee, CEO of Socialtext. "These service partners will help you get up-and-running on our platform in no time, and assist with cultural assessment, project selection and prioritization."

For more information, or to start the certification process, shoot an e-mail over to partners[at]socialtext[dot]com, or check out the partner program website

SocialText Takes Beta Tag Off SocialCalc, A Social Spreadsheet

Happy anniversary to the spreadsheet! That's right, thirty years ago today Dan Bricklin helped dream up and release VisiCalc, the world's original spreadsheet.

In the last three decades Bricklin has continued to exercise his love for cells and grids via the Product Lead position for SocialCalc. Socialtext's (news, site) spreadsheet solution is integrated in their suite and can link data from other spreadsheets and workspace pages. Like their name suggests, the tool also attempts to reflect the changing times by including various social features as well:

 

 

"SocialCalc is the next logical step for the spreadsheet," Bricklin said. "As we move into the social world, as typified by a wiki where there is one current copy that everyone can work from, the spreadsheet needs to move there, too."

To celebrate the concept's dirty thirty, the company has just stripped SocialCalc of its beta status. Existing Socialtext customers can get the tool for US$ 3 per month, while new customers can enjoy the tool free of charge for 2010. As usual, there is also a free trial version for all the skeptical. 

Have Fun at Work with FMYI's Facebook-like Application

Have Fun at Work with FMYI's Facebook-like Application For My Innovation (FMYI) stepped into the ring to duke it out with fellow social solutions for the enterprise (think Socialtext) six versions ago, but this is the first time they've popped up on our radar.

In addition to some delightful, tree-hugging values, the FMYI package includes several features that are common in enterprise-level tools: a calendar, news feed, workspaces, the ability to post and share text, links, files, events and tasks, etc. Like its predecessors, version 6 of the app claims to go beyond work needs, but this time the company aims to make it fun. 

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Socialtext Lets You Collaborate on Your Smartphone

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Socialtext (news, site) brings collaboration to your smartphone with Socialtext Mobile, allowing secure microblogging and staff communication on the go.

Social Media Minute: Friending Your Boss on Facebook, Blogs Become Real-Time

Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:

  • Facebook Has 65 Million Mobile Users
  • WordPress Embraces the Real Time Web With RSSCloud   
  • Crossing Signals: What To Do When Your Boss Wants To Friend You On Facebook
  • SocialText Launches Clients

 

Business Social Networking: Public and Private – There is a Place for Both

When Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn talked to the Fox Business Network at the recent Fortune Tech Conference in Pasadena, he stated, “we live in networks, and what online networks do is make you use the networks you already have more effectively.” He compared business social networks to Google. “There was all this information in the world before Google. Google just made it a lot easier to find it all,” Hoffman stated.

Twitter Killed the Journalism Star? Nah

Is twitter the death of journalism?Friday is usually conducive to a more relaxed state of mind, so we hope as you’re reading this you’re at ease, enjoying casual wear or some other end-of-the-week perk. Why? Because we’re going to talk about Twitter.

TWITTER! The name alone is enough to make many of you twitch, start sucking your thumbs, or fall to the floor in the fetal position and pray that we were just kidding when we said TWITTER! WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWITTER! And that’s precisely why we have to have this discussion. For many, Twitter is like an uncontrollable giant, taking over things we never gave it permission to take over. Like our minds. Or journalism.

Weekly Roll-Up: Top Stories, Memes and Moments (18-July-2009)

The twists, turns and tips you need for staying up-to-date by the water cooler.

Highlights of the Week

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The Economy is in the Dumps but Content Management is Booming

If you're looking to advance your career, or if your org has got empty seats in need of savvy CMSers, you're in luck. Catch the best fish of the season on our on our content management job board.

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Whether Traveling or Virtual, There are Events to Attend

Wondering how to spend your time in the next few weeks or months? Attend a conference or maybe just a webinar or two. Have a look at our new Events Calendar to see what's happening in your area.

Featured Events:

Socialtext Offers Cheap Microblogging for Your Intranet

socialtext_logo_2009.jpgRoss Mayfield, Chairman, President & Co-Founder of Socialtext (news, site) has a question: “What would your company be like with fewer status update emails? If your company had the ability to ask questions openly and get answers without forcing interruptions and could bridge knowledge silos?”

If you’re itching to find out, take a look at the new Socialtext Microblogging Appliance. It’s like Twitter for your Intranet, and it’s only a dollar per user, per month.

LotusLive Connections Unveiled, Wins Award at Enterprise 2.0 Conference

LotusLive Connections Unveiled, Wins Award at Enterprise 2.0 ConferenceNot to be outdone by the other Enterprise 2.0 vendor announcements during the Enterprise 2.0 Conference this week, IBM (news, site) not only unveils the SaaS version of their social computing solution, LotusLive Connections, but they also take home an award for it.

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