Communications

As businesses evolve to keep up with the world of social media, enterprise social networking (ESN) helps teams remain competitive and collaborative. ESN brings the power of social networks into the workplace to increase business value through enhanced communication and collaboration. This article covers how ESN works: The Workings of “Enterprise Social” Employers, workers, business partners, and even customers can participate in “conversations” through enterprise social networking by updating statuses, leaving comments, or simply monitoring activity streams. Users can post and follow up on progress updates, chats, and group contributions on projects using these platforms, such as internal communications software. … What is Enterprise Social Intranet Networking?

Businesses have been looking for a single entry point into the digital workplace for a long time. However, do intranets focused on being really social actually gain from collaboration and employee self-service, which are generally better serviced by independent platforms? What Happened to Intranet Social Software? Due to the fact that collaboration and knowledge sharing were key features of social intranet software, security and reach issues arose. Similarly, social intranet adoption has struggled for the same reasons that traditional intranets have. They were desktop-only gateways to a slew of completely useless data with no practical application. In the interim, stand-alone … Is Social Intranet Software Still The Right Platform?