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Office 2.0: Creating successful online communities

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, panelists discuss how to keep interest in an online community and how to use game theory--rewarding and recognizing exceptional users in the community. Speakers include: Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, Chris Andrasick of Tacit Knowledge, and moderator Robin Carey of Social Media Today.

Tags: Community, Theory, office 2.0, online community, game theory, users, ross mayfield, chris andrasic, robin carey, virtual

Videos 2008-09-05

Yo-yo'ing on Millennials

Larry Dignan's post earlier in the week asking whether Millennials will re-invent IT struck a chord with a few of my Irregular friends. First up, Larry's conclusion: I remember this generational stereotyping with the Generation X crowd. Job market stunk. Generation X was differentâ€"they were pissed. They were wearing...

Tags: Information Technology, Generation, Millennials, Hindsight, Ross Mayfield, Susan Scrupski, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Additional Resources

Enterprise 2.0 2009 Conference: Aggregate and Organize

I finally made it to Boston for the Enterprise 2.0 conference with my record intact. That record would be that I have NEVER in 15 years of flying to Boston a hundred times, NEVER, repeat again, NEVER been on time both ways.  This one was resolved quickly because my flight...

Tags: Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-06-24

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

Eugene Lee: CEO SocialText on integration, Twitter and predictions

Last week I attended SOMESSO and met Eugene Lee, SocialText's CEO. While I know the company reasonably well through Ross Mayfield and some online webinar sessions the company has hosted, this was the first time I'd met Eugene. He struck me as a strong presenter...

Tags: Socialtext, Social Computing, Twitter, Tool, Integration, Eugene, Social Networking, Productivity, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Web 2.0 Expo: Recommended sessions for social business

It's about that time to gear up for Web 2.0 Expo (#w2e) next Tuesday through Friday at Moscone West in San Francisco. I am excited about the content that TechWeb / O'Reilly Media, Inc., has produced and I have put together the following schedule for myself. Why should you care?...

Tags: Web, Social Media, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-03-27

How SocialText is breaking the collaboration mold

Last evening, Ross Mayfield, co-founder of SocialText held a conference call with some of the Irregulars to run through the latest incarnation of the company's flagship product. The surprise he held up his sleeve was Signals, the Twitter for enterprise clone and the topic of much debate today. Unusually for...

Tags: Collaboration, Socialtext, Twitter, Signals, Processes, SocialText 3, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Planning, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Internet, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Socialtext enters Twitter for the enterprise sweepstakes

Socialtext enters Twitter for the enterprise sweepstakesTwitterIt'll be interesting to see how well Twitter integrates with society in the long run, if at all.RE: Socialtext enters Twitter for the enterprise sweepstakesFound this video this morning shot several weeks ago where Ross Mayfield presents SocialText 3.0Interesting!http://www.atelier-us.com/e-business-and-it/article/socialtext-brings-key-web-20-features-to-the-workplaceRE: Socialtext enters Twitter for the...

Tags: Channel management, Socialtext, Twitter, enterprise sweepstake

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Socialtext enters Twitter for the enterprise sweepstakes

Socialtext, a company looking to take social networking to the enterprise, has launched its Socialtext 3.0, a suite of social networking applications complete with a wiki and dashboard to manage relationships. Technically, Socialtext 3.0 consists of People, the social networking app; Workspace, the wiki; and Dashboard, which...

Tags: Socialtext, Twitter, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Video: Office 2.0: Creating successful online communities

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, panelists discuss how to keep interest in an online community and how to use game theory--rewarding and recognizing exceptional users in the community. Speakers include: Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, Chris Andrasick of Tacit Knowledge, and moderator Robin Carey of Social Media Today....

Tags: Community, Theory, Video, Office 2.0, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Office 2.0 Conference day one

David Allen discussed his 'getting things done' methodology with conference creator Ismael Ghalimi during the opening keynote session at the Office 2.0 conference at the St Regis Hotel, San Francisco. The core of the methodology is to free up the sophisticated processing unit that is your brain...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Conference, General Electric Co., Google Inc., Office 2.0, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Office 2.0: an Irregular mashup

The upcoming Office 2.0 conference is one of the first in the fall calendar that keeps people like me in more airports than I care to think about. It's also one for which I have fond memories. Office 2.0 started out as an idea put out into the Enterprise Irregulars'...

Tags: Innovation, Conference, Office 2.0, Mashup, Unconference Session, Ross, Susan Scrupski, Zoli Erdos, Vinnie Mirchandani, Vinnie, David Tebbutt, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Ticking bombs in enterprise land

I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna  where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...

Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Enterprise 2.0: my $0.02

Enterprise 2.0 is over for another year and despite a poor start, the event turned out well. I attribute the poor start to the performance of Oracle and Microsoft: two of Jevon MacDonald's 'drag queens.' Both seemed tired, dated and out of touch with the mood of the new generation...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Social Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Groupware, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-13

SocialCalc: a killer app?

David Greenfield details SocialCalc, the wikified spreadsheet from SocialText. While David's assessment is comprehensive, I partially disagree with his analysis that:  ...SocialCalc will have a long way to go. Today there’s no Excel integration, something that Google Sheets already offers. What’s more the range of functions provided with SocialCalc...

Tags: Killer Application, Socialtext, Spreadsheet, SocialCalc, Google Sheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-10

SocialText unveils new wiki spreadsheet

SocialText just announced its latest addition to SocialText SocialCalc, a multi-user wiki-based spreadsheet. SocialText isn’t the first to deliver an online spreadsheet, but it is the first to integrate an online spreadsheet with a leading Wiki and allows linking between sheets. (Click here for our exclusive, SocialCalc screen gallery.) ...

Tags: Socialtext, Spreadsheet, Permissioning, Google Sheet, Wiki, Productivity, Online Communications, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-06-10

Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead

Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed, I'm sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. Here is my itinerary/day plan: Sunday today - sleepless night, pre-post blog entries, pack bag Monday - depart home 7.15am CET, drive to Granada-Jaen airport,...

Tags: Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Session, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-08

Is Facebook an open source hero or Microsoft clone?

Neither. Facebook is a currently popular site with very personal information stuck in the crosshairs of dueling expectations. The Canadian Inquisition is, for all the heated rhetoric attached to it, not that big a deal. Canadian authorities want to use Facebook to set rules...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Canadian Inquisition, Software As A Service (SaaS), Government, Blogging, Channel Management, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-03

SocialText moves the collaboration goalposts

  I caught up with Ross Mayfield, president of SocialText today to discuss its new products, SocialText Dashboard and SocialText People. Ross believes that wikis are the foundation for collaboration within the enterprise and that Dashboard and People represent the next iteration in the way people will...

Tags: Collaboration, Socialtext, Ross, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wiki, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Speaking the language of social applications in the enterprise

Enterprise IT is learning a lot from what could be termed "consumer IT" all the applications that people use outside of work. Most of these applications are termed "social" apps such as Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc. What do social apps have in common with business? ...

Tags: Socialtext, Enterprise IT, Wiki, Online Communications, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-04-08