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socialtext moves the collaboration goalposts: SocialText moves the collaboration goalpostsSocialText *IS* onto something... WIKIS work!Not that this Google Trend is "proof" or anything but it certainly helps support a theory that I have that wikis are culturally more signficant and potentially far more powerful than e-mail. http://www.google.com/trends?q=wiki%2C+email&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0It's the awakening/acknowledgement of the hive mind,...; Tags: Wiki, Socialtext, goalpost, collaboration; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
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
socialtext gets new CEO and $9.5 million in funding: Socialtext co-founder Ross Mayfield has stepped down as CEO of the enterprise wiki company and is handing the reins to Eugene Lee, a well-seasoned tech executive who has spent time at Adobe, Cisco, Banyan Systems and was a co-founder of Beyond Inc. (acquired by Banyan). Mayfield will maintain chairman and...; Tags: Software, Socialtext, CEO, Wiki, Online Communications, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-04
The Magic Quadrant: Team collaboration and social software: Gartner just released its Magic Quadrant for team collaboration and social software. What's interesting is that there aren't any leaders and only two visionaries, Socialtext and SuiteTwo, products from Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and MovableType, bundled by SpikeSource and distributed through Intel. Blogs, wikis, forums, RSS and even social graph ...; Tags: Software, Team, Quadrant, Collaboration, Socialtext, Blog, Six Apart Ltd., SiteScape, Magic Quadrant, Wiki, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Internet, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-27

Monkcast #10: One day, they'll grow fruit with bar codes on the skin & Yeah! socialtext: Monkcast #10: One day, they'll grow fruit with bar codes on the skin & Yeah! SocialtextWhy stop at barcodes?Blueberries would indeed be a problem for barcodes, but how about RFIDs? Imagine genetically engineering fruit (or any other fresh produce) such that it included a passive RFID. Given it'd be little...; Tags: RFID, Socialtext; Discussion threads 2007-07-28
Monkcast #10: One day, they'll grow fruit with bar codes on the skin & Yeah! socialtext: In this week's Monkcast, our 10th joint production between the research outfit Redmonk and ZDNet, we ponder worldly topics such as the idea of cows making skim milk. Apparently, this is already being done somewhere (eeek!) and we can only wonder when, if ever, fruit and veggies will be grown...; Tags: Open Source, MonkCast Podcast, Legal, General, Software Infrastructure, Podcasts; Blog posts 2007-07-27
SaaS in 2007: reaching out to offline users: Just a few months ago, I got flamed by several usually friendly bloggers for pointing out Why Office 2.0 will never go wholly online. Timed a few days before the Office 2.0 conference, my posting was lambasted as "wrong and naive" by Stefan Topfler, while Dennis Howlett said I was...; Tags: on-demand, Socialtext, Collaboration, Architecture, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2006-12-15
socialtext for the sometimes connected: Socialtext launched a new offline version of its enterprise wiki software today. Socialtext Unplugged, developed in collaboration with Osmosoft, which makes TiddlyWiki, an open source AJAXed application, allows users to make wiki changes offline and then synch up with the server when connected. As Socialtext CEO Ross Mayfield acknowledges, "There...; Tags: Socialtext, Web Technology, IT Management, General; Blog posts 2006-12-11
Are SugarCRM, socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and others abusing the term "open source?": Are SugarCRM, Socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and others abusing the term "open source?"More murky waterSince we are on a roll criticizing the abuse of the term "open source", lets consider the case organization open sourcing only part of their software stack, holding back parts in the hope that people will migrate...; Tags: Scalix Corp., SugarCRM, Socialtext, Zimbra, open source, software, OSI; Discussion threads 2006-11-21
