Apples and oranges: Socialcast and tibbr
The other day one of my commenters asked: What’s the difference between Socialcast and tibbr? I had a rough idea but not much of a clue, and decided to do a quick one. I commented back but there has been some considerable dustblowing going on, so I’ll repeat that here and elaborate on it Socialcast [...]
SuiteWorld 2011: My Thoughts
I spent the last three days at SuiteWorld 2011, NetSuite‘s first ever user conference, attending the keynote and analyst sessions. My interest in SuiteWorld stemmed from the fact that I really wanted to see the evolution of ERP into the cloud (It should be noted that ERP is considered to be the last frontier for SaaS) [...]
Social Business Case Study: Enterasys Networks’ Use of Chatter
Social Business is a hot topic these days in the enterprise market. We are seeing innovative new products coming out regularly and we are also seeing some consolidation in this space, indicating strong currents in the Social Business marketplace. In this report we discuss how an enterprise is using Salesforce Chatter inside their organization. Even [...]
Do Companies Need Vendors Like Jive Software?
Jive is perhaps one the most recognizable names in the enterprise collaboration space and many would argue that they are miles ahead of the competition. However, a part of me wonders if organizations interested in enterprise collaboration are even ready for Jive yet. One of the keys to success for organizations seeking to deploy these [...]
More than just another microblogging tool – tibbr
Earlier this week I attended the UK launch event for just another Twitter style microblogging tool for the enterprise like Chatter or Yammer or Signals inside SocialText. This one’s called tibbr. Some people would have been underwhelmed and said “so what?”, but I got excited – I can see some huge potential here, and I’d [...]
Enterprise microblogging: measuring true value "is relative"
Yammer announced a new feature yesterday: Leaderboards Leaderboards gives users access to statistics about their network activity. The Leaderboards include: Most Liked Members: Top 10 users whose messages have received the most ‘Likes’ Most Replied to Members: Top 10 users whose messages have received the most replies Members with the Most Posts: Top 10 users [...]
Enterprise microblogging should be pay-per-use
An article by Dennis Howlett about Socialtext and Yammer yesterday caught my attention. In essence SocialText announces that they’ll sell their product at 80% of Yammer’s price (being very brief here) but I think they’re both wrong. Social has its own Pareto rule: 90-9-1 versus the old-fashioned 80-20. It means that 1% of people creates [...]
Is Microblogging for Your Organization? Dan Keldsen Answers
Never short of an opinion on Enterprise 2.o topics, Dan Keldsen tells it like it is. It’s refreshing to hear an unvarnished opinion on topics concerning today’s corporations and Dan doesn’t disappoint. When we spoke a few weeks ago, Dan was more than happy to share. I am breaking up our discussion into two distinct [...]
Yammer – What You Need to Know
My boss walked in and just started laughing. Not a condescending laugh, but a contagious chuckle at my expense. In a company of 5000 people, I had emailed all of them in search of a team or individual that had handled a similar challenge as the one I was facing at a large retailer. It [...]
Enterprise 2.0 Trends: Which vendors are in the running?
While doing some Enterprise 2.0 vendor research, we discovered some interesting trends from the E2.0 space. Using Google’s Double-Click Ad Planner, we were able to establish a general picture of the companies’ overall traffic. It’s still very early in the Enterprise 2.0 race, but Yammer appears to be the best horse on a muddy track. [...]
Twitter-like Tools for the Enterprise
Live blogged from the Enterprise 2.0 conference, Boston. From the program – There’s no question that Twitter and micro-blogging in general are fast becoming the Web 2.0 communications media of choice. But as we’ve seen with other Web2.0 technologies, significant questions loom around the viability of these tools in a business environment. Will micro-blogging become [...]
Twitter and Yammer – Growth vs. Revenue
The New York Times presents the perfect showcase for what I've been preaching in my recession / business models mini-series here: turn to businesses stop poking around, create a valuable service charge for it (yes, revenue is not a crime) The showcase compares Twitter vs. Yammer and their categorically different approaches to business. Twitter is [...]
