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Twitter on your intranet: 17 microblogging tools for business

Twitter on your intranet: 17 microblogging tools for businessPlease add blurt.it to your list - soon as open sourceDion, we just launched www.blurt.it a soon to be an open source microblogging platform and I think you need to add it to your list here. We are adding LDAP, SSO, Compliance...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Twitter, Intranet, tool

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Journalism vs. blogging: the present and the future

With the rise of online media, from YouTube to Facebook, WordPress to the New York Times, journalism has expanded over the course of the last decade into a new era. "Journalism" may not be guaranteed work all of the time, but it is most certainly in my eyes one of...

Tags: Journalist, Journalism, Microblogging, Blogging, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-02

Twitter to Facebook, thanks but no thanks

Twitter to Facebook, thanks but no thanksOne can only hope Twitter will go the way of the hula hoopMicroblogging enables an already attention-challenged population to cannibalize itself.In a decade, when it is gone, it will not be missed.

Tags: Twitter-to-Facebook, Microblogging

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Open source microblogging

If I had to explain Twitter to someone for the first time, I would say that it's an addicting social news feed of my friends' status or commentary. It's micro-blogging. Pushing out a tweet to 10 or 10,000 people is as easy as sending a text message. ...

Tags: Twitter, Podcaster Leo Laporte, Microblogging, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Open Source, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-24

When microblogging keeps you cozy (aka "My holiday with Plurk and Kwippy")

A quick holiday evaluation of microblogging services Plurk, Kwippy and even Identi.ca. Invites for the Kwippy closed beta are available via TalkBack. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Conversation, Twitter, Plurk, Kwippy, Microblogging, E-mail, Blogging, Open Source, Online Communications, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-05

Additional Resources

Graphic of the day: Cloud computing, e-book readers at peak of hype cycle

Cloud computing and e-book readers are at the peak of their hype and there are a few new entrants to Gartner's 2009 hype cycle chart. At least social software and microblogging are on the way down. Among some of the new entrants at the...

Tags: Gartner Inc., E-book Reader, E-books, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

IBM beefs up Lotus Connections with enterprise microblogging

Awesome - better than the Microsoft EquivalentAs is Notes better than Exchange.Keep it rockin' IBM.RE: IBM beefs up Lotus Connections with enterprise microbloggingI have been working with Notes/Domino since version 2. They have had things very similar to micro blogging through it's various incarnations for years. They are just re-labeling...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, IBM Corp., Lotus Connections

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

IBM beefs up Lotus Connections with enterprise microblogging

IBM rolled out more enterprise collaboration features for its Lotus Connections software such as microblogging tools and customized widgets. Big Blue jumped on the enterprise social networking bandwagon early. The company's Lotus Connection 2.5 debut comes amid a collaboration summit in Cambridge, Mass. Lotus...

Tags: IBM Corp., Lotus Connections 2.5, Collaboration, Social Networking, Groupware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-22

News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Quick'n'Dirty Podcast: EMBARQ's social strategy and corporate microblogging

Each week the Quick'n'Dirty podcast features a case study on social media. This week's: EMBARQ, a Fortune 500 telecom company. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Strategy, Embarq Corp., Podcasts, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Enterprise 2.0: what a crock

Enterprise 2.0 is a label, not a revolutionThe key is one's definition of Enterprise 2.0.If one defines E2.0 as a revolution in the way people do business, of course it's a crock. There is rarely anything new under the sun in the world of management, and technology certainly isn't...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, E2.0, crock

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Twitter still not 'serious' enough for business

Maybe......they should change the name to "microblogging". Like "e-mail", you'd send an "m-blog". I would imagine serious business users are a little uncomfortable using the terms "twitter" and "tweet" in a business environment, when "microblogging" sounds so much more business-like.Carl RapsonOthers Love ItI find it funny that people talk like...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Obama, Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Edmodo just gets better with Version 3.0

A while ago I posted here ("If a teacher had designed Twitter") about a really slick tool called Edmodo. Essentially, Edmodo is a Twitter-like microblogging platform with grouping, calendaring, and assignment functionality built in. As I wrote back in April, Edmodo is a piece...

Tags: Twitter, Teacher, Edmodo, Productivity, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist

Popular microblogging service Twitter was knocked offline for an extended period this morning by what appears to be a massive distributed denial-of-service attacks. Twitter confirmed the outage was linked to malicious attackers in a brief status message posted around 11:00 a.m EST. We are...

Tags: Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Why doesn't kid #1 tweet anymore?

That's what I call my oldest son on Twitter. Referring to him by name seems a bit unwise and it helps my couple thousand followers distinguish between kids when I tweet about their antics. With four kids and another on the way (don't worry, I live green in...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Teacher, E-mail, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-23

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

New Socialtext Microblogging Appliance Signals Increased Flexibility

Socialtext are making available an 'unbundled' appliance version of their microblogging product 'Signals' at an attractive $US1 per user per month, plus $1,000 per month server subscription. With the rapid increase in business use of Twitter, the hugely successful but internet based free microblogging platform, there...

Tags: Socialtext, Socialtext Microblogging Appliance, Socialtext Signals, Social Networking, Wiki, Strategy, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-14

SocialText goes free for up to 50 users

Last weekend Ross Mayfield, president of SocialText called up to discuss the release of SocialText Free50, an offering which allows up to 50 users free access to many of SocialText's functions. Included in the offer: SocialSignals - SocialText's spin on microblogging SocialText...

Tags: Socialtext, SocialText Free50, Wiki, Productivity, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-23

News to know: Bing, Twitter, Kindle, E3, Red Hat, Istanbul

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback? Bing's real return: A catalyst to a...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Red Hat Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Engineering, Game Players, Sales Strategy, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Networking

Blog posts 2009-06-02