Are SugarCRM, socialtext, Zimbra, Scalix and other abusing the term "open source?": The next time you see the phrase "open source" used in association with some software, be advised that youll need to take that claim with a grain of salt. Thats because beauty (what qualifies as open source) is now apparently in the eyes of the beholder rather than the eyes...; Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal; Blog posts 2006-11-21
From Microsoft to Opensoft? Novell just another hole in the garden wall: There's a bit of irony in the fact that Novell is the company that Microsoft made its legal pact with yesterday. Novell as a company is a shell of its former self. But there's a bit of Novell history that might make sense for Microsoft to take note of. Back...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology, Legal, Office 2.0; Blog posts 2006-11-03
Whether it meant to or not, Google just responded to the Microsoft/socialtext deal: Whether it meant to or not, Google just responded to the Microsoft/Socialtext dealExpect M$ to become MORE Open Source?hack-hack-hack-coughI'm sorry Dave, but I think you made me cough up a hair ball or choke or something!What product does Microsoft make that is open source? I don't mean "shared" with...; Tags: C/C++, Microsoft Corp., C Source, open source, Socialtext, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-10-31
Whether it meant to or not, Google just responded to the Microsoft/socialtext deal: Yesterday, as my colleague Dan Farber pointed out, when you merge Microsoft's Sharepoint with Socialtext namesake wiki, you get SocialPoint. Wrote Dan at the end of the post in which he interviews Socialtext CEO Ross Mayfield about the deal:In the meantime, Ross and his team of 30 employees will have...; Tags: JotSpot, Google Inc., Wiki, spreadsheet, Socialtext, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2006-10-31
socialtext meets SharePoint with Socialpoint: A bottom up open source and top down proprietary collaboration platform, enterprise wiki Socialtext and Microsoft's SharePoint Portal Server, have come together in SocialPoint. Built with Socialtext 2.0 Wiki Web Services and SharePoint Web Parts, SocialPoint allows SharePoint to authenticate to multiple wikis, as well as display recent changes and...; Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Wiki; Blog posts 2006-10-30
socialtext launches its commercial open source wiki: Socialtext launches its commercial open source wikiGreat!Sounds like a wise move to me. Great going Socialtext!http://opendomain.blogspot.comCuriousI'm having difficulty trying to understand:1. What is the difference between a commercial wiki and a normal wiki.2. Why would I pay for this as a business?I'm not being sarcastic, just curious.Thanks!; Tags: Wiki, Socialtext, open source wiki, open source; Discussion threads 2006-07-24
socialtext launches its commercial open source wiki: Socialtext is completing its transformation into a commercial open source company. At the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) this morning, the company released Socialtext Open, an enterprise-class version of its software, under a standard open source license (Mozilla Public 1.1). As in most commercial open source software, there is a...; Tags: Socialtext; Blog posts 2006-07-24
socialtext's Ross Mayfield: WOW level 60 human Paladin: Video: Socialtext CEO, blogger and level 60 human Paladin (called Kalevipoeg) Ross Mayfield (below) explains his fascination with World of Warcraft. Ross says he plays the massive multiplayer game about 5 hours a week, but surely he is undercounting. He is part of a WOW guild that includes Joi Ito,...; Tags: Socialtext, WOW; Blog posts 2006-05-18
socialtext's Miki mobile wiki: I was chatting with Ross Mayfield, CEO of SocialText at Software 2006 yesterday, checking out his company's new Miki--what he calls the first mobile wiki--on his Nokia N90 phone. It's wikis 'to go,' optimized for any mobile Web browser and users collaborating on projects anytime, anywhere. Miki is included in...; Tags: Miki mobile, Socialtext, Miki; Blog posts 2006-04-05
Ross Mayfield: Flap over Wikipedia won't slow down enterprise Wikis: Here at the Syndicate Conference in San Francisco, I caught up with Ross Mayfield, CEO of Socialtext -- a supplier of enterprise-targeted Wiki-based collabaration solutions -- for a podcast interview. Wikis are a prominent technology in the world of RSS and social networking -- the technologies that inspired the...; Tags: Mayfield, Wiki; Blog posts 2005-12-14