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MayMay 12 Tuesday 09
Burton Group Workshop: Enterprise Social Networking
If you are looking for another reason to attend Burton Group's Catalyst conference in San Diego, here's the brief write-up below on my social networking workshop. For additional information on Deals & Discounts for Catalyst Conference 2009 and registration.
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MayMay 11 Monday 09
Oracle Beehive 1.5: Still A Work-In-Progress
Last week Oracle announced enhancements to its nascent collaboration platform, Beehive. Team workspaces, web / video conferencing, and integration with desktop productivity tools (including Windows Explorer) were the among the list of improvements cited in the press …
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AprilApr 29 Wednesday 09
Enterprise Twitter: Fad Or Tipping Point?
I'm looking forward to this telebriefing (available for clients only however - I know, sorry!). If you are a Burton Group client, please look for the alert notification, or on the web site, for additional information on the session and instructions on attendance: …
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Somers Relay For Life
This blog is almost entirely about my professional activities with some insight to my hobbies and other interests. However, once a year I take a moment out of my "analyst life" on this blog to post something that pulls our entire family and our local community …
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Facebook Open Stream API (summary of articles)
I'm playing with the Facebook AIR application. Works ok. I can see my activity stream now without going to the Facebook web site. My first thought is how people will react as applications (e.g., Xobni) begin leaking out activity stream information into totally different …
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Microsoft Vine: Social Messaging Entry For Alerts & Status
I really do enjoy seeing this type of innovation coming from Microsoft - the SharePoint team could learn a lot by working more closely with these folks - and consider leveraging their solutions for the next release of SharePoint.
Brier Dudley's blog | Microsoft …
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AprilApr 20 Monday 09
Musings on Oracle/Sun re: social networking
Some quick thoughts:
Sun has an internal "Corporate Facebook" platform called "SunSpace".
This could help bootstrap an Oracle effort to deliver a dedicated social network site (ala Lotus Connections) to compliment WebCenter (which is more of a portal-centric play …
AprilApr 16 Thursday 09
Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Social Networking Workshop
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Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Social Networking Workshop
If you are heading to the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston (June 22-25), you might find the workshop below worth attending. Information on how you can enroll in the workshop package can be found on the Registration page. I'll also be moderating a panel on best …
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FebruaryFeb 14 Saturday 09
Dear Microsoft
I was having a very productive day yesterday when a Windows Update pop-up informed me that important updates had been installed on my computer and that a reboot was necessary. This was a pretty normal event - I have Windows Update set to automatically install updates. …
FebruaryFeb 11 Wednesday 09
Clouds & Mobility = Sensors & User Experience
Insightful expansion of what cloud computing could enable...
FebruaryFeb 7 Saturday 09
UC And ROI: Round2: IBM's Truth And Fiction Example
John Del Pizzo from the IBM Sametime team responded to my post - but, I'm not persuaded by the counter-arguments.
FebruaryFeb 5 Thursday 09
HBS Working Knowledge: Virtual Teams
The citation link will bring you to the page where you can download the PDF. Worth scanning...
Virtual Team Learning: Reflecting and Acting, Alone or With Others
Authors:
Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate
Abstract
This paper examines virtual team learning …
FebruaryFeb 2 Monday 09
Avoid Profile Potpourri
Connectbeam is one of those first-movers in the market that often gets overlooked but they continue to do some creative things (see below). While initially identified as a social bookmark system for the enterprise (an "internal delicious"), the company has done a …
JanuaryJan 29 Thursday 09
UC And ROI: IBM's Truth And Fiction Example
I caught a couple of blog posts on the IBM Keynote for UC (Lotusphere Message: Yes There Is a UC ROI) and then one on the Sametime blog (see below). A few good tips and examples but also some "buyer beware" tactics that folks should be aware of. Overall - I give IBM
JanuaryJan 22 Thursday 09
What Difference A Year Doesn't Make: Lotus Connections & SharePoint
One of the items I was hoping to hear at Lotusphere 2009 was outlined in a recent post by Guy Creese, Research Director of our Collaboration And Content Strategies group here at Burton. In his post, "Lotusphere 2009: What Might Have Been", Guy articulates how IBM should …